'I need Chevron': The oil company at the center of the California governor's race
When it comes to California’s climate future, the most important figure in the state’s chaotic governor’s race may not be any of the candidates on...
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UK experiences 'tropical night' after hottest ever May day
Temperatures did not fall below 21.3C on Monday night at Kenley airfield in south LondonThe UK experienced a ‘tropical night’ on Monday as the record...
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Impacts on Reduced Nitrogen in the Upper Midwest: Insights From the 2023 Fire Season
Abstract Wildfires are the largest terrestrial source of atmospheric ammonia (NH3), yet their impacts on NH3 concentrations and ammonium (NH4+) deposition remain poorly quantified. In...
Heatwaves are becoming the norm. This is what Britain will look like in the year 2052 | Bill McGuire
People sleep outside because their houses are too hot to inhabit, water is scarce and supermarkets are for the wealthyIf you think the temperature uncomfortable...
A Full Moon Checkup
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Has BHP shown its true colours? | Fiona Katauskas
It’s not easy being greenSee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading…
'My head spins with the heat': India's gig workers battle exhaustion amid soaring temperatures
Cities across south and south-east Asia are becoming places where informal workers can no longer recover from the heatBy the time Jalaj Jha begins getting...
Analysis: China's new carbon metric leaves Germany-sized gap in its emissions
A major change in the way that China measures its core climate goal has effectively halved the growth in the country’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions...
Ian McEwan says pessimism 'a bigger problem than climate change'
Speaking at Hay festival as UK breaks May heat record, author says optimism is a ‘moral duty’Pessimism is probably ‘a bigger problem than climate change’,...
Revealed: Floods have forced at least 67 closures at NHS hospitals since 2021
At least 67 NHS hospital wards, departments and other sites across the UK have been forced to temporarily close or relocate due to weather-related flooding...
UK needs to urgently install air conditioning in schools and care homes, climate campaigners say
Government should fit solar panels to power air con units where vulnerable people live, say green advocatesAs the country baked in record May temperatures, climate...
Why Michigan is emerging as one of America's worst-hit climate states
The state saw 33 tornadoes last year and severe flooding as researchers say links to climate change are undeniableThe tornado hit west Ann Arbor at...
The BHP files: World's biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents reveal
Exclusive: Cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners show multinational has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisationRevealed: the internal...
BHP has made big climate promises – that's the easy part. Now it must do the real work of slashing emissions | Adam Morton
Given the scale of its contribution to global heating, the world’s biggest miner has a duty to invest heavily in solutions that could have a...
BHP defies its own climate strategy to spend hundreds of millions on polluting diesel trucks in Pilbara
Exclusive: Mining giant says technology is not yet advanced enough to run a fully electrified fleet but experts say it is hooked on federal fuel...
BHP quietly scrapped plan to build Pilbara plant that would have drastically cut emissions
Exclusive: Jimblebar processing facility would have produced higher quality iron ore sought by steelmakers around the world – themselves under pressure to curb pollutionWorld’s biggest...
Shelter Cluster Afghanistan: Southeastern Region Monthly Snapshot (January - April 2026)
Country: Afghanistan Sources: International Organization for Migration, Shelter Cluster, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached Infographic.
Shelter Cluster Afghanistan: Northern Region Monthly Snapshot (January - April 2026)
Country: Afghanistan Sources: International Organization for Migration, Shelter Cluster, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached Infographic.
Shelter Cluster Afghanistan: Northeastern Region Monthly Snapshot (January - April 2026)
Country: Afghanistan Sources: International Organization for Migration, Shelter Cluster, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached Infographic.
Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) Joint Risk Assessment for Somalia 2024
Country: Somalia Source: Inter-Agency Standing Committee Somalia Please refer to the attached file. The 2024 SEA Joint Risk Assessment (JRA) provides a comprehensive baseline analysis...
Nature cannot be ignored by Europe's next big budget
Adeline Rochet is a programme manager for the Corporate Leaders Group Europe, a business coalition driving the transition to a sustainable, competitive, and resilient economy...
In Florida, an Agricultural Town in Need of an Economic Boost Eyes Hyperscale Data Centers
Across the state’s heartland, communities such as Indiantown are weighing proposals for hyperscale data centers. The massive facilities would reshape Florida’s rural lands.By Amy GreenINDIANTOWN,...
USDA Extends Pause on Loans for Controversial Digesters That Turn Manure Into Biogas
Anaerobic digester loans showed ‘significant delinquency rates,’ the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, while environmental groups see the technology driving an expansion of large-scale animal...
Is this a good time for the CSIRO to be sacking climate scientists? | First Dog on the Moon
The next El Niño is predicted to be bigger than ever with devastating global impactsSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons...
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