Labour MPs call on water firms to save Britain's lost lidos
Group, whose constituencies have derelict or at-risk pools, are campaigning to make outdoor swimming available for allCooling, blue expanses of water have been a lifesaver...
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New Gold Exploration Revives Old Fears for Montana's Blackfoot River
State regulators have approved exploratory drilling near the headwaters of the rugged flow that inspired ‘A River Runs Through It,’ which is still recovering from...
The Spectacular Regrowth of New England's Forests
The rebound of forests in the northeast U.S. is the ‘greatest forest recovery in the history of the world.’ This is how it happened.Interview by...
Sydney records hottest June since 1859 as expert warns new high a 'signature' of global warming
Bureau of Meteorology says city’s mean temperature reached 16.1C, surpassing the previous record of 15.7C set in 1991Get our breaking news email, free app or...
Carney wants to gamble away our future
One week after 40+ communities mobilized to call on the federal government to make a deal with the people, the Prime Minister made a clear...
DeBriefed 3 July 2026: US faces scorching Independence Day | Record ocean temperatures | Vietnam's EV surge
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week Heating up NOT FREE FROM HEAT:...
Q&A: How will the World Bank's abandoned finance goal affect climate action?
The World Bank has abandoned a target for 45% of the funding it gives developing countries to be ‘climate finance’, following months of pressure from...
Is the Magnetic Field Line Curvature Really Important for Energetic Electron Losses From the Radiation Belt?
Abstract Recently, Hua et al. (2026, https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL120881) combined observations during a 4‐day storm period with numerical simulations and concluded that the abrupt electron loss in...
Global Cooling Driving the Increase in Erosion Rates Across the Himalaya Since the Quaternary
Abstract Late Cenozoic global cooling is well documented, yet its impact on erosion rates in active mountain belts, particularly after the onset of Quaternary glaciation,...
On the Importance of Imbalance‐Aware Evaluation for Edge‐Of‐Field Runoff Prediction: A Commentary on Ford et al. (2022)
Abstract Field‐scale runoff prediction is critical for managing nutrient losses. Ford et al. (2022, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022gl100667) present an innovative hybrid modeling and regionalization framework that integrates...
Landfall Reorganizes Eyewall Boundary Layer Transport and Scale Coupling in Typhoon Hato (2017)
Abstract Landfall reorganizes the tropical cyclone eyewall boundary layer (BL) through elevated surface roughness and reduced enthalpy fluxes. Using a 100‐m resolution nested large‐eddy simulation...
Spatial Heterogeneity of Atlantic Water Upward Heat Flux in the Eurasian Basin Revealed by MOSAiC
Abstract Atlantic Water (AW) is the main oceanic heat source in the Arctic and a key driver of sea ice retreat. Based on Multidisciplinary drifting...
Prospects of Constraining Internal Variability for Multi‐Annual to Multi‐Decadal Predictions in a Perfect‐Model Framework
Abstract Initialized climate prediction systems provide forecasts on seasonal‐to‐decadal timescales, but their computational cost has motivated the development of cheaper alternatives such as analog‐based approaches....
As food shocks spread, citizens are showing more leadership than governments
Rich Wilson is CEO of the Iswe Foundation and co-founder of the Global Citizens’ Assembly. The numbers are stark. According to the 2026 Global Report...
Being a taller tree doesn't doom you to drought after all
New study challenges idea that tall trees’ hydraulics make them more vulnerable to dry conditions
California's First Carbon Capture Project Is Up and Running. Environmentalists Are Still Trying To Stop It.
As the state drafts pipeline rules for projects injecting CO2 underground, environmental groups are pressing for a more thorough assessment of the newly launched operation.By...
As America Celebrates 250th, Murkiness Surrounds Trump-Backed Planning Fund
A new report highlights how many of the event’s corporate sponsors have regulatory matters before the administration, among them a Florida mining company.By Amy GreenAmong...
Drone Delivery Could Cut Pollution. Can Communities Live With the Noise?
Electric drones could make small package deliveries cleaner. But in North Texas, Amazon’s Prime Air program faces a challenge: winning over people beneath the flight...
Billions unlocked as Green Climate Fund agrees to spend more and save less
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will have nearly $6 billion more to spend on emissions-reduction and climate adaptation projects in developing countries, after its board...
Major Ukraine research center damaged in Russian strikes
Damage to century-old Palladin Institute marks ‘disaster for biological science in Ukraine’
Tropical forest protection fund at risk after UK stalls on pledge
A new global rainforest fund, unveiled by Brazil at COP30, will likely struggle to meet its initial funding target this year, after the UK failed...
US heatwave threatens 250th anniversary events and World Cup
Weekend’s high temperatures and humidity ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, researchers sayThe scorching heat blanketing much of the US this week would have been ‘virtually...
First-ever treatment trial for Ebola Bundibugyo kicks off in the Congo
Scientists will test an antiviral drug and an antibody cocktail designed to tame the burgeoning outbreak
Is Donald Trump going to (accidentally?) save the world?! What is going on? | First Dog on the Moon
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