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Three-Quarters of England in Drought as Heatwave Looms
Almost three-quarters of England is officially in drought ahead of the country's fifth summer heatwave, with 27 million people facing water restrictions and reservoir levels 11.6% below seasonal norms
UKHSA Amber Heat Alerts Across England, 36C Expected Thursday
The UK Health Security Agency has issued amber heat-health alerts for eight English regions from Tuesday through Friday, with temperatures expected to peak in the mid-30s Celsius, possibly reaching 36
Pacific Northwest Fires Destroy 846 Spokane Structures
Three converging wildfires destroyed at least 846 structures around Spokane, Washington, as Oregon logged its most destructive fire season in recorded history and firefighters nationwide hit the highe
Oceans Hit Record 20.96°C in July, Copernicus Says
The world's oceans recorded their hottest July on record at 20.96°C, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, as developing El Niño conditions and man-made warming amplify heat extreme
Utilities shift to proactive grid resilience with monitoring
Electric utilities are shifting from reactive to proactive grid resilience, investing in real-time monitoring, condition-based maintenance, distribution automation, and infrastructure upgrades to cut
A new plan to preserve Georgia’s marshes: Give them space to migrate
A coalition of conservation groups, scientists, and Georgia coastal communities released an action plan identifying more than 56,000 acres of developable land where salt marshes will need to migrate i
China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm arrives
Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China's Zhejiang province with 150 km/h winds, prompting authorities to evacuate more than a million people and cancel nearly 1,000 flights in Shanghai as the
Woman Slams Anglian Water Over Leak During Hosepipe Ban
An Essex resident is publicly challenging Anglian Water's hosepipe ban, pointing to an unrepaired leak she reported in June that continues to waste water down a Braintree street while customers are to
Forest funding boost as two million trees planted
Forest for Cornwall has secured £8.7m in government funding to scale up after surpassing two million trees planted since its 2019 launch, with the council targeting 8,000 hectares of new canopy by 203
Attingham Park Builds Willow Dams to Absorb Floodwater
Rangers and volunteers at the National Trust's Attingham Park in Shropshire are building willow dams, restoring ponds, and planting trees to absorb floodwater in the River Severn and River Tern catchm
Ospreys hatch at nature reserve for first time
Three osprey chicks have hatched at RSPB Campfield Marsh on the Solway Firth in Cumbria — the first time the rare birds of prey have bred at one of the charity's nature reserves in England.
Typhoon Dolphin: 1M+ Evacuated as Shanghai Sees Record Rain
Typhoon Dolphin forced the evacuation of more than one million people across eastern China, with Shanghai logging nearly 313mm of rain in 24 hours — its highest total in over 150 years of records.
Desperate Fox Attacks Pet Hens in Rare Daylight Raid
A visibly thin, hungry fox launched a rare mid-morning raid on the author's free-range Orpington bantams, fleeing when confronted at the run with tail feathers in its jaws — but two hens later turned
'Not afraid to stay': The Canadians who want to change how wildfires are fought
As Canada's worst-ever wildfire seasons push resources beyond capacity, some remote and First Nations communities are training their own residents to defend their homes — defying evacuation orders and
Survey: Readers Predict How Chinese EVs Hit US
Electrek surveyed over 3,000 readers on how Chinese electric vehicles will reach US roads, with the plurality predicting legacy automakers like Ford and GM will import them through joint ventures and
Canada Sends Federal Aid as BC Wildfires Force 22,000 to Flee
Canada's federal government approved emergency assistance for British Columbia after fast-moving wildfires killed one person and forced roughly 22,000 people to evacuate, with experts warning the prov
Typhoon Dolphin Hits China as Year's Strongest Storm
Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall on Zhejiang province's coast with 94mph winds, prompting the evacuation of over a million people and the cance
The Guardian view on India’s green growth gamble: it will need more than private finance | Editorial
India's Niti Aayog thinktank says the country aims to expand GDP nearly eightfold while reaching net zero within two generations, but its growth report leaves unexplained who will create the demand to
Clean Air Clubs distribute free masks as wildfire smoke chokes US
Volunteer-run Clean Air Clubs and Mask Blocs — mutual aid groups born during Covid — are pivoting to distribute free N95 masks and air purifiers as wildfire smoke chokes communities across the US.
Amazon Texas data center gas plant allowed 33M tons CO2
Amazon's plan to build a gas-powered data center in Pecos County, Texas could make it one of the largest single greenhouse gas emitters in the US, with a state permit allowing up to 33 million tons of
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