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Europe heatwave live: Forty people drown in France; Met Office warns UK temperatures could reach 39C
A severe European heatwave has caused 40 drownings in France, forced mass school closures in the UK and France, and pushed the Met Office to warn of 39C temperatures in southern England by Thursday, w
Warming Fuels Snakebite Rise as Species Shift Ranges
As climate change reshapes where snakes live and when they're active, Thailand's Ramathibodi Poison Center has seen its annual snakebite-related call volume climb roughly 50% over four years — a patte
Miliband: UK private firms pledge £100bn in green
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband announced that private firms have pledged over £100bn in clean energy investment since the government took office, declaring the UK's 'clean economy is booming' at a Londo
Remembering summer 1976: how the historic heatwave has become our new normal
Scientists and policymakers gathered in London to mark 50 years since the UK's 1976 heatwave, warning that climate change has made such summers 3°C hotter — as UKHSA and the Met Office issued a rare r
Australians Sue Government at UN Over Coal, Gas
A group of ten Australians have filed a claim with the UN Human Rights Committee arguing that the federal government's continued approval and subsidizing of coal and gas exports violates their human r
Australians Sue Government at UN Over Coal, Gas Exports
Ten Australians have asked the UN Human Rights Committee to rule that Australia's continued approval and subsidising of coal and gas exports violates their human rights, in the first international cli
De la Espriella Holds Razor-Thin Lead in Colombia Vote
Right-wing businessman and Trump ally Abelardo de la Espriella holds a razor-thin lead in Colombia's presidential vote count, with outgoing President Petro and rival Iván Cepeda challenging the result
NHTSA Probes Fatal Tesla Autopilot Crash Into Texas
NHTSA opened a probe into a fatal June 20 Tesla Model 3 crash in Katy, Texas, where the car plowed into a home and killed 76-year-old Martha Avila Mantilla. The driver told deputies Autopilot was on,
Hyundai offers $10,000 off EVs amid rising gas prices
Hyundai is offering up to $10,000 off its electric vehicles this month, alongside 0% APR financing, as automakers lean on manufacturer discounts to keep EVs affordable after the $7,500 federal tax cre
Chinese gel electrolyte retains 84% over 350 cycles
Researchers at China's Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics developed a PVDF-based gel composite electrolyte that retained 84.15% of capacity after 350 charge cycles, advancing solid-state battery dur
Whyalla cuttlefish numbers crash amid algal bloom
The giant Australian cuttlefish aggregation at Whyalla — a globally unique breeding event — has collapsed to just a few dozen animals instead of the usual thousands, with marine ecologists linking the
10 Australians Sue Australia at UN Over Fossil Fuel
Ten Australians have filed a complaint with the UN human rights committee alleging the Australian government is violating their rights by continuing to back coal and gas exports that fuel climate-rela
Lucid lays off 18% of staff, its second deep cut in four months
Lucid Motors is laying off roughly 1,500 employees — 18% of its workforce — and eliminating a second production shift in Casa Grande, marking its second deep cut in four months under new CEO Silvio Na
Kia Rations PV5 Supply as Global Demand Outpaces
Kia is rationing supply of its PV5 electric van to overseas markets after demand surged well past expectations, forcing the automaker to "haggle" for allocation as the vehicle expands into Japan, Aust
Lightship's PowerSled Lets EVs Tow 8,700 lbs, Power Job Sites
Lightship, the company behind the Lightship electric RV, has unveiled the PowerSled concept—a solar- and battery-powered work trailer that lets electric trucks haul heavy loads and deliver jobsite pow
Octopus, CATL Launch Swaptopus EV Truck Battery-Swap JV
UK energy retailer Octopus Energy and Chinese battery giant CATL have formed a joint venture called "Swaptopus" to build a Europe-wide network of battery-swapping hubs for electric trucks, with the fi
Chinese sodium-ion battery matches Tesla on build quality, teardown finds
A teardown by German researchers found that Hina's commercial sodium-ion battery matches Tesla's lithium-ion cells in manufacturing quality and uses the same tabless 4680 architecture, though it still
Starmer's Green Wins Undermined By Adviser Retreat
Keir Starmer has a strong record on climate action that lowered wholesale electricity prices by a third, but rightwing attacks from the Conservatives and Reform combined with internal Labour doubts ha
Western Europe Heatwave Breaks Records at 44C
A record-breaking heatwave is gripping Western Europe, with France placing 49 departments on red alert, Spain forecasting 44C, and the UK issuing an extreme heat warning as schools close, trains are c
Tangier Island Losing 32 Feet of Land Per Year to Rising Seas
Chesapeake Bay's Tangier Island is losing land to climate-driven sea level rise at 32 feet per year in some areas, as the Army Corps, nonprofits, and locals spend tens of millions on seawalls, jetties
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