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Delhi Slum Residents Log Heat Survival in Diaries
Forty households in a north-east Delhi slum are keeping 'garmi khata' — heat registries — documenting daily survival tactics during intensifying heatwaves, submitting the diaries to India's National H
Freelander 8 lands 10,000 orders in 48 hours
The Freelander 8, the first model from the new Chery-JLR Freelander brand in China, racked up more than 10,000 orders within 48 hours of going on sale at a starting price of 339,900 yuan.
LiuGong 924FE Electric Excavator Heads to North America
LiuGong is bringing its 30-ton 924FE electric excavator to North American customers, claiming 10-hour runtime from a 528 kWh LFP battery and 40-50% lower operating costs versus diesel rivals.
First Ferrari Luce EV sells for $40 million, 36x its estimate
Ferrari's first electric car, the Luce, sold for $40 million at RM Sotheby's Monterey auction Saturday night—36 times its pre-sale estimate—with every dollar going to The Ferrari Foundation.
Jennings Cartoon Targets Burnham Barbecue Ban
Guardian opinion cartoonist Nicola Jennings has published an illustration commenting on Andy Burnham's disposable barbecue ban, filed under the newspaper's climate crisis and fossil fuels topic tags.
Jackie the bald eagle dies at Big Bear Lake
Jackie, the bald eagle whose live-streamed Big Bear Lake nest drew millions of devoted viewers, died this week at 14. Her death prompted an international outpouring of grief and renewed attention to t
Reader asks: will consumerism fill up the Earth?
Alex Robinson of Alnwick, Northumberland submitted a question to The Guardian's Notes & Queries column asking whether continued consumer capitalism will eventually leave no physical space on Earth for
Trump Admin Halts Arctic Report Card
The Trump administration has withdrawn federal support for the annual Arctic Report Card, a key climate assessment that has tracked rapid environmental changes in the region since 2006.
Andy Burnham has barely acknowledged the climate crisis. If only Britain’s workers had that luxury | John Harris
Bus drivers in north London have launched a series of strikes over dangerous working conditions during heatwaves, citing inadequate cooling and lack of hydration as health risks, amid broader concerns
Zijin Longking unveils 350-ton electric mining truck
Zijin Longking unveiled the ZL230E, China's largest-tonnage pure-electric mining truck at 350 tons GVW, co-developed with Australian autonomy firm EACON for driverless open-pit operations.
Novelist Debuts 'Under Water' as Climate Fiction Response to Ghosh
A novelist debuts 'Under Water'—a realist novel spanning Hurricane Sandy and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami—as a direct response to Amitav Ghosh's argument that literary fiction has failed to capture t
Hungary shuts nuclear reactors as Danube hits record low
Record-low Danube waters in Hungary have exposed the legendary Rock of Starvation beneath Gellért Hill, devastated farmland with 50-70% crop losses, and forced the country to shut down all but one of
Beth Chatto Names UK Drought Plant Survivors
As southern England endures zero or near-zero rainfall since mid-June, Beth Chatto Gardens in Essex is documenting exactly which plants can survive increasingly harsh UK summers, while the RHS urges g
Japan’s Chiba prefecture deals with removing abandoned cars after record rainfall
Over 1,000 flood-submerged vehicles sit stranded along Chiba prefecture roads after record Aug 13 rainfall, blocking emergency access and causing collisions as cleanup crews struggle to keep pace with
Eastern Japan Rain Kills Nine; Chiba Sees Record August Downpour
Unprecedented rainfall in eastern Japan's Chiba region has killed nine people and flooded over a thousand homes, with the city logging more than triple its typical August total in days.
Triodos: Heatwaves to Erase €180bn From EU GDP
Europe's summer heatwaves could erase €180bn from EU GDP, according to economists at Triodos, with France projected to suffer the worst hit as nuclear plants shut down and Germany's Rhine freight corr
Gorging on bearcam: the livestream of big beasts eating that draws millions
A live webcam of Alaskan brown bears catching salmon at Katmai national park's Brooks Falls drew 7.3 million views between 22 June and 4 August, up 70% from the same period last year, with operators c
Mongolia Revives Horseback Fire Rangers to Battle Steppe Blazes
Mongolia is reviving ancient horseback fire ranger traditions and pairing them with satellite detection, Starlink communications, and UN-funded training to counter increasingly devastating steppe wild
Influencer shark bites rise as close-contact videos spread
At least three social media influencers have been bitten by sharks in less than a year while filming close encounters, with shark scientists warning that viral videos of people touching or riding shar
Lobanova Cartoon Finds Silver Linings in UK Heatwave
Guardian cartoonist Natalya Lobanova has published an opinion cartoon highlighting the positives to be gained from the UK's latest heatwave, appearing as a Saturday Opinion piece.
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