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Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder | Bill McGuire

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:29 +0000

Five years ago, I wrote an open letter asking climate scientists to speak out against fossil fuels. Now governments are in retreat, it is surely time to act

France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins

France and Spain brace for fresh heatwave as warnings issued over risk of new wildfires – Europe live

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:39:21 +0000

Authorities fear progress in containing the fires in the Gironde and Madrid regions may be set back by temperatures expected to hit the low 40s

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez has been speaking in the last ten minutes on his visit to a command post in Navalcarnero.

He said the current situation remains “favourable,” but the next 12 hours will be “decisive” in consolidating and securing the progress made by the firefighters as temperatures rise and create new risks.

Ships stuck in strait of Hormuz pose ‘super-spreader’ biodiversity threat, scientists warn

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:00:23 +0000

Biologists say cargo ships stranded in Gulf may carry highly potent invasive species around the world as trade resumes

The closure of the strait of Hormuz has created conditions for an extreme global biodiversity threat, with scientists warning that thousands of stranded ships could spread invasive marine species across the world’s oceans once they begin sailing again.

Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:24 +0000

Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests

Organic eggs are twice as bad for the climate as eggs from chickens living in cages, research suggests.

According to the study, switching the UK’s entire egg production to an organic free-range model would lead to greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2 (tCO2e), while production through a fully caged system would emit 1,184,000 tCO2e.

Queensland and NT reject Labor’s push to ensure that power-hungry AI datacentres use renewable energy

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:19:17 +0000

Federal-state stoush comes as rating agency warns that electricity bills could skyrocket

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The Guardian view on noise pollution: keep it down | Editorial

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:23:27 +0000

New research linking the issue to Parkinson’s disease adds to the evidence of serious health repercussions from traffic volume and other sources

It’s time to prosecute climate crimes – with laws that already exist | Aaron Regunberg

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:00:05 +0000

Some have called for Nuremberg-style trials against big oil. But there are laws already on the books to describe companies’ conduct

The sky outside is hazy orange, and my five-year-old son is screaming bloody murder. “Sorry, buddy, we have to stay inside,” I say. “It’s not safe to breathe out there.” I had told him we’d be going to the beach today. Something inside me tears a little as I wonder how many promises he’ll see similarly broken in the coming years.

Almost 4,000 people evacuated from tourist sites near Bordeaux as wildfires rage in France and Spain

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:59:35 +0000

Return of winds and extreme heat threaten firefighters’ attempts to bring blazes under control

Nearly 4,000 people have been evacuated from tourist sites on France’s Atlantic coast as the return of winds and extreme heat jeopardises firefighters’ battles to contain wildfires raging in France and Spain.

Could ‘Godzilla’ El Niño bring the hottest year on record? – video explainer

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:50:03 +0000

The Earth keeps getting hotter and experts fear this year's El Niño, nicknamed 'Godzilla' because of its predicted intensity, could raise global temperatures by up to 3.6C. Environment correspondent Damien Gayle spoke to climate scientists to understand how the weather phenomenon and the climate crisis pose a huge threat to the planet

‘Super’ El Niño could cause global food price shock lasting into 2028, analysts say

How one man’s near-death experience led to the discovery of the first Jurassic sea dragon in Wales

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:35 +0000

Matthew Myerscough’s remarkable find is one of many detailed in his new book. But his journey into fossil hunting began years earlier, when he was caught in an avalanche

When Matthew Myerscough walks along a beach, he cannot help hunting for fossils. “I think my fossil radar is always on – even if I’m not looking, it’s hard sometimes to not see things,” says the 40-year-old civil engineer, who has discovered thousands of fossils on British beaches.