Weather tracker: Heatwave breaks June temperature records across Europe UK provisional peak of 37.7C shatters previous record by huge margin, while Germany hits all-time high of 41.7C The Guardian - UK · Jul 3
The battle for access to Jamaica’s billion-dollar beaches In this week’s newsletter: Activists are accusing the government of privatising the coastline to support the country’s booming hotel industry at the expense of locals The Guardian - UK · Jul 3
What can France learn from Spain's heatwave protection for workers? As French workers face record-breaking temperatures, attention is turning to Spain, where measures introduced to deal with extreme weather are inspiring a proposal for climate leave in France. Radio France Internationale · Jul 3
Country diary: A TB scare on the farm, and our summer plans are in ruins Tebay, Cumbria: We’ve never had it among our cattle here before, but the risk is always there The Guardian - UK · Jul 3
El Nino set to be 'strong' as UN warns of heatwaves and floods El Nino is here and will quickly develop into a strong event between July and September, fuelling the likelihood of extreme weather, the United Nations' climate agency warned Friday. Radio France Internationale · Jul 3
Listen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 years Guardian recreates audio landscape of past filled by loud morning symphony before 73m wild birds were lost The Guardian - UK · Jul 3
Funding boost to protect kids from city's toxic legacy A record multimillion dollar boost has been announced to tackle an outback city's lead crisis by doubling home cleanups, education and testing. AAP · Jul 3
'Don't use the lights': data centre boom sparks warning Australia needs strict rules to govern data centre energy use amid reports US schools are being forced to switch off their lights to save power. AAP · Jul 2
Defra breached law when it let farmers use bee-killing pesticide, watchdog says Office for Environmental Protection finds failures by department when it granted emergency authorisation in 2023 and 2024 The Guardian - UK · Jul 2
Plans must be put in place before heatwaves – not cobbled together during them Letters: Health professionals across Europe are calling for an EU climate and health strategy, write Mark Wilson and Dr Paul De Raeve; plus a letter from Nadine Henderson The Guardian - UK · Jul 2
A bargain price for reaching net zero in Britain Letters: Dr Charlie Gardner says the public are vastly overestimating the cost of net zero. Plus letters from Moira Gommon and Diana Francis The Guardian - UK · Jul 2
‘I don’t just watch climate change happening’: the young Swedes being paid to make a difference Participant-led YPS scheme creates green projects while providing summer jobs in country with high youth unemployment The Guardian - UK · Jul 2
Donald Trump may be the accidental hero of a feelgood climate tale even as a creeping horror story plays alongside Even as we watch a deadly heatwave sweep through Europe, the US president’s ineptness has created reason for optimism on the climate crisis The Guardian - AU · Jul 2
Brutal heatwave scorches eastern US ahead of Fourth of July weekend National Weather Service warns heat index could reach 115F as heat grips midwest, Ohio valley and east coast The Guardian - US · Jul 2
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2 Spain and France face more heat after scorching June caused 2,000 deaths Temperatures could reach 44C in south-east Spain as fights break out in Paris supermarkets over air-conditioning units
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2 Voyage to the end of the world: floating lab to explore life in Arctic adrift in ice An eight-month expedition will set off soon from Norway on a mission to find new species before the climate crisis and pollution changes the northern ocean for ever
Radio France Internationale · Jul 2 World Bank drops climate funding target, raising fears for Africa The World Bank has abandoned its target of directing 45 percent of its financing to projects that help tackle climate change, prompting warnings that poorer countries – especially in Africa – could receive less support to adapt to a warming world.
AAP · Jul 2 'Give him space': plea to keep Neil the seal safe A southern elephant seal who has returned to his usual suburban beach haunt is attracting thousands of spectators and social media "fame".
AAP · Jul 2 Firing up carbon credits through cultural burning Cape York Indigenous native title holders have inked an Australian first carbon credits profit sharing deal with a farmer over a massive cattle station.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2 EU-approved pesticide found to have potential effects on brain development New study on fluazinam’s neurotoxicity comes up with different findings from earlier report based on manufacturer’s data
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2 ‘Exploratory and curious animals’: mysterious rise in orca sightings off Northumberland coast Reasons for increase not clear but experts say it could be welcome sign marine ecosystem is becoming healthier
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2 Global boom in livestock farming since 2006 is piling pressure on nature, report finds Wildlife at risk as demand for cropland and water grows to feed 50% rise in farmed animals, campaign alliance says
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2 Country diary: Butterflies at the tennis? Now that’s what I call a winner Roehampton, London: Court-side in the sweltering heat, and I’m trying desperately to follow the bright-coloured objects whizzing through the air
The Guardian - US · Jul 1 ‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu As bird flu reshapes agriculture, small farms operate under strict rules. Just a single case could tank their business
The Guardian - UK · Jul 1 Loch Ness hydropower project will damage shoreline and ancient woodland Letter: Neil Mackenzie on the environmental impact of the Loch Kemp project