Soaring temperatures make daily life uncomfortable, but also pose a serious threat to human health and the environment. Here is our guide to getting through one.
People in the Philippines have been battling knee-deep floodwater after Typhoon Gaemi lashed the country's capital.
Footage shows people attempting to walk through the flooding in Manila, whilst…
Climate change is leading to more intense heatwaves and storms in many parts of the United States, so can some cities provide a refuge from extreme weather?
Despite growing at an unprecedented rate last year, renewable energy sources are still not being deployed quickly enough to put the world on track to meet an international goal of tripling renewables…
Tea is a British institution and 100m cups will be drunk today, but experts are warning that our beloved brew could get pricier as extreme weather causes misery for growers in India and Kenya.
Thousands of people will soon be able to power their hobs and boilers with gas made from grass.
The cuttings are being taken from verges in South Gloucestershire and converted into biomethane using…
The record for the world's hottest day has tumbled twice in one week, according to the European climate change service.
On Monday the global average surface air temperature reached 17.15C, breaking…
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New data from WRI’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas show that 25 countries — housing one-quarter of the global population — face extremely high water stress each year…
Last week, world leaders from more than 30 countries across North America and Europe gathered in Washington to discuss the top security threats facing members of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty…
In recent years, a new approach to addressing the climate crisis has been gaining traction. A group of academics and activists are questioning the possibility of endless economic growth on a finite…
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Medical advocacy groups have welcomed Johnson & Johnson’s decision not to enforce its patent on a critical tuberculosis medication,…
Last week the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, shattered the mould of G20 meetings. In using the annual summit as a launchpad for a new effort to tackle hunger and extreme poverty, he…
A sign warns visitors of extreme heat in Death Valley, California. Photograph: Reuters
Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth, recorded its hottest month ever on record in July, the National Park…
Adapting the Bentleys to run on biofuels is an interim measure before a next generation of fully electric state vehicles, the royal household says. Photograph: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images
A pair…
BP has paid out $14.8bn to shareholders since June 2023. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images
BP’s shareholders can expect a multibillion-dollar payout this year after the oil giant reported…
BRUSSELS — Azerbaijan, the host of this year’s global climate talks, has suggested that continued fossil fuel extraction is compatible with the Paris Agreement.
Getting wind turbines on grid, such as these near Radom, Poland, are helping the EU move away from fossil fuels. Photograph: Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock
Wind turbines and solar…
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