A woman shelters from the sun holding an umbrella, as she walks on Tower Bridge, in London.

UK heatwave: What is a heat dome and why do they happen?

These Sardinian villages own the energy they produce. Here’s how you can follow their lead.

These Italian villages cut their bills by producing their own energy

The Danube (pictured in Hungary), the Rhine and the Loire are among Europe's major rivers to weather in the dry spell.

Shocking photos show impact of drought on Europe’s life-giving rivers

eBay listings surged 1026% while UK TV show Love Island was on air.

Does Love Island’s eBay partnership signal the end for fast fashion?

Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex, the largest oil refinery complex on the US's East Coast, shut down after a fire in 2019.

These 10 finance firms alone own half of all future carbon emissions

Primatologist Jane Goodall posing with the new Jane Goodall Barbie doll.

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Hayleigh Cubitt says that "time just disappears" when she's on her allotment.

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Rainwater is no longer safe to drink anywhere on Earth, scientists say

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Visitors to world’s tallest tree could face up to 6 months in prison

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Green News

The Sea Monkey Project has upcycled more than 22,500 plastic products

Meet the girl turning trash into treasure in Malaysia

US President Joe Biden leaves after speaking about the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

5 things you need to know about the biggest climate bill in US history

The fountains of Concorde plaza are empty in Paris, France, as Europe is under an extreme heat wave, Aug. 3, 2022.

Over 100 French towns without drinking water amid 'historic drought'

Rainwater was found to contain unsafe levels of forever chemicals.

Rainwater is no longer safe to drink anywhere on Earth, scientists say

Climate

Firefighters on a track next to the smoldering remains of a blaze near Saint-Magne, southwestern France

EU chief praises solidarity of 'heroic' firefighters in Europe

Of 375 diseases analysed in the UH study, 218 proved to be affected by climate change.

More than half of diseases are being made worse by climate change

France is imposing water restrictions amid severe drought.

Why are golf courses given a free pass during France’s water bans?

Nature

Indigenous groups are teaming up with local governments to protect Ecuador's rainforests.

Indigenous groups team up with the government to protect the Amazon

A baby loggerhead turtle at Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida, USA.

99% of sea turtles are now born female due to extreme heatwaves

Hen harriers have been severely persecuted for preying on game species.

Scottish community ‘defies odds’ to double its own vast nature reserve

India is brining back its wild cheetahs after their extinction in 1952.

India’s ambitious project to bring back its extinct cheetahs

Living

Saving water is important all year round - not just during droughts.

How to save water: 11 unusual ways to use less during droughts

There are safe and easy ways to reduce the healthcare industry's carbon emissions.

Healthcare: Unnecessary blood tests and high-carbon meds need to go

Succulents have thick leaves that can store water ready for droughts.

How to look after your plants in a heatwave, according to experts

Eco-Innovation

This paper battery could be used to power single use electronics.

This paper battery with a water switch could help cut electronic waste

The makers claim to have made the most energy-efficient electric vessel yet.

Why flying electric ferries are a win-win for commuters and rivers

Worker separate rapeseed seeds from the debris of a storage destroyed by a Russian military strike, July 27.

Ukraine has a unique seed collection that could be ‘lost forever’

People cool off next to the fountains at Louvre Museum in Paris, France

Paris expands its underground cooling system to beat the heat

Opinion

Calorie counting is unhealthy, but adding carbon to menus could really make a difference argues Hope Brotherton.

View: We should be counting carbon on menus, not calories

Golf is damaging for both planet and society, argues Abbie Richards.

View: Golf has grown into an ‘ecological villain’

Yemenis displaced by the conflict, receive food aid and supplies to meet their basic needs, at a camp in Hays district.

View: Billions of euros in aid are being rerouted into climate finance

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Researchers crossing a fjord in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard

Polar opposite: How climate change is altering the Arctic?

Signs of thawing permafrost near Longyearbyen, Svalbard

"The changes in the Arctic do not stay in the Arctic"

Food production on a warming planet: Can we grow crops that are resistant to climate change?

Can we grow crops that aren't affected by the changing climate?

Agriculture vs. climate change: Can we feed the world with a warmer planet?

Climate Now: How can we feed the world with a warming planet?