Utility disconnections were up 28% in 10 states in July 2026 – the hottest month ever recorded in the US – compared with July 2024, data shows

Prime ministers of Australia and Iceland discuss effects on their countries even as some shy away in face of war and inflation

New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms The planetary life support systems relied upon by humans have deteriorated to their worst levels ever recorded amid ongoing pollution and habitat destruction, according to a key yet grim annual update by scientists. Of the nine “planetary boundaries” that help determine whether life can flourish on Earth, seven are being breached at their highest ever levels of transgression, according to the latest planetary health check, a process that was established in 2009. Continue reading...

As human development and roads increasingly fragment their habitats, a study suggests traffic noise could be altering the animals’ wake-up call

Claims that dismantling pollution rules will lower energy bills and have little climate impact are far from convincing

Trump’s EPA strips itself of regulation ability, gutting Clean Air Act in what experts say is a gift to planet polluters

A bloated ballroom, a six-storey military HQ, a helipad-cum-cocktail patio, a gilded angel on a giant arch honouring himself … our architecture critic deplores the decorator-in-chief’s mutilation of W...

Emissions of planet-heating methane and CO2 from natural sources are worsening the climate crisis, paper says

Climate experts warn US Kalshi and Polymarket users are ‘gamifying disasters’ as they bet on events like heatwaves and daily temperatures

Secretive state begins repairs on ageing facilities after being revealed as worst country for leaks of potent greenhouse gas

‘Godzilla’ event currently brewing could push 50 million people into acute hunger before the end of next year

The Guardian’s environment correspondent at a time when international concern over the climate began to take hold

Jack Klein takes heat readings, gives fans to overheated passengers and lugs big jugs of water into the stations

There has been a 76% increase in under-construction gas-fired projects amid ‘frenzy’ to build more datacenters

Administration’s plan to scrap drilling-free buffer zone around New Mexico site prompts scrutiny from Unesco

The leaf sheep, a neon green solar-powered slug, has inspired at least one Pokémon character and triumphs in global ballot

Image captured in early June shows animal foraging in the waterway in first since early 1900s, signaling its recovery

Study of 56m-year-old leaves counters claims from Trump administration members of ‘benefits’ of fossil fuel pollution

Tenacious and confounding, the horseshoe crab pre-dates dinosaurs and has copper-based blood vital to vaccine safety

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Scientists have made clear that the elevated heat in the US was being amplified by the human-caused climate crisis

Current blazes roaring across country more than twice as likely to occur because of fossil fuel-driven global heating

Three years after Maui wildfires many still struggle with ‘biological, emotional and social consequences’, study says

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Trump told Mark Carney ‘you got to stop these fires from coming in’ as experts say wildfires symptom of climate crisis

Deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of America unlocks the Paleogene layer, where extreme pressures hold tens of billions of barrels of oil.

Sharp rise in hospital visits will in turn drive up annual healthcare costs for heat-related conditions to over $1bn

The long read: As new settlers clear their forest habitat, the apes are coming into conflict with humans. But simply moving them to another part of the forest may not be the answer

Fan buys missing Chile sticker for £150 after finding almost completed album in his loft