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New Orleans residents on warning to abandon sinking city: ‘Nobody wants to leave home’

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:37 +0000

After a recent study found New Orleans is at a ‘point of no return’ amid the climate crisis, some locals say they will ‘only leave if forced to’. But what would it take to stay?

When a study in May concluded that New Orleans has hit a “point of no return” due to the climate crisis that will require people to eventually retreat from their storied yet ultimately doomed city, the local reaction was swift and fiery.

Trump to attend opening of Roosevelt library amid overturning conservation efforts

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:30:34 +0000

Theodore Roosevelt protected swathes of land, while Trump has lifted them from more than 86m acres

Donald Trump will attend a ribbon cutting for the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library on Wednesday, touting the legacy of a president his own administration is attempting to destroy, critics say.

What is the United States of America now? | Rebecca Solnit

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:00:33 +0000

The United States of America is … so many things, horrific and magnificent, good and evil, promising and cursed

The United States of America is a truck that has driven into a ditch. The United States of America is a program that has been hacked. The United States of America is … so many things, horrific and magnificent, good and evil, promising and cursed, as it approaches its quarter-millennium mark. I say it as though the US was one thing, but it is a thousand things.

When the right promotes heat-stress denial, ask yourself this: whose children’s lives is it willing to risk? | George Monbiot

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:00:27 +0000

The class politics of extreme heat are very real and very dangerous – but that doesn’t stop the billionaire press from peddling its agenda

Neil the seal wreaks beautiful havoc in southern Tasmania – video

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:27:48 +0000

Bollards, cones, fences and LandCruisers stand little chance against a 1,000kg giant known as 'Neil the seal'. The five-year-old elephant seal is already a local legend and has once again taken up residence in towns in southern Tasmania. He's bypassing barricades, he's crushing fences, he's lying in roads

A 1,000kg mammal is wreaking havoc in Tasmania – and Neil the seal is loved for it

Specieswatch: How heatwaves play havoc with bees’ fertility

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:26 +0000

Study reveals extreme heat causes sharp drop with knock-on effect for pollination of food crops in following years

We know heatwaves have serious health consequences for humans, but what about other species? A study has shown they severely diminish bees’ fertility, with significant implications for the pollination of food crops in the following years.

Ocean surface temperatures hit a record high for June

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:00:22 +0000

European scientists warn of consequences for weather patterns, the global climate and marine life

Temperatures on the ocean surface have hit a record high, raising fears of another burst of extreme heat this summer.

On 21 June, temperatures outside the polar regions exceeded the extraordinary highs observed at the same time in 2023 and 2024, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Wednesday.

World Cup matches played in potentially dangerous heat as players’ union makes climate warning

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:00:10 +0000

Nine of the group stage games played in severe heat, analysis finds, as union points to lessons for the whole sport

Nine matches in the World Cup group stage were played amid potentially dangerous heat and humidity, a Guardian analysis shows, as the global players’ union Fifpro warned that heat would have to “play a bigger part” in the sport’s future scheduling decisions.

Labour MPs tell Burnham to ignore ‘deluded’ calls for more North Sea drilling

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:00:07 +0000

Critics debunk economic claims as research finds Rosebank development would produce estimated 250m tonnes of CO2

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Delhi plans to ban petrol rickshaws and scooters in effort to cut toxic fumes

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:39:39 +0000

Government hopes for 30% of city’s fleet to be electric by 2030, in move hailed as ‘gamechanger’ on air pollution

The unruly chaos of Delhi’s roads would be unrecognisable without the rickshaws and scooters that zip through India’s capital in their millions, emitting toxic fumes in their wake. But now, ambitious policies aim to give the city’s most recognisable vehicles an environmental makeover.