All news on the topic: Climate change

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Unusually warm seas trigger surge in glowing blue waves across Wales
A natural phenomenon has captivated beachgoers across Wales as sightings of blue, glowing waves surge along the coastline.
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Barclays accused of seeking profit from looming global food crisis linked to El Niño
Barclays has highlighted “opportunities” to profit from a devastating food crisis that could leave more than 100 million people hungry.
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France’s largest wildfire in decades threatens military site as 4,000 more people flee
Around 4,000 holidaymakers have been evacuated from a popular French beach resort as a massive wildfire continues to rage towards missile and rocket factories in the country’s southwest.
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Spain declares first national wildfire emergency as massive blazes rage near Madrid
Tens of thousands of people fled wildfires in southwest France by car and boat on Friday and Spain declared a national emergency as huge blazes merged outside Madrid and searing heat left tinder-dry conditions across the region.
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North Wales becomes first UK region to enter drought after record dry spell
A region has become the first in the UK to officially declare a drought amid record dry conditions, intense heatwaves, wildfires and dwindling rivers.
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Extreme UK heat claimed 2,700 lives as scientists warn of worsening climate risks
The heatwave that affected England and Wales in June killed about 440 people a day during its three-day peak, scientists have estimated. Across the whole of the June heatwave, plus the one in May, about 2,700 people lost their lives prematurely.
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Entire street to be demolished after deadly Storm Babet floods claimed pensioner’s life
An entire row of 26 terraced houses, which flooded during Storm Babet and led to the death of an elderly resident, should be demolished to prevent a similar tragedy, a review has recommended.
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UK could face record-breaking 41C heatwave as temperatures soar again
The UK’s all-time temperature record could come under threat this weekend, as intense heat was expected to spread back across Britain and Europe.
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How BP influenced the climate blueprint that reshaped global policy on fossil fuels
It is rare that a single scientific paper shapes how people think about a challenge as daunting as climate change. But one, known as “Wedges,” published 22 years ago by researchers at Princeton University, told an irresistible story.
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UK smashes June heat record again as temperatures hit 36.4C in brutal heatwave
A new record high temperature has been set for June for the second day in a row as the UK swelters in a punishing heatwave.
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Court backs £2.2bn Gatwick expansion despite climate challenge
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved the £2.2 billion scheme in September, which would have seen the West Sussex airport move its emergency runway 12 metres north to accommodate around 100,000 more flights a year.
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Two children found dead in car as Europe heatwave turns deadly with 40C temperatures
Two children aged four and two have been found dead in their family’s car in south-eastern France, the local prosecutor said, as a large swathe of western Europe suffers a ferocious heatwave forecast to shatter absolute temperature records.
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Britain went into heatwave meltdown this week with schools closing early, roads melting and trains cancelled as the country braces for its hottest day in history
The Met Office today issued a rare red ’danger to life’ extreme heat warning for ’significant disruption to daily life’ as the UK faces road, rail and air travel chaos.
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UK hit with rare red heat warning as temperatures set to soar to 40C
A rare red weather warning has been issued for extreme heat as temperatures are set to skyrocket to 40C this week.
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Hormuz crisis accelerates green energy shift as coal fears fail to materialise
The energy crisis triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has been a serious challenge for the transition to renewable energy sources.
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Danish island pushes to build one of the world’s largest community wind farms
Bornholm helped pioneer offshore wind power in the 1940s. Now residents want to build one of the world’s largest community-owned wind farms, raising the bar for locally controlled renewable energy.
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Britain may need to cut meat and dairy consumption to meet 2040 climate goals
Brits must eat 25 percent less meat and cut dairy consumption by a fifth to meet climate change goals, an environmental body has advised.
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Carol Vorderman attacks Reform UK over sexist and abusive online post
The TV star said she ’wouldn’t let him in my house if he was a local plumber in my area’ after Robert Kenyon’s comments about women, including Ms Vorderman, were revealed.
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Energy chief warns trust in oil is collapsing after Iran conflict shock
The oil crisis triggered by the Iran war has changed the fossil fuel industry forever, turning countries away from fossil fuels to secure energy supplies.
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Reform UK councils roll back climate targets and scrap emergency declarations
Seven out of ten Reform UK controlled councils have scrapped their climate targets since being elected last May, while the party continues to push discredited ideas about the cause of man made climate change, according to new academic analysis.
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Middle East conflict sends shockwaves through Europe’s fragile energy system
The knock-on effects of the conflict now whipping through the Middle East are awakening ghosts of crises past that shook the European Union.
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Freezing fog to cause light delays and visibility below 100m across kent and sussex
Residents in four areas have been informed that flights might be canceled due to a weather warning issued by the Met Office.
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Rachel Kyte’s £100,000 travel bill prompts scrutiny as climate official flies six times around the globe
Rachel Kyte has accumulated over 150,000 air miles in a year with trips to conferences such as COP30, Africa Energy Indaba Week in South Africa, and Clean Cooking Dialogue in Riyadh, at a cost of over £100,000.
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Tesla warns UK that weaker EV rules could derail climate goals
Elon Musk-owned electric carmaker also called for support for the secondhand market, documents reveal.
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Europe faces rising landfill pollution risks as climate change accelerates erosion
The findings come from the first continent-wide mapping of landfills, conducted by the Guardian, Watershed Investigations, and Investigate Europe.