‘I Am Thirsty!’ Water Shortages Compound Iran’s Problems
Iran is struggling with a fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, an economy strained by American sanctions and stalled talks on rescuing a
Opinion | Climate Change Is Too Hot Not to Handle
Yes, it is getting hotter. And while you might be able to escape the intensifying tropical storms, flooding or droughts by moving elsewhere,
New York air quality among worst in world as haze from western wildfires shrouds city | New York
New York City air quality was among the worst in the world as cities across the eastern US were shrouded in smoke from
A historic decision on the future of the Great Barrier Reef | Australia news
This week, Unesco’s World Heritage Committee will decide whether the Great Barrier Reef should be labelled ‘in danger’. If this happens, it will
Catastrophic floods could hit Europe far more often, study finds | Flooding
Catastrophic floods such as those that struck Europe recently could become much more frequent as a result of global heating, researchers say. High-resolution
Top US scientist on melting glaciers: ‘I’ve gone from being an ecologist to a coroner’ | Climate change
Diana Six’s love of the outdoors began before she could form words, run, or collect the bugs and fungi that were precious to
Men cause more climate emissions than women, study finds | Greenhouse gas emissions
Men’s spending on goods causes 16% more climate-heating emissions than women’s, despite the sum of money being very similar, a study has found.
Restoring our lives to normality after Covid is not the solution, it’s the problem | Jeff Sparrow
Build back better. In the early days of Covid-19, that slogan rang out everywhere: a pledge to harness disruption for positive change. For
New Hope mining company referred to Asic, accused of misleading investors over future of coal | Energy
Shareholder activist group Market Forces has asked the corporate watchdog to investigate whether coal company New Hope misled investors by claiming that coal
Siberia hit by unprecedented heatwave and forest fires – video report | World news
A heatwave in one of the world’s coldest regions has sparked forest fires and threatened the Siberian city of Yakutsk with an ‘airpocalypse’