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Climate change kills, Spanish PM tells deniers at launch of plan to tackle crisis

admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:07:23 +0000

Pedro Sánchez says country’s deadly August wildfires show society needs to mobilise and take immediate action

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced a 10-point plan to prepare the country for the climate emergency, warning: “If we don’t want to bequeath our children a Spain that’s grey from fire and flames, or a Spain that’s brown from floods, then we need a Spain that’s greener.”

UK experienced its hottest summer on record in 2025, Met Office says

admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:05:21 +0000

Mean temperature over June, July and August was 16.1C as country endured four heatwaves

The UK has seen its hottest summer on record, the Met Office has said, after the country sweltered under four heatwaves in a single season.

The mean temperature for meteorological summer, which encompasses the months of June, July and August, was 16.1C, which is significantly above the current record of 15.76C set in 2018.

‘We’re winning a battle’: Mexico’s jaguar numbers up 30% in conservation drive

admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:49:48 +0000

Conservationists hope that in 15 years species will no longer be at risk of extinction in Mexico – but challenges remain

In 2010, Gerardo Ceballos and a group of other researchers set out to answer a burning question: how many jaguars were there in Mexico? They knew there weren’t many. Hunting, loss of habitat, conflict with cattle ranchers and other issues had pushed the population to the brink of extinction.

I’m obsessed with deep sea sharks: their bioluminescent spots are just visible in the pitch black environment they live in

admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:00:32 +0000

Most of these little-known but already endangered fish have never been seen alive in their natural habitat, but are under threat from bottom trawling and deep-sea mining

Three years ago I was running a research project from a bottom trawler off Namibia about deep-sea sharks – all of which live under enormous water pressure, close to the seafloor and are rarely seen by humans.

Green party leadership race exposes tensions as electoral ambitions grow

admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 07:00:53 +0000

Frontrunner Zack Polanski has dismissed claims of a ‘hostile takeover’ but contest has been unusually fractious

The Green party will name its next leader on Tuesday after a fiercely fought leadership contest that has exposed tensions over tone, strategy and the party’s ambitions on the national stage.

Amy, Bram and Chandra: north Atlantic winter storm names announced

admin — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 06:00:52 +0000

Weather services of UK, Ireland and Netherlands chose list of 21 names from 50,000 suggestions by the public

Meteorologists in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands have announced this year’s north Atlantic winter storm names, chosen after 50,000 suggestions were submitted by the public.

Amy, Bram and Chandra will be the first named storms of winter 2025-2026, the Met Office said on Monday.

‘The forgotten forest’: how smashing 5.6m urchins saved a California kelp paradise

admin — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:00:34 +0000

Pollution, warm oceans and hungry urchins devastated Pacific kelp. Now, thanks to divers with hammers, one of the world’s most successful rehabilitation projects has helped it rebound

On an overcast Tuesday in July, divers Mitch Johnson and Sean Taylor shimmy into their wetsuits on the back of the R/V Xenarcha, a 28ft boat floating off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes, south of Los Angeles. Behind them, the clear waters of the Pacific are dotted with a forest of army-green strands, waving like mermaid hair underwater.

US beaches hit with fecal contamination warnings ahead of Labor Day weekend

admin — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 14:50:31 +0000

Beaches from Florida to Maine under advisories, leading to closures at some of the most popular beach destinations

Beaches across the US are facing swimming caution advisories during the Labor Day holiday weekend due to water quality concerns caused by elevated levels of bacteria associated with fecal waste.

I’m a liberal who loves hunting. Allow me to change your mind

admin — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:00:31 +0000

When I killed my first mule deer, I felt deep reverence for the animal. It showed me hunting can be more honest and sustainable than eating factory-farmed meat

“Murderer! You’re a murderer!”

That is what my French mother shouts down the phone line – right after I tell her I had grouse for dinner.

Pakistan’s Punjab province hit by 'biggest flood in its history' – video

admin — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 12:33:52 +0000

Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province was dealing with the biggest flood in its history, a senior official said on Sunday, as river water levels rose to all-time highs. More than 1,400 villages were flooded after three large rivers – the Sutlej, Chenab and Ravi – overflowed their banks because of heavy rain and the release of water from overfilled dams in neighbouring India. Pakistan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the climate crisis, despite producing less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions