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Slovenia mourns loss of glacier on its highest peak after scorching summer
Slovenia’s Triglav glacier has completely melted away after losing 93% of its surface area since 1983, marking another Alpine casualty of Europe’s record-breaking summer heat.
Revealed: UK relied on £2bn of ‘questionable accounting’ to hit its climate-aid goal
UK hit its £11.6bn climate-aid target through accounting changes that reclassified roughly £2.1bn of existing funding as new climate finance, according to analysis by Carbon Brief.
For Indigenous peoples in Brazil, the election results offer a reprieve — not a resolution
Lula’s reelection provides relief to Indigenous Brazilians facing threats to their territories, though a right-wing Congress majority poses significant challenges to advancing land rights and environmental protections.
Extreme weather is creating a perfect storm of misinformation. Here’s what’s at stake.
Extreme weather events combined with a fragmented information landscape and reduced content moderation are creating conditions for widespread misinformation that can endanger disaster victims and erode public trust in authorities.
Wildlife trusts secure £30m Rothbury Estate purchase
Conservation organizations completed a £30m purchase of the 9,500-acre Rothbury Estate in northern England following a two-year public fundraising campaign backed by Sir David Attenborough.
‘You can see the water going down’: residents on edge as one of England’s worst-hit reservoirs dries up
The Ardingly reservoir in Sussex, currently only 19% full amid severe drought conditions, has prompted concerns among residents about water scarcity and the adequacy of local infrastructure.
Bute House protested by environmental campaigners
Environmental campaigners staged a Halloween-themed protest outside Scotland’s first minister’s residence against approval of a new gas-fired power station at Peterhead.
Serious pollution by water industry remains high despite £5bn investment, say regulators
English water companies received poor environmental performance ratings despite £5bn investment, with serious pollution incidents remaining a major concern, regulators report.
Trump cut funding for farmers — then unlocked billions for them before Election Day
The USDA has released billions in emergency funding for farmers and ranchers, following months of frustration over reduced agricultural support and high input costs.
Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn
European cities experienced a record 50,000 heat-related deaths this summer, with research attributing approximately 65% to climate change, marking the worst toll on record.
Chart: A record two-thirds of car sales in China are now electric vehicles
New-energy vehicles reached a record 67% of China’s car sales in September, driven by declining combustion-engine vehicle sales amid rising fuel prices following the Hormuz crisis.
Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report finds
The world’s wealthiest are profiting from both climate change causes and disaster recovery efforts, creating a financial incentive to delay climate action, according to an Oxfam study.