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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
The UK has disclosed findings from a suppressed national security report warning that climate and nature crises pose significant threats to global security, including potential conflicts, migration, and food shortages.
UK summer 2026: BBC postcode lookup shows how hot and dry it was
The UK experienced its hottest summer on record this year with widespread drought conditions, though temperatures and rainfall varied by region across the country.
A clean energy source is buried under the desert, but it takes water to use it
New geothermal energy companies are drilling beneath Western deserts to tap the Earth’s heat for clean power, attracting tech giants like Google and Meta. However, most geothermal technologies require significant water resources in an already water-stressed region.
Offshore wind job training built for a boom is facing down a bust
Offshore wind training programs face uncertainty as the Trump administration halts new projects, leaving workers and educators questioning the future of an industry that seemed poised for rapid expansion.
This Sicilian community has endured for centuries. Can it survive a changing climate?
Piana degli Albanesi, a Sicilian community founded by Albanian refugees five centuries ago, faces existential threats from intensifying wildfires and droughts linked to climate change, prompting residents to consider emigration.
Big-eyed bugs and praying mantises: climate crisis drives new visitors to UK shores
The UK is experiencing unprecedented arrivals of insects and creatures from warmer climates, including praying mantises, crickets, and moths never before documented on the mainland, attributed largely to climate change and migration patterns.
A rural Idaho county banned renewables. It’s having second thoughts.
A rural Idaho county that banned renewable energy development is reconsidering its stance, with commissioners preparing to vote on an ordinance allowing solar, wind, and nuclear projects in the region.
Nor’easter storm brings coastal flooding, as New York and New Jersey declare emergency
A powerful nor’easter storm is affecting tens of millions in the northeastern US this weekend, bringing coastal flooding, power outages, and travel disruptions to New York, New Jersey, and other states.
Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy
A factcheck finds Reform UK has made 45 false or misleading claims about climate change and net-zero policies, contradicting scientific consensus on human-caused global warming.
Trump wants to open nearly all national forest trails to dirt bikes and ATVs
The Trump administration plans to reverse Forest Service policy, making national forest trails open to motorized vehicles unless explicitly closed, drawing opposition from conservation and recreation groups.
UN passes first declaration on sea level rise, protecting island nations’ sovereignty
UN members unanimously approved a declaration protecting small island nations’ sovereignty as sea levels rise, ensuring they maintain their maritime borders even if landmass disappears.
The clues that hint our planet might be heating faster than we realised
Scientists increasingly believe that cleaner air from pollution controls is removing a cooling effect that had partially offset greenhouse gas warming, contributing to recent record-breaking global temperatures.