Scientists are investigating whether the Atlantic’s ocean circulation system could weaken or shift as the planet warms, potentially triggering more extreme weather swings across Britain and beyond.

A global transition away from oil could trigger conflict, migration, and economic instability in oil-dependent nations unless governments take coordinated action, according to research from the E3G thinktank.

Research identifies Portsmouth, Leicester, Exeter, Bristol and Nottingham as British cities most vulnerable to extreme heat by century’s end, with urban heat islands creating dangerous conditions in areas lacking green space.

The Trump administration has repealed the Biden administration’s 2024 carbon emissions rule for power plants, eliminating federal regulations requiring coal plants to either shut down or install carbon capture technology.

Gray whale populations along the U.S. West Coast have plummeted by half over the past decade, with climate change reducing their Arctic food sources and causing mass strandings. Conservation groups are preparing legal action against the Trump administration for failing to relist them as endangered.

A 68-year-old repeat offender has been fined over £4,700 for illegally gold panning in a protected Welsh river, damaging wildlife habitats.

Asian governments are preparing for an exceptionally severe El Niño weather event expected through 2027, which threatens extreme heat, flooding, and food shortages affecting hundreds of millions of people across the region.

The Trump administration has reinterpreted the Endangered Species Act to allow killing protected animals if unintentional, narrowing legal definitions of “harm” and “take” that have guided conservation for decades.

Georgia’s Public Service Commission held a public hearing in Savannah to address constituent concerns about data centers and electricity rates, with residents calling for greater transparency and consumer protection.

Actor Michael Sheen met with Wales’ First Minister to discuss toxic dumping claims featured in his BBC documentary exploring chemical contamination across 14 sites in Wales and England.

Extreme heat events are spreading into spring and autumn months unevenly across the globe, with research showing that dangerous temperatures are creeping beyond traditional summer seasons at different rates depending on location.

Reform UK has made 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy, according to Carbon Brief’s factcheck of statements by party leaders Nigel Farage and Richard Tice.