At least 24 people dead as flash flooding hits eastern Uganda
More than 5,600 displaced and 400,000 left without clean water after heavy rain causes two rivers to burst banks At least 24 people have died...
Category : Environment
Australia politics live: Labor says climate wars ‘in retreat’ after Greens decide to back bill; Barilaro inquiry continues; 66 Covid deaths
Greens give crucial support to Labor’s climate bill for 43% emissions reduction by 2030 Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news...
Brazil ‘failing to fully investigate’ Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira murders
Rights groups accuse Brazilian government of not employing sufficient resources to examine case Leading human rights organisations have criticised the Brazilian government for what they...
Call for hippos to join list of world’s most endangered animals
New classification would mean a total ban on international trade in the animal’s body parts, as climate crisis and poaching hit populations Hippos could be...
African nations expected to make case for big rise in fossil fuel output
Exclusive: leaders expected to say at Cop27 they need accesss to their oil and gas reserves despite effect on global heating Leaders of African countries...
As more space junk falls to Earth, will China clean up its act?
Parts of a 23-tonne piece of rocket will come crashing down – somewhere – in the next few days In the next few days, a...
Fears that Egypt may use Cop27 to whitewash human rights abuses
Naomi Klein and Caroline Lucas among signatories to letter voicing concerns over country’s hosting of climate summit A hundred days before the Cop27 summit is...
Weather tracker: Europe to cool down as western US holds on to heat
Jet stream will push heat away to south of Europe, while Pacific Northwest will see temperatures climb After weeks of intense heat and wildfires across...
‘Parks are wild by nature’: Yosemite visitors undeterred by raging forest fires
Picnics, treks, camping and swimming continue despite hazardous air quality and ash in national park Yosemite national park’s dramatic vistas were shrouded by a thick...
Typically mild Pacific north-west braces for another blazing heatwave
Officials urge residents to take precautions as forecasts point to temperatures far above historic averages A searing heatwave is expected to bring dangerously high temperatures...
