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Europe is burning – and if Trump’s war on the climate is not met with sanctions, things will only get worse | Alexander Hurst

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:00:12 +0000

The White House seems committed to ecocide. The EU should harness the power of the single market to force it to change course

Are we understanding it yet? As Europe burns in the west, the south and the north, are we grasping the fact that our economies, food systems, political stability and even our ability to plan for the future, will all be charred in a world on fire?

England on track for record heat-related deaths this summer, official data shows

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:39:31 +0000

UKHSA estimates 2,877 fatalities during heatwaves in May and June, almost twice that recorded in 2025 season

England is on track to record its highest ever number of heat-related deaths this summer after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced that an estimated 2,877 people had died in the May and June heatwaves.

The record was set in 2022 with 2,985 deaths, and August, traditionally the hottest month, is yet to arrive. The health secretary, Yvette Cooper, said: “My thoughts are with all those who have lost loved ones as a result of the long and intense heatwaves.”

Major incident declared in Suffolk as 90 firefighters tackle wildfire on heathland

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:01:32 +0000

Several people evacuated after ‘large-scale, wind-driven’ fire 3 miles from Sizewell B nuclear plant

A major incident has been declared as firefighters battle a large heathland fire on the Suffolk coast about 3 miles from the Sizewell B nuclear power plant.

‘Grey lump with orange wings’: hummingbird hawk-moths descend on UK gardens

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:00:01 +0000

Boom in migrating moth sightings put down to hot weather, strong winds and food scarcity in Europe

He had just sat down to dinner in the garden when a speedy visitor whizzed by – a “grey lump with orange wings”, recalled Luke Burstow, from Sussex. It was a hummingbird hawk-moth, a flying insect that migrates to the UK from continental Europe and north Africa.

“I was like: ‘Wow!’,” said the software project manager. “I didn’t even know they existed.”

‘It’s irreplaceable’: Fury over Reform plans to expand quarry in ancient Kent woodland

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:00:54 +0000

Forty hectares of Oaken Wood could be razed after it was identified as potential site of expansion by Reform-run council

It was at the confluence of seven forest paths that Allison Sweetman came to a stop. Trees rose on all sides, save for a recently coppiced section to the north-east. The noon heat had silenced most birds, but the quiet was peaceful.

Blue SIA: the case for social impact assessment in the blue economy

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44183-026-00235-9

Blue SIA: the case for social impact assessment in the blue economy

‘Extremely effective’ organised campaigns against wind and solar undermining support for renewable energy

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:00:36 +0000

Clean Energy Council calls for a national, legislated scheme to funnel benefits of hosting renewables projects back to local councils

Bird flu has reached Victoria and more wildlife deaths loom. How bad could it get?

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:00:35 +0000

Authorities say local transmission of H5 bird flu virus among South Australian birds signals ‘shift in the situation’

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A decade on the Iberian frontline has shown me that Europe’s climate emergency is impossible to deny

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:35:35 +0000

What once felt exceptional now arrives with grim regularity all over the continent, and it will only get worse

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Spain has changed immeasurably since I arrived here 10 years ago to begin work as the Guardian’s Madrid correspondent.

Three firefighters killed on Crete and in mainland Greece as Europe battles wildfires

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:17:53 +0000

Repeated heatwaves and strong winds alarm experts, who warn blazes are becoming harder to quell

Three Greek firefighters have died while tackling wildfires on the island of Crete and in the south of the mainland, the Greek fire department has said, as extreme heat hinders efforts to control blazes ravaging southern Europe.

The arc of brutal fires, which runs from the Atlantic coast to the eastern Mediterranean, and from the Scottish Highlands to the south of Spain, has alarmed experts because many of the fires have been out of control and burning close to towns and cities.

Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Europe is burning – and if Trump’s war on the climate is not met with sanctions, things will only get worse | Alexander Hurst

England on track for record heat-related deaths this summer, official data shows

Major incident declared in Suffolk as 90 firefighters tackle wildfire on heathland

‘Grey lump with orange wings’: hummingbird hawk-moths descend on UK gardens

‘It’s irreplaceable’: Fury over Reform plans to expand quarry in ancient Kent woodland

Blue SIA: the case for social impact assessment in the blue economy

‘Extremely effective’ organised campaigns against wind and solar undermining support for renewable energy

Bird flu has reached Victoria and more wildlife deaths loom. How bad could it get?

A ​decade on the Iberian ​frontline​ has shown me that Europe’s ​climate ​emergency​ is ​impossible to ​deny

Three firefighters killed on Crete and in mainland Greece as Europe battles wildfires

A decade on the Iberian frontline has shown me that Europe’s climate emergency is impossible to deny