Country diary: A stranded traveller that looks more plastic than animal | Elizabeth-Jane Burnett
Appledore, Devon: By-the-wind sailors have been washed up in great numbers this summer. I stumble on a single one of these bright blue beautiesAmid the…
Environment
‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approaching
Event is likely to be largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into a world already in a climate crisisThe El…
Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find
Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalitiesAlmost half of the world’s farmers are poisoned…
‘It smelled like dead people’: the plan to tackle England’s illegal waste problem
Andy Burnham has announced a crackdown, but doubts remain over authorities’ ability to take on organised crime“There were parents dropping their children off and then…
Summer of 2026 was UK’s hottest on record, Met Office says
Meteorologists say mean average temperature of 16.5C was made 130 times more likely by climate crisisThis year’s summer was the UK’s hottest on record, according…
High winds during El Niño could be deadly for England’s stressed trees, say experts
Head of tree collections at Kew ‘very worried about this autumn’ as hot, dry summer has caused brittlenessHigh winds associated with El Niño could cause…
As glaciers melt, can communities be protected?
Rising temperatures are increasing the risk of floods and avalanches in mountain regions. The disaster in Nepal and Tibet shows the urgent need for solutions,…
Can communities be proteced from melting glaciers?
Rising temperatures are increasing the risk of floods and avalanches in mountain regions. The disaster in Nepal and Tibet shows the urgent need for solutions,…
‘The mountains are changing’: What the floods tell us about the future of India’s Himalayas
As families await news of missing loved ones, the disaster is a stark reminder of how the climate crisis is creating a fast-growing threat. Plus,…
Solar cuts ‘at least £400 from bills in even the cloudiest British areas’
Savings grow as energy prices in Great Britain rise and cost of panel installation falls, analysis findsHouseholds in Great Britain’s cloudiest regions could still save…