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Climate crisis

  • Aerial view of felled trees and cleared land in Pará state, Brazil; they lie one side of a track with dark green forest on the other

    Carbon offsetting
    Courts pushing back on corporate carbon offsetting claims, LSE report finds

    Scrutiny of how companies plan to meet climate commitments is growing, with many successful legal challenges
  • an aerial view of a stadium

    New Jersey
    More than 150 fall ill from extreme heat at New Jersey graduations

  • Armoured vehicles and soldiers pointing guns

    Nato
    Europe’s pledge to spend more on military will hurt climate and social programmes

  • Two turtle doves sitting in a tree

    The age of extinction
    ‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report

  • A child covers his face while a stream of water

    US weather
    Tens of millions swelter as heatwave blankets the central and eastern US

Opinion

  • Zoe Williams

    Why do we pretend heatwaves are fun – and ignore the brutal, burning reality?

    Zoe Williams
  • People protecting themselves from the sun near the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 19 June 2025.

    In London and Paris, we’ve experienced vicious backlash to climate action. But we’re not backing down

    Sadiq Khan and Anne Hidalgo
  • Seasonal Weather, Heatwave and Drought, Braywick, Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK - 14 Aug 2022<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Maureen McLean/REX/Shutterstock (13093510k) A woman walks across parched grass on the rugby pitches at the Braywick Sports Ground in Maidenhead as the heatwave and ongoing drought take their toll Seasonal Weather, Heatwave and Drought, Braywick, Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK - 14 Aug 2022

    The Guardian view on extreme weather: build national readiness – or let everyday life keep breaking down

  • Heather Stewart

    Economic policymaking needs to adapt to the climate emergency

    Heather Stewart

Features

  • Composite showing distorted image of a firefighter and Genevieve Guenther

    Tipping points: on the edge?
    ‘This is a fight for life’: climate expert on tipping points, doomerism and using wealth as a shield

  • The aftermath in Valencia … Why Cities Flood: Spain's Deadly Disaster.

    TV tonight
    TV tonight: a sobering film about the rise of extreme weather

  • The hill station of Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India, seen from Gun Hill.

    Global development
    Traffic, crowds and construction: India’s hill stations swamped by tourists escaping Delhi heat

  • Alys Fowler crouched in a bog at Cors y Llyn nature reserve

    Environment
    ‘It takes 25 years for a footprint to disappear’ – the secret, beguiling magic of Britain’s bogs

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