Vegetables to get smaller and more expensive due to hot weather, farmers warn

This year's harvest could be the worst on record due to the exceptionally dry spring and summer.

bbc.co.uk

Climate-related ‘silent adaptation’ coping strategies are going beyond official directives

At local level, many grassroots initiatives are cropping up to tackle unforeseen climate-related events, but improvising and instinctive ways of working are often overlooked in public policy.

theconversation.com

Appeals court rules Trump’s EPA improperly ended billions in climate funding

This closely divided ruling represents a setback for the Trump administration

independent.co.uk

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

theguardian.com

Science-backed tips on how to avoid distractions

Struggling to stay focused in the lab? Attention researchers offer some advice.

nature.com

'I used maths to understand climate change warnings and answer question'

Nothing we need to do about it...George Hayter in his column in July 23's Chronicle disagrees with his friend on what can be done to deal with…

hampshirechronicle.co.uk

Rhine falls to record low levels as drought strains Europe's rivers

Low water levels in the Rhine, Danube and Po have curtailed the transport of goods and reduced electricity output.

bbc.co.uk

Europe pays the price in a summer where heat went off the charts

Stefan Rahmstorf was holidaying in southern France when he came face to face with the climate future he has tried to fight.

abc.net.au

Interactive: The Heezen–Tharp World Ocean Floor Map

Explore Marie Tharp's groundbreaking 1977 World Ocean Floor map and discover how it transformed our understanding of the Earth.

news.climate.columbia.edu

Europe’s summer of fires: Burnham must centre climate adaptation in policies

The UK government should treat adaptation to the effects of climate change as a core organizing principle of both economic policy at home and foreign policy.

chathamhouse.org

Prolonged drought could cause shortage of some foods, farmers' union head says

NFU president Tom Bradshaw calls on the government to take action to prevent extreme weather affecting the UK's food supply.

bbc.co.uk

Warning that El Niño is bringing surge of white sharks and sea snakes

One bite from a yellow-bellied sea snake can lead to paralysis and death in just hours

independent.co.uk

South Tyneside Council rescinds climate emergency declaration

A Reform UK motion argues the council can improve the local environment without the official pledge.

bbc.co.uk

Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming

Global warming appears to have shifted into a faster gear. After removing the effects of El Niño, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles, researchers found that the planet has warmed at roughly 0.35°C p...

sciencedaily.com

Wildfires can generate tornadoes, lightning and other extreme weather, sometimes miles from the flames

Wildfire smoke can even affect the weather downwind.

theconversation.com

Threefold increase in atmospheric–riverine compound heatwaves under climate change - Nature Geoscience

Co-occurring atmospheric and river heatwaves have tripled since the 1980s across the USA and Europe, and are projected to become the norm by 2100, according to model simulations.

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Climate change sceptics have lost the plot as Europe burns

Reading The Telegraph, it’s hard to work out whether their climate columns are a work of satire, writes Alan Rusbridger. Unfortunately, Kemi Badenoch has bought into the anti-net-zero zeal – and we co...

independent.co.uk

“Drill baby drill” approach to North Sea would cost households more than a fully renewable UK, finds Oxford analysis

A UK powered fully by renewable energy could save all households up to £441 a year on their energy bills, according to a new Oxford Smith School analysis. In comparison, maximising oil & gas extractio...

smithschool.ox.ac.uk

Recognizing the human health impacts of marine heatwaves - Nature Sustainability

Although the physical and ecological impacts of marine heatwaves are well recognized, their cascading consequences for human health remain poorly understood. We argue that marine heatwaves pose growin...

nature.com

South Korea records highest-ever temperature of 41.4 C as heatwave intensifies

South Korea recorded its highest temperature on Friday since modern weather observations began, as a prolonged heatwave ​pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for ‌a th...

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Strong El Niño expected to intensify as much of the world faces above normal temperatures and major changes in rainfall patterns

Geneva, Switzerland (WMO) – El Niño continues to intensify steadily and is expected to dominate global climate patterns in the August-October 2026 season, increasing the likelihood of above-normal tem...

wmo.int

From plankton to plate: Changing UK seas are shifting food webs - Oceanographic

UK report documents accelerating climate-driven shifts in plankton communities - with consequences for food webs, fisheries, and carbon.

oceanographicmagazine.com

‘It’s too fast, too big’: speed of climate crisis is devastating crops, say farmers

Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable

theguardian.com

‘Was this heatwave caused by climate change?’ – we’re asking the wrong question

Instead of asking whether climate change caused a heatwave, we should ask how much hotter it became because of fossil fuel emissions.

theconversation.com

Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing – is something unusual happening in the Southern Ocean?

Could marine heatwaves in the cold Southern Ocean be making animals and birds migrate? It’s possible – but we need better monitoring to know.

theconversation.com

Climate change increases likelihood of compounding drivers of severe wildfire conditions in France and Spain – World Weather Attribution

worldweatherattribution.org

Drought declared for whole of Wales amid sustained high temperatures

Wales is on course for its driest July on record in almost 190 years.

bbc.co.uk

Local stories in climate change communication - Nature Climate Change

Climate change communication differs across regions, shaped by unique political, economic, social and environmental conditions. These influence how climate messages are framed, received and acted upon...

nature.com

Net zero scepticism is not climate-change denial

You can accept the science but still question the laws, subsidies, targets and prohibitions that are meant to solve the problem

telegraph.co.uk