Powerful El Nino to intensify heat on ‘a planet already on fire’: UN
UN chief Guterres calls for halt to new fossil fuels as El Nino induces heatwaves, floods, and drought worldwide
Burnham risks first revolt as PM over apparent support for North Sea drilling
Andy Burnham has said this week that he intends to take a pragmatic approach to the question of the Rosebank…
Inside Barcelona’s most sweltering neighbourhood: El Raval
Densely packed apartments, low incomes, lack of tree cover and poor housing put migrant heart of the capital at risk.
‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather
Emergency services in the Gironde department of France work to contain wildfires this week. Photograph: Mael Dubiez/SDIS33/EPAView image in fullscreenEmergency…
‘First somewhat optimistic day’ in France since fire outbreak says prefect
Fire-ravaged southwestern France experienced its ‘first somewhat optimistic day’ since wildfires broke out.
Will brutal wildfires force French leaders to take climate crisis seriously?
A firefighter works to contain a wildfire near Saumos, in the Gironde department of France, on Wednesday. Photograph: Mael Dubiez/SDIS33/EPAView…
Prague Zoo keeps polar bears cool with ice amid heatwave
Keepers at Prague Zoo used tonnes of ice to provide much relief to animals as Europe grappled with scorching heat.
Europe’s heating climate sparks ‘major intensification’ of fires: Report
Climate change has helped southern Europe's likelihood of wildfires double since 1981, say researchers.
Europe burns: a visual guide to the wildfires
Wildfires in Arès, south-west France, 25 July 2026. Photograph: Damien Rembert/EPAFerocious flames continue to rage in parts of France and…
Dramatic sea rescue as firefighters die on the Greek island of Crete
The Greek Coast Guard is rescuing people trapped by rapidly spreading wildfires on the island of Crete.