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LGBTQ+ protesters defy crackdown in Turkey to march with Cop31 activists

admin — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 16:13:58 +0000

Civil society campaigners form protective cordon around LGBTQ+ campaigners as they unfurl flags and placards

Queer and gay protesters defied a crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights in Turkey to lead a civil society climate march on Saturday in the city hosting this year’s climate summit.

Turkey’s LGBTQ+ groups have faced increased persecution since September, with police targeting activists in their homes or at the offices of the NGOs that advocate for their rights.

Indigenous students retrace Lewis and Clark’s historic journey: ‘We can’t protect what we cannot see’

admin — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 14:00:46 +0000

Two centuries after the expedition, Indigenous students are conducting a new wildlife survey along the route

In 1804, when Thomas Jefferson dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their Corps of Discovery to explore the newly acquired land west of the Mississippi, the president’s primary aim was political: Americans needed to establish presence, power and trade routes in these territories before the Europeans beat them to it.

Underwater salt mine closure in Ohio raises safety and supply concerns for winter

admin — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 13:00:45 +0000

Questions remain about reason for leak, safety of drinking water and where salt can be sourced for roads during winter

When water last month began gushing through a crack in the ceiling of a Morton Salt mine in Ohio, the company had only one option: shut the mine down for good.

For locals in and around Fairport Harbor, it means the loss of 77 jobs; but for the wider region, which depends on its salt reserves to keep roads ice- and snow-free every winter, it could mean travel chaos.

Choking fires, deadly heat and devastating floods: 2026 in extreme weather

admin — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 13:00:44 +0000

People around the world have contended with unprecedented weather events and their fatal effects caused by the climate catastrophe

After the world’s hottest summer since records began in 1850, the death toll from extreme weather in 2026 is already in the high tens of thousands. That is a conservative estimate and is certain to rise much higher.

Greenpeace boulders may delay building of £12bn windfarms in North Sea

admin — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 11:00:43 +0000

Activists dumped rocks off Norfolk coast on site of Burnham-backed project in protest against seabed trawling

Send us your questions about climate crisis and politics for the next Stateside guest: Bill McKibben

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 20:23:23 +0000

Kai Wright of the Guardian podcast Stateside will speak with author and environmentalist Bill McKibben – and we’d like to hear your questions

Was the climate crisis one of your top political priorities during the midterm elections? We want to hear from you: what do you want political leaders to do about it in 2027?

The Guardian view on M John Harrison’s Booker win: a new frontier for science fiction | Editorial

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:00:56 +0000

The End of Everything is a novel for our age of permacrisis. Genre boundaries belong to the past

Fight the climate crisis or go for growth? There is a way Burnham can do both | Jonathan Freedland

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:10:23 +0000

The environmental and economic dilemmas he faces are formidable but, with a bold plan, he could set an example for leaders around the world

Rip out ugly clutter to help revive UK high streets, says thinktank

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:05:23 +0000

Exclusive: Report says restricting cars and freeing up pavement space could be a cheap way to bring shoppers back

The long decline of the high street is a problem that has gripped British governments for years. But what if there was a solution no one had considered before – doing it all on the cheap?

Spending less money is, admittedly, just one element of a report led by the urban thinktank Create Streets. But it does argue that rather than multimillion-pound revamps, a better answer could be smaller changes aimed at making town and city centres more appealing.

‘You cannot build peace on a burning planet,’ UN chief tells Cop31 in farewell speech

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:00:14 +0000

António Guterres says climate action central to every aspect of UN’s work, as leaders depart Cop31 and talks go on

Tackling the climate crisis is central to all of human life and must be at the forefront of global governance, the outgoing UN secretary general has said in an emotional farewell address at the Cop31 climate summit.