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Cross-party talks needed to tackle climate crisis, say Lib Dems

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:48:23 +0000

Andy Burnham urged to seek consensus over response to extreme heat and forthcoming ‘super El Niño’

Andy Burnham should call a cross-party meeting to discuss the UK’s response to worsening extreme weather, including the forthcoming ‘super El Niño’, the Liberal Democrats have said.

US man says ‘hold tight’ to loved ones after wife and toddler killed by lightning

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:24 +0000

Kameron Glasgow of Florida honors wife Kenya and daughter Kennedi at local vigil after last week’s tragedy

A Florida man whose wife and toddler daughter were killed by a lightning strike while he was near them recently has implored people to “hold … tight” to their loved ones.

Bhutan hosts first ‘conscious food summit’ amid threats to global supplies

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:38:18 +0000

Organisers say people must revive spiritual relationship with food amid double threat of climate crisis and conflict

Mending the broken food system under the threat of climate-driven weather extremes will require more than economic fixes and intensive agriculture, according to the organisers of a pioneering summit this week, who say the world must revive its spiritual relationship with food.

‘Breakthrough’ as Turkmenistan starts fixing ‘mindboggling’ methane mega-leaks

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:00:18 +0000

Secretive state begins repairs on ageing facilities after being revealed as worst country for leaks of potent greenhouse gas

Turkmenistan has started plugging the mega-leaks of methane that spew from its ageing oil and gas facilities, the latest UN data shows, in a move hailed as a breakthrough.

The Nepal floods seem a world away – but make no mistake, climate breakdown will affect us all | Nesrine Malik

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 05:00:17 +0000

Richer countries might have more resources to deal with catastrophe, but this problem grips the entire planet, however much leaders may want to deny it

One dead and 15 people may be missing after flash flood in Arizona’s Grand Canyon

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:01:41 +0000

Dozens evacuated after flash-flood event near Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch, officials say

One person died and about 15 people were missing or unaccounted for after a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon national park in Arizona on Saturday afternoon, according to the National Park Service.

Nicola Jennings on Donald Trump, fossil fuels and climate disaster – cartoon

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:36:06 +0000

The datacenter backlash is bringing the entire political spectrum together – against big tech billionaires

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:57 +0000

The movement against datacenters is uniting Americans because they perfectly illustrate how a few individuals hold all the power to control decisions that affect our lives

Flooding devastated swathes of Indiana but response is hampered by politics

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:00:55 +0000

Record inundations wrecked homes and took seven lives but Trump has not approved emergency aid and the state has cut funds for environmental agencies

It’s been 10 days since the floodwater receded from Cambridge City’s main street and yet signs of disaster are all around.

South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:00:48 +0000

Exclusive: Friends of the Earth finds greatest sewage discharge in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset

‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollution

South West Water is doing more harm to the environment than any other water company in England, according to new analysis, with more sewage discharged in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset than anywhere else.