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Parts of England under heat alert with 30C temperatures possible

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:52:31 +0000

Warning in place until Sunday morning in southern and central regions after drought declared in parts of Wales

Heat alerts are in place across parts of England, with possible highs of 30C (86F) and officials saying temperatures are likely to have an impact on health and wellbeing.

The yellow heat health alerts issued for the East Midlands, east of England, London, south-east, south-west and West Midlands are in place until 9am on Sunday.

The Guardian view on ponds: these freshwater havens need a law of their own | Editorial

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:48:12 +0000

Small pools don’t get the same attention as polluted rivers or seas. But they have a vital role to play in boosting nature

How dangerous are wildfires and how can we stop them from getting worse?

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:47:43 +0000

The conditions for ferocious fires are expected to worsen as the planet heats up, putting more people at risk

Fierce wildfires after back-to-back heatwaves have forced tens of thousands of people across southern Europe to flee their homes, while powerful infernos across Canada and the US choke big cities with thick smoke.

‘Total chaos’: the biological wonderland threatened by Trump’s border wall

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:00:13 +0000

Environmental groups are sounding the alarm over plans that threaten a desert spring that’s home to rare fish and turtles and sacred to the O’odham people

Quitobaquito Springs in south-west Arizona has been called a biological wonderland with few equals.

The springs are an oasis in the vast Sonoran desert along the US-Mexico border, held sacred by the O’odham people, who call it A’al Vaipia. Here, water flows out of an aquifer at the bottom of a hill, runs along a short concrete channel and collects in a pond.

Scientists decry Trump’s ‘blame game’ after he claims Canada ‘poisoning’ US air

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:00:10 +0000

Trump told Mark Carney ‘you got to stop these fires from coming in’ as experts say wildfires symptom of climate crisis

Scientists have reacted with incredulity after Donald Trump accused Canada of “poisoning” the US’s air with smoke billowing from a slew of forest fires and threatened sanctions upon the country’s northern neighbor.

The US president has said that he raised the issue of smoke wafting into the US from nearly 1,000 Canadian wildfires with Mark Carney, the country’s prime minister, at the weekend’s World Cup final.

More than 100,000 people flee or lock down as wildfires sweep France and Spain

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:54:14 +0000

‘Highly unpredictable’ blaze forces evacuation of Cap Ferret on French coast and Spain declares national emergency

More than 100,000 people have fled or been ordered to lock down as huge wildfires sweep Spain and France, prompting Madrid to declare a national emergency and the French authorities to order the total evacuation, by land and sea, of one of the country’s best-known holiday spots.

Mangrove photography awards 2026 – in pictures

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:00:07 +0000

A selection of the winners, runners-up and highly commended photos from the Mangrove photography awards, run by the Mangrove Action Project, which received 5,258 entries from 87 countries. In its 12th year, the awards continue to offer a window into landscapes viewers may otherwise never encounter

France evacuates Cap Ferret peninsula as Spanish wildfires merge near Madrid – as it happened

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:48:20 +0000

French evacuees using hundreds of mobilised boats or the only road linking the area with the mainland as evacuation also ordered in areas near Spanish capital

Over in France, it’s not just the south-west that gets affected, but the country’s south-east regions are also being hard hit, AFP noted.

Dozens of fires flared up and are being fanned by the mistral wind around the historic village of Cotignac – officials saying around 25 houses had been destroyed since Tuesday.

Week in wildlife: a thirsty baby hedgehog, a rare puffling and a jumping spider

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:00:06 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

One year, 17 towns, dozens of voices: what we heard along the coast of England and Wales

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:00:06 +0000

Reporting from some of the poorest seaside towns revealed how young people have been left isolated – but remain resilient and full of hope

If you were asked to summon up images of the coastline of England and Wales, you might think of sunny days, buckets, spades and carefree holidays. But for many young people growing up by the sea, decades of evidence tell a very different story. For them, rather than a picture-perfect horizon full of hope, the sea has become a boundary that swallows up opportunity.