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‘National priority’ to equip UK firefighters amid growing wildfire threat

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:16:38 +0000

Exclusive: FBU calls for more funding as ‘unprecedented summer’ puts rising demands on already stretched crews

Firefighters in the UK are under increased pressure as a result of an “unprecedented summer of dangerous and volatile wildfires”, the Fire Brigades Union has said, as many parts of the country brace for a fifth heatwave of the year.

July was hottest month ever recorded in US as heatwaves scorched country

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:49:51 +0000

Scientists have made clear that the elevated heat in the US was being amplified by the human-caused climate crisis

July was the hottest month ever recorded in the US, with repeated, scorching heatwaves across much of the country helping shatter all previous monthly temperature records stretching back over the full 132 years of reliable measurements.

Martin Rowson on the drought and Britain’s water companies – cartoon

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:28:17 +0000

Rare animals threatened as wildfire ravages New Forest heathland

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:21:38 +0000

More than 120 firefighters tackling blaze that started on Sunday after van caught fire near habitat ‘rarer than rainforest’

More than 120 firefighters are tackling a “devastating” blaze on internationally protected heathland in the New Forest.

The area hit by the blaze, which started after a van caught fire on the A31 near Ringwood on Sunday, is protected heathland that is home to a number of rare species, according to the New Forest national park authority.

SpaceX plan for vast rocket launch site on Louisiana coast sparks backlash

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:00:46 +0000

Opponents fear Elon Musk firm’s plan to develop 18-mile strip of Pecan Island will badly damage fragile ecosystem

Plans by Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build a vast rocket launch site on a stretch of Louisiana’s rapidly eroding coastline have stirred a backlash among some local opponents who fear it will badly damage the area’s fragile ecosystem.

Octopus Energy urges millions of households to use less electricity during solar eclipse

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:13:39 +0000

Firm urges customers to avoid running washing machines and dishwashers between 6pm and 8pm on Wednesday

Where in the UK will get the best view of the solar eclipse?

Great Britain’s biggest household energy supplier is calling on its customers to use less electricity this week during the deepest solar eclipse in almost 30 years.

Can Florida’s ‘coastal corridor’ project safeguard wildlife and boost economy?

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:44 +0000

Conservationists have created a ‘coastal corridor’ of ocean-based projects designed to preserve and nourish vulnerable marine life

‘Unprecedented, dangerous territory’: US north-west reckons with a summer of historic wildfires

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:00:44 +0000

Extreme conditions in Washington and Oregon have fueled fast-moving fires, leaving the region draped in toxic plumes – and the danger isn’t over

Piles of twisted metal and ashen debris line the cul-de-sacs where the tranquil suburbs of Spokane, Washington, once stood.

Invisible poison: living with mercury pollution in the Colombian Amazon – in pictures

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:00:42 +0000

Rainforest communities face a silent crisis as mercury from gold mining contaminates their food and water

Fast-moving wildfire engulfs hills in western Canada – video

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:07:09 +0000

Thousands of residents in British Columbia's wine and orchard region were ordered to evacuate on Saturday as a fast-moving wildfire in western Canada nearly doubled in size overnight. The Bald Range fire was burning out of control across about 9,500 hectares, prompting evacuation orders in Summerland, Peachland and other districts west of Okanagan Lake

Canadian government steps in as ‘out of control’ wildfires force thousands to flee