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July ends 13-month streak of global heat records, but experts warn against relief

A sign warns tourists of extreme heat in Death Valley national park in July in California. Photograph: Daniel Jacobi II/AP

Climate

Repeating climate denial claims makes them seem more credible, Australian-led study finds

Repeating false and sceptical claims about climate science makes them seem more credible – including to people who accept the science and are alarmed by the climate crisis – new research has found.

Climate

‘It shouldn’t be a bucket list place’: these people went to Antarctica. They hope you don’t

“If Antarctica were music, it would be Mozart,” the Australian broadcaster Andrew Denton once wrote, after one of his many (at least seven) trips to the continent.

‘The Adriatic is becoming tropical’: Italian fishers struggle to adapt to warm sea

Beach parasols at Madonna del Ponte on the Adriatic coast near Fano. Photograph: imageBROKER/Shutterstock

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What lies beneath: the growing threat to the hidden network of cables that power the internet

The global network of undersea cables that powers the internet is under increasing threat. Illustration: Stuart Gregory/Getty Images

Environment

Peel those apples: washing produce doesn’t remove pesticides, study finds

A new scientific report lends weight to consumer concerns about pesticide residues on food, presenting fresh evidence that wa

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‘It made me cry’: photos taken 15 years apart show melting Swiss glaciers

Duncan and Helen Porter took the first photo, right, in 2009 and revisited this year. Composite: Duncan Porter

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Cello-playing climate activist arrested at New York Citibank protest as crackdown escalates

Cello player John Mark Rozendaal is detained by NYPD on Thursday for criminal contempt outside Citibank’s global headquarters. Photograph: Stephanie Keith 100584/Getty Images

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Investors push Glencore to scrap spin-off of heavily polluting coal division

Glencore’s Glendell open-cut coalmine in New South Wales. Glencore had planned to list the fossil fuel arm as a separate company on the NYSE. Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

Energy

Is the dream of nuclear fusion dead? Why the international experimental reactor is in ‘big trouble’

The Iter tokamak was supposed to be producing energy by 2020. Photograph: US Iter

Energy

Could Australia become a green hydrogen superpower?

“If you remember being a kid and blowing up a balloon or into a milkshake, your cheeks got sore because there is an energy penalty associated with bubble formation.”

Energy

Arrests made at power station 'climate camp'

A total of 22 people have been arrested in connection with a planned "climate camp" near a power station in North Yorkshire, police have said.

Energy Climate

After the floods: 'A catastrophic year' on farms

Farmers are counting the cost of the long, wet winter as they start to bring in record low harvests of grain. The amount of wheat planted has fallen by nearly a tenth, and two thirds of British farmers say they have lost money.

Climate

Ringing Cities with Belts of Green and Blue Can Counter Heat, Flooding

Cities can cool down by ringing their boundaries with a thick belt of green space, ideally threaded through with lakes and rivers, says the latest research out of China.

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Risk of Dangerous Climate Tipping Points Rises with Each 0.1°C of Warming, New Analysis Shows

Every 0.1°C of planetary warming increases the risk of reaching dangerous tipping points, says a new open-access article published in the journal Nature Communications.

Climate

Thousands evacuated as wildfires reach Athens

Thousands of residents have been evacuated from their homes as large wildfires reach the suburbs of Athens, with some flames leaping as high as 25m (80ft).

Climate

Greece has brought in the army to help extinguish fires raging out of control in eastern Attica – as it happened

Greece has brought in the army to help extinguish fires raging out of control in eastern Attica. A fire brigade spokesman told the Guardian 88 soldiers had been seconded in the battle to contain blazes with firefighting efforts now focused on Nea Penteli and surrounding areas.

Climate

How better buildings can help von der Leyen maintain her green legacy

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen addresses national delegations during the COP28, UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Dubai Exhibition Center, United Arab Emirates on December 1, 2023. (Photo: Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto/via Reuters)

Environment

Heat aggravated by carbon pollution killed 50,000 in Europe last year – study

Hot weather inflamed by carbon pollution killed nearly 50,000 people in Europe last year, with the continent warming at a much faster rate than other parts of the world, rese

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‘We’re still in the 1970s with cement’: Norway plant to blaze carbon-free concrete trail

Heidelberg Materials’ cement plant with a carbon capture and storage facility in Brevik, Norway. Photograph: Ajit Niranjan/The Guardian

Environment