A fifth heatwave since June cuts French nuclear generation by 7.3 GW, sending day-ahead prices to €142.50/MWh and straining Europe's energy supply.
Today
Extreme wind gusts, tornado warnings, and flooding hit Midwest on Tuesday, grounding flights and causing at least one death.
Average August temperatures would break last year's record as heatwaves and drought grip the country.
Climate scientist argues drought, conflicts, and pollution show humanity must invest in water resources or face worsening violence and ecological collapse.
Guardian columnist argues social systems can flip rapidly, citing fossil fuels' declining economics and renewable energy's ascent as signs of inevitable change.
Extreme heat and drought pushed Italy's premier sparkling wine region to its earliest harvest on record, forcing nighttime and floodlit picking.
Yesterday
Extreme temperatures strain Credem bank's Parmigiano Reggiano vaults and milk production across Italian agriculture.
The Trump administration is terminating support for a key annual climate report documenting rapid Arctic warming.
The top U.S. scientific body deleted climate science guidance after pressure from Republican leaders including President Trump.
A fast-moving wildfire in Monterey County, California doubled overnight and forced immediate evacuations of popular tourist destinations including Ventana Inn.
Mayor Mamdani, Gov. Hochul, and the MTA announced a plan to test a thermal energy network that would cool platforms and heat city buildings.
Met Office warns of extreme 38C temperatures Thursday; summer 2026 on course to be hottest on record.
Aerial imagery captures extensive devastation in Washington state after recent fire event.
Aug 9
Copernicus data shows ocean warming accelerating, with climate change impacts visible in real time.
Temperatures forecast to hit 36C this week, deepening drought and water restrictions across England and Wales.
Mutual aid groups born from Covid mask distribution now fight wildfire smoke across the US, filling gaps left by government inaction.
Building trades prepared for an offshore wind boom that went bust, leaving thousands of workers scrambling for positions.
South Wales fire crews battle major moorland blaze that has burned 300 hectares since Friday, with smoke visible 70 miles away.
A major wildfire that started July 29 destroyed a cherished nature reserve, killed rare invertebrates, and displaced birds from critical nesting grounds.
Oregon wildfire reaches 23% containment as flames advance toward Highway 35; statewide blazes scorch over 2.2 million acres.
Aug 8
More areas of England face drought status as a heatwave builds with no significant rain forecast.
An octogenarian became the first confirmed death as the fast-moving fire forced evacuations across southern British Columbia.
As the Bald Range wildfire forces thousands from their homes in the Okanagan, veterinary clinics offer free boarding and a pig sanctuary owner flees while her fiancé stays to defend the farm.
British Columbia has declared a state of provincial emergency as wildfires affect the region.
Australia loses roughly four species per decade and is the world's extinction hotspot, but numbat conservation efforts have removed the marsupial from international threatened species lists.
Environment Canada and U.S. forecasters tracked a multi-day severe weather outbreak that spawned confirmed tornadoes in southwestern Ontario and repeated storm warnings around Chicago.
Study links ocean warming to storms, food insecurity, and mental health impacts in coastal communities.
Aug 7
Governor Newsom's MyFirstEV program offers immediate discounts at dealerships for new and used electric vehicles, funded by state and automakers.
Over 180,000 customers face alternating blackouts as record heat and aging infrastructure compound a severe drought.
Water companies restrict outdoor use across South West, Thames and other regions amid low rainfall and high demand.
The largest U.S. reservoir drops below its 2022 record low, intensifying a water crisis affecting 40 million people across seven states.
NOAA confirms hottest month ever for contiguous US, beating 1936 Dust Bowl, as ocean temperatures and European heat shatter records worldwide.
Fast-moving blaze near active volcano in East Java has consumed 176 hectares; authorities mobilize hundreds of firefighters amid challenging terrain and El Niño conditions.
Oil major moves against EU regulations in what Financial Times describes as 'peak impunity' on climate commitments.
Aug 6
European Space Agency integrates real-time fire tracking into free satellite imagery tool as wildfires surge across continent.
German utility RWE will drop wind projects off New York, California and Louisiana in exchange for $1.22bn, redirecting funds into LNG and gas peaker plants.
New research challenges the myth that keeping an old gas car is greener than switching to electric.
London mayor calls for renewed climate commitment amid UK drought and wildfires; speculation grows that Labour PM may back contested oil and gas projects.
Aug 5
University of Vermont researchers find plastic contamination could increase soil pollution despite climate benefits of diverting waste from landfill.
Rapidly intensifying Pacific weather system expected to push millions into food insecurity across Global South by late 2027.
Guardian columnist George Monbiot argues the radical right has shifted to accepting climate catastrophe rather than preventing it.
Aug 4
Eight major oil firms nearly doubled earnings while temperatures soared, sparking calls for windfall taxation and climate reparations.
Federal appeals court rules the administration likely violated law by freezing Biden-era clean energy funding based on policy disagreement.
Heat waves, storms and power outages are disrupting communities and worsening loneliness, according to new research.
Aug 3
Record-low Danube water levels shut one reactor at Romania's only nuclear plant; the navy blew up part of the riverbed to keep the second one cooled.
The vital waterway faces unprecedented water shortages, threatening industrial transport and electricity generation across Europe.
Mark Carney cuts emergency response while funding fossil fuel projects amid record wildfires
Canadian PM prioritizes billions in pipeline subsidies over disaster preparedness as wildfires displace 300,000 across Europe and Canada.
A five-year effort to build a solar farm on sacred tribal land in Eastern Washington ends after investigation exposed cultural omissions.
Aug 2
IMD issues orange and red alerts as heavy to very heavy rainfall forecast across north, central, and eastern regions through mid-August.
Extreme heat and low water levels reveal dozens of deliberately sunken German vessels in Europe's second-longest river.
Jul 31
Malaysian, British, and French farmers report crop failures, water scarcity, and rising costs as extreme weather and drought accelerate.
Record-low water levels on the Danube knocked out Hungary's only nuclear plant, which supplies nearly half the country's power, for the first time in over 40 years.
Jul 28
The fast-moving Bald Range fire near Summerland and Peachland joins a destructive BC fire season that has already leveled an Indigenous community and choked North American skies with smoke.
Jun 23
London mayor Sadiq Khan argues climate denial voices are "deadly" as record heat sweeps Europe; scientists warn of political failures.