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Ngurra Kayanta adds 1.9 million hectares to reserve system
Traditional Owners will manage a vast Kimberley protected area spanning habitat, cultural knowledge and connected Country.
Home batteries cut bills as consumer complaints climb
ACCC data links solar batteries to lower annual bills while reports about new-energy services rose 107%.
Natural forests outperformed planted ones in China's record 2022 drought
A study of China's 2022 Yangtze River Basin heat disaster found natural forests withstood combined drought and temperature stress better than planted forests.
Endangered Small Blue butterfly found thriving in Uppsala garden
Researchers conducting a BioBlitz at Uppsala's Botanical Garden found the endangered Small Blue butterfly abundant in one of its meadows.
US city mayors carry local climate action to London as heat wave strikes
Mayors from Phoenix, Miami, and Columbia, Missouri attended London Climate Action Week, pursuing local emissions cuts independent of federal direction.
Venezuela earthquake toll nears 1,000 with more than 51,000 still missing
Back-to-back earthquakes have killed close to 1,000 people in Venezuela, with more than 51,000 reported missing.
NOAA questions ship speed rules that have protected right whales since 2008
NOAA is reconsidering vessel speed limits introduced in 2008 that reduced fatal ship strikes on critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.
Oil Industry Fights $50 Billion Oregon Lawsuit Over a Portland Heat Wave
A $50 billion Oregon lawsuit seeks to hold fossil fuel companies legally responsible for a heat wave that struck Portland five years ago.
NASA's PACE satellite maps wildfire smoke as a record fire season burns
NASA's PACE satellite is using three instruments to monitor vegetation fire-risk signals and track smoke plumes during a record U.S. wildfire season.
What are Scope 3 emissions, and why TotalEnergies just lost in court over them?
A Paris court ruled TotalEnergies failed its legal vigilance duty by ignoring Scope 3 emissions, the greenhouse gases released when customers use its products.
Shark bites are falling worldwide but Australia keeps bucking the trend
Shark bites are declining globally, but Australia is seeing the opposite trend, with experts split on whether sharks or human activity is to blame.
Why higher fossil fuel prices can leave the air dirtier, not cleaner
When fossil fuel prices spike, some households switch to cheaper wood burning, raising toxic chemical levels in local air.
Twin magnitude-7 quakes kill 235 in Venezuela seconds apart
Two shallow magnitude-7-plus earthquakes struck Venezuela seconds apart, killing at least 235 people and injuring over 4,300.
In January 2026, Alice Springs logged 20 days of temperatures above 40°C
Remote First Nations communities in Australia faced 20 days above 40°C in Alice Springs in January 2026 alone.
Paris bans public drinking as heatwave pushes hospitals to saturation point
Paris banned public alcohol consumption from Friday noon after the police chief declared hospitals had hit 'saturation point'.
Paris Bans Public Drinking as Heatwave Pushes Germany Toward 40C
Paris has restricted alcohol sales and consumption to ease hospital pressure as Europe's heatwave shifts east, with Germany facing temperatures near 40C.
Bunbury ratepayers face a $1.2 million bill to truck food waste 160km
Bunbury, WA's second-largest city, will pay $1.2 million to transport organic food waste 160km to Perth to keep its FOGO recycling system alive.
NSW cuts abalone catch quota by 41 per cent to rescue south coast fishery
New South Wales has imposed a 41 per cent reduction in the commercial abalone catch on its south coast, citing the need for a sustainable fishery reset.
How Russia's Ukraine Invasion Accidentally Made Germany a Plug-In Solar Giant
Russia's 2022 Ukraine invasion sent European electricity prices soaring, driving a boom in cheap plug-in solar, with Germany counting roughly 1 million units.
Twin earthquakes kill 32 and injure 700 in Venezuela
Back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, killing at least 32 people, injuring 700, and collapsing buildings in Caracas.
Earthquake Flattens Buildings in Caracas as Survivors Call from Rubble
A powerful earthquake has flattened buildings in Venezuela's capital Caracas, with survivors' voices heard calling from the rubble.
Why Corpus Christi's water crisis arrived decades ahead of schedule
Three successive water plans shortened the city's shortage timeline from 2050 to 2030 to imminent, each time tracking what planners refused to model: climate change.
Enbridge faces North Carolina resistance over its disputed Tennessee record
North Carolina residents are pushing back against Enbridge Gas's pipeline proposal, citing the company's disputed environmental track record in Tennessee.
Twin Earthquakes Hit Venezuela; USGS Puts Death Toll Potentially Above 10,000
Twin quakes struck Venezuela and the USGS warned deaths would most likely number in the thousands, with substantial odds of exceeding 10,000.
Australia Hits 600,000 Home Batteries, Reducing Transmission Line Needs
Australia now has 600,000 household batteries installed, a scale AEMO says can reduce the need for new high-voltage transmission lines.
Venezuela earthquake kills 162, injures nearly 1,000 with La Guaira worst hit
An earthquake in Venezuela has killed at least 162 people and injured nearly 1,000, with the La Guaira region hit hardest.
44 million people in France under red alert as country breaks heat record
France has placed all 44 million residents under the highest red heat alert after recording the country's hottest day ever.
Europe Is the Fastest-Warming Continent, Amplified by Local Land and Sea Factors
Europe warms faster than any other continent because local land and sea conditions amplify the global effects of fossil fuel emissions.
655 Million People Lack Electricity While 2 Billion Cook With Polluting Fuels
WHO data shows 655 million people have no electricity and 2 billion rely on polluting cooking fuels, threatening health and development globally.
France Heatwave Knocks Out Power to 68,000 Homes in Brittany
A record heatwave in France cut power to around 68,000 Brittany homes, with full restoration not expected until Wednesday night.
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