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Climate extremes increasingly 'normal' in Britain, Met Office says

Trump administration ends 50-year habitat protections for endangered species, potentially accelerating decline of imperiled wildlife

The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.

NOAA forecasts Minnesota wildfire smoke to push hazardous PM2.5 pollution into Great Lakes and Northeast cities including Detroit, Philadelphia, New York over next 10 days

Smoke from northern Minnesota wildfires may drift over the Great Lakes and Northeast this week, bringing hazardous levels of air pollution to major cities

Researchers release geospatial dataset integrating 2022 NOAA sea-level rise projections and USACE calculator to map inundation extent and depth across U.S. and territories for spatial adaptation planning

Mediterranean Sea holds 18% of global marine biodiversity despite covering under 1% of ocean surface, study urges urgent protection

The Mediterranean Sea accounts for less than 1% of the world’s ocean surface water, but it contains roughly 18% of global marine biodiversity.

Andalusia wildfire kills 12, triggers major containment operation in southern Spain

The blaze in Andalusia prompted a major containment operation.

Colombia proposes mandatory Scope 3 GHG reporting by 2029 to support national emissions trading system and improve GHG accounting

Colombia’s outgoing left-wing government is seeking public input on phased-in emissions reporting requirements to support national GHG accounting and a long-awaited emissions trading system (Spanish: PNCTE).

New Zealand introduces ETS amendments to include carbon removals and revise industrial allocation settings

The New Zealand government on Wednesday introduced the next tranche of climate change amendments to Parliament that would make carbon removal activities eligible in the ETS, as well as changes to industrial allocation settings.

Nation’s largest solar energy project breaks ground in Wilson

Climate policy expert warns Latin America risks losing long-term nature finance without local institutional reforms and stronger community leadership

Latin America could miss out on international nature finance unless it shifts its focus from mere project delivery to strengthening local institutions and community leadership, according to a climate policy expert.

Wood Mackenzie ranks top 10 stationary battery integrators, Sungrow leads; list dominated by six Chinese firms, two US, one South Korean, one Finnish company

Who gets the most stationary energy storage batteries integrated into the grid?

Another Heat Wave Brings Unbearable Temperatures to Much of the U.S.

Salt Lake City reached its highest temperature ever recorded this weekend.

Wildfires force Forest Service to close some Boundary Waters entry points

Town of Gilbert studies nearly two miles of Sonoqui Wash for sediment buildup, shallow channels, and blockages that increase flood and erosion risks during storms

US Marshals Service charges Clarence Frazier Jr with murder in fatal shooting of Deputy Marshal Drew Hanson during arrest for missed sexual battery trial in Louisiana

Clarence Frazier Jr charged with murder over killing of Drew Hanson and could face death penalty if convicted A federal agent was fatally shot while trying to help authorities capture a man who failed to show up to his sexual battery trial in Louisiana, according to the US justice department.

U.S. Facing Record-Breaking Heat Wave This Week

EU proposes energy efficiency labels for data centers to curb environmental impact amid sector’s rapid growth and power grid strain

The European Union wants to propose a sustainability rating system for data centers to encourage greater energy and resource efficiency as the sector’s rapid expansion strains power grids and the environment.

Scientists use Argo floats near Greenland to measure Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation changes after record heat, assessing potential effects on UK weather patterns

As temperatures rise, scientists are investigating whether a changing Atlantic could bring more volatile weather to the UK

Researchers find rising seas, pollution, and heat could eliminate half of Brazil’s coastal wetlands by 2050, threatening migratory red knot shorebirds’ feeding habitats

POTIGUAR BASIN, Brazil — On the estuary beaches where the Atlantic Ocean mixes with freshwater rising from mangrove soils, the shorebird known as the red knot has a single goal: to feed.

A Nuclear Debut in Bangladesh Tests Developing World’s Atomic Shift

A new, $13 billion Russian-built plant could generate 15% of the country's electricity.