#environment

09:47
UN Report: 1.5-Degree Warming Limit No Longer Achievable
A new UN Environment Programme report warns the world is on track for 2.6 degrees of warming, making the 1.5-degree Paris Agreement target unachievable. Limiting the overshoot is now the priority.
Deutsche Welle•1 min read
14:49
Jellyfish Swarms Force French Nuclear Plant to Shut Down Four Reactors
09:26
UK Trial Uses AI to Help Planes Avoid Climate-Warming Condensation Trails
23:25
Michael Sheen Investigates Wales' Toxic Legacy: 'What He Told Me Made My Blood Run Cold'
Actor Michael Sheen has investigated Monsanto's alleged dumping of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) across Wales in a new BBC documentary, following whistleblower Douglas Gowan's claims that 14 sites — 12 in Wales — contain toxic chemicals linked to rare cancers in local communities.
BBC News•1 min read
01:36
UK Faces Fifth Heatwave of the Year as Drought Spreads and 23 Million Under Hosepipe Bans
03:10
UK Drought Risk Grows as Fifth Heatwave of 2026 Builds
10:00
UK Government Launches Environmental Review of England's Rivers and Lakes
The UK government has ordered a comprehensive review of environmental protections for England's waterways following years of public outrage over sewage dumping and declining water quality in rivers and lakes.
BBC News•1 min read
08:43
Rhine and Danube Hit Record Lows as Europe's Rivers Crisis Deepens
15:01
Dangote to Build Africa's Second-Largest Oil Refinery on Kenyan Island
15:30
800 Canadian Wildfires Burning as Hazardous Smoke Reaches US States
More than 800 wildfires are burning simultaneously across Canada, generating hazardous air quality across Michigan, Minneapolis and Minnesota as toxic smoke drifts south into US territory.
BBC News•1 min read