Environment
- WorldUK Government Forms Flood Taskforce After Severe Weather SeasonThe UK government announced the creation of a dedicated flood taskforce following a severe weather season that caused widespread flooding across multiple regions.
- Pollution Sickens Communities Along Thailand's Kok RiverWorld
- Vistula River in Warsaw Hits Record Low Water LevelWorld
- ScienceUN Report: 1.5-Degree Warming Limit No Longer AchievableA 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.
- Jellyfish Swarms Force French Nuclear Plant to Shut Down Four ReactorsWorld
- UK Trial Uses AI to Help Planes Avoid Climate-Warming Condensation TrailsTechnology
- WorldMichael 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.
- UK Faces Fifth Heatwave of the Year as Drought Spreads and 23 Million Under Hosepipe BansWorld
- UK Drought Risk Grows as Fifth Heatwave of 2026 BuildsWorld
- WorldUK Government Launches Environmental Review of England's Rivers and LakesThe 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.
- Rhine and Danube Hit Record Lows as Europe's Rivers Crisis DeepensWorld
- Dangote to Build Africa's Second-Largest Oil Refinery on Kenyan IslandBusiness
- World800 Canadian Wildfires Burning as Hazardous Smoke Reaches US StatesMore 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.