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Entangled Humpback Whale Slowly Dying in Germany's Baltic Sea
A humpback whale, trapped in ropes and unable to feed, has been lingering in the shallow Baltic Sea for weeks in a deteriorating condition. The case has drawn attention to the broader contradiction between public empathy...
The Guardian Highlights Six Must-Read Stories of the Week
The Guardian's weekend edition curates six standout long-reads from the past seven days, spanning topics including Iran's social media culture, an abandoned department store, and a 1,200-year-old Japanese record of cherr...
Manx Shearwaters Return to Isle of Man Amid Record-Early Spring
The Isle of Man's iconic Manx shearwaters have returned to their nesting grounds, the species' namesake island. Their arrival comes amid a broader pattern of spring migrants appearing earlier than usual across Britain, a...
US–Iran War Threatens to Divert Climate Finance to Developing Nations
Experts warn that a protracted US–Iran conflict and rising oil prices could undermine climate finance commitments made in 2024, straining the flow of funds from wealthy countries to developing nations. Analysts are urg...
Judge Dismisses Trump Administration's Lawsuit to Block Hawaii Climate Case
A federal judge threw out the Justice Department's lawsuit seeking to prevent Hawaii from pursuing its state climate litigation. The ruling marks the second courtroom defeat for the Trump administration's broader legal c...
EU Moves to Tighten Regulation of 'Forever Chemicals' (PFAS)
The European Union is working to strengthen its rules on PFAS, synthetic compounds known as 'forever chemicals' that resist breakdown in the human body and environment. While the EU already has stricter chemical regulati...
Victorian Councils Push Back Against Mandatory Four-Bin Recycling System
Victorian local governments have been given until 1 July 2027 to implement a four-bin household recycling system, a policy introduced in 2020 to make Victoria a recycling leader. However, some councils and waste experts ...
Carbon Brief Weekly: Fossil-Fuel Power Falls, 'Super' El Niño Warning Issued
Carbon Brief's weekly digest highlights a slump in fossil-fuel power generation globally, alongside warnings from scientists of a potentially severe 'super' El Niño event. The digest also covers Afghanistan's climate st...
Hungary's Orbán Ousted: What Magyar's Election Win Means for Climate Policy
Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party have suffered a landslide defeat to Péter Magyar's centre-right Tisza party, ending 16 years of right-wing populist rule in Hungary. Carbon Brief examines what the political shift coul...
India's Agrarian Festivals Face Growing Climate Pressure
Traditional spring harvest festivals across India are increasingly disrupted by climate change, which is straining crops, water supplies, and rural livelihoods. Communities are adapting to mounting pressure on the agricu...
Over 500,000 Italian Buildings at Risk as Landslide Threat Grows
Italy's mountainous and hilly terrain makes it one of Europe's most landslide-prone countries, with more than 500,000 buildings and nearly 38,000 heritage sites situated in high-risk zones. Local authorities are expressi...
Coral Reefs Face Extinction-Level Threat as Warming Reaches 1.5°C
Up to 90% of the world's coral reefs could be lost at 1.5°C of global warming, according to a Guardian opinion piece by actor and UNEP advocate Jason Momoa. Momoa calls 2026 a defining moment for reef conservation, stre...
US Climate Action Extends Beyond Trump, Experts Say
Despite the Trump administration's rollback of federal climate policy and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent casting doubt on climate science at IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, a university dean argues that significant US ...
MedellÃn Neighborhood's Rainwater and Eco-Garden Solutions Inspire City-Wide Climate Plan
Residents of Golondrinas in MedellÃn, Colombia, have built rainwater harvesting systems and eco-gardens to reduce flooding and landslide risk on steep hillsides. Their community-led, nature-based approach has fed into a...
Florida Everglades Still Failing Water Quality Standards After 40-Year Restoration
A new report finds the Florida Everglades are not on track to meet an upcoming water quality standard despite four decades of restoration work, with phosphorus pollution remaining a persistent problem. Florida state offi...
Baltimore Church Adopts Nature-Based Solutions to Combat Urban Flooding
Faith Presbyterian Church in Baltimore is implementing green infrastructure to reduce stormwater runoff and flooding risk in a city threatened by rising sea levels and aging drainage systems. The congregation is part of ...
US tech firms lobbied EU to keep data centre emissions hidden from public
An investigation found that Microsoft and other US tech companies successfully pressured the EU to include confidentiality provisions in regulations that shield individual data centre environmental metrics from public di...
Air pollution causing UK residents to develop chronic illnesses years earlier
A new study finds that air pollution is acting as a 'silent accelerator' that advances the onset of long-term illnesses among people in the UK, with some conditions appearing more than two years earlier than they otherwi...
Belfast meadow providing flood protection and carbon research faces uncertain future
A floodplain meadow in Belfast's Lower Botanic Gardens serves multiple functions including flood protection, carbon research, and community gardening, yet remains under threat. The site, cherished by local residents acro...
Crocodile attacks surge as rising Lake Turkana encroaches on Kenya settlements
Seven deaths and 15 injuries have been recorded in the past year around Lake Turkana in Kenya as rising water levels push crocodiles closer to human settlements. A survivor described being seized by a crocodile while swi...