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- UK national parks warn of ‘catastrophic’ risk from wildfires this Easter April 18, 2025Weeks of fires amid warm and dry spell have decimated ecosystems and threatened endangered species, say expertsWildfires expose ‘postcode lottery’ of firefighting resourcesBritain’s national parks have warned of a “catastrophic” risk from wildfires this Easter after one of the driest early spring seasons on record.Park rangers from the South Downs to the Highlands said the […]Josh Halliday North of England editor
- Week in wildlife: elephants on parade, a rescued serval and wandering bears April 18, 2025The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...Pejman Faratin
- Climate change is not just a problem of physics but a crisis of justice April 18, 2025In an exclusive extract from Friederike Otto’s new book, she says climate disasters result from inequality as well as fossil fuelMy research as a climate scientist is in attribution science. Together with my team, I analyse extreme weather events and answer the questions of whether, and to what extent, human-induced climate change has altered their […]Friederike Otto
- Weather tracker: sandstorm turns Iraqi skies orange and empties the streets April 18, 2025Thousands go to hospital with respiratory problems after massive dust cloud blows in from Saudi ArabiaIraq was hit by its most severe sandstorm of 2025 this week, turning skies from blue to an orange haze. Visibility dropped to less than half a mile, causing travel disruptions, with two major airports halting flights, and streets in […]Ishani Mistry (Metdesk)
- From butterflies to wind turbines, project preserves world’s sonic heritage April 18, 2025Online exhibition collects soundscapes from nature reserves and sites such as Machu Picchu and Taj MahalThe sounds of wind turbines, rare whales and the Amazonian dawn chorus are among the noises being preserved as part of an exhibition of soundscapes found in world heritage sites.The Sonic Heritage project is a collection of 270 sounds from […]Sinéad Campbell
- About 15% of world’s cropland polluted with toxic metals, say researchers April 17, 2025Scientists sound the alarm over substances such as arsenic and lead contaminating soils and entering food systemsAbout one sixth of global cropland is contaminated by toxic heavy metals, researchers have estimated, with as many as 1.4 billion people living in high-risk areas worldwide.Approximately 14 to 17% of cropland globally – roughly 242m hectares – is […]Sinéad Campbell
- Rural communities could be destroyed if UK signs US trade deal, says former food tsar April 17, 2025Exclusive: Henry Dimbleby joins farmers in voicing fears of lower standards and a poor deal for British food producersBritain’s rural communities could be “destroyed”, the former government food tsar has said, if ministers sign a US trade deal that undercuts British farming standards.Ministers are working on a new trade deal with the US, after previous […]Helena Horton Environment reporter
- Kicking up a stink: row over sewage pollution blighting Cape Town’s beaches April 17, 2025Campaigners say authorities should be doing more to clean up waters around city of nearly 5 million people On a clear summer’s day in Cape Town, the Milnerton Lagoon was serene, reflecting the bright blue sky and Table Mountain. But there was an unmistakable stench, and up close, the water was murky.A few hundred metres […]Rachel Savage in Cape Town
- ‘All of his guns will do nothing for him’: lefty preppers are taking a different approach to doomsday April 17, 2025Liberals in the US make up about 15% of the prepping scene and their numbers are growing. Their fears differ from their better-known rightwing counterparts – as do their methodsOne afternoon in February, hoping to survive the apocalypse or at least avoid finding myself among its earliest victims, I logged on to an online course […]Aaron Gell
- ‘No fish, no money, no food’: Colombia’s stilt people fight to save their wetlands April 17, 2025Illegally diverted rivers, seawater and poorly managed building projects have polluted the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta. But the Unesco site has a vital role to play in fighting climate changeFrom the porch of her family home in Nueva Venecia, Magdalena, Yeidis Rodríguez Suárez watches the sunset. The view takes in the still waters of […]Words and photographs by Euan Wallace in Nueva Venecia, Colombia
- The life and death of a ‘laundered’ cow in the Amazon rainforest April 17, 2025Cattle moved between ranches, allowing meat from farms linked to deforestation to end up on supermarket shelvesRevealed: world’s largest meat company may break Amazon deforestation pledges againBibles, bullets and beef: Amazon cowboy culture at odds with Brazil’s climate goalsBrazil is the biggest exporter of beef in the world, and more than 40% of its vast […]Jonathan Watts Graphics by Chris Watson and Lucy Swan
- How the truth about supermarket salmon is being hidden – video April 17, 2025Salmon is often marketed as the sustainable, healthy and eco-friendly protein choice. But what you may not realise is that most of the salmon you buy is farmed, especially if you live in the UK, because Scottish salmon producers are no longer required to tell you. Josh Toussaint-Strauss finds out why it is important for […]Josh Toussaint-Strauss Alex Healey Steve Glew Ryan Baxter
- Nothing to see here, Press Council says after News Corp tabloids’ front-page undisclosed advertorial gassing up fossil fuel | Weekly Beast April 17, 2025No breach, self-regulatory Australian Press Council rules; plus BBC embarks on big bureau expansionSign up to get Guardian Australia’s weekly media diary as a free newsletterWhen is an undisclosed advertorial, paid for by the fossil fuel industry and splashed across the front pages of all the Murdoch tabloids, not a breach of press standards?When the […]Amanda Meade
- 'I'm not a scientist': Dutton responds to climate change question in ABC leaders' debate – video April 17, 2025When asked if he accepts we are already seeing the impacts of climate change, the opposition leader responded 'there's an impact', but said the real question is what Australia can do about it. Pressed further, Dutton said 'I don't know' and 'I'm not a scientist' when asked if he was willing to say 'this is […]
- Live colossal squid captured on video in wild for first time ever – video April 16, 2025The colossal squid, the heaviest invertebrate in the world, has been filmed alive in the wild for the first time since it was identified a century ago. The individual – captured on film near the South Sandwich Islands in the south Atlantic Ocean – is a baby, at just 11.8in (30cm) in lengthLive colossal squid captured […]
- Live colossal squid captured on video in wild for first time ever April 16, 2025A young Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, the heaviest invertebrate on earth, was filmed in the Atlantic OceanThe colossal squid, the heaviest invertebrate in the world, has been filmed alive in the wild for the first time since it was identified a century ago.Growing up to 23ft (seven metres) long and weighing up to half a tonne, the […]Karen McVeigh
- Underwater Argonauts! The deep-sea scientists logging Med pollution – in pictures April 16, 2025Juliette Pavy’s photographs of eco expeditions bring an element of lyrical storytelling to the global impact of invisible pollutants, from the Mediterranean to the Arctic Continue reading...Guardian Staff
- Sauntering on streets and grazing on lawns: what happens when rhinos move into town? April 16, 2025In one Nepali village, the resident rhinos are a conservation success story and attract thousands of visitors, but attacks on humans are on the rise“I can’t talk now, I’m in hospital,” Ram Kumar Aryal says when he picks up the phone. “Someone has been attacked by one of the rhinos.” Every few months, Aryal – […]Photographs by Paul Hilton and words by Phoebe Weston
- Atomic Secrets: a Chornobyl scientist warns of a toxic future April 15, 2025Dmitry Kalmykov is a Ukrainian scientist who has dedicated his life to investigating environmental disasters, first at Chornobyl and now in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan - formerly the Soviet Union's primary nuclear weapons testing site. He teaches schoolchildren about how bombs were tested, and how – more than 30 years after the site was decommissioned – the […]Zhanana Kurmasheva, Banu Ramazanova, Lindsay Poulton Jess Gormley
- Faintings, blackouts and violence: Iraq’s scorching emergency – in pictures April 15, 2025The country’s average temperature has risen by 0.48C a decade from 2000. Last August, photographer Susan Schulman visited Baghdad and Amarah, to capture the impact of extreme weather on everyday lives Continue reading...Susan Schulman