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Six people huddle around a table, their brows furrowed in concentration as they piece together the puzzle of the changing climate. The task before them is deceptively simple yet profoundly complex: tracing the cascading impacts of greenhouse gas emissions on everything from biodiversity loss and ocean acidification to famine and…

The fires that have engulfed Los Angeles cap the hottest decade in history.

Exclusive: Water industry calls for PFAS ban after analysis of sampling data shows contamination across country

Levels of PFAS chemicals found in sludge destined for British land would not be considered safe for allotments

Office for Environmental Protection calls for urgent action after finding government is falling short on most targets

Exclusive: Report by risk experts says previous assessments ignored severe effects of climate crisis

Eastern NSW, particularly northern rivers, and Gold Coast at high risk for severe thunderstorms and winds on Thursday, BoM forecasts

Tamar Valley, Cornwall: On a rare day of bright winter brilliance, the river is a contrast of dazzle and shade

Ed Miliband says funding pledge means Britain within ‘grasping distance’ of ‘secure, clean, unlimited energy’

Canadians are among some of the most water-rich people globally, with access to about 20 per cent of the world’s freshwater supply and seven per cent of the world’s renewable freshwater supply.

Australia is considered a nation of beach lovers. But with all this water surrounding us, drownings remain tragically common. At least 55 people have drowned in waterways in Australia so far this summer, most of whom drowned at the beach. And the season’s not over.