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Ecological catastrophy

Environment

World is on track for 2.5°C of global warming by end of the century

Countries’ climate plans are nowhere near ambitious enough to cut emissions in line with Paris Agreement targets, the UN has warned

Emergency workers patrol a flooded area in Melbourne on 14 October

Environment

Eastern Australia is battling fifth major wave of floods in 19 months

Satellite image of Jakobshavn glacier,

Environment

Engineering firms explore plan to slow melting of Greenland glacier

Car buried under rubble

Environment

Extreme weather threat to energy security is as serious as Ukraine war

Brown howler monkeys in open grassland

Life

Monkeys and lemurs are coming down from the trees as climate warms up

Bamboo forest

Environment

11th-century polymath was the first to recognise past climate change

London heatwave

Environment

England’s August heatwave was deadlier than record 40°C days in July

A woman walks before the Opera House while it rains in Sydney on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Muhammad FAROOQ / AFP) (Photo by MUHAMMAD FAROOQ/AFP via Getty Images)

Environment

Sydney has wettest year on record with 2.2 metres of rain in 279 days

A container cargo ship in the ocean

Environment

Ships release invisible contrails that slightly cool the climate

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Environment

Megadrought could become the new normal in the south-western US

Human-caused climate change is making droughts more severe – and could shift some regions of North America into permanent drought conditions

Environment

Hurricane Ian has left thousands without power and clean water

Environment

You’re Safe Til 2024: Deep History is about humanity’s turning points

Environment

Decarbonising the shipping industry will cost more than $1 trillion

Comment

To encourage sustainability, we must remember we are apes, not angels