‘Climate free fall’: why the biggest risk to our economies is yet to be recognized
Thu 16 Jul 2026
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UK withdraws millions in funding from world’s second-largest rainforest in Congo
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The UK has abandoned projects worth tens of millions of pounds that were meant to help protect Congo rainforests and support local people.
Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Toronto, threatens US cities
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Toronto's air quality ranked the worst among major cities globally on Wednesday as wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario blackened skies and spread into the northeastern United States, prompting health warnings and calls for residents to limit outdoor activities.
Over 1,600 energy department webpages on utility bill savings removed as US temperatures soar
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As millions of Americans prepare for another brutal heatwave, it’s now harder to find information about ways to stay cool while saving energy and keeping utility costs down.
The heat waves are Andy Burnham’s problem now
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Recent record-breaking hot weather in the U.K. has made a chunk of voters more worried about climate change and impatient for help from the government.
National Academies finds growing evidence linking climate change to disasters
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The United States' preeminent science institution released an anticipated report Thursday indicating that research into the connections between climate change and individual weather disasters have grown stronger over the last decade.
As climate change expands mosquito ranges, better monitoring is key to preventing disease
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Monitoring is expensive and labor intensive. But it helps public health officials stop outbreaks.
Development banks' climate funding hits record, but World Bank pullback looms
Thu 16 Jul 2026
Multilateral development banks committed a record $162.5 billion in climate financing last year, a report by the EU's lending arm showed on Monday, but targets for poorer nations could be at risk after the World Bank's decision last month to abandon key goals.
1,000 evacuated from Fontainebleau fires near Paris; Spanish authorities identify some fire victims
Thu 16 Jul 2026
Bigger fires have been ravaging areas of southern France, but the Fontainebleau fire is exceptionally close to the densely populated region surrounding the French capital.
India is adding biofuels to petrol – but many drivers are unhappy
Thu 16 Jul 2026
India's decision to increase the share of biofuels blended with petrol is facing ire from motorists who question its viability in a market where a majority of vehicles are not yet designed for it.
