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‘It was calm … and then just hectic’: David Rigby couldn’t escape the Longwood bushfire so faced the inferno
‘It was calm … and then just hectic’: David Rigby couldn’t escape the Longwood bushfire so faced the inferno
Rigby saved his Yarck home but many were lost. Another resident says: ‘No one actually knows how bad it is. So many livestock are dead’
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January 11, 2026 at 8:27 AM
‘It was calm … and then just hectic’: David Rigby couldn’t escape the Longwood bushfire so faced the inferno
‘We’ve got your back’: Australian PM visits bushfire-ravaged towns as 300 structures destroyed and 350,000 hectares burned
‘We’ve got your back’: Australian PM visits bushfire-ravaged towns as 300 structures destroyed and 350,000 hectares burned
Fifteen emergency warnings remain in place across Victoria, with state premier warning: ‘We are not through the worst of this by a long way’
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January 11, 2026 at 3:39 AM
‘We’ve got your back’: Australian PM visits bushfire-ravaged towns as 300 structures destroyed and 350,000 hectares burned
Queensland braces for more flooding as Tropical Cyclone Koji makes landfall
Queensland braces for more flooding as Tropical Cyclone Koji makes landfall
Heavy rain and damaging winds expected after storm crossed coast between Townsville and Bowen on Sunday morning
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January 11, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Queensland braces for more flooding as Tropical Cyclone Koji makes landfall
Australia news live: emergency level bushfires burn across Victoria; tropical cyclone Koji to make landfall in north Queesnland
Australia news live: emergency level bushfires burn across Victoria; tropical cyclone Koji to make landfall in north Queesnland
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January 10, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Australia news live: emergency level bushfires burn across Victoria; tropical cyclone Koji to make landfall in north Queesnland
Australia’s Cop31 chief negotiator plans to lobby petrostates on fossil fuel phaseout
Australia’s Cop31 chief negotiator plans to lobby petrostates on fossil fuel phaseout
Exclusive: Chris Bowen says key to next UN climate summit will be ‘engagement, engagement, engagement’ with countries such as Saudi Arabia
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January 10, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Australia’s Cop31 chief negotiator plans to lobby petrostates on fossil fuel phaseout
Freedom from China? The mine at the centre of Europe’s push for rare earth metals
Freedom from China? The mine at the centre of Europe’s push for rare earth metals
Swedish producer is trying to to accelerate the process of extracting the elements vital for hi-tech products
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January 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Freedom from China? The mine at the centre of Europe’s push for rare earth metals
Quebec’s Lake Rouge vanished – but was it a freak natural event or caused by human actions?
Quebec’s Lake Rouge vanished – but was it a freak natural event or caused by human actions?
Experts and community trying to untangle mystery of outburst that saw water travel almost 10km overland into a bigger lake
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January 10, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Quebec’s Lake Rouge vanished – but was it a freak natural event or caused by human actions?
Country diary: Look up! Tonight’s the night to see Jupiter at its brightest | Nigel Brown
Country diary: Look up! Tonight’s the night to see Jupiter at its brightest | Nigel Brown
Ynys Môn (Anglesey): The wolf moon is spectacular enough, but look east and you’ll see a celestial titan the size of a pinprick
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January 10, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Country diary: Look up! Tonight’s the night to see Jupiter at its brightest | Nigel Brown
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
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January 10, 2026 at 5:04 AM
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
California is completely drought-free for the first time in 25 years
California is completely drought-free for the first time in 25 years
Some wet years and recent winter storms have helped bring the state out of drought after years of insufficient rainfall
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January 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
California is completely drought-free for the first time in 25 years
Princess of Wales says nature ‘helped me heal’ in 44th birthday video
Princess of Wales says nature ‘helped me heal’ in 44th birthday video
Catherine says she feels ‘deeply grateful’ in final instalment of Mother Nature series, a year on from cancer treatment
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January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Princess of Wales says nature ‘helped me heal’ in 44th birthday video
Public urged to grow unusual plants to safeguard diversity of UK blooms
Public urged to grow unusual plants to safeguard diversity of UK blooms
Plant Heritage says gardening trends mean many species in danger of disappearing as they are no longer offered for sale
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January 9, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Public urged to grow unusual plants to safeguard diversity of UK blooms
Some want to ban geoengineering research. This would be a catastrophic mistake for our planet | Craig Segall and Baroness Bryony Worthington
Some want to ban geoengineering research. This would be a catastrophic mistake for our planet | Craig Segall and Baroness Bryony Worthington
We’ve already geoengineered the planet through the careless release of greenhouse gases. Now we need a plan to manage the risks we’ve set in motion
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January 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Some want to ban geoengineering research. This would be a catastrophic mistake for our planet | Craig Segall and Baroness Bryony Worthington
Weather tracker: Kosovo floods trap people in homes and cut water supplies
Weather tracker: Kosovo floods trap people in homes and cut water supplies
Emergency rescuers step in as intense rain results in landslips, power cuts and communities left isolated
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January 9, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Weather tracker: Kosovo floods trap people in homes and cut water supplies
Week in wildlife: rare gorilla twins, racing camels and a psychedelic spider
Week in wildlife: rare gorilla twins, racing camels and a psychedelic spider
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
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January 9, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Week in wildlife: rare gorilla twins, racing camels and a psychedelic spider
‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows
‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows
Oceans absorb 90% of global heating, making them a stark indicator of the relentless march of the climate crisis
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January 9, 2026 at 8:01 AM
‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows
How falcon thieves are targeting the UK’s protected birds
How falcon thieves are targeting the UK’s protected birds
In this week’s newsletter: Conservationists have seen nests raided around the country to match demand from the Middle East
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January 9, 2026 at 7:03 AM
How falcon thieves are targeting the UK’s protected birds
Exhaust pipe position affects how much air pollution we breathe, research finds
Exhaust pipe position affects how much air pollution we breathe, research finds
Cars that emit fumes closer to pavement result in pedestrians experiencing 40% more pollution
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January 9, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Exhaust pipe position affects how much air pollution we breathe, research finds
Why is Trump interested in Greenland? Look to the thawing Arctic ice | Gaby Hinsliff
Why is Trump interested in Greenland? Look to the thawing Arctic ice | Gaby Hinsliff
Forecasts suggest that global heating could create a shortcut from Asia to North America, and new routes for trading, shipping – and attack, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
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January 9, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Why is Trump interested in Greenland? Look to the thawing Arctic ice | Gaby Hinsliff
‘A colossal own goal’: Trump’s exit from global climate treaties will have little effect outside US
‘A colossal own goal’: Trump’s exit from global climate treaties will have little effect outside US
For much of the last 30 years, the rest of the world has been forced to persevere with climate action in the face of US intransigence
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January 9, 2026 at 6:05 AM
‘A colossal own goal’: Trump’s exit from global climate treaties will have little effect outside US
Country diary: Mermaid’s purses bring riches to the beach | Tom Allan
Country diary: Mermaid’s purses bring riches to the beach | Tom Allan
North Sands, Salcombe, Devon: They’re my daughter’s favourite find, and I’ve never seen such a concentration. These ones have only just hatched
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January 9, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Country diary: Mermaid’s purses bring riches to the beach | Tom Allan
Heatwave engulfs south-eastern states as Victoria faces catastrophic fire conditions not seen since Black Summer
Heatwave engulfs south-eastern states as Victoria faces catastrophic fire conditions not seen since Black Summer
Melbourne mercury expected to hit 43C with higher temperatures inland and a total fire ban in place for all Victoria
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January 8, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Heatwave engulfs south-eastern states as Victoria faces catastrophic fire conditions not seen since Black Summer
As a climate scientist, I know heatwaves in Australia will only get worse. We need to start preparing now | Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
As a climate scientist, I know heatwaves in Australia will only get worse. We need to start preparing now | Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
During black summer, my daughters were too young to know what was happening. Now, amid another Australian heatwave, they deserve answers
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January 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
As a climate scientist, I know heatwaves in Australia will only get worse. We need to start preparing now | Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
‘They are going after everything rural’: Inheritance tax U-turn does little to dampen famers’ anger at Labour
‘They are going after everything rural’: Inheritance tax U-turn does little to dampen famers’ anger at Labour
At the Oxford farming conference there were signs the government has much to do to win back farmers’ trust
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January 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM
‘They are going after everything rural’: Inheritance tax U-turn does little to dampen famers’ anger at Labour
Masses of toxic litter pours from Rhine into North Sea each year, research finds
Masses of toxic litter pours from Rhine into North Sea each year, research finds
Citizen scientists help in University of Bonn study showing river carries up to 4,700 tonnes of ‘macrolitter’ annually
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January 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Masses of toxic litter pours from Rhine into North Sea each year, research finds