Exclusive: Angela Eagle urges people to be ‘a bit more resilient’ as she tells UK citizens to plan for national emergenciesBritish people have been urged to have enough food and water on hand to survive a few days without power...
Read MoreFamily members pin photos of Nepal’s missing to hospital wall as people try not to give up hope on loved onesNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesPosters of missing people line the wall of the hospital, the glue still fresh...
Read MoreWeather forecasts once gave Britons something safe to chat about. Not any more, and that’s a problem for the experts – indeed, for all of usIn this fragmented but supposedly mild country, watching and talking about the weather...
Read MoreFor 150 years, the Mease had been altered by human hands, which destroyed habitats. But in 2013, a restoration project began – and now its wetlands are abuzz with wildlife‘A noisy river is a healthy river,” says Ruth Needham of...
Read MoreA recent study by Aviva found that one in nine new homes in England are being built on land at risk of flooding – often entirely within planning rules. Josh Toussaint-Strauss investigates how the system allows developers to...
Read MoreEven as weather extremes worsen, the voices calling for the rolling back of environmental rules have grown louder and more influentialIn the timeless week between Christmas and the new year, two Spanish men in their early 50s –...
Read MoreAs rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictionsWhen flooding hit the low-lying Somerset Levels in 2014, it took two months for the waters to rise. This week it...
Read MoreSeven out of 10 targets have little likelihood of being met by 2030, Office for Environmental Protection saysThe government will not meet its targets to save wildlife in England and Northern Ireland and is failing on almost all...
Read MoreDid the 21st century begin on 1 January 2000? Or was it that blue sky day in September 2001 when the planes hit the twin towers? These images from the last 25 years chronicle modern history in the makingAt the turn of the...
Read MoreMany uncertain about the future after losing everything in the country’s deadliest natural disaster for yearsWhen the rains began, Layani Rasika Niroshani was not worried. The 36-year-old mother of two was used to the heavy...
Read MoreShe was sure that there would be warnings if there was any danger. But then the floods came. This is Toñi García’s storyLocation Valencia, SpainDisaster Floods, 2024Toñi García lives in Valencia. On 29 October 2024, devastating...
Read MoreSchool leaders and teachers say findings on climate risks make for ‘grim reading’Children in England face prolonged “lost learning” caused by extreme heat and flooding at school, according to research on the potential impact of...
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