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Christopher Furlong/Getty For over a decade, the world has been trying to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That’s no longer possible, according to a new United Nations report. We will likely pass 1.5°C in 2030. That’s not good news for anyone, least of all Australia’s Pacific Island neighbours who fa...

The UK had a spring and summer of persistent heat with five widespread heatwaves and 40 days of temperatures above 30C (86F), smashing the previous record of 34 days.

More than 100 Indians are missing at a vital Nepal-China trade crossing after devastating Himalayan floods.

Met Office figures due on Tuesday are likely to show that the previous record, set in 2025, has been broken after an unprecedented summer of persistent heat.

Prisoners in HMP La Moye make feeding and nesting boxes for Jersey Hedgehog Preservation Group.

This year's multiple heat waves have increased the numbers of fridges and freezers breaking down.

A flash flood can transform a river within minutes. This is what communities near the Nepal-Tibet border witnessed on Wednesday. A massive flash flood ripped through villages along the Bhote Koshi–Trishuli river system carrying mud, debris and fast-flowing water. It has claimed the lives of at least...

ArtistGNDphotography/Getty For five years, dangerously overpowered e-bikes have been legally imported to Australia. Many are effectively electric motorbikes, able to reach 50km/h – or even faster if modified. Riders – often young men – can get hold of one without needing a motorbike license. Injuri...

Experts point to 'glacial collapse' as the trigger for deadly floods that have swept through parts of Nepal and Tibet.