Fighting to breathe in the face of Canada’s wildfire emergency
British Columbia is facing its worst documented wildfire season in almost 60 years – Mika McKinnon went to the city of Kamloops to find out why
Al Gore’s Inconvenient Sequel could just make climate rift worse
Perhaps the veteran Democrat should have stayed in the wings for the follow-up to hit documentary An Inconvenient Truth, suggests Adam Corner
Jellyfish blooms linked to offshore gas platforms and wind farms
Vast blooms of jellyfish are becoming increasingly common – perhaps because human-made offshore platforms act as ideal nursery grounds for young jellies
Plastics made fireproof thanks to mother-of-pearl mimic
A method for quickly coating objects in a thin, environmentally safe mother-of-pearl-like film could protect food or electronics from the elements
Italy’s drying lakes imperil rare shrimp species found only here
The survival of ancient and unique species thriving in mountain lakes in central Italy have been threatened by a double whammy of a quake and climate change
Sweden commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2045 with new law
A climate plan backed by an overwhelming majority in parliament makes Sweden the first country to significantly upgrade its target since the Paris agreement
World’s largest annual wildlife drowning boosts river ecosystem
Thousands of wildebeest drown as they cross the Mara river in Kenya on their yearly migration – creating a boon for the river’s ecosystem
Billion-dollar dams are making water shortages, not solving them
Dams are mitigating climate change impacts for certain populations, but the overall effect of such interventions may be increased drought
Energy security is possible without nuclear power or fracked gas
There is a mantra that nuclear and natural gas power stations are essential to keep the lights on in the UK. It's a myth, says Keith Barnham
Hot, sleepless nights will get more common with climate change
People in the US stand to lose sleep as the climate warms – and those in hotter countries will be harder hit