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Bursa governor’s office says 1,765 people have been evacuated as more than 1,900 firefighters battle the flames.Wildfires that have engulfed Turkiye for weeks have surrounded the…

Australia could face international legal action over its fossil fuel production and failure to rapidly cut emissions, Vanuatu’s climate minister says, after a potentially watershed declaration…

States must tackle fossil fuels, the world’s top court has ruled, and failing to prevent harm to the climate could result in them being ordered to…

Doctors and medical staff in Gaza say their increasing hunger and the lack of available food is beginning to leave them too weak to provide urgent…

The world is on the brink of a breakthrough in the climate fight and fossil fuels are running out of road, the UN chief said on…

Islamabad, Pakistan – Flash floods and landslides have killed at least 21 people in 24 hours across Pakistan, taking the total death toll in this year’s…

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says $14m in federal funding is “nowhere near what will be needed” to support South Australian communities dealing with the state’s algal…

A decade after Flint, Michigan, was beset by widespread lead contamination, officials confirmed the city has replaced its lead pipes, as ordered by a federal court.Flint’s…

French prime minister attends crisis meeting over heatwaveAngelique ChrisafisThe French prime minister François Bayrou, who attended a government crisis meeting over the heatwave, was asked about…

Authorities across Europe are on alert as the first heatwave of the summer pushes temperatures up to 42C (107.6F), as the fastest-warming continent continues to suffer…