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Gambian fishermen are watching their future disappear. Their catches are shrinking, their costs are climbing and their boats are increasingly idle. Much of the fish they once relied on is now hauled away by foreign trawlers – not to feed people, but to fatten farmed salmon, seabream and seabass in…

Authorities in Spain, Portugal, Greece and France issue extreme heat, wildfire and health warnings

The world has been too optimistic about the risk to humanity and planet – but devastation can still be avoided, says Timothy Lenton

The latest census puts India’s wild lion population at 891 lions, a 32% increase from 2020. But is it all good news?

Long-awaited ILC report examines what should happen to vulnerable countries as sea levels rise

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Zoe Williams that asks why we pretend extreme heat is fun

Despite positioning itself as the guardian of the landmark climate agreement signed in Paris in 2015, France is sending mixed signals when it comes to fulfilling the EU’s ambitious targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The 27 members are expected to agree on figures at a meeting next week.

Hosting the climate summit is a major political and logistical exercise. The prime minister is being urged to turbocharge the diplomatic effort

How spells of hot weather put us in danger and what measures we can take to protect ourselves

How debris from fourth SpaceX launch failure this year fell into Mexico; what is the danger of space debris generally?

Despite working on polar science for the British Antarctic Survey for 20 years, Louise Sime finds the magnitude of potential sea-level rise hard to comprehend