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Climate change made France, Spain wildfire conditions far more likely, scientists say

Researchers warn that hotter, drier conditions are making severe wildfire seasons increasingly frequent across Europe.

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Human-caused climate change made Spanish, French fires much more likely, scientists calculate

Two new studies reveal climate change's fingerprints over extreme fire weather-triggering infernos in Spain and France

The Independent UK

Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing – is something unusual happening in the Southern Ocean?

In late June, whale watchers in southwest Western Australia sounded the alarm. They had seen far fewer humpback whales at a time when they normally migrate up from the Southern Ocean to calve and feed. Numbers were 60% below normal.

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Wildfires, wombats and wake-up calls – what to read, rethink and act on this week

This roundup of The Conversation’s environment coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine.

The Conversation

Whole of Wales in drought as UK battles heat, wildfires and extreme dry weather

Human-caused climate change is making heatwaves and drought more likely and intense.

The Independent UK

Japan’s matcha faces hotter nights and erratic springs, but scientists say DNA tools could help protect its flavour and yield

As climate change poses significant challenges to Japan's treasured matcha, scientists are stepping in with a groundbreaking solution. By utilizing DNA analysis, they're identifying key genes that enhance both resilience and flavor. This swift genomic approach will aid in developing new tea strains, safeguarding matcha's exceptional characteristics for the future…

The Times of India

Drought, heatwaves, wildfires, deaths: The toll of UK’s extreme summer

Climate change is making extremes such as heat and drought more intense and more likely.

The Independent UK

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Outrage as 'maniacal' Shell profits amid backdrop of war and wildfires

"STRUCTURAL reform" is needed to combat climate change, campaigners have said as one of the North Sea's largest oil and gas firms…

The National (Scotland)

In 2024, a study assessed peacock bass invasion risk across Neotropical freshwater ecoregions; several remain hotspots for future invasions

A study identified freshwater regions vulnerable to yellow peacock bass invasions. Climate change and dam construction increase suitable habitats for this predatory fish. Southern and northeastern Brazil, and Central America face the highest invasion risks. Preventive conservation efforts are crucial before new species are introduced. Targeted monitoring and management can…

The Times of India

‘Lost forever’: What does the future look like for a Mediterranean flooded with invasive species?

Scientists have designated the Mediterranean as a climate change “hot spot” – and warming waters are bringing aggressive new alien species.

Euronews

Record-low Danube River affects tourism and industry as drought and heat grip Central Europe

As wildfires and successive heatwaves in France and Spain highlight climate change's impact, a severe drought is causing record low water levels on the Danube River, affecting tourism and industry

The Independent UK

New fish are causing chaos in the Mediterranean – and they are heading north

1,000 invasive species have been identified in the Mediterranean

The Independent UK

How Ethiopia can make COP32 the summit that actually delivers

The world’s governments will arrive in Addis Ababa in late 2027 for COP32, the first African-hosted climate summit in five years. Ethiopia’s presidency is on behalf of the African Union, the continental body. Addis Ababa has the chance to show what a Conference of Parties (COP) can deliver. But for…

The Conversation

In 1912, Japan gifted cherry trees to the US as a symbol of friendship; today, Washington’s blossoms face earlier blooms and damaging cold snaps

Washington D.C.'s cherry blossoms, a gift from Japan, now face climate change impacts. Warmer winters and sudden cold spells damage the delicate flowers and affect blooming periods. Predicting the flowering time has become more challenging due to these erratic weather conditions. These trees symbolise a century-long friendship between Japan and…

The Times of India

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Climate shift threatens Nilgiris tea plantations, says UPASI official

Rising temperatures and erratic weather challenge Nilgiris tea plantations significantly. Super El Nino conditions exacerbate these climate change impacts on crop growth. Adaptation strategies like shade management and soil conservation are recommended for resilience.

The Conversation

‘The fire has such power’: why the wildfires gripping France and Spain are off the charts

Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes in southwestern France and Spain as extreme wildfires intensify. At least three people have died, including two firefighters. Many houses have been lost.

The Independent UK

It may feel like the world is on fire this summer. But that’s not the case everywhere

More than three-quarters of the global emissions from the burning of plant material comes from Africa and Asia

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Pacific summit to put 'human face' on climate change

With seawater regularly consuming half its land, one Pacific nation wants world leaders to see the effects of climate change up close.

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France widens mass evacuation as wildfire flares near Atlantic resorts

French authorities ordered more evacuations along the Atlantic coast as heat threatened firefighters. Thousands of residents and tourists were displaced by the massive wildfire west of Bordeaux. Spain also braced for a fourth heat wave with several large fires still burning. Firefighters made progress in some areas, allowing some evacuees…

The Conversation

Wildfires: why media coverage doesn’t always make the climate connection

The front page of the Times on July 25 carried a photograph of three people sitting under a striped parasol on the sand near Lacanau in southwest France, looking out to sea. Beyond them, the sky was rust-orange as a wall of wildfire smoke climbed above the treeline. The caption…

The Conversation

Impact of climate change may be equivalent to 3.3 million years of transformations in tropical vegetation

The tropics cover less than one-third of the Earth’s surface, but are home to more than half of all known species. Forests, savannas, grasslands, deserts: a vast array of environments stretches along the planet’s equatorial belt. This diversity, however, is not static. It is the result of millions of years…

Euronews

Two-thirds of children exposed to extreme temperatures in Europe

Six months into 2026, three times more children were exposed to extreme temperatures compared to the whole of 2025, according to a child rights organisation.

The Independent UK

Europe is on fire - will the continent’s climate change deniers finally wake up?

IN FOCUS: Experts warn that time is running out to reverse the impact of climate change with countries across the world weakening climate commitments, Maira Butt reports

Euronews

Europe warned of ‘warmer-than-normal’ August: What’s driving blistering temperatures?

"The exceptionally warm Mediterranean Sea is leaving a fingerprint on land, and in several places it shows up in the nights rather than the afternoons.”

The Independent UK

Voices: For climate-change deniers, the heat is on

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As millions are affected by uncontrollable wildfires raging across Europe, and Britain braces for its fourth heatwave of the year, it is time we all accepted the evidence of our own eyes

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