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Exposure to high temperatures could result in long-lasting damage to health of billions of people, scientists warn

The bottlenose in Lyme Bay has become a local celebrity – but experts warn human interaction could be putting everyone at risk

Shares drop by 17% after stop-work order on $1.5bn project off Rhode Island, which was 80% complete

The harvest has begun earlier this year across France's wine-producing regions, with extreme temperatures due to climate change causing grapes to ripen earlier. Heatwaves and wildfires can also mean a loss of crops and land, and an increase in diseases and pests.

China’s Hainan province gets red alert while Hurricane Erin brings almost 50ft waves to the western Pacific

Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Our new teasel maze is proving baffling for the ponies, but good for the goldfinches

As wildfires rage in southern Europe and crop losses only set to increase in the coming years, producers are getting creative to beat the heat

Shoppers in England bought 437m carrier bags last year as online food shops replace supermarket trips

Exclusive: Environment department document states that Burrup peninsula site near Woodside gas plant ‘under threat of injury or desecration’

AEMET says the 16-day August heatwave was part of a ‘trend toward more extreme summers’ due to climate change.

The seatbelt sign pings on, trays rattle, drinks slosh in their glasses. For many flyers, air turbulence can be an unnerving experience – and in a world warming under the effects of climate change, it is only set to worsen, according to a growing body of scientific evidence.