As the country sweltered through one of the many heatwaves of a baking summer in late June, towering thunderclouds were gathering over the south of England and across much of northern Europe. It was a Saturday, and with the holiday season getting under way, thousands of passengers were heading to London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports
If there were an apex predator among fires, tropical peatland fires would be a top contender. These fires, which burn in dried wetland soils, are slow-burning, highly polluting, and notoriously difficult to extinguish because they smolder at low temperatures and often burn underground through expansive deposits of peat. By one estimate, peat fires generate three
It’s been an eventful summer for skygazers, with a full solar eclipse, the Perseids meteor shower and a nearly full lunar eclipse taking center stage. The fall season is coming soon, but there are a few things for skygazers to see this coming month before we’re officially in apple cider and hoodie weather. September starts
August 16, 2026 — 2:17pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Alice Springs was a delicate patchwork of emotion at the weekend. Telirah and Tamarni Lockyer enjoying their sparkly balloons at the Alice Springs night market.Justin McManus At one end of
Berlin-based sales agency Films Boutique has acquired worldwide rights to Iranian filmmaker Mani Haghighi’s documentary “I Deserve a Lover Whose Every Rise Sets Fiery Dooms Raging Across the Skies,” which is set to premiere at the New York Film Festival. Set between Tabriz and Tehran in the weeks between the 12-Day War and the subsequent
Wildfire activity in Canada increased in July 2026, a time of year when lightning ignition typically increases, according to a seasonal outlook published by several North American fire agencies. The fires caused plumes of smoke across the United States and Canada, affecting air quality in both countries. This animation tracks brown carbon, the organic aerosols