Hundreds stranded without food in Greece floods - BBC News

Hundreds stranded without food in Greece floods – BBC News

In Greece hundreds of people are stranded without food or water after a devastating storm killed at least 10 people and caused enormous damage. Storm Daniel was the worst to hit the country, for more than a century. It’s left…

Hawaii wildfires: hundreds more feared dead - BBC News

Hawaii wildfires: hundreds more feared dead – BBC News

Hundreds of people are still missing following wildfires that devastated the Hawaiian island of Maui. The Governor of Hawaii has said that many of them may have lost their lives. At least 96 people are known to have died. Rescue…

Hawaii deadly wildfires cause catastrophic damage - BBC News

Hawaii deadly wildfires cause catastrophic damage – BBC News

Hawaii is facing the “largest natural disaster” in its history, after wildfires ripped through the island of Maui and destroyed most of the beach-front town of Lahaina. The island has been ravaged with entire communities and neighbourhoods destroyed, as hurricane-strength…

NASA mission to defend Earth from asteroids “a success”- BBC News

NASA mission to defend Earth from asteroids “a success”- BBC News

The American space agency NASA says its recent mission to deflect the path of an asteroid was successful. The Dart spacecraft smashed into a 160m-wide space rock known as Dimorphos, seven million miles from Earth. Scientists studying the asteroid’s orbit…

Record UK temperatures fuel climate change fears - BBC News

Record UK temperatures fuel climate change fears – BBC News

The UK has recorded record temperatures above 40C for the first time, heightening concern over the impact of global climate change. Thermometers hit 40.3C at Coningsby in Lincolnshire while dozens of other locations exceeded the UK’s previous highest recorded temperature…

Spectacular Party at the Palace:  rock stars and royalty pay tribute to the Queen - BBC News

Spectacular Party at the Palace: rock stars and royalty pay tribute to the Queen – BBC News

A spectacular concert has taken place at Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, celebrating her 70 years on the throne. The rock band Queen opened the musical performances, with appearances by Diana Ross, Sir Rod Stewart and Sir…

Alaska’s melting glaciers force people from their homes as sea rises - BBC News

Alaska’s melting glaciers force people from their homes as sea rises – BBC News

The impact of climate change is already very real for villagers on an island in northern Alaska. They’re being forced out of their homes because of rising sea levels. Alaska is home to rapidly retreating glaciers where the rate of…

Climate summit “is a failure” says Greta Thunberg - BBC News

Climate summit “is a failure” says Greta Thunberg – BBC News

The Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has accused world leaders of deliberately postponing much needed drastic action against global warming. She said they were fighting instead to preserve the status quo. Addressing thousands of young people at a rally in…

Brazil's rainforest is still plundered as world leaders agree “end to deforestation" - BBC News

Brazil’s rainforest is still plundered as world leaders agree “end to deforestation” – BBC News

World leaders meeting at the climate summit in Glasgow have agreed a plan to reverse global deforestation by 2030. Scientists say that is essential if global warming is to be restricted to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. Trees capture and…

The Queen tells climate summit “act now for our children” - BBC News

The Queen tells climate summit “act now for our children” – BBC News

The Queen has urged world leaders at the COP26 climate summit in the UK to “achieve true statesmanship” and create a “safer, stabler future” for the planet. In a video message, she said many people hoped the “time for words…