Environment

BBC Environment · Aug 1, 2026 1:51 PM

Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert

Some 19 major Italian cities - including Rome, Milan and Naples - are already on red alert, and by Monday all but two will be.

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BBC Environment · Aug 1, 2026 8:50 AM

Free diver, 21, wants to 'give back' to the ocean that has helped him

Iesetyn Morgan regularly free dives and shares the footage of marine life on social media.

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BBC Environment · Jul 31, 2026 7:43 PM

Scientist's lifelong obsession with mystery of elusive 'pink zebra' seaweed

An ancient algae first spotted four decades ago will now join the collection of the Natural History Museum.

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BBC Environment · Jul 31, 2026 11:37 AM

England and Wales on course for driest July on record

Met Office records indicate England and Wales are likely to have had their driest July since records began 190 years ago.

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BBC Environment · Jul 31, 2026 1:09 AM

Where to see the biggest solar eclipse since 1999

The UK's biggest solar eclipse since 1999 arrives on 12 August. Here's where to see it safely.

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NASA Earth · Jul 31, 2026 12:01 AM

Destructive Fires Char Western Europe

Raging wildfires disrupted summer in Spain and France amid sweltering heat waves and prolonged drought.

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BBC Environment · Jul 30, 2026 9:28 PM

Drought conditions may worsen before improving as little rain in sight

Conditions in the most parched areas of the United Kingdom could worsen before they improve, according to the latest forecasts.

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BBC Environment · Jul 30, 2026 6:04 PM

India wants to join the strawberry superpowers

Indian strawberry farmers rely on varieties imported from the US and Europe, but that could change.

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NASA Earth · Jul 30, 2026 4:36 PM

Students Take on Airborne Field Research with NASA

The gusty wind didn’t make it easy to hold tight to a balloon so large. The balloon, a scientific instrument called an ozonesonde, was about to be released into the atmosphere above the Texas Gulf Coast by students from NASA’s…

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BBC Environment · Jul 30, 2026 1:55 PM

Danube's record low levels force shutdown of Hungary's only nuclear plant

Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia are also grappling with the effects of a series of prolonged heatwaves and low rainfall.

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NASA Earth · Jul 30, 2026 12:01 AM

New Zealand’s Southern Wilderness

Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand’s third-largest island, is known for its vibrant birdlife, unique forests, wilderness beaches, and views of the night sky.

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NASA Earth · Jul 29, 2026 12:00 AM

Sizing Up the Sargassum Belt

Seaweed composing the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt hit near-record levels in June 2026, with the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America both reaching all-time highs.

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NASA Earth · Jul 28, 2026 12:01 AM

Smoke Blankets Oregon

Lightning storms have ignited dozens of fires in central and eastern Oregon.

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NASA Earth · Jul 24, 2026 1:47 PM

NASA’s ESCAPADE Snaps Family Portrait of Earth, Moon

Editor’s note: This article was updated on July 30, 2026, to correct an error in the caption. On July 3, one of NASA’s two Mars-destined ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft captured photos…

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NASA Earth · Jul 24, 2026 12:01 AM

A Million-Panel Project

Utah’s new solar power and battery storage facility is among the largest in the region.

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NASA Earth · Jul 23, 2026 12:01 AM

Olympic Mountain Glory

Snow-capped mountains carved by deep river valleys preside over northwestern Washington state.

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