Climate.

Andhra Pradesh reports at least six deaths; a local newspaper cites nine as crews work to restore power and floodwaters isolate communities.

The administration says the change would lower costs for producers, while environmental groups warn it could allow more of a powerful greenhouse gas to escape.

The storm brought damaging winds, heavy rain and power cuts to Andhra Pradesh, where authorities had moved residents into shelters before landfall.

European Parliament members have backed a proposed three-year postponement of some methane reporting requirements for fossil-fuel imports, but final legislation still requires agreement.

A new European Union strategy for the rapidly warming Arctic places climate research and local resilience alongside security, transport and economic interests.

A new UN assessment says current climate pledges fall far short of the reductions needed to limit the scale and duration of global warming above 1.5C.

The European Investment Bank has outlined at least €30 billion in adaptation finance through 2030, targeting infrastructure, agriculture and water systems exposed to worsening weather extremes.

European monitoring data show extensive fire damage during 2026, although the burnt area recorded by early October remained below the extraordinary total at the same point last year.

Two UN-backed resources examine how developing economies can make electric motorcycles and three-wheelers affordable while safely managing batteries at the end of their working lives.

Britain has authorised development consent for the North Sea Jackdaw gas field, linking the decision to energy security while facing questions about fossil-fuel expansion and climate targets.

El Niño-linked dry conditions are damaging crops and livestock in war-affected Sudan, worsening an already severe hunger emergency and complicating humanitarian relief.

A global assessment finds that 96% of surveyed warm-water coral reef ecosystems could face critical risk of collapse by 2075 if ocean warming continues.