Steven Bernard

Monday, 7 July, 2025

Thursday, 3 July, 2025

Climate change

Deadly 'early summer’ heatwave moves across Europe as climate scientists ring alarm bells

Fire evacuations in Greece and Turkey while temperatures in Spain and Portugal hit 46C

Tuesday, 1 July, 2025

Climate change

Temperatures reach dangerous highs as ‘heat domes’ hit Europe and US

Scientists say the atmospheric phenomena have almost tripled in strength and duration since 1950s

Tuesday, 1 July, 2025

Visual story

Is Europe ready for war?

With US support for transatlantic security faltering, Nato nations are fortifying the eastern frontier with Russia

Monday, 30 June, 2025

ExplainerClimate graphic of the week

How we made it: Dual heat domes hit Europe and US

Atmospheric pattern gets more common as planet warms

Thursday, 26 June, 2025

Middle East war

Military briefing: Israel and Iran size up war damage

Satellite images show misfires in Jewish state and damage to Iranian nuclear sites as foes emerge from conflict

Wednesday, 18 June, 2025

ExplainerClimate graphic of the week

How we made it: ocean warming stays near record levels

Guide to the Climate Graphic: Explained

Tuesday, 17 June, 2025

ExplainerWar in Ukraine

Tracking Ukraine’s battle against Russia in maps and charts

A visual guide to the war

Friday, 13 June, 2025

Middle East war

Israel’s strikes on Iran in videos and maps

Multiple attacks targeted Tehran’s top military commanders, nuclear sites and bases across the country

Wednesday, 11 June, 2025

Climate change

World’s oceans remain near record temperatures as CO₂ levels rise

Copernicus programme says global average sea surface temperature in May was second warmest on record

Monday, 9 June, 2025

Visual and data journalism

How we made it: What are ‘zombie fires’?

Guide to the Climate Graphic: Explained

Friday, 6 June, 2025

ExplainerClimate graphic of the week

How we made it: the chances of 2C of global warming within five years

Guide to the Climate Graphic of the Week

Thursday, 5 June, 2025

Wildfires

Canada hit by rise in ‘zombie fires’ that can survive the winter

Soil smoulders below ground then fuels wildfires in the spring, sending smoke as far as Europe

Sunday, 1 June, 2025

News in-depthUS-Iran tensions

Military briefing: How Iran is preparing for Israeli or US strikes

Tehran is rebuilding air defences hit by Israel last year as threat of new attacks looms

Friday, 30 May, 2025

Climate change

Global temperature rise could spike to near 2C for first time in the next five years, WMO says

Warming of more than 1.5C from pre-industrial levels is expected to become more ‘commonplace’

Thursday, 15 May, 2025

The Big Read

Deep-sea mining: Can the US turn science fiction into reality?

Donald Trump’s executive order on undersea minerals has encouraged mining companies — but critics say it will damage the environment and struggle to make money

Monday, 12 May, 2025

ExplainerClimate graphic of the week

How we made it: cities facing the next climate disaster

‘Sitting ducks’ in focus following Valencia flooding and LA fires

Monday, 5 May, 2025

The Big Read

‘Sitting ducks’: the cities most vulnerable to climate disasters

Extreme weather means wildfires and flooding are becoming more likely, posing a risk to urban areas around the world

Monday, 5 May, 2025

News in-depthPalestinian territories

Inside Israel’s ‘Gazafication’ of the West Bank

UN body says over 900 Palestinians killed since October 7 2023 in occupied territory as Netanyahu deploys air strikes

Tuesday, 15 April, 2025

News in-depthMiddle East war

‘This is what victory looks like’: inside Israel’s aggressive new security plan

Shaken by October 7, the country is seizing territory and flattening villages to build buffer zones while routinely striking neighbours

Monday, 14 April, 2025

Visual and data journalism

How we made it: why security hangs on Arctic ice lows

Lowest maximum extent reached in March in the 47-year satellite record

Thursday, 10 April, 2025

Climate change

Arctic sea ice hits record March low as global powers eye shipping routes

Melting is opening up region for exploration by Russia and other countries

Wednesday, 9 April, 2025

Visual story

How China’s record trade surplus helped spark Trump’s tariff war

Beijing’s domination of global trade has led to a schism between the world’s two largest economies — and left many others worried about their industries

Friday, 4 April, 2025

Climate change

‘Bonkers’ heatwave in central Asia fuelled by climate change

Temperatures rise to 10C above pre-industrial levels

Thursday, 27 March, 2025

The Big Read

The big government spending Maga voters cannot live without

In many places where Trump is hugely popular, residents are increasingly reliant on state income transfers. The issue could fracture the Republican party