Oliver Milman

The process of relocating people from New Orleans should start immediately as the city has reached a “point of no return” that will see it surrounded

Oliver Milman The process of relocating people fromNew Orleansshould start immediately as the city has reached a “point of no return” that

The only train station in Houston , the US 's fourth-largest city and one of the fastest-growing conurbations in the country, is a diminished, morose sight.

The city is part of “the most physically vulnerable coastline in the world.” This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, May 3, 2026 thru Sat, May 9, 2026.

A plan to create one of the world's largest datacenters, a gargantuan project spanning an area more than twice the size of Manhattan, has provoked

Facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken area

The Trump administration is keen to do to fish what has been done to chickens – mass-produce them on an industrial scale to accelerate the US's output of seafood.

Happy, an elephant that became embroiled in a high-profile court case over whether she had the legal rights of a person, has died after being euthanized at New York City's Bronx zoo at the age of 55.

Read this exciting story from The Guardian May 30, 2026 issue. Happy, an Asian elephant who became embroiled in a high-profile court case over whether she had the legal rights of a person, has been euthanised at New York City’s Bronx zoo at the age of 55.