The Guardian

· Emergency relief chief calls for swift action · 12 out of 13 'flash' appeals in 2007 related to weather · In pictures: floods, droughts and storms across the world · World in crisis map, 2007

· Development threatens world's oldest rainforest · Conservationists attack plans for transport routes. By Ian Sample,

Why democracy? Answers from Peter Tatchell, Ariel Levy, Rizwan Ahmed and more.

An environmental group today took aim at ExxonMobil with the launch of an online video attacking the oil giant's green credentials. By Alison Benjamin

The effects of climate change will be felt sooner than scientists realised and the world must learn to live with the effects, experts said today. By David Adam, Peter Walker and Alison Benjamin

· Caterpillar machines used in demolition of homes · Parents of activist Rachel Corrie part of legal suit. By Ed Pilkington

Tigers have resurfaced in an Indian rainforest almost three decades after it was thought poaching had wiped them out. By Alison Benjamin

The Ministry of Defence has asked climate change experts to identify regions of the world where global warming could spark conflict and security threats.

In the days after 9/11, America's firefighters, nurses and teachers were hailed as the country's heroes. But President Bush's embracing of the public sector didn't last long.

Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and WWF describe consultation as sham

The Arctic ice cap has collapsed at an unprecedented rate this summer and levels of sea ice in the region now stand at record lows, scientists have announced. By David Adam

Sea ice in the Arctic is approaching a record low - and the locals wear T-shirts in the summer. Inuit activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier tells Louise Johncox how climate change is threatening her people's way of life. By Louise Johncox

Countries battle for control of ocean tracts thought to be replete with fossil fuels. By David Adam

Never mind higher temperatures, climate change has a few nastier surprises in store. Bill McGuire says we can also expect more earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and tsunamis

In the long haul check-in queues at Heathrow yesterday, the climate camp protesters' cause drew a sympathetic reaction. But travellers' determination to fly remained undimmed during another busy day at Britain's largest airport.

. Underwater footage was borrowed from Titanic · 13-year-old boy spotted scenes shot with models. By Tom Parfitt

British scientists are predicting a succession of record-breaking high temperatures in the most detailed forecast of global warming's impact on weather around the world. By Ian Sample

Politicians fear civil war as Musharraf's regime is battered by suicide attacks, civilian revolt and American threats

Iran accuses Washington of fostering weapons race. Americans push for more support for Iraqi premier.

Ingmar Bergman, the Swedish film-maker who died yesterday, transfixed and inspired generations of cinema-goers. Here, some of his greatest admirers explain why he mattered.

"Today at Camp David, Gordon Brown finessed his hand: he reaffirmed British-American ties, but signalled the beginning of withdrawal from Iraq." by Ewen MacAskill

A third of the Iraqi population needs emergency aid because of the humanitarian crisis caused by war and on-going violence, according to a new report.

The American Dream of riches for all is turning into a nightmare of inequality. But a backlash is brewing, reports Paul Harris in New York

Hanno Renn, a Freiburg taxi driver, invested in a communal solar electricity system on a building in the German town in 1993. "Everyone laughed and said I was wasting my money," he says

In Iraq, suicide attacks and sectarian killings grab the world's attention. But it is the guerrilla war being waged by the Iraqi resistance that is having such a devastating effect on US and British forces.

The government has been warned it needs to take a quick decision to spend almost £1bn to experiment with the potential benefits of carbon sequestration and capture to fight global warming.

Music extravaganza may yet bring climate of change. Wembley stars leave a large carbon footprint. By Oliver Burkeman

When Tesco meets on Thursday for its AGM, it will need to answer some tough questions about how it treats people in poor countries. Already, one shareholder has gathered enough support to force a motion calling for the company to open up its supply chains around the world to proper scrutiny.

· No rain forecast in south of state until September · Sprinklers and car washing could be stopped. By Dan Glaister

Remote Kamchatka faces ecological meltdown as fish stocks are obliterated. By Luke Harding