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India curtailed nearly 11 terawatt-hours of solar generation over the past 15 months — enough electricity to power roughly 10 million homes — even as extreme summer heat pushed the country's power demand to new highs, according to…
2026-09-02 · 3 MIN READAir conditioning saved nearly 58,000 lives in the United States between 2010 and 2020, according to a study in Nature Health reported Monday. Scientists say the cooling prevents more than 5,000 deaths a year in the United States alone,…
2026-08-31 · 5 MIN READCave Creek, Arizona, gets nearly all of its water from the Colorado River, and Mayor Robert Morris said a recent federal plan to address the basin's deepening crisis will not be enough to keep the desert community of about 5,000 people…
2026-08-29 · 4 MIN READDemocrats have deprioritized climate change in 2026 campaign messaging, a national shift some researchers have begun calling 'climate hushing.' Charles Hughes, chair of the Massachusetts College Democrats, said global warming 'doesn't come…
2026-08-29 · 3 MIN READRepresentatives from nearly 200 countries wrapped up United Nations desertification talks in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Friday. They left without resolving whether to create a legally binding global drought agreement, postponing the decision…
2026-08-28 · 3 MIN READA peer-reviewed study published Thursday in the journal Science identified errors in the cost analysis the Trump administration used earlier this year to justify eliminating federal vehicle emissions standards. The paper, written by a…
2026-08-27 · 3 MIN READResearchers at Alaska's Toolik Field Station are studying how warming is reshaping tundra on the North Slope, where plant life rarely exceeds 10 inches (25 centimeters). Florida Atlantic University researchers Adam Bloom and Jake Francis…
2026-08-25 · 4 MIN READGlobal ocean temperatures hit 21.1 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit) on Friday and Saturday, narrowly edging out the average daily record set in March 2024, the European climate service Copernicus announced Monday. Samantha Burgess,…
2026-08-24 · 3 MIN READClimate scientists are increasingly warning of the "Other Big One," a catastrophic climate scenario once confined to fiction that researchers now discuss as a possibility, even an inevitability. The phrase plays off California's reference…
2026-08-24 · 3 MIN READDC Alexander Park in Fort Lauderdale transformed a former parking lot into a public space that doubles as flood infrastructure as coastal communities face rising seas. Jeffrey Huber, a landscape architect and professor, said communities…
2026-08-22 · 3 MIN READThe Bureau of Reclamation on Friday directed California, Nevada and Arizona to collectively cut their Colorado River water use by 1.25 million acre-feet annually over the next two years, with Arizona facing the largest reductions and…
2026-08-22 · 3 MIN READApparent human remains, including a jaw with teeth still attached, have been recovered from Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, as the ongoing drought drops water levels to record lows across western states. The National…
2026-08-19 · 3 MIN READScientists declared the onset of El Niño in June 2026, and the climate pattern — forecast to be among the strongest in living memory, with ocean temperatures at their highest — is already reshaping pockets of the global economy. The Wall…
2026-08-29 · 5 MIN READHundreds of commercial flights will be told to change their paths over the northeastern Atlantic Ocean during the next two winters as part of a British government-backed trial announced Tuesday to test whether minor altitude adjustments…
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Scotland's tourism industry is recording stronger growth than the rest of Britain, with flight bookings to Scottish airports rising 15% in June and July while bookings to London and other English destinations declined in recent months,…
2026-08-15 · 5 MIN READJustin Pearson, one of three Tennessee state lawmakers expelled in 2023 for protesting gun violence after a deadly school shooting, has won the Democratic congressional primary in the state's redrawn 9th District.
2026-08-14 · 3 MIN READThe Adelboden-Lenk ski area in the Swiss Alps may be able to put its snowmaking equipment — cannons, lances and dozens of kilometers of underground water pipes — to work dousing forest fires as Europe bakes through hot summers. An…
2026-08-13 · 3 MIN READA study published this week in the journal Science analyzed fossilized leaf cells from a period roughly 56 million years ago and found that forests initially thickened as carbon dioxide surged, then collapsed, shedding about 60% of their…
2026-08-13 · 3 MIN READStingray stings at two Southern California state beaches have doubled so far in 2026 compared with all of last year, and lifeguard data show San Diego's beaches recorded more stings in the first half of 2026 than in the first six months of…
2026-08-13 · 3 MIN READA report released Wednesday found that India's smaller steel companies, responsible for nearly 40% of the country's crude steel production, could cut their electricity bills by about a third while sharply reducing carbon emissions by…
2026-08-12 · 4 MIN READForm Energy has raised $750 million in new financing, bringing its total fundraising to more than $2 billion, as the iron-air battery maker expands manufacturing and lines up its first wave of commercial projects. The company plans to use…
2026-08-12 · 5 MIN READPeter Gleick wrote in an Aug. 11 commentary in The Guardian that the global water crisis has arrived, citing severe drought and record-low rivers across the globe. Gleick, the author of "The Three Ages of Water" (2023) and "When the Well…
2026-08-11 · 4 MIN READCalifornia has not adopted regulations for carbon storage more than 19 months after a legislative deadline, even as California Resources Corp. began burying carbon dioxide at the Elk Hills oil field in May. The project, approved by the…
2026-08-10 · 3 MIN READThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the contiguous United States set a record for its hottest month ever in July, with an average temperature of 76.89 degrees Fahrenheit (24.94 degrees Celsius) across the Lower 48. The…
2026-08-10 · 3 MIN READThe heat waves roiling Western Europe this summer toppled an average temperature record for the June-July period set in 2022, according to the European climate agency Copernicus. The extreme heat, which began in May, has contributed to…
2026-08-10 · 4 MIN READHuman-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions behind Canada's massive summer wildfires, according to a World Weather Attribution study released Thursday. Fire and climate scientists said President…
2026-08-06 · 4 MIN READArizona, California and Nevada are negotiating how to divide a shrinking Colorado River as a decades-long drought and weak Rocky Mountain snowfall reduce supplies. A recent report by water-policy experts warned that another winter like the…
2026-08-06 · 3 MIN READElisa Bracamonte, a 74-year-old retired nurse from Tucson, said extreme heat is affecting more of her daily life. Bracamonte said the heat has affected summer plans with family members across the region, meetups with friends, road trips…
2026-08-06 · 3 MIN READClimate change is making it more expensive for Malaysian durian growers to produce quality fruit, increasing pressure on orchard owners competing with Thailand and Vietnam in a booming export market to China, according to the Associated…
2026-08-06 · 3 MIN READAmerican Airlines offered compensation to passengers who voluntarily gave up their seats on a July 24 flight from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas after temperatures reached 114 degrees Fahrenheit (47 degrees Celsius), the…
2026-08-05 · 3 MIN READTwo brothers fishing from a Cape Cod beach in late July caught and released a five-foot juvenile tiger shark, a species far more common in warmer southern waters that scientists said is an indicator of warming seas caused by climate change.
2026-08-03 · 3 MIN READA coalition of environmental groups is launching actions in at least 20 states during the congressional recess to press Democratic lawmakers to speak more about the climate crisis, countering a trend of avoiding climate messaging that…
2026-08-01 · 3 MIN READA strengthening El Niño has broken records for intensity at its early stages, United Nations officials warned Friday, saying the weather phenomenon will likely spark more extreme weather worldwide as it grows over the coming months. The…
2026-07-31 · 3 MIN READAbout 600,000 male mosquitoes infected with the naturally occurring bacteria Wolbachia are being released across the Washington DC area this summer to reduce local mosquito populations. Bee Safe Mosquito Control is the first US business to…
2026-07-27 · 3 MIN READNur Wencih, a 35-year-old widow, has spent two decades climbing mountains of garbage at Indonesia's largest landfill in Bantargebang, earning about 200,000 rupiah ($12) on a good day collecting discarded toys, cardboard and plastic…
2026-07-27 · 3 MIN READPresident Donald Trump blamed Canada for wildfire smoke that triggered air quality alerts across more than 20 U.S. states, saying on Truth Social that the U.S. had been "invaded" by "filthy, polluted, and unhealthy air" and later…
2026-07-22 · 3 MIN READThe European Commission on Monday recommended that EU member states delay penalties for companies that breach the bloc's new methane emissions reporting rules until 2030, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing EU officials. The fines,…
2026-07-20 · 3 MIN READGovernments across Latin America are mobilizing firefighters, activating contingency plans and preparing water, energy and transportation systems as El Niño strengthens across the Pacific, raising concerns about drought, extreme heat,…
2026-07-17 · 3 MIN READEurope's early-season heat wave has been linked to well over 10,000 excess deaths, according to mortality figures still emerging from across the continent. The toll, reported by the Associated Press, reflects a sharp spike in the gap…
2026-07-17 · 3 MIN READThe Trump administration has stopped work on major offshore wind projects along the East Coast and begun buying back leases, citing national security concerns. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said a classified report from Defense Secretary…
2026-07-16 · 3 MIN READBANDA, India — In this northern Indian town that has recorded some of the country's highest temperatures, residents face heat at all hours and frequent power cuts that leave homes without fans. Global warming is making heat waves more…
2026-07-16 · 3 MIN READAs extreme weather events become more frequent and power outages last longer, a growing range of backup power options — from portable battery banks to whole-house generators — is available for homeowners, experts say. The choice depends on…
2026-07-14 · 3 MIN READDozens of carbon capture and storage projects are moving toward approval across the United States, fueled by billions of dollars in federal tax credits, but facing growing opposition from residents in small towns where the projects are…
2026-07-12 · 3 MIN READMost of the continental United States is about to experience an unusually large, strong and long-lasting heat dome that the National Weather Service called "significant and dangerous," with temperatures expected to run 15 to 25 degrees…
2026-07-10 · 3 MIN READColombia's outgoing environment minister warned Friday that the incoming government could reverse recent climate and conservation gains, pointing to its support for fracking and fossil fuel development and what she described as climate…
2026-07-10 · 3 MIN READA very strong El Niño event has developed in the Pacific Ocean and forecasters say there is a strong possibility it will intensify into a historically powerful "Super El Niño" during the second half of 2026, according to the U.S. National…
2026-07-08 · 4 MIN READA heat wave over the Fourth of July weekend caused pavement to buckle on Interstate 97 south of Baltimore and a city street in Chicago, forcing lane closures and snarling holiday traffic. Civil engineers say the damage reflects the growing…
2026-07-07 · 3 MIN READExtreme heat is imposing a growing and recurring cost on the global economy, restricting work, disrupting transportation, and straining public budgets. An academic study estimated that last year's European heat waves and floods cost $43…
2026-07-02 · 3 MIN READHot weather of the kind sweeping the eastern United States is driving up electricity demand for data centers, adding to their strain on power grids and worsening air quality for surrounding communities, according to Associated Press…
2026-07-02 · 3 MIN READThe U.S. electric grid has added a record 58.5 gigawatts of new power generation — primarily solar and battery storage — ahead of a dangerous heat wave forecast to cover the eastern two-thirds of the country this week, according to the…
2026-07-02 · 5 MIN READInner Mongolia has become China's largest base for both renewable energy and coal production, according to energy experts who describe the region's strategy as an 'all-of-the-above' approach. The dual role reflects the pattern seen across…
2026-07-02 · 3 MIN READA May 2026 study led by Tulane University academic Torbjörn Törnqvist concluded that New Orleans has reached a "point of no return" due to rising sea levels and subsidence, requiring eventual relocation of the city's population, drawing…
2026-07-01 · 4 MIN READA massive marine heat wave lingering off the California coast is driving seabirds to starvation, and scientists warn a developing El Niño that forecasters expect to reach historic strength could make the crisis significantly worse.
2026-07-01 · 3 MIN READScorching temperatures combined with high humidity pose serious health risks, particularly for children, older adults, and people with certain medical conditions, according to health experts. With dangerous heat gripping much of the United…
2026-06-30 · 3 MIN READThe three wildland firefighters who died Saturday while battling the Knowles and Gore fires along the Colorado-Utah border were members of an elite helicopter-deployed crew trained to reach remote terrain quickly, federal officials said…
2026-06-29 · 3 MIN READHeat domes — high-pressure systems that hover above a region and trap heat and humidity — cause heat waves that last for multiple days at a time and help amplify high temperatures, according to experts.
2026-06-29 · 3 MIN READThe World Health Organization has linked Europe's record-breaking heatwave to more than 1,300 excess deaths recorded since June 21, as France's Health Ministry separately reported about 1,000 additional deaths since Wednesday.
2026-06-29 · 3 MIN READChildren-centered organizing is on the rise across New York City, as progressive churches, family groups and advocacy coalitions integrate young children into activism instead of separating them into a small Sunday school room during…
2026-06-28 · 3 MIN READNext-generation geothermal energy is attracting rare bipartisan support in the US Congress and private investment from major tech companies, but high upfront costs and technical challenges remain obstacles to widespread deployment,…
2026-06-26 · 3 MIN READU.S. cities whose infrastructure was designed for weather conditions that are becoming obsolete are exploring a suite of adaptation strategies — including AI-managed electrical grids that reroute power during heat waves, neighborhoods…
2026-06-26 · 3 MIN READA group of former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees has launched a new website, Climate.us, to restore public access to climate information that was removed from government servers last year when the Trump…
2026-06-26 · 3 MIN READAmericans who moved to Europe or are visiting this summer are conceding that they were wrong to mock the continent's residents for complaining about heat, as a record-breaking heat wave has left many without air conditioning and struggling…
2026-06-26 · 4 MIN READBefore dawn breaks over the Indian industrial hub of Surat, textile worker Sibaram Pradhan is already awake, sitting on the floor in a cramped room he shares with as many as nine other men, the Associated Press reported June 25. Sweat…
2026-06-25 · 3 MIN READFormer NOAA deputy administrator Terry Garcia warned that the Trump administration has jeopardized the nation's ability to forecast extreme weather just as a "very strong" El Niño develops, citing a "descoping" of a key ocean-observing…
2026-06-23 · 3 MIN READLondon and New York have demonstrated that urban air pollution can be cut rapidly through data-driven local policies, offering a replicable template for cities worldwide, the two cities' mayors argued in a joint op-ed published Tuesday.
2026-06-23 · 3 MIN READNations around the world are experiencing up to two additional months of dangerous heat stress per year compared to several decades ago, according to research published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change. The study is the first to…
2026-06-22 · 3 MIN READGermany is considering whether to slow its planned coal phase-out as surging natural gas prices, driven by the US-Israel conflict with Iran, make the nation's domestically mined lignite a cheaper alternative. Chancellor Friedrich Merz…
2026-06-21 · 4 MIN READDatacenters are fueling an unprecedented boom in U.S. clean energy development, with tech companies investing heavily in wind, solar, and battery storage to power their facilities. But the same surge in electricity demand is also driving…
2026-06-19 · 4 MIN READFIFA has mandated three-minute hydration breaks midway through each half of all World Cup matches, the first widespread cooling rule in the tournament's history, as this summer's co-hosted event faces predictions of extreme heat across the…
2026-06-18 · 3 MIN READThe National Science Foundation on Thursday reversed a decision to dismantle a sprawling ocean monitoring network, citing concerns raised by Democratic lawmakers and scientists who rely on the system to track ocean circulation, climate…
2026-06-18 · 3 MIN READAfrican renewable energy projects are failing to secure financing despite billions of dollars in global pledges, due to a financial rule called the 'sovereign ceiling' that makes investments appear riskier than they are, analysts said.
2026-06-17 · 3 MIN READThe ocean is running a fever: marine heatwaves in 2025 occurred at more than three times the rate of the early 1990s, according to the annual Indicators of Global Climate Change (IGCC) report, compiled by more than 70 researchers from over…
2026-06-17 · 4 MIN READResearchers have developed a method to map the vast, interconnected network of underground fungi that spans quadrillions of miles beneath the Earth's surface, according to NPR.
2026-06-16 · 3 MIN READA group of European scientists warned Sunday that monitoring of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) — a vast ocean current system that regulates global climate — is at risk of being discontinued, leaving the world…
2026-06-14 · 4 MIN READThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed Thursday that El Niño has formed in the Pacific Ocean, with a 63% chance the natural climate pattern will rank among the strongest since 1950, meteorologists said. Experts…
2026-06-11 · 3 MIN READEnergy Secretary Chris Wright spoke three times before private audiences of federal judges at judicial seminars hosted by a George Mason University program funded by oil companies, according to a letter from a law firm involved in climate…
2026-06-10 · 4 MIN READThe Seattle City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to impose a one-year moratorium on the construction of new datacenters, making the home city of Amazon and Microsoft the largest U.S. municipality to pass such a pause amid a growing…
2026-06-10 · 3 MIN READA 'super' El Niño — marked by a 2°C (3.6°F) or greater increase in sea surface temperatures — is now highly probable this year and could last into 2027, according to Benjamin Selwyn, a professor of international relations and international…
2026-06-09 · 4 MIN READVail Resorts on Monday lowered its full-year net income forecast for the second time, citing historically challenging weather conditions across the western United States that cut skier visits by nearly 16% in its fiscal third quarter.
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