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1. Government will cut water to Ariz., Calif., Nevada as Colorado River runs low

   Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:06:13 -0000

   The states must curb their use of water from the river starting in 2027. The federal government will scale back the water supply for three Southwestern states to manage the growing crisis over the drying Colorado River, officials confirmed Friday. Officials from the Bureau of Reclamation, which oversees …

2. European wildfires expose, detonate buried bombs and mines from past wars

   Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:35:04 -0000

   The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty bombs and …

3. Five Outrageous Things Trump’s New Attorney General Has Already Done

   Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:29:20 -0000

   It didn’t take Todd Blanche long to take a wrecking ball to long-standing Department of Justice principles. In just his first week in office, Todd …

4. What a record-breaking El Nino could mean for the world

   Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:28:01 -0000

   This year's El Nino is on track to be the strongest on record, threatening to unleash extreme weather across the globe and make 2027 the hottest recorded year by far. It is expected to be the most "intense" El Nino in more than a century, the head of long-range forecasting at the UK's Met Office …

5. ‘The Sun was dark and its darkness lasted for 18 months’ – what we can learn from worst volcanic eruptions in history

   Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:32:45 -0000

   Europe was plunged into darkness and suffered from intense crop failures and famines in the years AD536 and AD1258, after massive volcanic …

6. Firefighters sound alarm as US faces critical staffing shortage: ‘We don’t have enough people’

   Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0000

   Firefighters describe being pushed to limit by a brutal wildfire season, with key leadership roles going unfilled. This story was originally published …

7. ‘It was a tsunami’: Floods leave death trail in India’s Assam

   Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:35:50 -0000

   From a father searching for his daughter’s body to a man who drowned trying to save a friend, floods take devastating toll. Assam, India – Debiram Panika, a 37-year-old daily wage labourer from northeastern India’s Assam state, would speak to his wife and two daughters on video calls every day from …

8. Meet the Florida architect who lost his roof at 12 — and now builds for the next Andrew

   Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:54:50 -0000

   One day there was a roof. The next morning it was gone. Jeffrey Huber still remembers the day some 34 years ago when Hurricane Andrew blew off the …

9. Climate change and infectious disease in Europe: Impact, projection and adaptation

   Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:22:05 -0000

   Europeans are not only exposed to direct effects from climate change, but also vulnerable to indirect effects from infectious disease, many of which …

10. Why Australia's weather is seeing a soaking while a record El Niño is forming

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:19:00 -0000

    El Niño is synonymous with drought in Australia, but another rainband is lining up to soak the nation this week. This follows multiple widespread …

11. COP17 in Mongolia: Finding solutions to land degradation

    Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:51:33 -0000

    Delegates of 179 members of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification engage with local communities and business partners to find solutions for …

12. Greenland meltwater is intensifying European heatwaves

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:00:00 -0000

    The melting of the Greenland ice sheet is causing more extreme heat in Europe, contributing to the major heatwaves experienced there so far this year. …

13. Trump Posts Map Labeling Strait of Hormuz as “New U.S. Territory”

    Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:14:42 -0000

    WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump posted a map graphic on Truth Social that labels the Strait of Hormuz as “NEW U.S. Territory,” framing the …

14. World hunger decline is the fruit of growth

    Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    A United Nations report shows another decline in food insecurity. Here’s a bit of news worth celebrating: Despite multiple violent conflicts around the globe, and stubborn inflation, 2025 was the third year in a row in which global hunger fell. That’s according to a July report from the United …

15. Sudan farms lie barren as El Nino leaves Nile banks dry

    Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:11:03 -0000

    Along the bone-dry riverbanks of the Nile in Sudan, farmers struggle to pull water to their crops. Others gather to pray for rainfall over cracked …

16. How a new era of heatwaves could shake up the school calendar

    Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:16:43 -0000

    Over the past two weeks, the sound of children has returned to Scotland's school playgrounds. Their summer breaks began in late June or early July and ended in mid-August. It's an academic year replicated in other European countries too. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, however, children will …

17. 'Lost City' deep in the Atlantic is like nothing else we've ever seen on Earth

    Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:57:16 -0000

    The reality of what lies within our oceans has fascinated people since time immemorial, so it’s no wonder we’ve created countless myths about the …

18. Wait, Are Dems Ahead in ... Arkansas?

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:24:00 -0000

    Read about a wild poll showing Tom Cotton trailing Hallie Shoffner, Xavier Becerra’s senior slump of a campaign in California, and more ... You’re …

19. California’s Drought Irreversibly Damaged Sacramento Valley Aquifers

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Want updates from a trusted source about how scientists monitor groundwater and drought? Preference Eos in your searches!Go to GoogleFrom 2020 to …

20. MAHA warns Trump against coal-powered data centers

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:33:53 -0000

    Prominent figures in the Make America Healthy Again movement are telling President Trump that "data centers should not become the justification for …

21. Altérra CEO says $250 billion climate investment target is within reach

    Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:00:01 -0000

    Altérra CEO Majid Al Suwaidi says the UAE-backed climate investor is “extremely confident” it can mobilize $250 billion by 2030.

22. Mapping America’s Largest ‘Dead Zone’

    Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:47 -0000

    In a decades-long crisis, marine life has suffered as oxygen periodically dwindles in waters along the Gulf Coast. On a sweltering night in late July, a team of scientists gathered onboard the R.V. Pelican in Houma, La., a 116-foot blue-and-white vessel resting in a bed of water hyacinths under a …

23. Iraq’s solar villages show how to build an energy transition that lasts

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:50:08 -0000

    In rural Kurdistan, locally managed solar power is keeping villages running and opening new possibilities for farming and livelihoods. For years, the day in Kulak ended when the generator powered down. Like thousands of villages across Iraq, this small farming community in the semi-autonomous …

24. MAHA activists urge Trump against promoting coal to power energy-hungry AI data centers

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:11:16 -0000

    NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 200 activists in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s “Make America Healthy Again” movement are criticizing President Donald Trump’s promotion of coal to fuel the rise of artificial intelligence data centers, according to a letter sent Friday. The letter, signed by at …

25. Climate Change Could Triple The Price Of Wheat - Eurasia Review

    Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:14:55 -0000

    Key Takeaways: A new study finds that the global extent of severe water scarcity alone can explain about 74% of year-to-year fluctuations in …

26. Trump Hates the Troops. The Troops Are Taking Notice.

    Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    The administration is desperately trying to spin the hopeless war in Iran as a success, but our service members and their families are telling a …

27. This Super El Nino will be the strongest we’ve ever seen – and the world is not ready

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:45:00 -0000

    There’s definitely something coming. We’re very confident about that, and it looks like it will be a big event.” Adam Scaife, head of long-range …

28. The world’s biggest trees could hold the secret to coping with drought

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:31:19 -0000

    Rising more than 70 metres above the rainforest canopy, a giant skyscraper of a tropical tree can seem almost invincible. Some have survived …

29. Why this El Niño will be the largest in living memory

    Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:21:00 -0000

    The already superlative El Niño that began earlier this year is looking to be the largest El Niño in living memory and likely the strongest since the …

30. South Korea ship to test alternative Arctic route as Mideast conflict disrupts shipping

    Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:47:12 -0000

    South Korea on Saturday sent its first trial container through the Arctic as the Middle East war has rattled global shipping – sending governments and shipping firms scrambling to seek alternative routes. Environmental groups have warned that growing traffic along the shorter route could accelerate …