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1. 2026 Midterm Election Results

   Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:52:34 -0000

   Tracking key battleground races, ballot measures and more. These pages are updated in real time.

2. The polar vortex is doing something extraordinary

   Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:40:22 -0000

   The polar vortex is being disrupted early in the season. That might eventually lead to an outbreak of frigid air in the United States. Something unusual is happening in the skies above the Arctic, but will it have any impact on our weather here in the United States? Our favorite wintertime punching …

3. Why oil and gas corporations are making so much money – and we’re all paying the bill

   Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:51:12 -0000

   Greenpeace UK activists project the truth about the source of Shell’s huge profits onto their global headquarters.© GreenpeaceThe world’s biggest oil …

4. How Badly Will the AfD Email Hack Hurt the German Far Right?

   Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   The disclosures, some of which directly contradict the party’s public statements, are drawing fresh scrutiny from journalists and German domestic …

5. Nature already invented biodegradable plastic. Scientists want to reverse engineer it.

   Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:00:53 -0000

   Some bees line their nests with soft petals. Some line them with hardened tree sap. Some line them with a thin, flexible film composed of silk and …

6. UK and EU agree draft deal to scrap Brexit red tape over food exports

   Tue, 03 Nov 2026 02:11:13 -0000

   The UK and EU have agreed a draft deal on removing post-Brexit checks from food and agriculture exports, ahead of the UK-EU summit later this month. The BBC understands the 200-page draft text for this so called "SPS" [sanitary and phytosanitary] agreement has been circulated to EU nations in …

7. Electric aviation is taking off in unexpected ways

   Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:45:00 -0000

   Electric aircraft may one day usher in low-carbon travel, but for now they are finding a foothold with paramedics and climate researchers. The call …

8. Human-driven climate change may have halted the onset of a new ice age, according to new study

   Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:05:43 -0000

   Canadian researchers have studied changes in the vast Barnes Glacier over the last 3,000 years. Covering around 6,000 square kilometres, the Barnes …

9. At Long Last, the Rules Apply to Donald Trump

   Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:01:02 -0000

   Trump has always managed to convince just enough people to believe his reality. It finally looks like actual reality is winning. One of the first …

10. Warmest temperature anomaly in the world will be found in Canada

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:58:35 -0000

    An exceptional stretch of warm weather has reminded many people to check their calendars again as we kick off November.Potentially record-setting …

11. I Was There to Document the Aftermath of Deadly Flooding. Then, It Started Raining.

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:30:00 -0000

    Three people died in Ruidoso, New Mexico, last year when floods swept through the area. As the mayor prioritized tourism after the flood recovery, …

12. These 4 US Cities Will Be Deserts By 2080, Study Shows

    Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:35:48 -0000

    Oftentimes, when people talk about the impending effects of climate change, they mention melting ice caps, extreme weather, and sea level rise …

13. Climate change is killing hundreds of thousands – a kidney specialist’s concerns

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:42:22 -0000

    The evidence that climate change threatens human health has never been stronger. Yet a new report suggests that world leaders are giving less …

14. Old, Polluting Jet Engines Are Being Scavenged to Power Data Centers

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:00:12 -0000

    Across wide stretches of the sun-bleached Sonoran desert in Arizona, thousands of retired aircraft sit nose-to-tail in graveyards of metal known as boneyards. ​Many of their engines haven’t been fired up for years. But America’s soaring demand for electricity to power data centers is bringing them …

15. Scientists uncover a troubling pattern beneath Earth’s frozen ground

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:42:40 -0000

    Every summer for the past three decades, Anna Klene has driven north across Alaska’s Brooks Range, and pushed a metal rod into the ground. She records the depth at which it hits frozen earth. Then she moves on to the next site, and the next. It’s not glamorous science. “It’s not super sophisticated,” …

16. How Human Civilization Began

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:26:00 -0000

    posted Nov 3 @ 05:26 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link In a recent video, Kurzgesagt explores what we know about the first human civilizations that …

17. 'Clean energy is going to win out': Permitting bill tests greens' faith

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:09:27 -0000

    The bipartisan Senate permitting bill has created a rift between longtime allies: renewable energy companies and environmental groups. Renewable energy companies and environmental groups have a long history of joining forces to push for favorable government policies. Then came the bipartisan bill to …

18. US Loses a Football Field of Forest Every 2 Minutes

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:51:45 -0000

    The newly launched U.S. Forest Monitor tracks satellite imagery to document forest loss over time.A new satellite tracking system finds that the …

19. Is It the Dems’ Big Night? Watch These Eight Races With Early Results.

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    These House districts could tell us how the election will go for the Democrats. One fact that’s generally true about elections is that if the wind is …

20. The Pantry Staple That Still Contains Radioactive Fallout From Cold War Nuclear Testing

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:25:00 -0000

    In the early years of the Cold War, the world saw hundreds of atmospheric nuclear weapons tests in the South Pacific, the Russian Arctic, and the …

21. In Texas, data centers are swallowing promised parkland

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:00:00 -0000

    Residents who moved to Taylor, Texas for a rural community now have to contend with three data centers in their backyard. Taylor, Texas is a rural …

22. Heavy metals in soil: A growing food safety concern

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:58:51 -0000

    Cadmium, arsenic and other toxic metals are turning up in farmland. Researchers used AI and numerous studies to uncover a pattern stretching across …

23. Life on the move in a changing Chesapeake Bay

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:20:14 -0000

    In 2025, a local crabber reached out to professor Romuald Lipcius with some news: He'd been catching stone crabs in the Chesapeake Bay. Native to …

24. As Mangrove Forests Expand in China, Bird Species Multiply

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:50:32 -0000

    A push by China to revive its mangrove forests is paying off. Not only have mangroves colonized large areas of coastline, but the new forests have …

25. Crypto billionaire’s climate pivot earns him new foes

    Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:06:15 -0000

    Chris Larsen is backing clean energy, centrist Democrats and AI safety — and picking fights with both parties along the way. Chris Larsen is earning Republican enemies and confounding Democrats as he pours tens of millions of dollars into critical races and ballot initiatives across the country. The …

26. Rain clears but flood risk remains high after destructive storms swamp normally arid US Southwest

    Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:30:14 -0000

    The skies were clearing, but the risk of flooding remained over parts of the U.S. Southwest after powerful downpours sent massive amounts of water surging over the usually dry landscape, forcing hundreds to evacuate and keeping swift-water rescue teams busy. Officials said cleanup and repair efforts …

27. Colossal rains and flash floods hammer the U.S. Southwest and Florida peninsula

    Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:03:53 -0000

    Thunderstorms dumping 12 inches or more of rain triggered a flash flood emergency on Florida’s Space Coast and may have contributed to a deadly plane …

28. Prince William says UK faces terrifying risk of more wildfires due to climate change

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:00:14 -0000

    There is a "terrifying prospect" of more UK wildfires in future due to climate change and preparation will be "crucial", the Prince of Wales has said. Visiting Treherbert in Rhondda Cynon Taf, which was threatened by a huge mountain fire in August, Prince William praised a "gargantuan" effort to …

29. Uproar is growing over an environmental threat smaller than an almond

    Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Individual energy and water use from chatbots is, well, a drop in the bucket. You’re reading Superintelligent, a newsletter about AI. Click here to get the full edition in your inbox. Elizabeth Dunn and Jiaying Zhao are professors at the University of British Columbia and co-authors of the book …

30. ‘Bookkeeping Trick’ and Fuzzy Math Conceal the Climate Impacts of Beef, Researchers Say

    Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:00:22 -0000

    New reports say more robust and accurate accounting of livestock-based emissions should underpin the all-out effort needed to slow global …