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1. California intends to sue Trump administration over deal to end offshore wind project

   Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:26:56 -0000

   California intends to sue the Trump administration over its deal to end an offshore wind project proposed off the state’s central coast. State officials said they are combating the administration’s attacks on their offshore wind industry by sending a notice of their intention to sue to the …

2. 40 drowning deaths reported in France as Europe swelters in heat wave

   Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:40:31 -0000

   There were 40 deaths from drowning recorded in France over the last week, as people turned to swimming in hopes of finding relief from a scorching …

3. NASA satellite captures wave of warm water hundreds of miles long that signals a devastatingly strong El Niño

   Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:53:20 -0000

   This year's El Niño is on track to be among the strongest ever recorded. A massive wave of warm water is making its way across the Pacific Ocean as …

4. Even the Internet’s Favorite Pool Guy Doesn’t Know How to Fix the Reflecting Pool

   Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:56:22 -0000

   Algae blooms, peeling paint, and a host of fixes from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubblers have made it hard to diagnose what’s wrong with the …

5. When a 3,700m mountain collapsed, it created the deepest lake in the US. Here's what lives there now

   Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:52:00 -0000

   In the shadow of a long-extinct volcano, Crater Lake’s deep blue waters – and the surrounding forests and meadows – are home to a remarkable cast of …

6. The risk of a 'super' El Niño is rising. Here's what it means for North America

   Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:01:22 -0000

   The El Niño global weather phenomenon is likely to be particularly intense this year, scientists warn. If so North America may face extreme weather, higher food prices and greater health risks. El Niño – the Pacific weather pattern that pushes up global temperatures – has started and forecasters …

7. 10 States Where EV Sales are Projected to Surge

   Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:43:15 -0000

   Electric vehicle popularity has surged across the world in recent years, with global unit sales more than quadrupling between 2020 and 2025. The …

8. Schools close, railways urge against travel as Europe heatwave intensifies

   Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:09:09 -0000

   Workers are sweating through choking heat and numerous schools are being ordered to close across Europe as an early summer heatwave smothers much of …

9. Is It Warm Out There?

   Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:53:15 -0000

   The planet is getting hotter. But America’s conversation about it has chilled. Summer has begun—which is to say, wildfires in the West are chasing residents from their homes, the snowpack has dwindled to near-record lows in several states, drought is spreading, and temperatures are regularly …

10. France issues red alert as heatwave breaks records and death toll mounts

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:55:38 -0000

    France experienced its hottest-ever night Monday into Tuesday as Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said 40 people had drowned across the country since June 18 as they sought to escape the record heat. In a country without widespread air-conditioning, the scorching temperatures have led to school …

11. A deadly heat wave is sweeping Europe. Is the US next?

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:24:00 -0000

    A sweltering and deadly heat wave enveloping parts of Europe has been breaking temperature records and is blamed for dozens of deaths in recent days – and it has Americans wondering, are we next? The extreme heat has been consuming Great Britain, Italy and Spain, and temperatures in parts of France …

12. I Cold-Called President Trump. Here’s What He Told Me About an Oil Tycoon and Major Donor.

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    I was hoping the president would give me some color about his relationship with billionaire Jeffery Hildebrand. I walked away with a clearer picture …

13. Did Gravitational Tides Cause Earth's Extinctions?

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:24:52 -0000

    Many of Earth's mass extinctions await clear explanations. We know an impact wiped out the dinosaurs, but what about the planet's other extinction …

14. The EPA Relied on an Influential Glyphosate Study Even After Learning Monsanto Was a “Ghost Writer”

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:46:53 -0000

    The US Environmental Protection Agency has known for nearly a decade that an influential 2013 scientific paper that concluded glyphosate is safe was …

15. Rising Sea Levels Are Already Remaking Reality in This North Carolina Community

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:04 -0000

    This project was supported by funding from the Center for Contemporary Documentation Lovie Miller doesn’t remember a time when floods weren’t a part of life in Scranton, N.C. A native North Carolinian, Miller left the area after high school. But when she moved back home in 2009, she quickly realized …

16. We recreated the legendary heatwave summer of 1976 in today’s climate – here’s what we found

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:05:15 -0000

    The summer of 1976 was an extraordinary heatwave for its time. With 15 consecutive days of temperatures over 32°C, it was an unprecedented length for …

17. Former NOAA Employees Revive Climate Site Shut by Trump Administration

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:53:59 -0000

    The database of federal global warming research recreates a website that was closed amid the administration’s broad retreat from climate science. A small group of former government workers has recreated a valuable climate-science website that had been shuttered last year under the Trump …

18. The Colorado River is vanishing — and the fixes are getting weird

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    Desalination. Pipelines. Cloud seeding. Those are just a few ideas for how the Trump administration should save the desiccated waterway. The crisis on …

19. Idyllic Swiss Resort Says It’s No Longer Economically Viable To Offer Skiing

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:35:27 -0000

    “The result is clear: ‘Business as usual’ is no longer possible,” says the Swiss resort. Another one bites the dust. Climate change, specifically …

20. The ‘Parasite of Parasites’ Has Been Discovered in the Tropical Forests of Borneo

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:54:52 -0000

    A newly identified species of fungus attacks the famous “zombie mushrooms” that control ants. Scientists from the Universiti Malaysia Sabah have …

21. France faces unprecedented heatwave: 'We are about to experience four of the hottest days ever recorded in the country'

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:17:16 -0000

    A prolonged heatwave, rather than a brief spike, has arrived. Unusually high temperatures are set to persist across the country until at least the …

22. France records hottest-ever night as 40 drown trying to escape heatwave

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:45:51 -0000

    France struggles with extreme heat and power grid challenges as temperature records also smashed in parts of UK and Spain.

23. ‘London isn’t just calling—it’s cooking.’ Europe’s largest economies face over $600 billion in heat-driven losses by 2030

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:17:19 -0000

    On Tuesday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a speech at London’s Climate Week. Climate activists could not have hoped for …

24. U.S Northwest Could Potentially Be In For ‘One Of The Strongest El Niños We’ve Had’

    Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:29:03 -0000

    (Oregon Capital Chronicle) — Warming temperatures at the equator could paradoxically bring the Northwest a wet fall and high winter snowpack, …

25. Europe’s heatwave could trigger blackouts. Which countries are most exposed?

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:47 -0000

    “Record-shattering temperatures are feeding demand for air conditioning and driving surges in demand for electricity.” Europe’s energy grid is being …

26. How China built the energy system the world now needs

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:43:22 -0000

    The conflict that erupted at the end of February 2026 was, among other things, an energy shock. Nine weeks of disruption in and around the Strait of …

27. 'If there's any country that will do it, it's China': Why is China diverting some of the world's mightiest rivers thousands of miles?

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:00:00 -0000

    People in China's northern megacities have 74 times less fresh water than the average American — so the Chinese government has built the world's …

28. Deadly Heatwave Blankets Europe With Record High Temperatures

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:30:57 -0000

    A dangerous heatwave is gripping Europe, with millions under heat alerts. Meteorologists blame a massive heat dome, a ridge of high pressure trapping hot air from North Africa. Scientists warn human-driven climate change is making the extreme heat more frequent and more intense. NBC’s Molly Hunter …

29. Experts fired by Trump resurrect mothballed climate website

    Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:09:00 -0000

    Fired US federal workers have revived a defunct climate website — pushing back as the Trump administration escalates cuts to publicly funded science …

30. A strange ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic could be a sign of trouble

    Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0000

    While the world’s oceans have generally been heating up, one patch of the Atlantic located south of Greenland has been dropping in temperature. …