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1. Democrats: Embrace Incivility!

   Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:00:00 -0000

   Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is leading the rise of the rude Democrat. More should follow his lead. In recent weeks, I’ve been fortunate enough to …

2. It's 120,000-years-old, 800m down, as big as a basketball court and home to 30 amazing towers – some taller than Disney’s castle – and unearthly life

   Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:04:33 -0000

   Deep in the remote waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, there’s a Lost City. But maybe not the kind you’re thinking of. This isn’t a submerged …

3. The disturbing trend transforming The Handmaid’s Tale into reality

   Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:13:42 -0000

   Full disclosure: When I discuss "The Handmaid's Tale," I'm describing the 2017-2025 TV series and not the 1985 novel. While I immensely respect …

4. ‘Every sunny surface’ is being put to work. Europeans transforming their homes with solar driveways

   Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:03:59 -0000

   “Every sunny surface we put to work brings Europe closer to an energy system that is cheaper, more secure and owned by the people it …

5. El Niño Could Leave the East Coast Facing Bigger Threat Than Hurricanes

   Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:29:16 -0000

   As a new nor'easter takes shape in the Atlantic, meteorologists are warning that the widespread impacts associated with such coastal storms could …

6. Thousands of Handwritten Records Recovered From Archives Reveal The True Scale of Warming in The Congo

   Sat, 17 Oct 2026 21:00:00 -0000

   For wealthy and politically stable nations, the task of maintaining and digitizing climate records is a high-tech enterprise. But this has not been …

7. In a thirsty swing state, ‘panic’ over water shapes the election

   Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:31:35 -0000

   Candidates in Arizona are talking about water like never before as the state stares down drought and Colorado River cuts. PHOENIX — As the campaign team for Arizona’s attorney general crafted a recent attack ad denouncing her opponent’s “extreme record,” they weighed two options. They could zero in …

8. As opposition to border wall grows, Texas must choose: the will of its people, or Trump?

   Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:00:00 -0000

   The Trump administration wants to build a border wall through beloved state land in Texas, including a state park. The Trump Administration is …

9. You Know That Terrifying Global Warning Threshold They’ve Been Worried About for a Decade? Climate Change Is Speeding Up So Much That Now We’re Due to Cross It In Just Over a Year

   Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:48:00 -0000

   It's "nearly a decade earlier than previous estimates." In December 2015, 195 countries at the UN Climate Change Conference signed the Paris …

10. African countries could save billions by cutting air pollution and greenhouse gases at the same time

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:22:22 -0000

    Lowering air pollution in Africa has many economic benefits, according to new research by environmental scientists Chris Malley, Kevin Hicks and …

11. Extreme heat did not cause the Colorado River’s worst drought

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:23:05 -0000

    When we picture drought in the American West, we usually imagine scorching temperatures and reservoirs shrinking under a relentless sun. The deepest and longest drought the Colorado River has seen in 2,000 years came during a cool stretch, with summer nights in its headwaters below the long-term …

12. France: Protests "brought the entire population together for a common purpose"

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:05:03 -0000

    This weekend, in cities across France, some 800,000 protesters, including students, railway workers and members of the Yellow Vest movement, took to the streets in largely peaceful nationwide demonstrations. Sparked by a month of high school student protests over educational inequality and …

13. How a cruise ship navigates Greenland's icebergs and extreme Arctic conditions

    Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:27:02 -0000

    We went aboard a cruise ship navigating some of the world’s most dangerous waters. In the Arctic, drifting icebergs, sea ice, sudden storms and fierce winds make sailing unpredictable. Yet every year, around 100,000 cruise passengers travel to Greenland to explore its remote coastline and experience one of the world’s last great wildernesses.

14. Criminal networks threaten the Amazon. Indigenous leaders want the UN to act

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:02:56 -0000

    BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are taking their fight against illegal mining, drug trafficking and deforestation to a United Nations conference in Vienna starting Monday. More than a dozen Indigenous representatives from Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador are …

15. The American Chestnut Nearly Vanished From Our Forests. A Historic USDA Decision Could Change That

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:01:00 -0000

    American chestnuts once made up a quarter of the trees in parts of the eastern U.S., but most eaten today come from overseas. Now, a new blight-tolerant tree could help restore a homegrown supply. The holidays are nearly here, which means chestnuts will soon be roasting on an open fire (hopefully, …

16. JD Vance’s Biggest Problem

    Sat, 17 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Republican voters want Donald Trump. The vice president’s attempts at mimicking him always fail. What do you do when a stranger says “I love you”? …

17. This Is What America’s Utility Bill Crisis Looks Like

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:05:04 -0000

    The worst of the heat was just beginning to lift when Genia Weitz, 58, walked into the stubborn Oklahoma sun last month and found the next emergency waiting in her mailbox. “Disconnection notice,” the letter began. She scanned her electric bill and saw a total balance of $1,340.96, far more than …

18. What can we expect from El Niño? Scientists say brace for the worst.

    Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:45:00 -0000

    SAN DIEGO — Climatologists, oceanographers and meteorologists gathered at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla this month, just steps from …

19. Earth's Core Is Leaking All Sorts of Materials That Have Been Trapped Since Our Planet's Birth

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 02:00:00 -0000

    Our early Earth was a heavy metal album cover: a molten ball covered in a global lava ocean, spewing lethal gases while being pelted by the flaming …

20. Colorado homeowner spent $50,000 on geothermal, says cooling is now 'almost free'

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:29:00 -0000

    Geothermal heat pumps deliver ultra-efficient heating and cooling, but they still feel out of reach for many homeowners, either because of their cost …

21. This New Research About Microplastics Is Pretty Damn Scary

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:47:00 -0000

    "This work has significant implications for environmental and human health." A new piece of research is pushing back on the long-held belief that …

22. A dramatic El Niño effect is headed for the West Coast

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:03:19 -0000

    One of El Niño’s most dramatic effects is waiting in the wings and could soon cause chaos along the West Coast, especially in California, forecasters warned. A historic El Niño is expected to up the intensity of atmospheric rivers – long corridors of water vapor in the atmosphere that can transport …

23. El Niño Is Coming. And The Ocean’s Doing Some Weird Stuff

    Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Reverse trade winds, historic turtles, big-eyed fish, and Rachael. Don’t say you weren’t warned. Martin Daly and the Indies Trader have worked the …

24. Hochul’s GOP rival turns energy cost warnings against her

    Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    New York Republicans including gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman are betting that voters will blame Albany Democrats — and Gov. Kathy Hochul — for rising utility bills. ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul battled members of her own party and environmental groups to weaken the state’s landmark …

25. EU Agrees To Fund Ukraine, But Not Itself - Eurasia Review

    Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:08:57 -0000

    Key Takeaways: At a summit marked by divisions over climate and migration, EU leaders pledged continued financial support for Ukraine into 2027 and …

26. I'm a real estate agent building a $480,000 backyard home for my mom. I still made these costly mistakes.

    Sat, 17 Oct 2026 11:03:01 -0000

    After her father died in 2024, real estate agent Shalini Karnani Bonjour moved her mother from Michigan to California to be closer to her and her family. "My husband and I didn't feel comfortable having her so far away, especially when it came to her day-to-day needs," Bonjour, 50, told Business …

27. Trump guts ‘win-win’ solar energy program for rural farmers

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:00:00 -0000

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s changes have made virtually all solar power ineligible for funding through the Rural Energy for America …

28. Climate change did not cause child marriage | Josephine Bartosch | The Critic Magazine

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:00:28 -0000

    Imagine that British girls who might be learning to read or planning their Halloween costumes are instead being sold to grown men. For many girls in …

29. The Climate Story Hiding in Plain Sight in the Global Economy

    Sat, 17 Oct 2026 17:36:00 -0000

    The war in Iran, AI, and countries’ growing debt burden all sat at the top of the agenda as leaders of the world’s international financial institutions gathered in Bangkok this week for the fall meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF). Even with some bright spots, the …

30. North America’s oldest human footprints tell a tale of ice age chaos

    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:20:47 -0000

    Pollen shows how present-day New Mexico completely transformed within only a few decades. An extensive new analysis further confirms the oldest known human footprints in North America date back to the last ice age (about 23,500–21,700 years). To pinpoint their origins, researchers at the University …