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1. Iran’s environmental catastrophe has also wrecked its economy

   Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:59:56 -0000

   For several decades, Iran has devoted substantial financial, institutional and political resources to military expansion. It has invested heavily in …

2. Why Trump covets Greenland

   Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:21:14 -0000

   Location, location, location: Greenland’s position above the Arctic Circle makes the world’s largest island a key part of security strategy. Increasing international tensions, global warming and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the debate over global trade and security, …

3. 99% of people on Earth will get sunlight at the same time this Wednesday

   Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:23:58 -0000

   On July 8, at about 11:10 GMT, about 99 percent of the world experiences sunlight at the same time. Because of Earth’s tilt and the timing of the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, about 99 percent of the world’s population – some 8.2 billion people – will experience daylight or twilight simultaneously …

4. How snow machines have become the key ingredient for ski seasons

   Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:49:02 -0000

   Perisher's Front Valley snow cam from June 27 to July 7. Five years ago the ski lifts at Tasmania's Ben Lomond resort operated for 17 days of the year. …

5. Electric Vehicles Are a Defense Technology

   Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:07:04 -0000

   Two former defense officials argue that Rivian may be as important to America’s national security as SpaceX. For years, policymakers have debated …

6. The Australian tree reshaping the world's wildfires

   Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:13:35 -0000

   As Europe experiences another summer of extreme heat and wildfire warnings, one tree imported from Australia is coming under renewed scrutiny across …

7. What to know about U.S. oil production and consumption in 6 charts

   Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:03:10 -0000

   The military conflict in Iran led to higher gasoline prices in the United States and around the world. In a Pew Research Center survey conducted in …

8. Very strong El Niño raises risk of extreme weather in South America

   Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:39:38 -0000

   July 8 (UPI) -- A very strong El Niño is expected to increase the risk of extreme weather across South America in the coming months, with scientists …

9. The world is seeing a record-breaking marine heatwave – and its about to get worse

   Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:05:50 -0000

   The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June, pushing past records set during the 2023–24 El Niño years. Right now, the average sea surface …

10. ‘They’re not freak occurrences’: Farmers grapple with protecting crops as heat waves and extreme weather become more frequent

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:25:37 -0000

    Even as the sun started to set, the day’s heat was still hanging in the air as Annie Woods walked back out to harvest squash and zucchini on her …

11. Trump’s Top Air Pollution Regulator to Resign

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:37:38 -0000

    Aaron Szabo will step down as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s air office this month, he told employees, after overseeing rollbacks of a range of pollution limits. The top air pollution regulator at the Environmental Protection Agency told employees on Tuesday that he is leaving the …

12. Mamdani’s AC warning revealed that NY’s power grid is in big trouble — and it’s a problem he helped cause

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:30:00 -0000

    As temperatures hit 100 degrees last week, New York City’s unconventional mayor did something pretty conventional: He urged people to use less …

13. Meat Giant JBS Pulls Back From 2040 Net-Zero Emissions Goal

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:09:35 -0000

    JBS NV, the world’s largest meatpacker, is stepping back from a 2040 net-zero emissions goal, dropping targets for the indirect emissions that make …

14. Why more extreme rain could mean more shark bites

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:30:00 -0000

    In the space of just 48 hours this past January, four people were bitten by sharks along Australia’s east coast, with a 12-year-old boy dying from …

15. This startup is turning roofs of New York rent-stabilized buildings into an enormous, distributed power plant

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    Fieldston Power helps apartment buildings install solar panels that they otherwise couldn’t afford—and helps lower electric bills for New Yorkers. At an aging seven-story apartment building in the South Bronx, the landlord recently faced an expensive problem: a leaking roof. The repairs were pricey …

16. Seeding clouds with seawater could prevent a super El Niño

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    Short-term geoengineering to brighten clouds over the eastern Pacific Ocean could limit the damage caused by El Niño and save the global economy …

17. Experts slash hurricane forecast—here's what it means for Texas

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:07:56 -0000

    A strengthening El Niño is driving a major hurricane forecast downgrade. Houston received some welcome news ahead of the peak of hurricane …

18. World's 20 Most Heat-Risk Cities: From Bhopal To Nagpur, India’s 5 In Oxford’s Chilling Climate Report

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:52:44 -0000

    95% of extreme heat-risk cities are in the Global South and the Sub-Sahara, with India, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Ghana representing the most cities, with Iraq's Al Basrah at the highest risk of urban heat, followed by Ahmedabad. We are at the melting point quite literally with global heat surging to …

19. In Massachusetts, the season's first blueberries help scientist track climate change

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:52:07 -0000

    The nation's oldest continuously operated weather observatory in Milton, Massachusetts, keeps track of a surprising climate indicator: the date the first blueberry ripens. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Climate change shows up in unexpected places, like blueberries. Weather observers in Massachusetts have been …

20. Thousands forced to flee as wildfires scorch Southern Europe

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:32:01 -0000

    Record wildfires are raging across much of Southern Europe, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate and leaving tourists caught in the middle.

21. How raising freezer temperatures by 3 degrees could avoid millions of tons of emissions

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Maersk and IKEA are among the members of a growing coalition of companies building industry confidence for the shift. Momentum is building behind a …

22. Extreme Heat Isn’t The Only Climate Impact Shocking Scientists

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:30:27 -0000

    Extreme Heat Isn’t The Only Climate Impact Shocking Scientists (Maria)The author writes, “Much of the US just sweltered through the July 4 holiday …

23. Climate-smart apartments designed to beat the heat

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:14:27 -0000

    While most of France suffered from last week's heatwave, a certain number of Montpellier residents were in total comfort in their apartments – without air conditioning. From Middle Eastern-inspired latticework maximising ventilation to curved facades acting as giant sunshades, everything has been …

24. Bill 5 is in, the climate plan is out: the environmental stakes of Doug Ford’s third term

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Table of Contents• Fast-tracking development: how Ontario is changing the rules for development through Bill 5 • Climate action is no longer at the centre …

25. Could a Climate "Snapback" Be Closer Than We Think?

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:53:09 -0000

    Imagine waking up one morning to find that the relentless march of climate change has suddenly slammed into reverse. The heatwaves cool, the …

26. The plan to make climate science harder to erase

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    As climate information disappears from federal websites, scientists are rebuilding it elsewhere. When Rebecca Lindsey was fired from the National …

27. South Florida's Pink Spoonbills Flee Drowning Shores, Nest Deeper In The Glades

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:32:36 -0000

    As seas creep inland along South Florida’s coast, roseate spoonbills are quietly pulling off a real estate shakeup in the Everglades. This breeding …

28. G7 Is Finally Starting to See Sense on Climate

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    The June G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, marked a major pivot. Driven by severe energy and commodity shocks stemming from the conflict in the …

29. Our Food System Depends on Domesticated Bees. Can They Survive Industrial Agriculture?

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:36:56 -0000

    When we think about the workers that keep California’s agriculture afloat, we rarely think about the bees that fertilize our crops. In places like …

30. 2,300 years in the making, a record-setting bridge is finally in the works. Because of Trump. Sort of

    Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:01:25 -0000

    Around 250 BCE, the Romans laid wooden decks across floating barrels to span the Strait of Messina. In a victory march across the makeshift bridge, the soldiers transported 140 Carthaginian elephants from Sicily to Rome’s Circus Maximus, according to the first-century historian Pliny the …