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  1. See 3I/ATLAS Live Nov. 18 as It Speeds Out of the Solar System

    Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:00:03 -0000

    Tune in on Nov. 18 to witness detailed telescopic views of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it races headlong away from the sun on an escape trajectory from our solar system, courtesy of a livestream hosted by the Virtual Telescope Project. The Virtual Telescope Project's YouTube livestream begins at 11:15 p.m. EST on Nov. 18 (0415 GMT on Nov. 19) and will feature live views of comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the organization's suite of robotic telescopes situated in Manciano, Italy, weather...

  2. The cost of ‘conflict carbon’: Russia faces €37 billion climate reparations bill for war in Ukraine

    Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:36:00 -0000

    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created global heating emissions equivalent to 236.8 million tonnes of CO². Russia is under pressure to pay more than …

  3. Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.

    Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:57:46 -0000

    50 States, 50 Fixes There was a psychiatrist, a librarian, a substitute teacher and a graduate student in biomedical engineering. There was an Amazon warehouse worker who’d just finished his night shift, and a man who’d lost his driver’s license because of an incident in Florida that he didn’t want …

  4. Ethiopia's green mission: Billions of trees for the future

    Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:09:00 -0000

    Ethiopia wants to plant over 7 billion trees by 2025 - for a better climate and to fight erosion and drought. The project will also create many jobs.

  5. New survey reveals mass coral death at Ningaloo Reef as critical summer looms

    Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:33:05 -0000

    On Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef, the shift from stark white to sickly brown paints a dire picture. "It's a really dramatic change from all the …

  6. A President Delivering Us to World's End?

    Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:48:54 -0000

    When I began TomDispatch in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and the invasion of Afghanistan, believe me, the world did not look good. But I guarantee you …

  7. Elon Musk revives billionaire beef with Bill Gates, says he better exit his ‘crazy short’ against Tesla soon or else add to his $1.5 billion in losses

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:05:00 -0000

    Elon Musk is apparently still not over the fact that Bill Gates bet against Tesla, even as his multimillion-dollar short has ballooned into a $1.5 …

  8. A Landmark Court Ruling Looms Over U.S. Absence at COP30

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0000

    The historic climate change advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice suggests the United States is violating international law on …

  9. The 10 Countries Dumping The Most Plastic Into The Ocean

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:34:39 -0000

    A new study finds that a handful of nations are responsible for the vast majority of plastic waste entering the world’s oceans. Just 10 countries …

  10. America’s Home Insurance Affordability Crunch: See What’s Happening Near You.

    Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:17:33 -0000

    A climate ‘shock’ in the insurance market has started to affect home prices in areas most exposed to wildfires and hurricanes, new research shows.

  11. How the shutdown broke America’s food chain — and what happens next

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:45:00 -0000

    Cash-strapped farmers, gaps in the public safety net, and food inspection backlogs could reshape who eats what in the years to come. In a dramatic …

  12. Beijing in Brazil: China makes bank as Trump spurns climate talks

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:00:00 -0000

    BELÉM, Brazil — The Trump administration slammed the door on clean energy. China is sending the message it’s open for business. The signs are not hard to find in the sweltering, dimly lit convention center in the Amazon where delegates from nearly 200 countries are debating the Earth’s …

  13. Rachel Reeves wants to slash energy bills. Here’s how.

    Wed, 19 Nov 2025 03:14:03 -0000

    Britain’s chancellor wants to start making good on a flagship Labour promise … just don’t mention the tax increases. LONDON — Rachel Reeves needs at …

  14. Former Liberal senator lashes ex-colleagues as 'inept' and 'lazy' as she quits party

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:18:00 -0000

    Hollie Hughes said the Liberal Party had been engulfed by internal division and no longer reflected the values of Robert Menzies. Former federal …

  15. Colombia bans all new oil and mining projects in its Amazon

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:38:13 -0000

    Colombia will no longer approve new oil or large-scale mining projects in its Amazon biome, which covers 42% of the nation’s territory, according to …

  16. Poorest nations will see sharp drop in crop yields, impacting human development: UNDP

    Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:17:18 -0000

    A major new dataset released via the Human Climate Horizons (HCH) data platform by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development …

  17. Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is 'crying out'

    Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:50:45 -0000

    BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet, telling them humans are failing in their response to global warming and that God’s creation “is crying out in floods, …

  18. Pope Leo calls for world leaders to take urgent climate action

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:19:56 -0000

    Pope Leo XIV urged countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate, saying God’s creation "is crying out in …

  19. Scientists slam Canada-US proposal to lower trade protections for peregrine falcons

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:59:58 -0000

    The crow-sized, slate-blue-backed peregrine falcon, with its bright yellow feet, soars across the skies from Greenland’s Arctic tundra to the steppe …

  20. Global action on lung health has never been more important

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:20:59 -0000

    Lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and lung cancer, have long been a silent crisis, overlooked despite …

  21. How is Climate Advocacy Weathering Trump?

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:25:38 -0000

    Airdate: Wednesday, November 19 at 10AM The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30, is underway in Brazil. While California Governor …

  22. If evolution is real, then why isn’t it happening now? An anthropologist explains that humans actually are still evolving

    Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:16:39 -0000

    If evolution is real, then why is it not happening now? – Dee, Memphis, Tennessee Many people believe that we humans have conquered nature through the …

  23. Al Gore Says 'We May Have Passed Peak Trump'

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:00:40 -0000

    Former US Vice President Al Gore is one of the grandees of the climate world and knows just how much power America can wield on the international …

  24. Investigating a Recycling Disaster

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:08:23 -0000

    We went to Nigeria, where recycling plants are extracting lead for use in American and European car batteries — at a terrible human cost. A lot of companies market themselves as clean and green to people who care about the environment. But global supply chains have grown so complex that it’s …

  25. The fast-fix for global warming that the UN climate summit can’t ignore

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:51:05 -0000

    Despite rapid progress in clean energy and electric vehicles, the world is still warming faster than ever. The good news is that we already have …

  26. Ottawa, Alberta close to energy accord that includes oil pipeline to B.C. coast, sources say

    Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:10:00 -0000

    Ottawa and Alberta appear close to striking an energy accord long sought by Premier Danielle Smith to boost her province’s oil and natural gas sector, with Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia playing a key role in the negotiations, two sources say. Two federal insiders said the broad outlines of the …

  27. What's more dangerous, hot or cold weather? The answer may surprise you.

    Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:01:05 -0000

    Heat-related deaths typically get headlines, but a new study raises concerns about the number and characteristis of people who die from cold. Each summer, we hear about the deadly and very real danger of extreme heat. But perhaps we should be paying more attention to the impacts of wintertime …

  28. Disaster and insurance costs are rising. The middle class is struggling to hang on

    Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:27:00 -0000

    Three years after Hurricane Ian slammed into Fort Myers Beach, jackhammers still echo along the barrier island's main road, where new houses and businesses are going up next to vacant lots and the shells of buildings gutted by the storm. "We are nowhere near where we thought we would be three years …

  29. Cutting methane offers hope as fast, cheap climate solution

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:30:24 -0000

    Despite some progress in slashing the highly potent greenhouse gas, experts say the world can, and must, go much further to cut methane pollution. As …

  30. Trump Administration Moves to Weaken Federal Protections for Waterways and Wetlands

    Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:04:06 -0000

    Environmental groups warn the proposal to change the definition of “waters of the United States” would eliminate crucial safeguards for “countless” …