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  1. India launches first hydrogen-powered train built in the country to expand clean energy on railways

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:34:47 -0000

    NEW DELHI (AP) — India rolled out its first Indigenously built, hydrogen-powered train on Friday, a move aimed at expanding the use of clean energy in its vast rail network. The train made up of two hydrogen-powered driving cars and eight passenger coaches will operate in the northern state of …

  2. Iraq and Chevron Are Planning a Route Through Syria to Evade Strait of Hormuz

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:54:40 -0000

    On NRC moves, Blue Energy, and China’s solar and methanol breakthroughs Current conditions: The World Cup’s final match between Argentina and Spain is …

  3. A Rare Atlantic Niña Is Emerging Amid a Super El Niño. Here's What That Means

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:10:51 -0000

    This phenomenon has only occurred five times within the last four decades. All eyes are on the Pacific Ocean as an exceptionally strong El Niño takes …

  4. Tree-killing Asian beetle that has wreaked havoc in U.S. detected in EU for first time

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:57:00 -0000

    A tiny Asia-origin beetle that has devastated ash forests in North America has been detected in the European Union for the first time in Hungary and …

  5. Canada’s Forests Will Burn and Burn

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:55:44 -0000

    Once a wildfire starts, it can spread to an area too massive to control. When the boreal forests of Canada catch on fire, no one can do anything about it in many cases. The forests are part of Earth’s largest land biome, a greenbelt of wilderness that encircles the globe, and they’ve been suffering …

  6. As heatwaves strike, Europeans turn to Chinese air-conditioners

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:01:29 -0000

    Steven Scholtysek, 36, is no stranger to Europe's heatwaves. The German engineer has lived through sweltering summers since his childhood. But this year the heat has been especially unbearable. Western Europe has experienced its hottest June on record, and cities across Germany saw temperatures rise …

  7. What World Cup Hydration Breaks Tell Us About the Times We Live In

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:04 -0000

    Everyone seems to have an opinion about the hydration breaks at this summer's World Cup. Many scoff at the need, suggesting they are another FIFA grab at an ad buy. Others question why they occur at every match, regardless of the local temperature or if the stadium has air conditioning. Those …

  8. France's wheat production drops after scorching weather pushes early harvest

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:28:41 -0000

    The wheat harvest in France, Europe’s largest grain producer, is expected to fall by four percent compared to 2025 after an unusually early harvest carried out during successive heatwaves. France is forecast to produce 32 million tonnes of wheat in 2026, according to the French agriculture …

  9. Oil companies are making billions. In the U.S., calls to tax their windfall are growing

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:01:00 -0000

    Oil prices have surged in recent days amidst renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran. Higher oil prices have meant U.S. consumers are paying more for gasoline at the pump. And oil and gas companies are profiting. The world's top 100 oil and gas firms made $30 million every hour in excess profits …

  10. “Some believe that Gibraltar Falls was 1,000 times higher than Niagara Falls.” This could be the largest flood on Earth of all time

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:49:00 -0000

    The Zanclean Flood, which is theorised to have occurred 5.33 million years ago, refilled the Mediterranean Sea As hundreds of millions of tourists …

  11. Wildfires Are Burning Through the Night. Firefighters Are Running Out of Time.

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:08:16 -0000

    As overnight temperatures climb across Canada, fires that once spread more slowly after dark are burning around the clock, straining fire crews. Under cover of night is when firefighters perform some of the most essential work of starving a wildfire. They can lay out sprinklers, directly attack …

  12. El Niño is here, and it’s already looking like it could be 'mind-blowing'

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    The long-anticipated El Niño is here, and already it’s living up to the hype. In the spring, climate scientists had forecasted an El Niño to develop …

  13. As Blazes Spread Near Paris, Extreme Heat Is Changing How France Fights Fires

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:01:52 -0000

    For almost two decades, French firefighting pilot Alexandre Jauffret’s routes were mostly contained to the hottest part of mainland France, the area around its southeastern coastline. He generally used his plane to scoop water from the Mediterranean Sea, or rivers and lakes nearby, and dump it on …

  14. Too hot to fly: the airports at risk from climate change

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:31:17 -0000

    Check the forecast for your holiday destination.

  15. After wildfires destroyed 95% of this California tribe’s forests, members uncovered 1,200 ancestral sites

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    CONCOW, Calif. — Until recently, when members of the Konkow Valley Band of Maidu pulled up a map of their ancestral land in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, only about two dozen of their historic sites appeared. Disease, violence and forced labor had separated California tribe members from their …

  16. The report oil companies are worried about: Climate attribution science

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:30:10 -0000

    New report says our ability to tie weather damages to climate change is improving. Climate change is being driven largely by the greenhouse gases …

  17. Who pays the cost when Americans opt out of science?

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:08:01 -0000

    I had thought science denial would hit a bottom — that once people began to experience the direct consequences of being wrong, of holding fast to …

  18. The First Wrongful Death Suit Against Big Oil Is Not Going Their Way

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A judge has ruled that tort claims against the industry can proceed to trial, potentially opening the door for prosecutors to become agents of …

  19. The World Is Running out Of Oil. Really. And, That’s good For Clean Energy

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:17:53 -0000

    There was a lot of forecasting that the world would run out of oil because of the Strait of Hormuz. But most large nations, like the US, have …

  20. This Is How Humanity Will End, Scientists Say—And It Isn’t Pretty

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:54:52 -0000

    Stay calm, doomsday preppers. We (probably) won’t be around to see it. Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid 10 to 15 kilometers (6 to 9 miles) wide struck the Earth, ultimately ending the dinosaurs’ reign as the biggest, baddest life-form on the planet. The mass extinction occurred in a time so …

  21. Pacific El Niño Meets Atlantic Niña in Rare Weather Shield

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:36:24 -0000

    A rare cooling event in the tropical Atlantic has emerged just as El Niño—the warm phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation—continues to strengthen …

  22. Canadian wildfires never caused US skies to turn orange in the past. Here’s what changed

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:09:06 -0000

    Cities across Canada, the U.S. Midwest and East Coast are currently under thick blankets of wildfire smoke. In Toronto, skies have been an apocalyptic …

  23. Meteorologists explain how the flash flooding in central Texas got so bad

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:49:08 -0000

    Texas Hill Country is one of the most flood-prone regions in the U.S. A confluence of meteorological conditions made possible the days-long system …

  24. Video. India launches first hydrogen-powered passenger train to cut emissions

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:20:07 -0000

    India launches its first hydrogen-powered passenger train, NaMo Green Rail, boosting clean rail transport and cutting diesel emissions. India has …

  25. Mike Connor visited the same park for 40 years. His notebooks filled with birds are invaluable

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:30:00 -0000

    In 1985 Uluru was handed back to the Anangu traditional owners; Neighbours premiered; treasurer Paul Keating warned Australia risked becoming a …

  26. How cities are turning their polluted rivers into swimming havens

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Swimmable cities are making a comeback in Europe—just in time for urbanites to escape unprecedented heat waves. For most of Pauline Janbon’s life, the idea of bathing in the Seine River in Paris was unimaginable. “As kids, we were told there were corpses floating in the water,” said Janbon, a …

  27. Weather conditions again brought devastating floods to a vulnerable swath of Texas

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:06:58 -0000

    The dangerous flooding for a second consecutive year set off hundreds of high-water rescues, washed out roads and killed at least two people, …

  28. India debuts hydrogen-powered train as part of sustainability drive

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:25:08 -0000

    India joins a handful of countries that have successfully deployed the zero-emission technology in their rail networks. India has launched its first domestically built, hydrogen-powered train, as it pushes its efforts to expand clean energy use. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the locomotive …

  29. Astronomers Have Found a Sugar Molecule in Deep Space for the First Time Ever

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:30:00 -0000

    Researchers identified traces of erythrulose, a monosaccharide, thousands of light-years away. For the first time in history, astronomers have …

  30. Interactive map predicts agricultural decline from climate change by end of century

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:06:56 -0000

    A CSIC team in Barcelona has developed CADI, a platform that uses a 10-kilometre grid to estimate how much farmland will lose productivity to climate …