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1. Millions on alert for extreme heat

   Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:32:20 -0000

   A dangerous heat wave will bring prolonged extreme heat to a large swath of the country, with more than 100 million Americans on alert stretching …

2. France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European records

   Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:23:40 -0000

   BERLIN (AP) — France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country’s public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is now the fastest-warming continent and needs to do more to protect its …

3. WHO: Europe's heatwave linked to hundreds of deaths

   Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:49:28 -0000

   June 29 (UPI) -- Extreme heat that has been baking Europe over the last two weeks is at least partially responsible for hundreds of additional …

4. A ‘strategic mistake of colossal proportions’: Why Trump is losing the war on renewables

   Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:00:10 -0000

   Donald Trump’s efforts to push polluting coal onto Americans appear to be failing, as more households opt for rooftop solar. Donald Trump’s ruthless …

5. The Overlooked Reason Europe Doesn’t Have AC

   Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:24:00 -0000

   Americans and Europeans tend to have very different ideas about physical suffering and sacrifice. This summer, the transatlantic culture war has fixated on an unlikely flash point: air-conditioning. Last weekend, I arrived in Paris at the beginning of the heat wave, or canicule, that has stifled the …

6. Europe's record heat has overwhelmed Paris mortuaries and left families in distress

   Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:01:40 -0000

   PARIS — Every few minutes, the mortuary owner’s phone rings. Since a record-smashing heat wave started taking lives and storage space for bodies in …

7. The AI boom is colliding with a new threat: Severe weather

   Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:01 -0000

   As Europeans scramble to stay cool amid a record-breaking heatwave, Big Tech faces its own battle to keep the powerful chips in AI data centers …

8. Wildfires break out as Southeastern Europe swelters in heat wave

   Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:47:32 -0000

   The Balkans felt the impact on Monday of the record-breaking heat wave that has caused hundreds of excess deaths and disrupted daily life across the continent for more than a week, with growing concerns over the spread of wildfires. There was also a warning that the heat was likely to build again …

9. Ralph Nader: Tyrant Trump’s Biggest Legacy Bringing Out The Worst In America – OpEd

   Mon, 29 Jun 2026 01:05:17 -0000

   Jimmy Carter’s campaign motto in 1976 was “Why Not the Best!” declaring everywhere he went: “I want to see us once again have a nation that’s as good …

10. The Climate and Capitalism Can Be Fixed, Say These Brilliant Economists

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:10:00 -0000

    Thomas Piketty and colleagues lay out a road map to reversing current dire trends. Imagine the world in the year 2100. Global warming has reached only …

11. The Anti-Data-Center Movement Is Reshaping Michigan Politics

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:30:00 -0000

    Climate activist Will Lawrence cofounded the Sunrise Movement. Now, he has shifted his focus in his attempt to compete for a swing-district seat by …

12. How B.C.’s heat dome overwhelmed paramedics and changed emergency response forever

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    At 7:30 a.m. on June 28, 2021, Ryan Ackerman sat down for a daily meeting. A paramedic and manager with BC Emergency Health Services, Ackerman had …

13. Here's What the Newly Formed Super El Niño Means for Summer in Your Region

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:30:30 -0000

    Parts of the U.S. could see increases in certain types of extreme weather. Here's everything you need to know. El Niño has arrived, which means we’re …

14. Can climate shocks change how people feel about paying taxes?

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:33:45 -0000

    Climate-related disasters are becoming more frequent and more intense across sub-Saharan Africa. Floods, droughts, heatwaves and storms are no longer …

15. After False Starts, Weather Trading Gains Traction as Renewables Grow

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:26:34 -0000

    The expanding suite of contracts provides utilities, traders and generators of renewable power more options to hedge weather risk. Welcome to Weather …

16. July 4 weekend may bring record-breaking heat to the Triangle

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    When meteorologist Ryan Maue posted on X Thursday that Raleigh could hit 107 degrees the weekend of the nation’s 250th birthday, he described North …

17. Zombie Fires Are Taking Over the North

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Winter usually offers a reprieve from the fire season. However, scientists have noted an uptick in a very specific type of fire as climate change …

18. Bats save farmers billions of dollars, but they're in danger

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Virginia big-eared bats have been listed as endangered since 1979.(Alex Silvis / West Virginia Division of Natural Resources)Bats are the subject of …

19. World Cup 2026: How Fifa president Gianni Infantino is jetting around

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:20:51 -0000

    Fifa president Gianni Infantino has attended 24 matches in just over two weeks all across North America at this summer's World Cup, clocking up thousands of air miles. The tournament is spread over three countries - the US, Canada and Mexico - with 16 host cities, and there are more matches than …

20. A 'heat dome' is driving dangerous heat across the U.S. into the July 4 weekend

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:37:11 -0000

    Extreme heat this week will blanket a majority of American states through the July 4 weekend, according to forecasters. The National Weather Service …

21. Paris official blames US for heatwave as tourists mock city’s lack of air-con

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:28:54 -0000

    A Paris official has blamed America for the record-breaking heatwave in France. The comments were made as part of a scathing rebuke to American …

22. About 1,000 deaths in France attributable to heat wave

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:06:41 -0000

    Several events have been canceled or postponed in the country to avoid overloading hospitals which are already near their breaking point, especially …

23. This European Social Enterprise Is Giving Gen Z Jobs They Actually Want—And Protecting Our Oceans

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:03:24 -0000

    For 17 generations, Wietse Van Der Werf’s forebears toiled as dockworkers, shipbuilders, and sea captains in the Netherlands and its colonies. By contrast, Van Der Werf dropped out of school at 15. After cycling through erratic gigs—bus driver, garbage collector, violin maker—his carpentry skills …

24. Record-breaking heatwave moves east, engulfing more of Europe

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:42:41 -0000

    Europe's deadly, record-breaking heatwave is pushing east, bringing extreme temperatures from Rome to Ukraine.

25. Swiss glaciers melting at alarming rate in June as Europe faces extreme heat

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:16:57 -0000

    All snow and ice accumulated over the past winter is expected to have melted by Monday. Over the past century, this tipping point usually only …

26. Europe heat wave smashes France's and Spain's hottest days

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:08:12 -0000

    ‘Swimming in sweat’ in Europe’s heat wave A record-smashing heat wave is dominating much of Europe, including France, Spain, the U.K. and Germany and …

27. How Paris is using the Seine to try to keep cool in scorching heat

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:14:17 -0000

    Under the streets of Paris, a 75-mile labyrinth of pipes is at work trying to keep the parts of the city cool. They’re carrying water that’s been …

28. Video games are helping players imagine the realities of climate migration

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:17:40 -0000

    While many people migrate because of social and economic inequalities, forced migration is caused by political conflicts, lack of access to food, and …

29. The Layer of Permafrost That Thawed in Alaska Last Month Contains Bacteria That Has Never Encountered a Human Immune System

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:15:00 -0000

    Imagine waking up to find that the ground beneath your feet has started giving up secrets it has kept for tens of thousands of years. That is what …

30. Deadly Floods, Wildfires and Heat Wave Batter the US

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:10:34 -0000

    Nearly half the country is on alert for dangerous oppressive temperatures with record highs expected. In the West the hot, dry weather is fueling deadly wildfires, while parts of the South are drying out after catastrophic flash flooding where at least four people died. NBC’s Shaquille Brewster …