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  1. Super El Niño is here. What's so super about it?

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Federal forecasters say this year the planet could see the strongest El Niño event on record. It's already being called "Super El Niño" and even "Godzilla El Niño." El Niño is a natural climate pattern that has far-reaching impacts across the planet, potentially affecting hundreds of millions of …

  2. Pacific Islands urge world leaders to take action on climate

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:37:25 -0000

    From rising seas to a growing pressure for climate justice, Pacific island nations have invited world leaders to Tuvalu to highlight the very real …

  3. The Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the House

    Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:30:54 -0000

    If House Democrats don’t use every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the …

  4. How the aggressive lone star tick unleashed a hidden meat allergy on millions of Americans

    Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    WEST TISBURY, Mass. — Like a matador swirling his cape, Patrick Roden-Reynolds pulled a swatch of white flannel this way and that on the grass and leaf litter in my yard. After a minute or so, he plucked 11 tiny ticks from the cloth with tweezers, and stuck them on a lint roller. “It’s like a …

  5. Climate Change Is Becoming a Pregnancy Hazard Worldwide, Survey Finds

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:30:58 -0000

    SUVA, Fiji & SRINAGAR, India, Oct 5 2026 (IPS) - Extreme heat is increasingly threatening pregnant women and newborn babies around the world, with …

  6. Rare Southern African succulent listed as critically endangered amid mining threat

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:53:03 -0000

    The brown clockfig, an extremely rare succulent growing in the hot, arid border region of Namibia and South Africa, was recently assessed as …

  7. India's disappearing islands turn to seagrass to fight rising seas

    Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:37:58 -0000

    A community in Tamil Nadu is restoring seagrass and reefs to protect India's disappearing islands from rising seas.

  8. Coral reefs are bleaching in extreme heat. Could underwater umbrellas save them?

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:17:28 -0000

    Underwater shades could help corals survive extreme heat, but researchers stress that they’re not a catch-all solution. Can an umbrella work …

  9. Patagonia CEO takes aim at political apathy

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:15:05 -0000

    Patagonia has a blunt goal for this year's midterms: Get more environmentally minded Americans to care enough to vote. Why it matters: The outdoor …

  10. People’s Republic of Boulder Wants To Run Your Energy Policy

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:43:16 -0000

    Boulder, Colorado, has spent decades wearing a nickname most towns would take as an insult: “The People's Republic of Boulder.” It’s a college town …

  11. Supreme Court's new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change case

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    A new Supreme Court term begins Monday with arguments in a blockbuster case about the reach of state power. Boulder, Colo., is suing two big energy companies, arguing they deceived people about the harms of fossil fuels and contributed to disasters that cost Boulder a lot of time and money. The …

  12. Dangerous, record-breaking heat wave scorching Southern California

    Sun, 04 Oct 2026 19:28:24 -0000

    More than 37 million people are under heat alerts. Adding to the heat issues, firefighters in LA County are working to get a fast-moving wildfire …

  13. What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast

    Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:45:08 -0000

    SEATTLE (AP) — Sea levels along the West Coast will begin to rise by up to a foot this month as a series of pulses of warm water called Kelvin waves …

  14. Trump Posts Greenland Image Weeks After U.S. Arctic Security Deal

    Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:56:36 -0000

    WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump posted a stylized image of Greenland on Truth Social, keeping the Arctic territory in the public eye weeks after a …

  15. Super El Niño is here. What's so super about it?

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    Federal forecasters say this year the planet could see the strongest El Niño event on record. It's already being called "Super El Niño" and even …

  16. Killer beetles, tinderbox forests: Climate change takes center stage in SCOTUS battle over oil companies

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:09:15 -0000

    Boulder wants to sue oil companies for financial damages from global warming. BOULDER, Colo. -- To walk deep into the mountain forests at the doorstep …

  17. A New Crop of Solar Panels Is the U.S.’s Best Hope of Catching China

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:24 -0000

    Producers of solar panels in the United States say they are on the cusp of a technological breakthrough that could upend the industry and even threaten China’s grip on it. The manufacturers are racing to develop new kinds of panels that can generate 25 percent more energy than most such devices …

  18. ‘Dying on the vine’: How a farmer ended up with 1,600 tons of unwanted grapes

    Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:00:01 -0000

    Falling demand for juice has left Lake Erie grape growers with fruit they can’t sell. NORTH EAST, Pa. — Mark Terrell knows when it’s time to harvest because the air starts to smell like a freshly opened jar of grape jelly. That’s usually when Terrell drives his harvesting tractor through his 200-acre …

  19. Morgan Stanley reveals 3 Bloom Energy's key opportunities still undervalued by the market

    Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:17:00 -0000

    When Nancy Pelosi made her first-ever bet on Bloom Energy (BE) back in August, buying shares and call options in a company most Americans have never …

  20. Clarence Thomas is in the hot seat for Supreme Court’s biggest climate case in years

    Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:30:46 -0000

    As one of the Supreme Court’s most stalwart conservative and prolific justices, Clarence Thomas’ views on the biggest cases of the day — from guns to race to religion — are rarely in doubt. Yet when it comes to perhaps the most significant climate change-related case to reach the high court in …

  21. All hail electrification. But let’s talk about the hard part.

    Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:05:53 -0000

    The IEA and climate negotiators want to set a target for shifting the economy to run on electricity. If one form of energy becomes the cheapest, most …

  22. Clarence Thomas faces scrutiny as Supreme Court takes up major climate case

    Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:39:27 -0000

    Clarence Thomas is drawing attention as the Supreme Court considers whether Boulder can pursue climate claims against Exxon and Suncor under state …

  23. Climate Science Under Political Attack Reaches US Supreme Court

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:30:05 -0000

    Attribution research is increasingly cited in lawsuits seeking climate damages, which hinge on a case now before the US high court. In 2018, local …

  24. Sand Batteries From Finnish Startup Offer New Renewable Energy Storage Option

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:17:12 -0000

    Builders are preparing the way to fill 2,400 tons of local sand into a silo under construction off a rural route between two large lakes in southern …

  25. The infrastructure gamble you can’t afford to get wrong

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Flash up 400%, drives sold out through 2026. Why scarcity is permanent and how to plan around it.

  26. How this Mexican municipality is strengthening climate resilience through stormwater infrastructure

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:55:05 -0000

    Investments in stormwater infrastructure, preventive maintenance, and technical planning aim to reduce flood risks, protect communities, and maintain …

  27. ‘Digger’ isn’t the movie you think it is

    Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:30:46 -0000

    It’s a common complaint against Hollywood that trailers frequently give away too much of the movie they’re trying to get audiences to see. The new Tom Cruise film “Digger” may be suffering from the opposite problem. A “Dr. Strangelove”-esque parable about greed and climate change, “Digger” opened in …

  28. A new Supreme Court term begins with cases on climate change, immigration and gun rights

    Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:10:00 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's new term begins Monday with cases on climate change, religious rights and President Donald Trump’s crackdown on …

  29. Pacific leaders urge climate action as UN pre-COP talks open in Fiji

    Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:21:10 -0000

    Pacific leaders urged action on climate change as UN pre-COP talks opened in Fiji's Nadi on Monday, ahead of next month's COP31 summit in Turkey. Discussions in Fiji and Tuvalu will focus on limiting warming to 1.5C, improving access to climate finance and protecting oceans as rising seas threaten …