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  1. Interactive map predicts farming 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, on a 10‑kilometre grid, estimates how much farmland will lose productivity to climate …

  2. It’s the ABC’s job to be accurate and fair, not to chase the dangerous fallacy of ‘balance’

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:39:43 -0000

    One of the oldest tropes in journalism is that it should be balanced; that journalists have a responsibility to present all sides of a given issue …

  3. Toxic wildfire smoke threatens millions

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:18:14 -0000

    Toxic smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada is drifting into the United States. Air quality for millions of Americans could soon reach unhealthy …

  4. This marine biologist warned that coral loss could collapse the oceans. Then 3 men walked into his house and shot him

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:36:05 -0000

    A distinguished American marine biologist has been shot dead by three men who entered his house in the central Philippines, police said on …

  5. He sued the oil industry for $51B. Now he faces Republicans in a private grilling.

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:35:15 -0000

    Roger Worthington, one of the lawyers at the center of a huge climate lawsuit against the oil and gas industry, faces congressional scrutiny. It’s a rare occurrence for a private lawyer to be hauled before a congressional committee and be deposed. But in the sharply political world of climate and …

  6. 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 …

  7. New Leader of Major US Climate Program Doesn’t Believe the Science

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:28:10 -0000

    Over his more than five cumulative years in office, President Donald Trump has engineered some pretty ingenious ways to dispute climate science. Under …

  8. Map shows where growing seasons getting longer: what it means for gardeners

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:13:11 -0000

    Growing seasons are becoming longer across much of the United States, and for gardeners that can have both positive and negative repercussions. The …

  9. Living through sizzling temperatures in Banda, Indian town that is one of the world's hottest

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:15:09 -0000

    BANDA, India (AP) — Heat at all hours, even in the middle of the night. Long stretches without electricity, meaning some homes can’t even use basic fans. And a constant search for relief, like being hosed down with water or sleeping outside. For many residents of Banda, a town in northern India that …

  10. Greenland research centre halts new collaborations with US to protect its scientists

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:24:42 -0000

    The Trump administration has cut billions of dollars in public research funding and fired government scientists. The Greenland Institute of Natural …

  11. Smoke From Canada's Wildfires Turns Skies Sickly Orange Across the Eastern US

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:05:03 -0000

    Roughly 100 fires are raging out of control in Ontario, sending smoke streaming 1,000 miles to the south and east. Smoke from devastating wildfires in …

  12. Researchers identify thousands more Iowa livestock facilities than state database shows

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:48:31 -0000

    Iowa’s official database of animal feeding operations, which serves as the state’s primary regulatory inventory of livestock facilities, does not …

  13. Saving shea: How a Ugandan woman is turning waste into clean energy

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:47:45 -0000

    As demand for charcoal threatens indigenous trees, communities are finding new value in what was once treated as waste. Alebtong, Uganda – When Lucy Everlyn Atim returned home after six years working as a child rights activist in South Sudan’s refugee settlements, her favourite shea tree was …

  14. Family says US seismologist has been detained in China for nearly 2 years with no trial

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:29:00 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A China-born American seismologist has been detained in China without trial for nearly two years, an advocacy group advising the family said Tuesday, a revelation that came a couple of months before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit the U.S. The relatives of Youlin …

  15. A Record-Breaking Heat Wave Is Sweeping Across the U.S. This Week. Here Are Some of the Cities It Will Hit Hardest

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:27:33 -0000

    Parts of the U.S. will be facing record-high temperatures this week, just a couple weeks after large swaths of the country sweated through a days-long heat wave over the Fourth of July holiday. The latest heat wave began over the weekend in the Southwest and Great Plains, before beginning to move …

  16. "Parts of it have so little oxygen, they are considered ‘ecologically dead.’" 10 most polluted, toxic rivers on the planet

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:09:46 -0000

    Rivers are vital for life. They provide fresh water for drinking and food production. They are homes for wildlife, reduce the risk of flooding and …

  17. Governments Knew the Risks of Global Warming as They Chose Fossil-Fueled Growth in the 1950s and ’60s

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:01:00 -0000

    A new report suggests that some governments have ignored legal obligations to prevent climate harm for decades.A new report strengthens the case that …

  18. The US may be hitting a tipping point for heat pumps

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In the first quarter of this year, heat pump sales beat fossil fuel furnaces by 32 percent. Here's what makes the appliance so powerful. It appears …

  19. 'Weathermaxxing' is on the rise as temperatures become increasingly erratic

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:00:00 -0000

    A new trend is emerging amid a massive heat wave, now hitting much of the United States and Europe. You’ve probably noticed: The weather is becoming increasingly unpredictable. And you don’t have to look far to see the effects, considering the massive heatwave now hitting much of the United States …

  20. Why Heat Waves Are Tricky Killers

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:23:02 -0000

    Deciding what counts as a heat death is more difficult than it sounds. Just last month, a heat wave killed an estimated 2,700 people in France. Think …

  21. Four months with my first home battery taught me what whole-home backup really means

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:45:39 -0000

    Anker's Solix E10 made backup power understandable for this first-timer, and I can't wait to expand the system. pros and cons Brings expanded battery …

  22. They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked.

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A decade after climate activists’ emails were breached, a court case is shedding new light on who allegedly orchestrated the hacking. By Hilary …

  23. The Dinosaur Extinction Was More Complicated Than You Think | New Scientist

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:00:00 -0000

    Dinosaurs are the biggest creatures to have ever walked on land, dominating Earth for over 130 million years. But how could such extraordinary …

  24. Alarming map reveals deadly double threat spreading across Aussie region

    Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:46:17 -0000

    The fruiting plant is bringing an endangered species into close contact with paralysis ticks, resulting in thousands of deaths. Wild tobacco bushes …

  25. Sea-level rise projections tailored for spatial adaptation planning in the U.S.

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:28:10 -0000

    We present a new geospatial dataset that describes both the extent and depth of inundation in the United States and outlying territories under global …

  26. Amazon to install hundreds of gas-fired generators at Bucks County data center site

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:28:46 -0000

    Nearby residents opposed the project during a tense public meeting Tuesday. This story is part of the , bringing you news and solutions for our …

  27. Oulu, Finland: Arctic Culture, Saunas and the Midnight Sun

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    I hadn’t heard of Oulu until I was invited to attend the remarkable celebratory inauguration of its official designation as one of the two 2026 …

  28. France: Wildfires tear though historic forest of Fontainebleau near Paris

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:38:38 -0000

    Two people have been arrested in France, on suspicion of deliberately having started a wildfire near Paris. In the famous Fontainebleau forest, hundreds of firefighters are working to contain the flames. Two thousand hectares of land have already burnt down – forcing the evacuation of around one …

  29. Wildfires Ravage Fontainebleau Forest as France Marks Bastille Day.

    Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:44:47 -0000

    Wildfires continued to ravage the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris on Bastille Day, forcing emergency services to battle one of the most significant blazes ever recorded in the Île-de-France region

  30. Homeowners set their sights on this ‘special’ US city that has never reached 100 degrees

    Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:57:09 -0000

    Large swaths of the United States have had to deal with sweltering heat waves since March of this year. And this week, from Salt Lake City to Boston, …