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1. Thousands evacuated in France and Spain as wildfires rage toward cities

   Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:48:14 -0000

   More than 200,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in France and Spain as wildfires, fueled by climate change driven heatwaves, continue to tear through the southwest of Europe. Follow for live updates. Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as wildfires burn across France, …

2. Contagious Cancer Found in North American Catfish

   Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 -0000

   Scientists identified the first known cancer transmissible among freshwater fish in a lake that spans the US and Canada. The idea that cancer could …

3. Trump administration admits grants for clean energy were canceled based on politics

   Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:06:51 -0000

   WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has acknowledged in court documents that it canceled $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state” — in this case, 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the …

4. Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery

   Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:29:38 -0000

   A small town in southern Finland has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to fix what many see as the most critical problem facing …

5. 'tremendously Grave': The First US City Is on Track to Run Out of Water

   Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:56:15 -0000

   It seems inconceivable, even if you're aware of the perilous situation that the world's water supplies are in, but a developed coastal city in Texas …

6. Why Trump may be undermining his own Saudi nuclear deal

   Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:19:58 -0000

   A deal like this has been in the works for years. Experts fear it could spark a new arms race. The Trump administration may have just signed an agreement so controversial that President Donald Trump himself is opposed to it. On Wednesday, the US and Saudi Arabia signed a 30-year, multibillion-dollar …

7. Beyond the Ice Age: New Evidence of Humanity’s Earliest Encounters with Megafauna

   Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:04:48 -0000

   Picture a world where the ground shook beneath the footsteps of creatures so enormous they make today’s elephants look modest. A world where …

8. Critics Cringe Over Trump Moment That Seems To Go On And On And On

   Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:31:54 -0000

   It gave off North Korea vibes, commenters said on social media. Seemingly never-ending applause for Donald Trump at an Environmental Protection Agency event on Thursday drew widespread mockery on social media. The president arrived to unveil the Ratepayer Protection Pledge on artificial intelligence …

9. How families risk their lives harvesting toxic green mussels in Indonesia

   Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:01:02 -0000

   In Indonesia’s Jakarta Bay, thousands of families are trapped in debt as they harvest green mussels, one of the last surviving life-forms in the increasingly polluted waters. But as the bay offers less, their loans snowball, trapping them in an endless cycle of debt. That pushes them back into the toxic waters that have already killed two-thirds of shellfish in the bay.

10. The ticks are winning

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:14:56 -0000

    It doesn’t have to be that way. Ticks are taking over the United States. Due to climate change, changing land use, and an explosion in the deer population, ticks have been expanding their territory and infecting more people than ever. They carry pathogens that cause everything from Lyme disease to …

11. COMIC: Temps are predicted to hit 106 in Egypt this week. How do people stay cool?

    Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:05:34 -0000

    My dad, who lives in Cairo, told me the heat this summer has been punishing. I asked how hot it was. He said 39 degrees. "What's that in Fahrenheit?" I wondered. He said "Hot!" I looked it up. It's 102. And next week's forecast: a high of 106. In the '90s, when I was in elementary school, I'd spend my …

12. More Than Half Of Russia’s 250,000 Km Oil Pipelines Worn Out And Leaking Or At Risk Of Doing So In Near Term - OpEd - Eurasia Review

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:42:09 -0000

    Key Takeaways: Widespread Pipeline Deterioration: More than half of Russia’s 250,000 km oil pipeline network is worn out and either leaking or at high …

13. Rare Atlantic Niña teaming up with El Niño. What that means for SC hurricane season

    Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    The 2026 hurricane season is forecast to be below-normal due to a strong El Niño growing in the Pacific Ocean. Only two weak tropical storms have …

14. How do scientists know if climate change made a heat wave, extreme storm or wildfire worse?

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:43:35 -0000

    When a devastating heat wave, hurricane, flood or wildfire strikes, people often want to know: How much did human-caused climate change influence …

15. What you should know about the legal case against extending Australia's biggest gas project

    Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:41:27 -0000

    Questions of ministerial bias, unseen text exchanges, and climate change arithmetic have gone under the microscope in a landmark legal fight over the …

16. The pictures that show the devastating wildfires ravaging France and Spain

    Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:15:25 -0000

    Nearly 200,000 people have been forced to flee homes and holiday accommodation in south-west France as wildfires rip through the region. Authorities …

17. More than 200,000 people flee raging wildfires in France and Spain, some escaping by boat

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:04:27 -0000

    “It’s quite impressive and even frightening,” said Laurent Moretti, a resident in the town of Arès. “An evacuation on this scale has never happened …

18. Smoky Skies Are Coming Back

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:45:00 -0000

    We should really have a better way of knowing when it’s safe to go outside. The air is bad this summer. Really, it’s historically disgusting. Smoke from wildfires has gusted over people’s homes, spreading haze and yellowing the sky. Last week, four midwestern cities—Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, and …

19. Wildfires force more than 200,000 people in France and Spain to flee

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:33:06 -0000

    Massive wildfires burned out of control in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, prompting authorities to evacuate more than 200,000 people. French President Emmanuel Macron ordered the military to mobilise as wildfires approached the city of Bordeaux. Spain declared a national emergency …

20. AI doesn’t end scarcity. It relocates it

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    Start where the water is running out. In Texas, where drought is a standing emergency, data centers could use as much as 399 billion gallons of water …

21. A Tempting Remedy for Heat-Stricken France: Be More Like Spain

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:24:32 -0000

    A French government delegation will travel to its southern neighbor to learn how it copes with long spells of hot weather. Jean-Pierre Farandou grew up in the sunbaked southwest of France, north of the Pyrénées mountain range, which divides France from Spain. His grandparents, he recalls, were …

22. After Decades of Decline, Mangroves Are Finally Growing Back

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:28:28 -0000

    Every July 26, people around the world observe the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, commonly known as World Mangrove …

23. Wildfires in France and Spain Drive Tens of Thousands From Their Homes

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:30:37 -0000

    French officials ordered the evacuation of the Cap Ferret Peninsula, a popular holiday destination. Fires west of Madrid were closing in on populated areas. Tens of thousands of people fled their homes on Friday as wildfires ravaged vast areas of France and Spain, with broiling summer temperatures …

24. Could the UK’s ‘radical’ new energy secretary put a stop to North Sea Drilling for good?

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:45:51 -0000

    Miatta Fahnbulleh has been described as a “radical economist” who is outspoken about the climate crisis. Will she put an end to North Sea …

25. Climate change has given this tropical fruit a warm welcome in Florida yards

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    Marc Ellenby has grown just about every tropical fruit imaginable on his family’s Redland farm since 1980. Avocados. Sapodillas. Longans. Mameys. But …

26. America’s West Faces End Of Snowfall

    Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:28:00 -0000

    A new academic paper shows that drought could virtually eliminate the snow in mountain ranges in the West. That snow melts to provide water for …

27. ‘Less than a minute of your time’: Driving the speed limit could save you money and cut emissions

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:00:31 -0000

    A new study says that obeying the speed limit could save millions of euros every year, while adding just 54 seconds to the average daily …

28. Canada wildfire smoke ignites urgency for climate action

    Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Citizens’ Climate Lobby members will go to Washington to push their case. Also, Trump, unclaimed property dollars, helping children, taxis, medical …

29. ‘Stunning Admission’: Trump Admin Targeted Democrats by Canceling Clean Energy Grants

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:47:16 -0000

    President Donald Trump's administration has admitted in court that it chose to cancel certain grants for clean energy projects because they were set …

30. Earth is heating up faster than at any time in its history | New Scientist

    Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:27:07 -0000

    As Europe bakes in what could be its hottest and driest summer on record, the rapid transformation of our climate is harder than ever to ignore. But …