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1. Elon Musk Throws Trump Under the Bus For Ukraine Intel Disruption

   Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:10:00 -0000

   The tech billionaire said that systems that went offline during a Russian missile attack that killed nine are “owned and controlled” by the US …

2. Climate Change Is Accelerating Faster Than We Can Respond, Scientists Warn

   Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:00:03 -0000

   The climate is warming up faster than we can respond. According to a new report published Oct. 14 in the journal BioScience, “Earth’s climate system is moving deeper into uncharted territory.” The State of the Climate, an annual report that tracks the Earth’s “vital signs,” monitors several climate …

3. As Trump Witch Hunts Go, the Cassidy Hutchinson One Is the Worst Yet

   Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:20:19 -0000

   Trump’s other targets were at least battle-seasoned veterans. Hutchinson was a young woman who showed enormous bravery. Besides which—the case will …

4. NIH banned-word list kills research over climate change, DEI, gender

   Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:28:09 -0000

   Oct. 14 (UPI) -- The National Institutes of Health has implemented a list of 235 banned keywords used to reject grant funding for research, drawing …

5. As Lake Powell Dries Up, Mud Threatens Its Future

   Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:06:32 -0000

   Lake Powell’s retreat is revealing a lost world covered in deep piles of sedimentary sludge. A group of adventurers and scientists are teaming up to explore its resurrected canyons, and reveal the fate of this critical reservoir. “Don’t stand behind me,” says Cari Johnson, as she digs a small …

6. The Australian species turning up where no one wants it

   Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:39:52 -0000

   In brief A familiar sight in Australian waterways could be wreaking havoc far from home. • There are concerns its surging appearance across the world …

7. A Rock Dragged 90 Km Into Earth Came Back With a Temperature Story That Breaks The Models

   Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:00:00 -0000

   Scientists have discovered a mysterious rock in eastern Papua New Guinea that traveled to the underworld roughly 4.4 million years ago. The story it …

8. Trump says oil, gas and mineral exploration in Greenland is set to begin. It’s not that simple

   Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:03:57 -0000

   U.S. President Donald Trump said that “massive” oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in “our new and beautiful Greenland,” though it …

9. We can rescue the AMOC after its collapse – but it won’t be easy

   Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:00:00 -0000

   A collapse in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) would be catastrophic, bringing “ice age” winters to Europe, raising sea levels …

10. How Trump’s disaster aid delays and FEMA cuts could galvanize the ‘movable middle’ in the 2026 elections

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:19:10 -0000

    When Hurricane Isaias hit the Florida Panhandle on Oct. 9, 2026, it was just the latest weather disaster for Americans in a year that continues to …

11. Nepal floods: Why Balendra Shah wants India and China to work together in the Himalayan region

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:32:11 -0000

    Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah used much of his speech at the recent UN General Assembly to warn of the growing threat of climate-related disasters in the Himalayas, recalling the devastating debris floods that struck his country in August. But it was his ambitious proposal to bring together …

12. Climate scientists issue a sobering diagnosis about Earth's 'vital signs'

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    Earth faces “rapid destabilization” as a result of climate change, an international group of scientists find in the latest edition of an annual …

13. “Demonic Stuff”: Kansas GOP Accuses Democrat of Being a Witch

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:23:03 -0000

    Ty Masterson had a lot to say about witchcraft while speaking at a Wichita church this weekend. Witch hunts are back in vogue with Kansas …

14. Trump Is Encouraging Airlines to Scam Passengers in Every Way Possible

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:26:43 -0000

    Biden cracked down on carriers’ junk fees and hidden fees, flight delays and cancellations, and deceptive pricing. Trump is undoing all of that …

15. New Mexico and El Paso Spent Millions on Climate Plans. Three New Data Centers Could Undo Them.

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:03 -0000

    Last December, New Mexico officials celebrated publication of a plan to address climate change, designed to dramatically reduce the state’s …

16. Aboard an icebreaker, a writer got a closer look at the Arctic's 'Sea Change'

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:42:03 -0000

    As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar got an up-close look aboard the USS Healy, a Coast Guard icebreaker. She says that traversing the North Pole by ship — once a "largely conceptual" route — is …

17. Earth’s Climate System Increasingly Unstable, But Signs Of Positive Change Emerge - Eurasia Review

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:23:25 -0000

    Key Takeaways: The 2026 state of the climate report by an Oregon State-led coalition finds that seven of 16 tracked indicators are at record extremes, …

18. Ten unions call on Burnham to reject drilling at Rosebank oil field

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:04:10 -0000

    Ten trade unions – between them representing millions of British workers – have banded together to call on Andy Burnham to reject plans for drilling …

19. In 1960, scientists predicted the world would end on November 13, 2026

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:02:00 -0000

    And yes, doomsday falls on Friday the 13th. In exactly a month, on November 13, 2026, the world will end. Fittingly, our impending apocalypse falls on Friday the 13th. At least, that was the prediction made by University of Illinois physicist Heinz von Foerster in a highly cited Science paper …

20. Climate change pushed Earth to its limits in 2026 as certain "vital signs" reach record extremes, report says

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:27:26 -0000

    Climate change pushed the Earth's environmental system to, and perhaps beyond, its limits in 2026, as several of its "vital signs" reached record …

21. This Everyday Food Outranked Steak, Salmon, and Eggs in a New Protein Analysis

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:18:41 -0000

    A new ranking of 20 protein sources considers everything from saturated fat and cholesterol to grocery prices and greenhouse gas emissions. Gone are the days when protein powder and bars were the extent of the protein universe. Now, protein chips, protein coffee (or “proffee”), and even protein …

22. Ocean Water Is Seeping Under the Doomsday Glacier—and Its Sea-Level Threat Just Doubled

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:55:24 -0000

    A new model suggests the Thwaites Glacier could contribute twice as much sea-level rise. One of Earth’s most dangerous glaciers is emerging as a …

23. French newspaper claims climate change is fueling child marriages, including girls as young as 12

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:49:29 -0000

    A French newspaper claimed Tuesday that climate change is accelerating child marriages in developing countries, including among girls as young as 12, citing research suggesting that natural disasters are pushing impoverished families to marry off their daughters at increasingly younger ages. Le …

24. Mont Blanc rises by almost two metres, now standing at 4,807.47 metres

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:39:46 -0000

    An altitude that "is close to the historical value" measured at the end of the 19th century, but still not enough to draw conclusions about the …

25. What Happens To The Fossil Fuel Ecosystem As EVs Take Over The Road Fleet? Case Study: Denmark

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:05:55 -0000

    There is more to the electric vehicle resolution than endless stats. What about the rest of the ecosystem? This article was inspired by a chat with a …

26. New weather model may finally offer a reliable six-week forecast

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

    And it challenges 50 years of chaos theory in the process. Even after decades of meteorological advances, weather forecasting remains infamously difficult. Today’s most trusted models are rarely accurate beyond a two-week window due to a constant cascade of atmospheric and climatic variables. These …

27. Coeur d’Alene Tribe works to restore native prairie

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:59:00 -0000

    A nearly $1 million grant is helping restore remnant Palouse prairie and reestablish native plants on tribal land. One hundred and fifty years ago, …

28. Nepal is a warning: Climate adaptation must become a global priority

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:32:00 -0000

    Mitigation is essential as it limits future dangers, but adaptation protects people from existing risks. After Nepal’s flash flood in the last week of …

29. Fact-Checking Senate Debates in Georgia, Maine and Michigan

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:06:04 -0000

    With control of Congress hanging in the balance, nominees have attacked their rivals’ records, stock portfolios and families, with varying degrees of accuracy. Senate nominees are making their cases in the final stretch of their midterm campaigns, sparring in heated debates in some of the most …

30. Record highs in Alabama for third straight day

    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:51:20 -0000

    Several Alabama cities had record high temperatures on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. And more records could fall on Thursday, …