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1. One Nation denies AI-generated video used to launch Victorian election campaign was racist

   Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:25:13 -0000

   One Nation's Victorian deputy leader has defended an AI-generated campaign video featuring a suicide bomber and a home invader, denying it was racist. …

2. Scientists announce solar panel breakthrough that could take the tech past a significant threshold — silver-based electrode pushes efficiency towards 43%

   Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:00:00 -0000

   Solar power continues to be used more widely, and the science behind the technology is developing too: researchers from the Institut de Ciencies …

3. Fired Government Scientists Are Finding New Ways to Spread the Word on Climate Change

   Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:15:00 -0000

   In April of last year, Donald Trump’s administration halted work on a climate science report that the United States had been producing for over 20 …

4. Massive Wave in The Pacific Was The Most Extreme 'Rogue Wave' on Record

   Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:00:00 -0000

   In November 2020, a freak wave appeared, lifting a lone buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters (58 feet) high. A few years later, the …

5. Why China Doesn’t Want to Join the Ranks of the World’s Developed Countries

   Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:00:00 -0000

   Nation nears high-income status, a clash with its image as a champion of the Global South BEIJING—China is on the cusp of becoming a high-income country by the World Bank’s classification. But Beijing would rather not be grouped with the world’s wealthy nations. As the U.S. and China battle for …

6. The Dirtiest Cities in America Have Been Ranked, and This One State Dominates the List

   Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:48:15 -0000

   Some American cities have a dirty secret. And a new study just made sure the whole country knows about it. Every traveler wants the full picture …

7. AI is among 17 potentially ‘catastrophic threats’ that researchers say require targeted action

   Sat, 10 Oct 2026 23:59:20 -0000

   More than a dozen “interconnected catastrophic threats” pose significant risk to global health and wellbeing through the remainder of the 21st century, researchers say – including the potential for extinction. But targeted action from world leaders can help avoid worst-case scenarios. Using data …

8. Heavy surf, red-tagged homes, a battered boardwalk: Long Beach confronts costly climate reality

   Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:02:03 -0000

   A trio of storms since early September has put considerable strain on the historic Long Beach boardwalk, which collapsed further between 64th and 65th Place on Seaside Walk during a weekend of heavy surf. The city’s public works team and its Parks, Recreation and Marine bureau were working to secure …

9. Liberals Can't Address the Climate Crisis Because It Means Confronting Capitalism

   Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:40:26 -0000

   We have no choice but to take on the fossil fuel industry. Those who won't acknowledge this are peddling fake solutions to climate change. In 2023, …

10. Hurricane Rachel Demolishes Laguna Beach Streets as 20-Foot Backwash Detonates the Coast (Video)

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:47:10 -0000

    Hurricane Rachel, El Niño and a powerful Kelvin wave combine to send backwash over berms, into downtown Laguna Beach and across coastal neighborhoods. …

11. Trump Administration Plans $65 Million Exhibit at Saudi Arabia’s ‘Expo 2030’

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:31:18 -0000

    Out: Climate and diversity. In: America’s friendship with Saudi Arabia. Subscribe for $50 for the first year Subscribe for unlimited access and support …

12. Trump’s DOJ Is Hiring Only the Best MAGA Wing Nuts

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

    A future Democratic president will have to do more than rehire a competent civil service, they’ll have to cleanse the federal bureaucracy of its …

13. Amid Terrifying Readings, Experts Fear El Niño Is About to Wreak Havoc

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:01:00 -0000

    "The warning lights are flashing." Record temperatures all across the Pacific, and a prelude of powerful hurricanes to boot. The omens are all there: …

14. Farming and solar power are competing for land. Can agrivoltaics solve the problem?

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:02:20 -0000

    Agrivoltaics could help to prevent farmland abandonment by protecting crops and boosting income. But some say the solution ignores the real …

15. Supreme Court climate case could bankrupt oil companies, send gas prices soaring, experts warn

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:05:53 -0000

    A Supreme Court showdown over climate change lawsuits could leave oil companies bankrupt, gas stations facing financial ruin and Americans paying more at the pump if the justices allow cities and states to pursue billions in damages against the fossil fuel industry, energy policy experts warn. "You …

16. Hochvogel mountain at risk of major collapse as 400,000 cubic metres of rock threatens to break away

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:23:36 -0000

    The Hochvogel sits on the border between Germany and the Austrian region of Tyrol. It is part of the Allgäu High Alps and stands at 2,592 metres high. …

17. Antarctic Sea Ice Grows to Its 2026 Maximum - NASA Science

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    This story is an update to the Antarctic sea ice feature in our World of Change series tracking long-term change on Earth's surface through satellite …

18. EU eyes COP31 climate deal to accelerate CO2 cuts, document shows

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:03:04 -0000

    BRUSSELS, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The European Union will use next month's COP31 climate summit to push for agreement on a "package" of efforts to reduce …

19. Bambara groundnut: new maps show where southern African farmers can grow this drought-tolerant crop

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:59:56 -0000

    Across Africa, wheat, maize and rice are the most consumed cereal crops. When they fail because of drought, floods or other climate disasters, this …

20. Hurricane Isaias’ devastating aftermath comes into focus in striking images

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:08:32 -0000

    Communities are beginning to assess the damage left behind by a powerful hurricane that tore through the region, leaving homes damaged, roads flooded and neighborhoods littered with debris. Photos from some of the hardest-hit areas show the scale of the destruction as residents and emergency crews …

21. Is global warming preventing the next ice age?

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 23:10:04 -0000

    Asked by: Keith Hudson, Birmingham Ice ages are controlled by cyclic changes in the Earth's orbit and orientation, and calculations suggest another …

22. El Nino breaks Pacific temperature record as weather pattern intensifies

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:12:30 -0000

    An intensifying El Nino pushed sea surface temperatures in a key Pacific monitoring region to a record 29.70C in September, the EU’s Copernicus climate service said Monday. Forecasters expect the weather pattern, which raises drought and flood risks and exacerbates global warming, to become the …

23. MIT Study Pushes Back On One Of The Biggest Solar Energy Myths

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:15:00 -0000

    Renewable energy is a greener alternative to using fossil fuels, but it still only accounts for a small percentage of U.S. energy consumption. Solar …

24. Growing concern as mosquito-borne West Nile virus gains ground in France

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:36:01 -0000

    France's national health agency has recorded more than 161 cases of West Nile virus and five deaths since its annual seasonal surveillance began on 1 May. Transmitted to humans by mosquitos, which contract it from birds, the virus is progressing rapidly across Europe. Experts say global warming is …

25. A new island has appeared in Caspian Sea, but scientists say it's bad news

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:00:00 -0000

    A new island has emerged from the Caspian Sea near Kazakhstan, but scientists say its appearance is not something to celebrate. The small island was …

26. Category 3 Hurricane Isaias closes in on the Florida Panhandle

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:35:53 -0000

    The first major Atlantic hurricane of 2026 threatens the Gulf Coast with a storm surge of up to 9 feet, damaging winds, flooding, and tornadoes, with …

27. Szabo: Orange County’s Climate Wake-Up Call

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:57:34 -0000

    For years, climate change lived somewhere else. It was photographs of collapsing glaciers, stranded polar bears and graphs describing what might …

28. El Niño vs. the polar vortex: Canada’s winter wild card is waking up

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:32:11 -0000

    A new polar vortex is already taking shape over the North Pole as daylight dwindles, signalling we’re another step closer to winter.But its journey …

29. The United States Is Not Ready for the Arctic Age

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:40:37 -0000

    Rana Foroohar’s “Sea Change” shows why Washington can’t compete at the top of the world. “WE DON’T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!” Donald Trump wrote on …

30. Fishing company behind McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish devastates Alaska salmon and Native communities

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:56:34 -0000

    A heavy fishing net emerged from rolling Bering Sea swells, packed so densely with Alaska pollock that their heads wedged through the mesh. When the …