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  1. U.S. to Dismantle System Tracking Atlantic Currents That Are at Risk of Collapse

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:28:00 -0000

    The Trump administration is moving to dismantle an ocean observation system consisting of more than 900 instruments in the Pacific and Atlantic …

  2. The Population Bust

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:51:26 -0000

    A revealing global journey into declining birth rates, ageing societies, and their far-reaching impact. The last 100 years have seen a boom in trade, prosperity and wealth across the world, at unprecedented rates in human history. As a species, we are now more wealthy, healthy, and less likely to be …

  3. How ‘monoculture’ became a catchall for two opposing anxieties – that we no longer share enough, and that we all share too much

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:26:55 -0000

    When “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” aired its final episode on May 21, 2026, critics lamented more than the end of a television program. It was …

  4. As The 2026 Hurricane Season Begins, These Are The Most Vulnerable States

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:45:00 -0000

    The Atlantic basin is an area that includes the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of America, and each year, between June 1st and …

  5. BYD tested charging one of its EVs in -22°F extreme cold climate chamber and the results should scare all other automakers

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:52:07 -0000

    BYD put one of its EVs to the ultimate test by placing it in a -22°F climate chamber before charging it – the results should leave other automakers …

  6. The Ocean’s Longest-Running Mystery Sings With a Voice No Creature Should Have

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    For decades, a single whale has been calling out at a frequency no known species uses. Scientists still can’t find it. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: First recorded in 1989, a whale has been vocalizing at 52 hertz—a much higher frequency than is typical for blue or fin whales—for …

  7. Data Center Operators Are Trying to Fix Their Water Use Problems

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0000

    Google, Microsoft, and other hyperscalers have come under scrutiny for their impact on water quality and availability. On Monday, SpaceX amended its …

  8. Arizona is drying up faster than any other state in the U.S.

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:56:16 -0000

    Talk to anyone about Arizona weather and you can’t avoid the dryness of the climate. Newcomers complain about waking up feeling hungover without …

  9. UN warns world to prepare for El Nino extreme weather

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:08:50 -0000

    There is an 80-percent chance of the warming El Nino phenomenon developing between June and August, increasing the risk of extreme weather events, …

  10. The World Is Going Crazy Over Fireflies

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    The Photinus carolinus species of firefly has a few weeks every summer to flash their bioluminescent lights and mate. The beetles may have gotten too good at their job. These days, their rare display is also attracting tourists by the thousands, who queue up for limited tours and compete for photo …

  11. AI offers promise for agriculture, but smallholder farmers risk being left behind

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:42:04 -0000

    Globally, agriculture faces mounting pressures. These are driven by climate change, land degradation, labour shortages, supply chain disruptions and …

  12. Why one of the cities most dependent on the Colorado River now has water for sale

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:01:00 -0000

    SAN DIEGO, Calif - Even as California is offering to take less water from the drought-shrunken Colorado River, one of the state's biggest cities that's long been the most dependent on it curiously now has excess water to sell. California, Arizona and Nevada have a new plan to share the Colorado River …

  13. The terrifying projections for how much land and water AI will need by 2030

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:00:09 -0000

    Artificial intelligence could by 2030 consume nearly 3 per cent of the world's electricity, produce carbon emissions comparable to everything the …

  14. The Mississippi River Just Started Flowing Backwards – And USGS Says It’s Not Stopping

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:45:00 -0000

    If you heard that the Mississippi River had started flowing backwards and was not going to stop, your first instinct might be to laugh, then to …

  15. American cities are paying too much for sprawling housing

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:30:00 -0000

    Compact neighborhoods cost cities half as much to maintain. So why don’t we build more of them? The housing abundance movement has won more of the intellectual argument than anyone might have predicted a decade ago. Across much of American politics, even in Zohran Mamdani’s New York (listen, I love …

  16. An Alternative Nobel Prize For Trump? – OpEd

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:29:23 -0000

    Imagine Donald Trump receiving a Nobel Prize—not for championing peace, democracy, or global unity, but for inadvertently reminding the world just …

  17. AI Could Use as Much Water as 1.3 Billion People by 2030, U.N. Report Warns

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:09:24 -0000

    The water used by artificial intelligence is expected to equal the needs of 1.3 billion people by 2030—threatening natural resources for billions around the world. That’s according to a new report from the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) which …

  18. Facing a Western water crisis, Trump turns to Democrats’ climate law

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:41:51 -0000

    As the drought-stricken Colorado River faces record-low flows that could set off a sprawling water and power crisis across the West, the Trump administration is opening the federal cash spigot. In recent weeks the Interior Department has contacted farm districts, cities, tribes and other water users …

  19. 'Recycled' plastic is being burned -- and causing widespread pollution

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:48:03 -0000

    Picture a pile of trash the size of Manhattan and taller than one and a half Empire State Buildings. That's how much plastic waste the world is …

  20. Grandparents are outnumbering grandchildren and here’s why it matters

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:30:00 -0000

    Family is changing, and not in ways we always notice right away. In many countries, there are now more grandparents than grandchildren; a shift …

  21. The world's largest private laser just fired up in race to make fusion power real

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:47:00 -0000

    What just happened? The world's largest privately owned laser has switched on in Denver, though it's not part of a Bond villain's plan to carve their …

  22. Scientists lose critical ocean research thanks to Trump funding cuts

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:39:46 -0000

    One of the world's most ambitious ocean monitoring networks is facing a significant shutdown, with scientists preparing to dismantle a crucial …

  23. Super Typhoon Sinlaku triggered atmospheric gravity waves visible from space

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:21:34 -0000

    A record-early super typhoon sent giant atmospheric ripples into near-space, offering scientists a new clue for tracking powerful storms. One of the …

  24. Spain Records Hottest May Sea Temperatures on Record.

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:23:30 -0000

    Spain recorded its highest-ever sea temperatures for May across much of its coastline, according to the country's port authority.

  25. Did Trump claim Iranian wind secretly powers US windmills?

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:00:07 -0000

    President Donald Trump has criticized wind energy, but we found no evidence he posted about Iran sending wind into the United States. Throughout May …

  26. Lessons learned from Ida: Philadelphia must brace for next big storm, Penn researchers say

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:00:10 -0000

    During the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, the Schuylkill River rose to levels that hadn’t been recorded in more than 150 years. This story is part of the …

  27. 2026 Hurricane Names Revealed + More Extreme Weather

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:02 -0000

    The Atlantic hurricane season is officially underway, and while we’re busy battening down the hatches, our eyes also turn to the list of hurricane names that will be used this season, which started on June 1 and runs through Nov. 30. Is your name one that could be associated with a massive weather event?

  28. The mystery of Alaska’s orange rivers is finally solved

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:25:00 -0000

    New research clearly links thawing permafrost to toxic shift—and offers a way to predict it. Alaska’s Arctic rivers have a big, orange problem. Previously clear rivers are turning a cloudy orange color due to iron particles, and it’s more than unsightly. The particles can suffocate fish and choke …

  29. UN warns countries to prepare for moderate to strong El Niño amid deadly heatwave in India

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:41:02 -0000

    Temperatures have soared well above 45 degrees Celsius in parts of India as the unseasonal heatwave disrupts daily life and claims lives. Afternoon …

  30. Mitsubishi, Tencent and WWF unite to kick-start carbon credit buying in Asia

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:59:43 -0000

    The launch of the coalition underscores the rapid spread of climate initiatives in the region. Asked to name a company with an ambitious climate …