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1. Top Trump ally warns super PAC bankrolled by Dem billionaire is meddling in GOP primary

   Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:19 -0000

   A clean energy super PAC bankrolled by a left-wing billionaire is pouring millions into an effort to unseat Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., as he wages a bid for re-election in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District. The Invest in Tomorrow Coalition super PAC has spent roughly $1 million on opposing Ogles …

2. The Sea Life Making a Home in Offshore Wind Farms

   Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:00:40 -0000

   Stepping through a sturdy metal hatch, technician Jelle Pennekamp entered the lowest level of an offshore wind turbine. He was now inside a huge, …

3. US: Extreme heat grips Death Valley in California as temperatures hit 53°C.

   Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:42:26 -0000

   SHOTLIST: DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (AUG. 2, 2025) 1. DIGITAL THERMOMETER SHOWING TEMPERATURE AS 128°F / 53°C (TWO SHOTS) 2. PEOPLE TAKING PHOTOS WITH DIGITAL THERMOMETER 3. TIGHT SHOT OF EXTREME HEAT DANGER SIGN 4. WARNING SIGN READING "HEAT KILLS!" 5. VARIOUS OF BADWATER BASIN 6. TIGHT SHOT OF WARNING SIGN READING "HEAT KILLS!" DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - AUG. 2: The temperature soared to 128°F (53°C) on Sunday, Aug. 2, at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley of California, which is the hottest, driest, and lowest national park in the US. The park holds the world record for the highest air temperature ever recorded, 134°F (56.7°C) in 1913 at Furnace Creek, and often experiences extreme heat during the summer. Despite the blistering conditions, Death Valley remains a popular destination, attracting visitors with its iconic desert landscapes, vast salt flats, and towering sand dunes.

4. New suggested way to estimate AI emissions

   Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:12:28 -0000

   Carbon management firm Watershed publishes methodology for calculating the footprint related to corporate AI use. Corporate adoption of artificial …

5. South Korea records hottest day on record

   Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:08:28 -0000

   South Korea yesterday registered its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago, as authorities warned people to "immediately" …

6. Anger Over Data Centers Is Fueling a New Political Movement

   Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   Justin Pearson, a Tennessee lawmaker, has become one of the loudest voices amid a growing national backlash against the pollution and politics of America's AI buildout. MEMPHIS, Tennessee — When Justin Pearson sits at his desk, he looks at a polluted orange sky. It’s the backdrop of a haunting …

7. FEMA flood maps cause 'misunderstanding' among some homeowners, leaving millions without insurance, experts say

   Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:05:27 -0000

   Millions don't have flood insurance "when they really should," an expert said. On the morning of Sept. 27, 2024, Liz Barker's phone lit up with a …

8. Camino De Santiago Attracts 500,000 Visitors A Year, But Climate Change Threatening The Tradition

   Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:01:00 -0000

   “It's very challenging and a little scary because I'm really sensitive to the heat as a redhead,” said Vandy Louise, an American tourist, while …

9. Spain's wildfires: Counting the economic cost

   Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:05:00 -0000

   Devastating wildfires are ravaging Spain's tourism, economy and nature. Could the country have done more to prevent the flames? Charred tree stumps, …

10. ‘Move immediately’: South Korea issues urgent heat warnings as country bakes in highest temperatures ever recorded

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:12:44 -0000

    South Korea issued a severe heatwave warning as it recorded its highest ever temperature of 42.5C on Sunday, prompting the government to activate an …

11. Aspen trees provide a natural buffer against wildfires, even as fire season intensifies, study shows

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Buffers made of aspen trees could help protect communities from worsening wildfires. Aspen trees could provide a natural buffer against wildfires, as …

12. Argentina's solar train brings zero-emission travel to an ancient trade route

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:04:44 -0000

    The Tren Solar de la Quebrada is Latin America’s first primarily solar-powered passenger train, carrying tens of thousands of travelers through the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Quebrada de Humahuaca with the power of the sun. El Tren Solar de la Quebrada celebrated its second anniversary last month, …

13. "As it touches the seafloor, it kills whatever living thing it contacts by encasing it in a tomb of ice…" Discover the finger of death

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:53:49 -0000

    Strange and deadly brinicles form polar waters because of the difference between air and sea temperatures As if surviving the freezing waters of the …

14. Local food-rescue nonprofit wins international prize for climate solutions

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Aidan Reilly, who grew up in Santa Monica, was in college when the pandemic hit. Back at home, he decided to volunteer at his local food bank.“And …

15. Wildfires will only get worse until the U.S. stops ignoring the climate crisis

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    President Trump argued last month that Canada should pay damages — or face additional tariffs — for the wildfire smoke recently “poisoning” American air, and claimed that he strong-armed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during the World Cup final in New Jersey, telling Carney he needed to stop …

16. French wildfire near Bordeaux contained as 1,500 firefighters battle separate blaze in Provence

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:51:27 -0000

    France’s vast wildfire near Bordeaux, which scorched an area four times the size of Paris and forced 224,000 people to evacuate, remained contained …

17. How will we explain glaciers to generations who have never seen one?

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In “Time and Water,” documentarian Andri Snær Magnason tells the story of the deep bond between a family and Iceland’s rapidly melting glaciers. In 2019, Andri Snær Magnason was tasked with a strange new project: to write an obituary for a glacier. The Icelandic novelist, poet, playwright, and …

18. Germany: As temperatures rise, so does climate skepticism

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:44:00 -0000

    Some 98% of active climate scientists say climate change is happening, and is man-made. Nonetheless, a new study shows the number of climate-change …

19. Phoenix sears under sweltering heat

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:02:03 -0000

    Much of the western U-S is facing dangerously high temperatures this weekend. Phoenix is expecting highs above 110 degrees. And public cooling centers are seeing high demand.

20. Are there climate benefits to Canada's new relationship with China?

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    When Canada announced earlier this year that it would allow a token number of Chinese-made electric vehicles into the country, the gesture didn't …

21. South Korea has hottest day on record amid extreme weather globally

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:34:35 -0000

    Scientists say the climate crisis driven by human activity is making heatwaves more frequent. South Korea has recorded its highest temperature since national weather records began more than a century ago, as an intense heatwave grips the country, the latest in a year of climate extremes that have …

22. Talk TV Presenter Dragged Climate Activist Into Room and Assaulted Him During Pro-Trump Dinner, Court Told

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:34:22 -0000

    Read ourMonthly Magazine And support our mission to provide fearless stories about and outside the media system A presenter on Rupert Murdoch’s Talk …

23. Wildfires still burning in France and Spain amid fears of more to come

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:32:43 -0000

    Europe’s warming climate intensifies fires in France and Spain, scorching forests and threatening more communities. Wildfires that have been tearing through forests in France and Spain, forcing residents to flee and filling the sky with smoke, are starting to ease, but firefighters from across …

24. Is the US military secretly killing our planet?

    Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:03:38 -0000

    It’s the largest institutional emitter in the world. A bigger polluter than 140 countries. And yet its emissions are hidden from sight. Now, a new …

25. Fast moving wildfires raze neighborhoods in US northwest city of Spokane

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:54:34 -0000

    Wildfires in eastern Washington state forced about 60,000 people to evacuate the Spokane area and destroyed at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures, authorities said on Sunday. Three separate fires erupted in and around the city as strong winds and exceptionally dry conditions fueled …

26. As the temperature soars, collaboration between architects and contractors is more vital than ever

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:59:50 -0000

    At the time of writing, parts of Britain are experiencing the fourth official heatwave of 2026 and the issue of climate resilience is high on many …

27. Microplastics found even in ‘most isolated’ deep-sea vents of Earth

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:32:26 -0000

    The Independent and Yahoo will earn a commission from purchases made via links in this article. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Scientists have detected microplastic particles even thousands of metres underwater in deep-sea ecosystems far from sunlight, a discovery that sheds more …

28. The democratic approach to confronting climate change

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    “Everybody talks about the weather,” the old quip goes, “but nobody does anything about it.” People, in other words, complain endlessly about …

29. A hotter Florida becomes home for breadfruit trees

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0000

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

30. Wildfire smoke is now the primary pollutant affecting pregnancy, study shows

    Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:45:42 -0000

    A new study examining pollution levels across a 16-year span found that while general pollution levels from sources such as cars and industry have …