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  1. A judge said the Trump administration can’t dismantle a weather research center. The damage may already be done.

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:08:11 -0000

    The Trump administration cannot dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a federal judge ruled this week. But the damage may already be done. Staff are fleeing, equipment has been offered for sale and multiple critical projects are paused, possibly never to be started again. The …

  2. Regenerative farms lost three times less yield in France's droughts. Here's why

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:02:07 -0000

    Regenerative farming could save enough wheat during drought to produce 130 million baguettes, according to a new French study. Faced with skyrocketing …

  3. Antarctica's 'doomsday glacier' collapse may be worse than we thought

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:00:25 -0000

    Antarctica is melting and one of its largest glaciers is collapsing from underneath. This is Thwaites glacier, sometimes called the doomsday glacier …

  4. UN report warns AI could soon use 3% of world’s electricity and more water than we need to drink

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:25:56 -0000

    One argument often used to quell concerns about the rising energy and resource demand of data centres is that artificial intelligence (AI) models …

  5. Tomatoflation is the latest extreme price increase to hit grocery bills. The reasons why are alarming

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:05:00 -0000

    Tomato prices have recently soared to highs not seen in 45 years. It’s thanks to a number of supply-chain disruptions, and it’s not likely to get better soon. Grocery prices keep rising, and one ingredient crucial to BLTs, salads, and fresh salsas has gotten particularly expensive. Tomato prices are …

  6. The $50m time-travelling gamble to save the Amazon rainforest

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:00:00 -0000

    It sounds like a heinous environmental crime. Deep in the Amazon jungle, Brazilian and British scientists are about to start releasing thousands of …

  7. London's Mayor Sadiq Khan Played the Long Game on Climate. And It Worked

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:29:32 -0000

    Around the world, particularly in the U.S. and Europe, countries are in the middle of a climate reset. Right-wing politicians want to nix climate policy full stop. Their left and center-left counterparts are backtracking on promises for aggressive new policies under the assumption that climate is …

  8. The heat is rising, and not everyone can afford to cool down

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    As extreme heat becomes more common, people on government-paid health plans are more likely than people with private insurance to land in the …

  9. World Map Shows Where El Niño Will Hit Hard

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:55:09 -0000

    El Niño conditions are expected to return and influence global temperatures and rainfall patterns, including in the United States, in the coming …

  10. 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 …

  11. 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 …

  12. Trump’s National Park ‘Snitch Signs’ Backfired Spectacularly

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:59:41 -0000

    Thousands of comments submitted through National Park Service feedback signs criticized the Trump administration, opposed historical revisions, and …

  13. Arizona and Nevada Agree to Trade for Desalinated Pacific Ocean Water

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:53:26 -0000

    A decade-old treatment plant in San Diego County, Calif., could leave more water in the Colorado River for states facing severe shortages. San Diego could sell some of its rights to Colorado River water to Arizona and Nevada under a deal struck Wednesday that could help parched inland states fill a …

  14. ‘Absolutely crazy’: Horror as Trump moves to dismantle crucial ocean monitoring system

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:56:38 -0000

    June 02, 2026. It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license.In what a number of scientists suggested was the Trump …

  15. Thomas Piketty's lab proposes ambitious plan to cut global inequality and curb climate change

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:01:05 -0000

    Building a more equitable world while respecting planetary limits is possible, economists from the World Inequality Lab assert in a report published …

  16. Energy, water use and pollution of AI and data centers rival most countries

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:00:12 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and energy use and pollution will double in just four years as use of artificial intelligence …

  17. 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 …

  18. 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, …

  19. 'Most PFAS emissions in Europe come from air conditioners and heat pumps'

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:00:05 -0000

    The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has just issued two highly significant opinions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and the experts …

  20. How virtual power plants could provide energy for data centers

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:51:38 -0000

    A new deal between Google and Voltus will take advantage of flexibility on the grid. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Would you take a payment to ramp down your …

  21. '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 …

  22. North Jersey may be in for another heat wave this weekend

    Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:07:24 -0000

    North Jersey may see a heat wave this weekend as summer weather officially returns to the area. We are expected to see a high temperature of around 90 degrees from Thursday, June 4 through Saturday June 6. A heat wave would typically need three consecutive days of high temperatures reaching 90 …

  23. A very strong El Niño is approaching. Here's what we can expect

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:20:04 -0000

    El Niño is a recurring climate event with impacts across the globe. It has three phases: one cold (known as La Niña), one neutral, and one warm (El …

  24. Google wants to release 64 million bacteria-riddled mosquitoes across California and Florida. Here's why scientists are enthusiastic.

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:40:00 -0000

    Google has applied for an experimental mosquito release permit to deploy millions of non-biting southern house mosquitoes that it has infected with …

  25. 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 …

  26. 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 …

  27. United Nations Issues Grave Warning About El Niño

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:07:09 -0000

    "El Niño conditions will pour fuel on the fire of a warming world." The United Nations has officially confirmed what months of forecasts have been …

  28. 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 …

  29. Trump administration moves to rip out 900 deep-ocean sensors used to track threats

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:25:00 -0000

    The Trump administration plans to remove hundreds of deep-ocean sensors used to track marine ecosystems, ocean currents, and coastal threats, …

  30. 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 …