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1. The SEC Just Opened the Floodgates to Fraud

   Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   The Trump administration has transformed the agency into an instrument of financial sector chicanery. If you doubt that President Donald Trump is …

2. Hurricane Simon forecast to get much stronger as it heads to Mexico's Pacific coast

   Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:47:30 -0000

   MIAMI — Hurricane Simon was headed toward part of Mexico’s Pacific coast Friday and forecast to get much stronger. U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane …

3. Hurricane Isaias just set a new record for Atlantic storms

   Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:25:00 -0000

   Isaias is officially the first hurricane of this year’s Atlantic season—marking the latest arrival of a first hurricane in the region since reliable …

4. A New Mexico Community Was a Place to Build a Life. Then a Hypersonic Missile Factory Showed Up

   Fri, 09 Oct 2026 05:30:00 -0000

   Castelion—a next-generation defense tech company—is building a facility in Rio Rancho Estates that documents show could pose a major fire and …

5. Hurricane Rachel’s Colossal Swell Is Already Pummeling Southern California (Video)

   Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:12:52 -0000

   Long Beach seawalls explode in spray, Laguna streets flood and forecasters warn Rachel’s swell and El Niño–raised seas will only intensify through …

6. Godzilla-level, mammoth, supersized? Whatever the label, this El Niño could surpass even an 1877 titan.

   Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:30:00 -0000

   Every El Niño is unique. This time around, though, it’s especially concerning. Why? The eastern Pacific Ocean, where this recurring climate pattern …

7. Only about half of U.S. teens can correctly identify the causes of climate change

   Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:59:00 -0000

   But over 80% say they’re worried about it. More than 80% of young people in the U.S. say they are worried about climate change. Schifter: “Whether it’s …

8. El Nino is now hottest ever recorded and still growing in strength, announces Japan

   Fri, 09 Oct 2026 05:51:07 -0000

   El Nino strengthened in September to become the strongest example of the phenomenon on record, Japan’s weather agency has said, and is now certain to …

9. We now know when El Niño is expected to peak

   Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:45:34 -0000

   in brief The UN warns El Niño will intensify before peaking in December. • Record ocean heat threatens to trigger severe global weather disruptions. El …

10. Max stupid: EU may loosen EV rules for third time in two years, aiding China

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:05:24 -0000

    During multiple historic fuel crises and a climate crisis that left tens of thousands dead across Europe this summer, the bloc is reportedly close to striking a deal to allow its automakers to produce more of the vehicles that directly caused each of those problems. In doing so, it would only ensure …

11. The Supreme Court Asked the Question Boulder Can’t Answer

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:02:27 -0000

    At oral argument, the justices pressed the question the climate plaintiffs spent a decade dodging. This week, Boulder County’s climate-change suit …

12. Climate insurance could save small businesses. Why is it so hard to reach them?

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:22:00 -0000

    SMEs form the backbone of Asia’s supply chains and labour force across Asia’s emerging markets, yet many struggle to access the finance and insurance …

13. Samuel Alito’s Tortured Attempts to Explain Himself

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In the midst of his will-he-or-won’t-he retirement tour, the justice is at great pains to make his view of originalism make a lick of sense. Supreme …

14. This Is What Trump Panic Looks Like

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Rallies in blood-red districts, endless tweetstorms, and lots of dancing Is this what panic looks like? President Trump has been barnstorming the …

15. Why Does Gavin Newsom Keep Helping the Oligarchs?

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    In opposing the California wealth tax and helping push through the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger, the governor is doing the bidding of …

16. The green revolution may be turning purple

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:20 -0000

    The fertilizers that feed humanity are made in huge pressure cookers, heated to 450°C (840°F), in factories that gush an estimated 450 million metric …

17. Hoping for a ‘new normal’ climate is pointless. We must learn to adapt

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:04:22 -0000

    Climate change is worsening. There’s now no chance of holding temperature rise to 1.5°C. The future will bring worsening floods, glacial melt, …

18. El Niño could weaken the polar vortex. Does a scorching summer mean a freezing winter?

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:17:43 -0000

    El Niño’s European weather impacts tend to be indirect and less severe than in the tropics. But experts warn it could weaken the polar vortex. Experts …

19. Isaias strengthens into Category 2 hurricane on collision course with the Gulf Coast

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:20:03 -0000

    MIAMI — Isaias strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it barreled toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday, prompting orders for tourists to …

20. Green Groups Fume as Trump Gives Big Oil 'Another Free Pass to Exploit' the Arctic | Common Dreams

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:51:02 -0000

    "The Trump administration is putting corporate profits ahead of people and the planet, and the Western Arctic will pay the price." Just over a week …

21. This prehistoric cow roamed Europe thousands of years ago. Scientists now know why it perished

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 03:29:00 -0000

    They once roamed large parts of Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but aurochs became extinct in the 17th century when the last confirmed individual …

22. Trump interrupted by protesters at Texas rally

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:48:14 -0000

    President Donald Trump, facing protesters and a poor political climate, fought to rally Texas voters behind Senate candidate Ken Paxton on Wednesday night in a bid to stave off sweeping Democratic victories in the nation’s most populous red state. But Trump’s remarks were not focused solely on …

23. Track path of potentially powerful Hurricane Isaias as it strengthens

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:03:20 -0000

    Isaias has strengthened into a hurricane and is forecast to rapidly intensify as it heads toward a U.S. landfall on the Gulf Coast on Oct. 9, according to the National Hurricane Center. Isaias became a hurricane less than 20 hours after becoming a tropical storm. It's the first hurricane of the 2026 …

24. Trump? Diesel? ICE? Corruption? All of Those. But Mostly—Data Centers.

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    It’s not just about our water bills. The lords of AI have failed to persuade America in a spectacular way. In short order, America’s data centers have …

25. What is attribution science? The critical climate research that Big Oil would rather you didn't believe in

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:31:00 -0000

    How an emerging field of research is fueling a major Supreme Court case that may hold fossil fuel companies liable for climate change. Climate science has been clear for decades: Since at least the 1950s, oil and gas companies have known that their fossil fuels release planet-warming carbon dioxide …

26. World’s largest wildlife crossing is on track to open this winter — unless El Niño intervenes

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:51:20 -0000

    The world’s largest wildlife crossing over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills is barreling toward a Dec. 2 completion date. Perhaps the only thing that could stop it is a fierce winter storm. Already, a concrete bridge stretches across 10 lanes of whizzing traffic. Atop that, there’s a lush landscape …

27. Trump is gutting the Endangered Species Act. These 10 species show what’s at stake.

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    Hundreds of imperiled species, including North Atlantic right whales and rusty patched bumble bees, could face greater threats from industry and …

28. Almost all Gaza residents need shelter as El Niño threatens flooding, UN agency says

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:36:49 -0000

    GENEVA, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Almost all of Gaza's population need tents or help with shelter ahead of winter, with the El Niño weather phenomenon …

29. India faces water and power shortages after weak monsoon

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:40:42 -0000

    A weak monsoon in India is hitting farmers, water supplies and the power system, while raising wider questions about increasingly erratic rainfall …

30. Weather-Roiling El Niño Hits Record Strength, Japan Bureau Says

    Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:55:50 -0000

    The El Niño that’s upending weather across South America and Asia has intensified to the strongest on record, according to Japan’s national …