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1. UN approves new map showing Africa’s true size

   Sat, 05 Sep 2026 04:13:25 -0000

   The UN General Assembly has backed a resolution to change to maps that more accurately show the true size of Africa. The UN General Assembly has backed a resolution to change to maps that more accurately show the true size of Africa. Supporters of the resolution say the widely used, and …

2. MAGA Dimwit James Comer Blurts Out Bombshell: Trump Badly Screwing GOP

   Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   The president has MAGA supporters giving lots of money to his super PAC—and not to GOP candidates. Meanwhile, new polling by Democrats shows he’s …

3. Ex-Air Force Secretary Reveals ‘Very Tough’ Reality Inside Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon

   Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:33:25 -0000

   Frank Kendall III summed up Pete Hegseth’s department with one damning word. Biden-era Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall III on Wednesday offered a bleak assessment of the Defense Department under Secretary Pete Hegseth. “In a word, it’s dysfunctional,” Kendall, who wrote an opinion piece for The New …

4. Human extinction is 'inevitable' and it's 'when not if', expert warns

   Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0000

   Despite humanity's distinct self-perception when compared to every other form of life on the planet, we remain subject to nature's fundamental rules. One specialist has said all living things on Earth will eventually die out, and humans are no different. Nick Longrich, a senior lecturer at the …

5. Global warming will exceed 1.5-degree limit, UN says in report that maps path back below danger zone

   Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:05:21 -0000

   In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the …

6. Stock up on food to prepare for extreme El Niño weather, minister says

   Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:40:23 -0000

   Households should stock up on food to prepare for extreme weather as the strongest El Niño event in a generation develops over the Pacific Ocean, a government minister has said. Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle told the Guardian the powerful natural climate phenomenon will lead to "more extreme …

7. As family farms decline and the climate heats up, farmers weigh what to do with their land

   Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:30:00 -0000

   In Michigan and around the country, farmers are facing decisions about how to best keep land in production as values rise, climate change threatens …

8. New report: El Niño 2026 is now the strongest in 1,000 years. Here's what that means for your winter forecast

   Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:15:00 -0000

   The projected super El Niño could bring more extreme weather to the U.S. during the hurricane season. El Niño is now the strongest it has been in 1,000 years, according to new research from the University of Michigan, which reconstructed ocean surface temperatures over the last millennium by looking …

9. Nepal bet nearly everything on hydropower - the floods show why that's a problem

   Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:02:52 -0000

   Almost 100% of Nepal's electricity comes from hydropower, and it produces so much it earns nearly $200m (£147m) each year exporting hydroelectricity to India and Bangladesh. But the very glaciers and mountains giving Nepal this massive natural advantage are succumbing to global warming - and last …

10. Farmers turn to perennial grains as one solution to extreme weather

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:01:57 -0000

    BELOIT, Kan. (AP) — Bryce Black kneels in a wheat field battered by intense drought. He holds two strands, remarking on how small the seed head is compared with what’s normal. After a late October rain last year, the fourth-generation farmer was optimistic about his 1,800 acres (728 hectares) of …

11. A record-shattering El Niño is almost here. Here’s what that means for the world’s weather

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:21:45 -0000

    The world is bracing for the strongest El Niño in history. The United Nations has made the grim prediction that our planet now sits in the “danger …

12. This 'Super' El Niño Has Whipped Up a Never-Before-Seen Cyclone Trio in the Pacific

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:45:51 -0000

    In another freaky El Niño milestone, a NASA satellite hovering nearly one million miles above Earth just captured rare proof of category 4 and 5 …

13. Trump says Britain ‘on the edge of disaster’

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:30:29 -0000

    LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said Britain was “on the edge of disaster,” voicing concerns in an interview with GB News about the …

14. Trump administration stalled a survey of PFAS in wastewater, former EPA officials say

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:45:31 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has stalled a study that would help regulators understand which industries dump harmful forever chemicals …

15. 3 hurricanes in the Pacific show the power of El Niño

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:14:20 -0000

    The intense storm activity is what climate scientists expect for El Niño, especially because this year’s event is likely to become the strongest on record. Three hurricanes — Karina, Lowell and Marie — are churning in the Pacific Ocean, a high level of activity that climate scientists say is on …

16. The World’s Oceans Just Hit Their Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded at a Time of Year When They Should Be Cooling

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:42:03 -0000

    Earth’s oceans are heating so fast that marine heatwave days have more than tripled since the 1990s. On August 22, the average surface temperature of …

17. US Republicans Announce Probe Into Environment Groups

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:44:00 -0000

    Republicans in Congress on Friday announced they were investigating nonprofit environmental groups over what they called their "radical lawfare …

18. Inside the Longshot Experiment to Resurrect Elm Trees—With the Disease That Decimated Them

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    As many as 100 million elm trees died from Dutch elm disease in the span of 50 years. Now, decades of careful breeding may help them return. Walking through a field in rural Vermont last July, Gus Goodwin passes row after row of young elm trees. He points out trees that appear healthy, with green …

19. Climbers are melting Everest’s glacier with their urine, study warns

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:30:00 -0000

    Heat from fuel burned at the Everest Base Camp and urine discharged directly on to the glacier was enough to melt 2,500 tonnes of ice and snow every …

20. A Billion Tons of Ice Are Hiding Under Utah, Study Finds

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:01:00 -0000

    When we picture glaciers, it's easy to imagine vast expanses of white ice gleaming under the sky. But not all glaciers take that form. The world is …

21. The Legal Wreckage of the Supreme Court’s Ballroom Follies

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The high court’s recent decision on the illegal addition to the White House shines a light on just how willing it is to let Donald Trump break the …

22. These Bay Area Residents Have Had Balcony Solar for a Year. Here’s How It’s Going

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    State legislators passed a bill to make plug-in solar simpler to install, and it’s on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. Here’s what Bay Area residents who …

23. China Installing Huge Facility That Turns Plastic Waste Into Jet Fuel

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:41:00 -0000

    A potential game changer. Around the world, the demand for cleaner alternatives to petroleum-based jet fuel is rising. By 2030, the European Union will …

24. What Would Happen If Every Underwater Volcano Erupted at Once?

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:24:32 -0000

    How would Earth change shape?

25. UN warns El Nino could be ‘off the charts’, strongest in decades

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:49:13 -0000

    The World Meteorological Organization says forecasts show nearly 100 percent likelihood that El Nino will continue through February. El Nino is set to intensify to exceptional levels in the coming months and persist into early 2027, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned, raising the …

26. Pair of rare, colorful lobsters have a new home in Maine

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:15:00 -0000

    A two-toned lobster like Ethel is 1 in 50 million, while a blue one like Gertrude is 1 in 2 million. Two unusually colored lobsters have been spared from the dinner plate and are living at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) in Portland, and will be educating students in the process. Ethel …

27. Tough Times Ahead For Nepal In Wake Of Recent Disaster - Analysis - Eurasia Review

    Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:20:29 -0000

    Key Takeaways: On 26 August 2026 a glacier-and-bedrock collapse on the Nepal–China border dropped ~1,200 metres onto the Lhende, registered ~M5.2, and …

28. The Price Of These Groceries Jumped Because Of Global Warming

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:30:04 -0000

    “Affordability” is at the top of most lists of American concerns as the midterms approach, just two months away. The ability to keep inflation low …

29. Trump’s War on Mail-In Ballots Could Hurt This Overlooked Voting Bloc

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:22:00 -0000

    This is what Republican voter disenfranchisement looks like. You’re reading The TNR Blue Book. Get daily scoops, strategy, and developments inside the …

30. Trump’s Vile Campaign to Link Trans People and Political Violence

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A bogus new HHS report argues that support for transgender rights pushes people toward political violence. It’s just the latest chilling installment …