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1. A 1,578-foot tsunami struck a popular Alaskan cruise destination. Now we know why.

   Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 -0000

   The Tracy Arm fjord tsunami was bigger than the Eiffel Tower. If you’re one of the roughly 1.6 million people who took a cruise in Alaska last year, chances are you sailed through the Tracy Arm fjord. The picturesque, narrow fjord is a popular sightseeing area and is part of the Tongass National …

2. Alaska mega-tsunami was second largest ever recorded, reaching up to 481-metres high

   Wed, 06 May 2026 15:53:16 -0000

   The mega-tsunami, triggered by a mountainside collapsing into the South Sawyer Glacier last August, has been revealed as the second-largest ever …

3. Sweden generates 99% of electricity from clean sources. So why is wind power under attack?

   Wed, 06 May 2026 05:00:03 -0000

   Thousands of anti-wind social media posts have been analysed, as researchers warn that Europe’s energy security could be threatened. Sweden has been …

4. Texas Lawmakers Repeatedly Failed to Pass Legislation That Could Have Protected Residents From Deadly Floods

   Wed, 06 May 2026 09:00:00 -0000

   The sound of construction machinery filled the air as Kylie Nidever walked past properties ravaged months earlier by floodwaters. Nidever’s home was …

5. Ted Turner, a media mogul who tried to repair the land

   Wed, 06 May 2026 16:13:37 -0000

   Ted Turner, who died on May 6th, liked to present himself as a businessman who had simply applied the same habits to a larger subject. First he …

6. Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journey

   Wed, 06 May 2026 17:16:00 -0000

   BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise. The health emergency aboard the ship that’s moored across the ocean comes as Argentina sees a surge of …

7. The World Is About to Get a Preview of Life in 2035

   Wed, 06 May 2026 19:22:34 -0000

   A climate monster is growing right now in the Pacific Ocean, perhaps the most fearsome El Niño since before scientists even began modeling them. They now know the pattern quite well: A marine heat-wave in the Pacific Ocean scrambles global weather and produces in some places more intense droughts …

8. Mexico City Is Sinking. A Powerful NASA Satellite Just Revealed How Fast

   Wed, 06 May 2026 13:35:06 -0000

   A new NASA map shows how the sinking of Mexico City is uneven, with areas registering up to 2 centimeters per month. Mexico City is one of the fastest …

9. They Blew Up the Debt, Stalled America’s Future, and Stuck You With the Bill. All to Enrich the Top 1% and Win Elections…

   Wed, 06 May 2026 15:14:27 -0000

   Republicans yesterday proposed an appropriations bill that will allocate a billion dollars to pay for Trump’s Golden Epstein Dance Hall (aka …

10. Climate scientist finds large errors in a global climate pollution database

    Tue, 05 May 2026 23:10:06 -0000

    New research from Northern Arizona University found that a global greenhouse gas emissions database produced by the Climate TRACE consortium, …

11. Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded

    Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:25 -0000

    A massive 'megatsunami' wave created when part of an Alaskan mountain crumbled into the sea is the second tallest ever recorded – and a reminder of the risks posed by melting glaciers, say scientists. Last summer a giant wave swept through a remote fjord in southeast Alaska leaving destruction in …

12. Iran’s New Oil Weapon

    Wed, 06 May 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    How America can protect itself—and the global economy.

13. The Airbrushing Of Climate Change – OpEd

    Wed, 06 May 2026 23:31:19 -0000

    When Stalin wanted to get rid of someone, he didn’t just have them executed with a shot to the back of the head. He attempted to remove the offending …

14. The scorched scenes showing how Florida’s wildfire seasons could look in the future

    Wed, 06 May 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida could be on track for a record-shattering year of wildfires after nearly 2,000 blazes have scorched the state so far, forcing evacuations and causing millions of dollars in damages. From the Georgia border to the Everglades, wildfires have burned more than 120,000 …

15. The Iran War May Be the Beginning of the End of Fossil Fuel Dominance

    Wed, 06 May 2026 16:45:53 -0000

    This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. For almost half a century, the vast majority of climate …

16. Eight States Where Home Insurance Costs Could Surge With Super El Niño

    Wed, 06 May 2026 17:48:46 -0000

    A developing super El Niño could do more than reshape weather patterns across the U.S. this year; it could also make home insurance more expensive. …

17. Alaska’s near-record landslide tsunami sent a wave 1,580 feet up the fjord walls – and left clues for building a warning system

    Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:40 -0000

    On the evening of Aug. 9, 2025, passengers on the Hanse Explorer finished taking selfies and videos of the South Sawyer Glacier, and the ship headed …

18. Hantavirus cruise highlights the environmental risks of ‘last chance tourism’, scientists warn

    Wed, 06 May 2026 10:24:36 -0000

    Trips to Antarctica “need to be regulated appropriately, as you would with any of the world’s sensitive and precious ecological sites,” says one …

19. Is a larger down payment worth it in today's mortgage rate environment? What experts say

    Wed, 06 May 2026 13:14:13 -0000

    While it's relatively common for mortgage rates to change, at least marginally, on a regular basis, overall, mortgage rates have been hovering in the …

20. Canada’s Carbon Tax Hinders Pipeline Plans, Cenovus CEO Says

    Wed, 06 May 2026 19:03:06 -0000

    Alberta’s planned oil pipeline to the west coast requires Canada to shift away from stricter climate policies and toward promoting greater oil …

21. Why the odds keep rising for the strongest El Niño in a century

    Wed, 06 May 2026 13:27:35 -0000

    El Niño patterns are correlated with food shortages, water impacts and even civil conflict in tropical countries. Chances are rising that an El Niño expected to form soon could become one of the most powerful such events on record, according to new data released this week. The latest outlook from the …

22. ‘Point of No Return:’ New Orleans Relocation Must Start Now Due To Sea Level

    Wed, 06 May 2026 10:30:11 -0000

    ‘Point of No Return:’ New Orleans Relocation Must Start Now Due To Sea Level, Study Concludes (Maria)The author writes, “The relocation of people …

23. Republicans in Congress Push “Climate Shakedown” Bill That Permanently Shields Big Oil From Accountability

    Wed, 06 May 2026 10:02:29 -0000

    In April 2025, following a meeting with oil company executives at the White House, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing …

24. Inside the Carrington Event, the 1859 solar storm that changed history

    Wed, 06 May 2026 13:06:16 -0000

    Scientists still talk about this phenomenon today. Plus, more shocking storms recorded In history.

25. Gas prices are spiking. So why aren’t U.S. oil companies drilling more?

    Wed, 06 May 2026 15:15:00 -0000

    The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has trapped one fifth of the world’s oil supply in the Persian Gulf, a crisis that the World Bank Group predicts …

26. New Phoenix monsoon forecast released: What to expect

    Wed, 06 May 2026 18:34:04 -0000

    For the second year in a row, Phoenix stands a better chance of having an unusually wet monsoon than an unusually dry one, according to forecasts …

27. At 75, Ted Turner told Fortune he gave himself 5 more years. He got 12—and spent them warning the world was ending

    Wed, 06 May 2026 16:41:58 -0000

    Ted Turner was never one to soften a forecast, even when the subject was himself. “At 75, how much longer will I live? Till 80 maybe?” the CNN founder …

28. 'Significant threat to local ecosystem: Israel's war on Lebanon generated 16 million tons of rubble'

    Wed, 06 May 2026 16:14:48 -0000

    Oliver Farry welcomes Antoine Kallab, AUB Associate Director and Advisor to Lebanon's Ministry of Industry. In a region ravaged by war, displacement, and political collapse, a long-term environmental crisis is rapidly unfolding. Beneath those ruins lie heavy metals, toxic materials, collapsing …

29. A Warning From El Salvador

    Wed, 06 May 2026 17:23:25 -0000

    Recently, I had the opportunity to stand in a friend’s kitchen eating pupusas, the Salvadoran national food, while listening to an update on …

30. Alaska’s 1,578 feet mega tsunami in fjord was second largest ever on record

    Wed, 06 May 2026 13:23:43 -0000

    A colossal tsunami, taller than New York City's Empire State Building and driven by climate change, struck the majestic Tracy Arm Fjord in …