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1. Floods bring rare relief to U.S. Southwest reservoirs as Lake Powell rises 20 feet

   Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:31:40 -0000

   PHOENIX (AP) — Recent flooding across the U.S. Southwest is providing rare relief to thirsty reservoirs that had fallen to record lows amid a …

2. It cost $30 billion, slowed Earth's rotation and even changed the planet's rotational axis – AND it unleashed an ecological disaster

   Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:20:00 -0000

   It's one of the largest engineering projects the planet has ever seen, damming Asia's greatest river, the Yangtze, to produce more electricity than …

3. Polar bears are gathering close to this Canadian town—and co-existing with humans

   Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:17:00 -0000

   The carnivores are particularly vulnerable to rising sea temperatures. Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are typically solitary creatures. But in a Canadian town on Hudson Bay, the predators gather along the coast every fall to wait for the ice to freeze. “It’s an incredible phenomenon to experience,” …

4. Climate Change Has Become So Bad That Rice Krispies Don’t Have Actual Rice in Them Anymore

   Sun, 08 Nov 2026 17:49:00 -0000

   Welcome to the age of corporate putrefaction. Snap, Crackle, and Pop! The sonic slogan of Rice Krispies is now becoming an anachronism. The classic …

5. A desert stirs to life: Chile's Atacama erupts in its biggest floral display in decades

   Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   COPIAPÓ, Chile — A vast swathe of Chile's Atacama Desert is now a patchwork of pinks, yellows, lilacs and purples stretching across the craggy desert floor as far as the eye can see. This winter, heavy rains brought by the El Niño super cycle caused flash floods in the Atacama Desert, with some …

6. Australia’s climate minister is about to walk a diplomatic tightrope at COP31

   Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:44:21 -0000

   Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, is about to embark on his most significant diplomatic challenge. For the next two …

7. As AI data centres guzzle energy, can we harness their wasted heat?

   Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:17:12 -0000

   The rapid development of AI is draining our resources, but engineers have found a way to use heat lost to the air. As the rapid growth of AI data centres compounds the world’s energy crisis, engineers in Denmark have found a way to make use of the vast amounts of “waste heat” generated by these …

8. Something enormous had been hiding beneath the Atlantic Ocean – leaving scientists surprised and amazed when they saw it

   Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:14:00 -0000

   Imagine discovering that there was a great strip of land between Scotland and Iceland that nobody had noticed before. Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? …

9. Turkish villagers demand COP31 leaders see for themselves devastation caused by coal

   Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:03:36 -0000

   IKIZKOY, Turkey, Nov 8 - Local official Nejla Isik is among the villagers living beside a coal mine who demand that world leaders gathering in Turkey …

10. Despite Midterm Win, Are Democrats About to Help GOP Pass 'Massive Giveaway' to Big Oil and Big Tech?

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:51:08 -0000

    With a vote expected as soon as Monday on a far-reaching permitting reform bill in the US Senate, opponents to the legislation are raising the alarm …

11. COP31 starts Monday. As global temperatures continue to rise, do climate matter?

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:34:37 -0000

    COP31 - the annual UN negotiations on climate change - starts on Monday. The talks have been going on for decades, during which the planet has gotten hotter. So, do these climate talks really matter?

12. Scientists Finally Captured An Image Of The Reaction That Destroys Nuclear Fuel

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:17:00 -0000

    Hydrogen gas poses a massive threat to solid uranium by initiating a severe corrosion cycle that turns the dense metal into a highly reactive powder. …

13. Stephen Miller Will Drag the GOP Further Into the Electoral Abyss

    Sat, 07 Nov 2026 02:58:41 -0000

    After a bruising election in which voters across the nation repudiated Trumpism, the White House has decided that what’s needed is a bigger dose of …

14. In Memoriam: The Cybertruck

    Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    In a week of bad news for Elon Musk, Tesla has decided to end production of its sometimes-dangerous, always-stupid homage to its CEO’s folly. The …

15. Democrats plan to push clean energy to lower bills and challenge Trump’s fossil fuel agenda

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:07:01 -0000

    Some Democrats are promising to push for more clean energy to help tackle rising energy costs when they take control of Congress in January, though President Donald Trump says he will use his veto power aggressively. With new majorities in the House and Senate after last week’s midterms, Democrats …

16. Egypt announces new Mediterranean gas field discovery estimated at 200 billion cubic feet

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:23:43 -0000

    The Ministry of Petroleum attributed the positive results to higher investment and exploration activity, noting a better investment climate and …

17. COP Electrification Goal Would Test Singapore Systems, Fu Says

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 21:00:00 -0000

    Singapore will need to review its energy infrastructure if it is to meet an electrification target due to be discussed at the upcoming COP31 climate …

18. Wind warning issued for Calgary and southern Alberta

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:46:08 -0000

    A wind warning was issued for Calgary by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) early Sunday morning. ECCC posted the warning just before 4:30 …

19. Trump's war in Iran driving shift from fossil fuels

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:48:27 -0000

    During the 1979 Iranian oil crisis, US president Jimmy Carter gave a speech that would likely resonate today. "Solar energy will not pollute our air …

20. The polar vortex is causing trouble at the South Pole

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:02:31 -0000

    There's a polar vortex over the South Pole too, and in 2026, it caused the infamous Antarctic ozone hole to grow to an abnormally large size. "An unusually powerful polar vortex has extended ozone depletion in the Antarctic this season, allowing the hole to grow to proportions we haven’t seen in a …

21. Societies could lose ability to respond to climate change

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 01:29:19 -0000

    Human societies could lose the ability to respond to worsening climate change, scientists have warned. With global warming set to overshoot 1.5°C and …

22. A ‘geologic freak’ called the Smackover may end America’s lithium dependence on China, and Big Oil is already there

    Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:06:00 -0000

    Global lithium demand has jumped more than 400% just this decade, to over 1.5 million metric tons per year. By 2035, that demand could approach 4 …

23. South Florida is flooding like never before. What’s being done about it?

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 19:00:00 -0000

    Historic, chart-topping king tides submerged South Florida recently, flooding more places deeper and longer than they’d ever seen before. Last week, …

24. Solar panel breakthrough could almost double the efficiency of today's panels

    Sat, 07 Nov 2026 15:39:32 -0000

    Here's hoping the new approach trickles down to consumer panels someday. Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Researchers at the Institut de Ciències Fotòniques (ICFO) have discovered a novel way to design solar panels that can dramatically increase their energy efficiency. …

25. Net zero 'unstoppable' at COP31, clean energy chief says

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:01:00 -0000

    Former Deputy Premier Jackie Trad says that despite global headwinds on climate, emissions reduction is “unstoppable.” CANBERRA — Former Queensland Deputy Premier, Jackie Trad, is at COP31 this week and describes the mood as “optimistic concern”. The world is unlikely to achieve some climate goals, …

26. Climate talks should focus on implementation, not new targets, Singapore says

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 21:02:12 -0000

    SINGAPORE, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Global climate talks starting on Monday are unlikely to yield new targets on curbing greenhouse gases, but negotiators …

27. Yes, the COP climate talks are far from perfect. But they still hold the power for change

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:43:54 -0000

    This week, around 80 world leaders – including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese – will descend on the coastal Turkish city of Antalya for …

28. COP31: World Cannot Afford Another Decade of Fossil Fuel Dependence as Climate Crisis Deepens

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 05:05:00 -0000

    ANTALYA, Türkiye--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 8, 2026-- As world leaders prepare to gather in Antalya for COP31, 350.org is warning that the world cannot afford another decade of delay in transitioning away from fossil fuels. The UN climate conference starts amidst the largest fossil fuel crisis in history …

29. Does what we do make a difference to tackling climate change? I’m taking that question to COP31

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 21:00:00 -0000

30. Southern African farmers prepare for powerful El Nino with agroecology

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:40:00 -0000

    Farmer Dudzai Matsapa works under a scorching sun, digging small, shallow pits across his field in Nyanga, east of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. He will later fill these potholes with organic manure and wait for the rainy season. This is all part of Matsapa’s preparation for the anticipated El …