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1. A dangerous heat wave is coming next week

   Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:35:44 -0000

   A "heat dome" is forecast to bring dangerously high temperatures to much of the eastern half of the U.S. next week. The extreme heat could last …

2. The Year 536 AD Was So Bad It May Have Been the Worst Time in Human History to Be Alive

   Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:50:04 -0000

   Volcanoes, famine and plague made 536 a leading candidate for history’s worst year. In the year 536, daylight itself went away. Across Europe, the …

3. Ivanka and Jared’s Island Resort Could Bring Down Albania’s Prime Minister

   Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:00:00 -0000

   What began as a “flamingo revolution” to protest the $1.4 billion development on Sazan Island has spiraled into mass protests against a ruling party …

4. Appeals court rejects Trump EPA bid to abandon rule restricting deadly soot pollution

   Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:25:14 -0000

   WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to abandon a Biden-era rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel is a setback for the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda and …

5. Ex-NOAA employees re-create a valuable climate data site shut down by Trump

   Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000

   Scientists, educators, farmers and the broader public now have a new website for climate information in the United States. The site, Climate.us, launched this week and fills a void left when a government-run climate information website was shut down last year by the Trump administration. The new …

6. Paris halts alcohol sales to help hospitals amid deadly heat wave, as scientists blame human-caused climate change

   Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:37:00 -0000

   Authorities in France's capital have imposed restrictions on the sale and public consumption of alcohol, hoping to ease the burden on hospitals of …

7. Double heat dome coming to US: Here’s when it’ll start, where it’ll be worst

   Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:35:00 -0000

   (NEXSTAR) – Two heat domes are preparing to join forces, sending temperatures soaring around the U.S. next week. The first heat dome is developing in …

8. Europe's extreme heat would be impossible without climate change, scientists say

   Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:01:53 -0000

   The record-breaking heat that’s scorching Europe day and night this month would not have been possible without climate change, according to a new study. The World Weather Attribution rapid study released Friday found that the heat would have been virtually impossible just five decades ago, and is …

9. France’s heat this week was worse than a dire scenario imagined for 2050

   Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:10:11 -0000

   A weather presenter’s prediction aimed to show the dangers of global warming. Temperatures exceeded it Wednesday as France was hotter than Phoenix. A deadly and record-breaking heat wave that’s spreading eastward across Europe has revived interest in a hypothetical temperature forecast for August …

10. Russia’s Oil Bottlenecks Run Deeper Than Refineries And Ports – Analysis

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:59:08 -0000

    Key Takeaways Ukraine’s successful drone attacks on Russian refineries and ports have significantly reduced Moscow’s ability to meet domestic needs …

11. The hottest day in French history was so bad the Louvre and Eiffel Tower had to close early

    Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:10:50 -0000

    France recorded its hottest day ever Tuesday as an early heat wave gripped Europe, prompting the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum to restrict …

12. Bayer: Why so many Roundup weedkiller lawsuits?

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:37:00 -0000

    Bayer was sued for failing to add cancer warnings to its controversial pesticide Roundup when US regulators opposed adding one. DW asks if the latest …

13. If you aren't terrified by this heatwave, you should be

    Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:29:55 -0000

    I’m finding the heatwave hitting Europe really scary. It’s bad enough in itself, with many records being broken, especially for the higher nighttime …

14. The Trump Administration Is All In for Glyphosate, MAHA Be Damned

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:54:07 -0000

    A new Supreme Court ruling in favor of the agrochemical giant Bayer underlines just how helpful Republicans have been to pesticide producers. On …

15. Winter weather and El Niño on backburner as tropical humidity arrives to soak Australia

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:03:51 -0000

    For an El Niño year, 2026 is so far the wettest on record for Australia, and an influx of tropical moisture is about to deliver another round of …

16. An Oregon Law Lets One Wealthy Region Turn the Desert Green. When Drought Hits, Farmers Pay the Price.

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:05:31 -0000

    Chris Casad awakens each day before dawn on the Central Oregon property he bought nine years ago, the farm where he once grew tons of potatoes before …

17. Heat catches Europe's fashion industry unprepared as models face the sun in fur and wool

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:22:54 -0000

    PARIS (AP) — The most coveted accessory at the Paris Fashion Week shows this week was not a bag, a sneaker or a watch. It was an ice pack. As a …

18. ‘Climate change is running rampant’: Europe’s heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ 50 years ago

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:57 -0000

    “Continued fossil-fuel emissions are directly responsible for the disruption people are experiencing this week,” climate scientists warn. The extreme …

19. Trump Administration to Investigate California’s Powerful Coastal Agency

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:25:17 -0000

    Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, has accused the state of “environmental extremism” amid a federal push for oil production. The Trump administration on Friday said it would be reviewing the powers of the California Coastal Commission, a state agency entrusted with preserving the coast and a …

20. Trump Administration Takes Aim at California Coastal Protections

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:33:03 -0000

    The Trump administration said Friday it will review California’s coastal management powers, the White House’s latest attempt to undermine the state’s …

21. Current Europe heatwave 'impossible' without human-induced climate change

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:06:02 -0000

    A study comparing the heatwave that has swept across Europe this week with heatwaves in 1976 and 2003 has found that human-caused climate change is "unequivocally" responsible for the extreme heat over the last week – with France recording its hottest day since records began in 1947 on …

22. 10 Nations That Are Global Leaders in Clean Energy

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:41:21 -0000

    Climate change is a global problem that requires international cooperation to address. To this end, countries from around the world have met for the …

23. ‘More people die in the winter’: Wright downplays Europe’s deadly heat wave

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:23:07 -0000

    The U.S. Energy secretary made his comments as the EU warned of life-threatening dangers from record-high temperatures. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright had a message for Europe as it bakes beneath a record heat wave this week: Stop your whining. “Always more people die in the winter than die in …

24. Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller

    Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:58:20 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with the maker of the Roundup weedkiller Thursday in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits …

25. Heat waves mess with your brain. Scientists are trying to figure out why.

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Children and people with mental health disorders are especially vulnerable. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY It’s been hot in London this week. Really hot. A …

26. Scientists: Fossil Fuel-Driven Climate Crisis 'Directly Responsible' for Deadly European Heatwave | Common Dreams

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:56:25 -0000

    "Europe's savage heatwave has the fingerprints of the climate crisis all over it—it's the latest price to pay for fossil fuel pollution baking our …

27. Trump’s Algae Problem Is a Lot Bigger Than the Reflecting Pool

    Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:08:10 -0000

    The Trump administration is trying to further defund the monitoring of harmful algal blooms. It’s fitting that the president would be faced with an …

28. ‘London cooking’: Why can’t the UK cope with the heat; when will it adapt?

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:20:53 -0000

    A nation more used to rainy and cold weather is starting to discuss the value of overhauling its systems. London, United Kingdom – It was supposed to be a gathering of the great and the good to discuss climate change. The meeting in central London on Wednesday was titled Extreme Heat and was part of …

29. The Iran war is accelerating the EV transition faster than any climate policy ever did—but it’s still just not that much

    Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:06:54 -0000

    When the U.S. launched strikes on Iran in late February, the immediate concern was oil prices. The Strait of Hormuz—through which roughly 20% of …