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1. The Trump Scandal That Everyone Overlooked

   Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:07:27 -0000

   As corruption tops voters’ concerns, Democrats and the press are ignoring Trump’s deal with the oil industry. With the U.S. midterm elections less …

2. A Kelvin wave raised sea levels on the West Coast. More are coming

   Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0000

   One of the first major signs of this year's "Super El Niño" has reached the U.S. It's called a Kelvin wave – a deep ocean wave that's currently raising sea levels along the West Coast. Scientists have long known about Kelvin waves, but this year, the phenomena grabbed the public's attention with …

3. Meet the researchers leaving the US because of Trump's funding cuts and politicization of science

   Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:04:36 -0000

   NEW YORK (AP) — Halley Froehlich was sure she’d spend her scientific career in the United States. Her family has been in America since the 1700s. But over the past two years, delayed federal grants and fears about the future motivated her to pack her life into boxes. She moved to Finland with her …

4. Phoebe Giannisi’s eco-poetry challenges the idea that humans are separate from nature

   Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:05:16 -0000

   For decades, data has told the story of our ecological crisis. Scientists track carbon emissions, map deforestation and log biodiversity loss. Yet …

5. Trump admin cuts to satellites will set back US weather forecasting by a decade, experts say

   Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:37:45 -0000

   The Trump administration’s cuts to weather satellites will set the country back nearly a decade, experts say. The loss of data used to observe, forecast and research extreme weather could prevent the country from making major advances in weather prediction in the coming years. This finding comes …

6. Toxic Betrayal: Report Details How Trump Duped His MAHA Base by Appeasing Corporate Interests | Common Dreams

   Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:17:53 -0000

   The MAHA movement "reminded the American public of the dangers of toxic chemicals in our air and water... But then the Trump administration either …

7. Ilhan Omar Is the Right Kind of American. Trump Is the Wrong Kind.

   Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:25:54 -0000

   The president’s crusade against the Minnesota congresswoman, and Somali Americans in general, is certainly racist. And it’s arguably more than …

8. AI reveals how a warming climate will intensify NZ’s most extreme downpours

   Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:09:17 -0000

   The most damaging weather events are the record-breaking “one-in-100-year” disasters communities have usually only seen once. But understanding how …

9. On campaign trail, Jeffries says Republicans are 'divorced from reality'

   Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:28:29 -0000

   TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday the election climate is holding firm for Democrats as he campaigned for Rep. …

10. Five ways El Niño is affecting the weather around the world

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:08:25 -0000

    El Niño has been strengthening for several months now and is already having a significant impact on global weather patterns. Countries including Indonesia, India and the United States have been experiencing droughts, floods and heatwaves in line with projections about how extreme weather events will …

11. A Guide to Trump’s Body Parts

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    His brain is of greatest concern, but not the only potential trouble spot. The forthcoming midterm elections are a referendum on President Donald …

12. The Maya collapse was blamed on drought. The full story is more complicated.

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Researchers are still puzzling through what happened to the ancient Maya civilization, which mysteriously dwindled. New answers have parallels in the present. MEXICO CITY — The answer, it appeared, was drought. That was the theory, proposed by scientists three decades ago, to explain why the Maya …

13. They Retired Here for a Country Idyll. But Meta Had Other Plans.

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:47:31 -0000

    Meet Jeff and Beverly Morris—and their brown water, and their one usable bathroom out of three. Life wasn’t like this until the data center came …

14. The Plan to Dim the Sun Could Actually Work—and That May Be the Most Dangerous Part of All

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:31:59 -0000

    Experts simulated a rush to deploy solar geoengineering against global warming. The science was the least of their problems. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: To counteract the warming effects of climate change, solar radiation modification (SRM)—once seen as a strategy of last …

15. New Maps Forecast Winter 26/27 as El Niño Strengthens

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:40:54 -0000

    Direct Weather is tracking a split forecast for the United States, with some regions expecting a much colder and snowier winter than average. Popular …

16. Stock portfolios face an annual $3.9 trillion heat tax

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    Your stock portfolio, the core of your wealth and retirement security, is being reduced every year by a secret 2% tax, one you didn’t vote for and …

17. A Teenager Tried to Bring Down the World’s Rubber Supply With a Plant Fungus, Then Discovered His Grand Plan Might Have Been More Reckless Than Revolutionary

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:20:00 -0000

    A person shared his story about a plan he developed as an angry teenager in December 2019, when he became fascinated with environmental radicalism and the idea of challenging the global industrial system. Instead of limiting himself to protests or ordinary activism, he began exploring how something …

18. Commentary: Surprise is not an adequate response to predictable causes, effects of eastern South Dakota floods • South Dakota Searchlight

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:50:39 -0000

    As the Army Corps of Engineers prepares to host an open house about its study of Lower Big Sioux River flood risks, I’m reminded of a comment …

19. What Earth's sixth mass extinction event means for humans

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:48:00 -0000

    Human activity is driving plants and animals to extinction at an unprecedented rate. As countries meet in Armenia to discuss ways to reverse nature …

20. Large animals are living carbon stores. Does that make saving them a climate solution?

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:47:33 -0000

    Great herds of elephants once crisscrossed Africa, and scientists have no doubt that they shaped the landscape, ecosystems and — as recent science …

21. This farmer was promised a $20,000 grant to go solar. USDA changed the rules

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:11:00 -0000

    A couple of dozen milk cows have stopped grazing and are intently staring at Ron Rusk, who’s standing in the middle of their pasture, giving a tour. “They come out in the morning, and they spend most of the day out here just eating grass and making milk,” said organic dairy farmer Ron Rusk. “They’re …

22. The massive $1 billion Trump corruption scandal hiding in plain sight

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:05:51 -0000

    President Donald Trump’s reported $1 billion pitch to oil executives is a massive corruption that has been overlooked, according to a new analysis …

23. Climate change affects the quality of one of the world's most important staple foods

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:00:01 -0000

    Depending on the cultivar, higher concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere can significantly alter the protein composition of wheat. …

24. Super Typhoon Champi intensifies to a Cat 5 after battering Guam

    Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:59:20 -0000

    As Champi buzzsaws its way across the Western Pacific this week, the U.S. coast from North Carolina to New Jersey is bracing for several days of high …

25. Europe’s Credibility Gap

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Ngaire Woods, Dean of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, Claas Mertens, also at Oxford, have written a piece arguing that Europe, despite its …

26. AI wildfire platform seeks Indonesia partnerships as regional haze worsens

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:30:00 -0000

    Earthshot Prize finalist Satellites on Fire uses AI, satellite imagery and ground data to detect blazes earlier, and is now discussing potential …

27. Sea Urchin Harvest Revives Kelp at Cents Per Animal, but Australia Defunds It Anyway

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:52:25 -0000

    Sea urchin harvesting in Tasmania restores kelp forests at roughly 28 cents per animal -- more than 840 times cheaper than culling each …

28. What Is a Kelvin Wave? How El Niño Can Raise West Coast Sea Levels

    Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:43:58 -0000

    Not a Tsunami or a surfable wave, El Niño’s invisible Kelvin waves can push tides up along the Bay Area shoreline, increasing flood risk. El Niño‘s …

29. As disasters mount, next UN climate summit faces a test of trust | الأمم المتحدة

    Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:54:12 -0000

    19 October 2026 - Less than a month before the UN climate conference COP31 opens in Antalya, Türkiye, representatives of three successive summit …