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  1. Thousands ready to evacuate as flooding hits Pacific Northwest

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:53:15 -0000

    Residents in the Pacific Northwest of the US and Canada are bracing for what could be record setting floods as an atmospheric river dumps heavy rain on already swollen rivers. The US National Weather Service warns that catastrophic flooding is possible in the states of Oregon and Washington along …

  2. Letters to the Editor: EPA website’s removal of fossil fuels as a driver of global warming ‘embarrasses the U.S.’

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -0000

    To the editor: “The emperor has no clothes.” Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency removed any reference to fossil fuels as a source of global warming from its website (“EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming’s causes. Scientists call it completely wrong,” Dec. 9). …

  3. Can Virtual Reality Bring Climate Change Closer to Home? Bay Area Researchers Think So

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:00:07 -0000

    Imagine the first time you visit Nashville, Tennessee, you commission a private helicopter tour. You gaze down on the gleaming glass buildings of its …

  4. First rain of autumn falls in Iran's capital after months of intense drought

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:00:15 -0000

    Rain fell for the first time in months in Iran's capital on Wednesday, providing a brief respite amid an intense drought. "I'm very happy. When I …

  5. 'A willingness to lie': Why the EPA's latest Trump-era change is especially concerning

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

    The agency’s web page explaining the causes of climate change has been modified to the point that it is now false, says climate scientist Daniel Swain. Human activity is driving climate change; that’s a fact that more than 99.9% of scientific papers agree on. But the Environmental Protection Agency …

  6. The Fastest Growing Plant on Earth Lives Underwater — And It’s Fighting Climate Change

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:15:04 -0000

    Imagine a world where a single plant can outpace the growth of bamboo, stretch across ocean floors like living emerald carpets, and silently wage war …

  7. La Niña is here for the rest of winter, federal forecasters announce

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:01:26 -0000

    La Niña has a major influence on winter weather in the U.S., but its effects vary drastically by region. With the polar vortex catching all the buzz in recent weeks, federal forecasters say our old friend La Niña is still a major force shaping winter weather for the United States. Federal …

  8. This 400,000-Year-Old Campfire Could Rewrite Human History

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:00:57 -0000

    Humans likely harvested their first flames from wildfire. When they learned to make it themselves, it changed everything. While few of us today know …

  9. ‘We look ridiculous’: US government website removes fossil fuels as cause of global warming

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:54:10 -0000

    'It's like pretending cigarettes don’t cause lung cancer,' says one climate expert. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed any …

  10. How the Next Big Thing in Carbon Removal Sunk Without a Trace

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 02:00:00 -0000

    With support from Microsoft, Stripe, and Shopify, Running Tide billed itself as on the cutting edge of carbon removal. In the end, it resorted to …

  11. We know which Kaiser is the idiot

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:38:27 -0000

    PRESENTED BY SUBSCRIBERS LIKE YOUOn a Berlin streetcorner during World War I, a man is arrested for treason and sedition for shouting “the Kaiser is …

  12. Kenyan woman hugs tree for 72 hours, breaks own record

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:05:00 -0000

    Truphena Muthoni has set a Guinness World Record by hugging a tree for three straight days. Kenyan climate activist Truphena Muthoni has smashed her …

  13. The deep ocean is fixing carbon in ways no one expected

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:23:29 -0000

    A new study reveals that unexpected microbes are quietly fixing carbon in the dark depths of the ocean. Researchers have uncovered surprising evidence …

  14. ‘Windmills are a disgrace’: Inside Trump’s war against a growing U.S. industry

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:47:39 -0000

    The day after President Donald Trump halted construction of a $5 billion wind project off the New York coast, the nation’s top offshore wind developers gathered for a regularly scheduled strategy session in Washington. The mid-April meeting quickly became heated. Michael Brown, an outspoken Scotsman …

  15. Trump Plans To Drive Down Car Prices

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:48:00 -0000

    Trump has gone a long way to kill the EV business. Now, he is going to help gas-powered car buyers. There will be an incentive, probably on the car …

  16. MacKenzie Scott has given $26B to nonprofits since 2019. Here's what she supported in 2025

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:27:59 -0000

    The billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott revealed $7.1 billion in donations to nonprofits Tuesday, bringing her overall giving since 2019 to $26.3 billion. Scott first pledged to give away the majority of her wealth in 2019 after her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Since, she’s distributed …

  17. Statewide flooding emergency declared in Washington

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:22:15 -0000

    Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson declared a statewide emergency Wednesday over widespread flooding, and said he is seeking federal funds to help with the …

  18. The Navajo Nation said no to a hydropower project. Trump officials want to ensure tribes can't do that again.

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:45:00 -0000

    The U.S. Energy Secretary said allowing tribes to weigh in on energy projects on their land creates "unnecessary burdens to the development of …

  19. Pope Leo Takes Shocking Swipe at Trump Over Old Friends

    Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:45:28 -0000

    It was not the first time the American-born pope has criticized the administration’s policy positions. Pope Leo has hit out at President Donald …

  20. New York Was a Leader on Climate Issues. Under Hochul, Things Changed.

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:00:09 -0000

    Faced with an affordability crisis and rising energy demands, Gov. Kathy Hochul has slowed progress on New York’s efforts to fight climate change. As recently as last year, New York was considered a trailblazer in tackling climate change. With aggressive laws on the books, the state had planned to …

  21. ‘My mother would not be happy with the state of the planet’: Interview with Wanjira Mathai

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:16:10 -0000

    Twenty years after Wangari Maathai received the Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous defense of forests, democracy and women’s rights, the United …

  22. 15 Amazing Facts About 'The Year Without a Summer'

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:16:55 -0000

    The history of natural disasters is peppered with storms, floods, and even asteroids, but some of the most fascinating disasters have come from deep …

  23. Dozens rescued as severe flooding devastates Pacific Northwest

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:07:00 -0000

    Across western Washington, up to 15 inches of rain slammed neighborhoods, covering cars and surrounding homes after an atmospheric river brought …

  24. New York Consumers Face Surge in Energy Prices as Climate-Obsessed Democrats Push To Run Nearly Everything on Electricity

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:55:00 -0000

    Albany lawmakers are steering the Empire State into a man-made storm of inflated demand and constricted supply. If you are worried that data centers …

  25. Where Winter Will Be Hot In 2025

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:11:00 -0000

    Climatecrisis247 used several forecasting tools to predict where winter 2025 will be hottest. Douglas A. McIntyre, Editor-In-Chief of …

  26. What are transition credits? Philippines takes novel approach to coal phase-out

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:02:27 -0000

    This novel take on carbon credits could cure Asia's coal addiction - but critics are sceptical. The Philippines is testing a new type of carbon credit …

  27. Conservation agriculture raises crop nitrogen acquisition by amplifying plant-microbe synergy under climate warming

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:15:56 -0000

    Jägermeyr et al. Climate impacts on global agriculture emerge earlier in new generation of climate and crop models. Nat. Food 2, 873–885 (2021). Liu, X. …

  28. Why global environmental negotiations keep failing – and what we can do about it

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:19:27 -0000

    In the past year alone, four major environmental negotiations have collapsed. Global talks on a treaty to cut plastic pollution fell apart. …

  29. Live updates: 100,000 evacuated in historic Skagit Valley flood in Washington state

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:13:14 -0000

    • "Catastrophic" conditions as atmospheric river sweeps Western Washington state. • 100,000 people evacuated from their homes in the Skagit Valley, an …

  30. Europeans are turning up to railway stations in their pyjamas to protest cancelled night trains

    Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:37:48 -0000

    The decline of international night trains across Europe is facing growing scrutiny – as activists opt to protest in comfort. Disruption is expected to …