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1. New Study Reveals Why Ancient Roman Concrete Keeps Getting Stronger

   Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:30:06 -0000

   Scientists have long known that the concrete built during the Roman Empire seems to grow stronger over time. But there's an important element they missed: the slow yet steady reactions of carbon dioxide from the air. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for news that sparks your curiosity.

2. We’re Underestimating the Power of ‘One-in-a-Thousand-Year’ Solar Storms, NASA Warns

   Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:30:07 -0000

   New research led by NASA Goddard found persistent “erroneous measurements” skewing past estimates for how severe geomagnetic storms can …

3. A Major Ocean Current Is On The Verge of Collapse. Scientists Say The Effects May Reach California

   Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0000

   Earth's climate systems are inexorably and often unexpectedly interconnected. Dust from North Africa's Sahara Desert drifts thousands of miles to fuel …

4. Climate Change Hits Women Hardest. It’s Time Our Solutions Reflected That.

   Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   From pregnancy and maternal health to gender-based violence, women bear the brunt of the climate crisis. Climate policy must finally reflect that …

5. Peter Thiel just gave the public its closest look yet at his ‘Antichrist’ theory—and it’s a tech and climate regulator

   Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:48:00 -0000

   Peter Thiel has spent 30 years arguing, on political and economic grounds, the regulatory state is the primary obstacle to technological progress. He …

6. U.S. cancels automatic protections for imperiled animals as critics warn of extinctions

   Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:43:58 -0000

   BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department on Friday canceled a rule meant to protect plants and animals that are determined to be …

7. ‘The most important crop on Earth’ is in danger, study finds

   Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:32:28 -0000

   PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Rice crops are in danger amid rising temperatures, according to a University of Washington study. “Arguably the most important …

8. Most Forest Fires in Canada Are Simply Impossible to Put Out

   Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:14:29 -0000

   Half of Canada’s wildfires are in remote areas with no road access. Impossible to fight, they are often left to burn. Most wildfires in Canada are impossible to fight. As smoke from forest fires in Canada have darkened skies south of the border, lawmakers in Michigan, Ohio and other U.S. states have …

9. Trump again shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

   Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0000

   Two executive orders signed Monday afternoon slashed the size of the Utah national monuments revered by tribes and public lands advocates. Grazing, …

10. 'We are trapped in a climate dystopia, a black comedy scenario, where the grotesque rivals the Orwellian farce'

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:31:07 -0000

    As heatwaves multiply, public debate often amounts to little more than empty gestures. Recent government decisions to cut green funds and return …

11. Spain faces hottest week of summer with temperatures up to 45°C next week

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:00:59 -0000

    Spain's Met Office Aemet says from Tuesday the country will face its third summer heatwave, with highs up to 45°C, as major wildfires rage in …

12. Reflect Orbital wants to turn night into day with mirrors in space

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:55:12 -0000

    For billions of years, life evolved on Earth under conditions of roughly equal periods of dark and light in most places. The sun rose and set. Night …

13. How modern warfare is reshaping Ukraine’s natural environment

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

    Hiding out in a bomb shelter in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region, one man readies himself to venture out into the forested front line. But Oleksiy …

14. Climate's Compounding Financial Toll Is Becoming Harder to Ignore

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:03 -0000

    It’s felt all but impossible to escape the reality of our changing climate this past month, from extreme heat at London Climate Action Week to wildfire smoke across the U.S. northeast and midwest. While each individual event is dramatic in its own right, I’ve been struck by the breadth. Everywhere …

15. Canadian wildfire smoke ignites cross-border feud over Ottawa's 'willful negligence'

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:31:11 -0000

    As smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to drift across parts of the United States, forestry experts say Canada could reduce the severity of some fires through more aggressive forest management. The issue reached the White House Friday, with President Donald Trump accusing Canada of failing to …

16. Wildfire Smoke Hangs Over World Cup Final

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:59:49 -0000

    Smoke has blanketed New York City and other parts of the Northeast United States in a thick haze this week, unleashing smoggy skies and dangerous air. As soccer fans from across the globe stream into New York City and New Jersey for the FIFA World Cup final on Sunday, another sort of visitor has …

17. "Their stonking size led to rumours that they can snap shut in an instant, trapping poor divers who snuck their arm inside to steal a pearl…"

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:25:25 -0000

    These colossal clams were rumoured to kill humans but the opposite is true – climate change, pollution and overharvesting are pushing them to the …

18. Wildfire scorches 12,000 hectares in central Spain's Guadalajara province

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:39:37 -0000

    Spain is facing yet another raging wildfire as local authorities said on Sunday that a blaze north of Madrid had burned more than 12,000 hectares and forced hundreds of people to evacuate. Earlier this month one of the country's deadliest ever wildfires broke out in the south and firefighters are …

19. Scientists Studying Earth's Flowering Plants Issue a Stark Warning to Humanity

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    From the beloved vanilla orchid, whose pods flavor many of our favorite desserts, to the nose-twisting corpse flower, whose gigantic flower draws …

20. Out-of-control Canadian wildfires prompt calls for ‘Nuremberg trials for big oil’

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:13:09 -0000

    July 16, 2026. It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license.As wildfires raged across Canada on Thursday, sending dangerous …

21. Climate scientists have predicted greater flooding in Texas for decades. It's happening now

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:15:59 -0000

    One of the shocking things about the storms that hit Texas this week is that rainfall of similar devastating strength struck almost exactly a year …

22. Air conditioning alone won’t save us from killer heat

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    From my desk in London, I’ve watched Los Angeles with a jolt of recognition. As dangerous heat settles over the city, it’s opening more than a hundred cooling centers and running air-conditioned buses to reach people with nowhere cool to go. It’s a life-saving response to a growing problem. It’s …

23. Trump’s climate denial collides with America’s apocalyptic summer

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:22:37 -0000

    “The problem is here and it is getting worse. This is no longer abstract or theoretical,” says Chris Hayes as wildfire smoke blankets U.S. cities.

24. Extreme weather is banging on the front door, but President Donald Trump continues to ignore climate change

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Earth burns; Trump shrugs The West is experiencing raging wildfires — again. Tornadoes have ripped through the Midwest with alarming frequency. …

25. Trump Now Wants to Tariff Canada Over the Wildfires

    Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:26:00 -0000

    Donald Trump appears to believe Canada sent wildfire smoke to the United States on purpose. President Donald Trump and other Republicans are …

26. The health risks in wildfire smoke's apocalyptic orange skies

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:25:52 -0000

    Top headlines Lead story When the sky turns an eerie shade of orange in the middle of the day, as people across several U.S. states and Canada are …

27. Is there a way out of this disaster?

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:26:02 -0000

    Earthquakes, heat domes and early wildfires. While the rest of the world is coping with epic natural disasters, here in Israel the catastrophes are …

28. World Cup stadiums were ‘built for yesterday’s climate’. Should the games be moved?

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:00:33 -0000

    Experts have called on World Cup stadium owners to retrofit their buildings to better deal with blistering temperatures. All eyes will fall on the US …

29. A Texas-Sized Water Crisis

    Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:45:00 -0000

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