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1. Red-alert heatwaves are becoming Europe's new normal. Investors are paying attention

   Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:00:02 -0000

   LONDON — Multiple Western European countries have spent this week grappling with record-smashing heatwaves, with red alerts issued in the U.K., …

2. 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 …

3. 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 …

4. 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 …

5. 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 …

6. 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 …

7. 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 …

8. 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 …

9. 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 …

10. 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 …

11. 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 …

12. Is Silicone Really Better Than Plastic?

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:47:15 -0000

    Consumption of plastic is skyrocketing—global production has more than doubled in the last two decades—at the same time that plastics’ dangers are becoming better understood. Plastics degrade into microplastics, which in humans have been linked to cancer, reproductive problems, and other health …

13. 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 …

14. 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 …

15. 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 …

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

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:48:44 -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 …

17. 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 …

18. Wildlife Research Says When Birds Suddenly Go Silent in Your Yard They Are Not Resting – Every Species in That Space Has Received a Signal You Almost Certainly Missed

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:30:00 -0000

    Walk outside on a bright morning, and the world is usually buzzing with life: sparrows chattering, robins calling, crows arguing from the treetops. …

19. ‘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 …

20. 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 …

21. 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 …

22. 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 …

23. 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 …

24. 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 …

25. The most coveted accessory at Paris Fashion Week was an ice pack

    Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:42:33 -0000

    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 historic heat wave …

26. 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 …

27. 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 …

28. Europe’s Trains, Nuclear Plants and Factories Can’t Take the Heat Either

    Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:00:07 -0000

    The devastating heat wave has exposed weaknesses in the continent’s infrastructure, much of it built for a cooler climate that no longer exists. This sweltering week, the signs of a breakdown have been everywhere. Train networks across Western Europe were snarled by heat that threatened to buckle …

29. ‘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 …