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  1. Old Farmer's Almanac Predicts 2027 Winter Weather with Super El Nino Threat

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    The Old Farmer’s Almanac has released its official Winter 2026–2027 forecast, warning that a strengthening Super El Niño could reshape weather …
  2. Crocodiles attacks increase in Kenya

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:30:50 -0000

    In recent years, Lake Baringo in Kenya’s Rift Valley has risen to levels not seen in decades. Scientists say extreme rainfall linked to climate change is behind the surge, submerging communities and bringing dangerous wildlife closer to people, with attacks on the rise. Laurent Berstecher has more.
  3. Lake Mead, nation's largest reservoir, reaches its lowest water level on record

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:58:13 -0000

    The Colorado River basin is a critical system for residents in the western U.S. The water level at Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir by …
  4. A No-Bid Contract to Rat Out Immigrant Minors

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Trump administration didn’t put that in writing, of course. It didn’t have to. I wrote in July about how Donald Trump, despite rhapsodizing about …
  5. While Europe and America baked through record heat this summer, the other end of the planet quietly dropped to minus 119 Fahrenheit — the coldest anywhere on Earth in fourteen years. The people who recorded it cannot be reached by plane until spring

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:40:29 -0000

    On July 18, 2026, at 6:25 in the morning local time, a thermometer outside a small French-Italian research station in the middle of Antarctica …
  6. Why the world should become 'nature positive' by 2030

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:10:22 -0000

    Nature’s rapid global decline is eroding the foundations of human prosperity. The loss of species, ecosystems and natural processes is weakening the …
  7. Canada, U.S. shadow Chinese research ships in the Arctic as concern grows over Snow Dragons' presence

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Both Canada and the U.S. have been quietly shadowing two Chinese icebreaking research ships in Arctic waters off Alaska over the last couple of weeks. …
  8. Europe's rivers are drying up. Can they be saved?

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:36:10 -0000

    The Rhine and Danube have reached historic lows. Dwindling water levels are affecting shipping, agriculture and ecosystems — and raising concerns …
  9. Home-Front Ecology

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:27:59 -0000

    By Mike Davis DOES THIS GENERATION OF AMERICANS have the "right stuff" to meet the epic challenges of sustaining life on a rapidly warming planet? …
  10. Tragedy vultures

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:58:09 -0000

    It happens like clockwork: a disaster devastates a community. People lose homes. They lose cars, workplaces, loved ones. They need somewhere to turn …
  11. A collaboration of scientists is sounding the alarm on climate change

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:42:48 -0000

    The World Weather Attribution just released a report saying human-caused climate change played a big role in the catastrophic flooding in Libya.
  12. Europe resorts to drastic measures as rivers dry up, bringing energy and economic pain

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    It’s impossible to escape the consequences of the rolling crises and record-breaking heat now facing the world’s fastest-warming continent, as critical rivers hit record lows. Sweltering heat waves. Deadly, unprecedented wildfires. And now Europe’s key rivers are drying up, threatening to wreak new …
  13. Italy places all major cities on red alert as heatwave grips Europe

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:23:07 -0000

    Italy's health ministry placed 27 cities, from Trieste in the country's northeast to Palermo in Sicily, on red alert ahead of the weekend as a blistering heatwave across much of Europe toppled temperature records and disrupted energy and transportation systems in several countries. Italy placed all …
  14. Has the Climate Crisis Already Passed the Point of No Return?

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:24:28 -0000

    Have we already lost our last chance to save the planet? The climate crisis is no longer a distant threat—it’s a daily reality for millions. From …
  15. Trump Promotes Commercial Fishing in Protected Pacific Marine National Monuments

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Scientists and other environmental advocates warn such activity would threaten coral reefs and other marine life.President Donald Trump is seeking to …
  16. Trump blames mismanagement for the Canadian wildfires. This new study shows the real cause

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:47:36 -0000

    A study by World Weather Attribution points to human-caused climate change. Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada’s massive summer wildfires and in turn angered U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a study released …
  17. Why Australia could be heading for a spring and summer 'triple whammy'

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:10:24 -0000

    In brief Climate change, a strong El Niño and another climate driver could combine forces this spring. • However, there are signs it's not all bad news …
  18. Trump is attacking California’s ability to protect its coastline. The consequences are ‘chilling’

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    For months, the Trump administration has sought to open the California coast to a radically industrialized future: large-scale desalination plants, floating nuclear reactors, more rocket launches and expanded offshore oil drilling along the state’s most iconic beaches. Holding the line against all …
  19. Juliana Leon died in a climate-linked heat wave. Her daughter is suing Big Oil.

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:36:21 -0000

    This article was originally published by Truthout on Aug. 06, 2026. It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.Can a …
  20. Trump launched big new solar tariffs. Here's what it means.

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:30:00 -0000

    The cost of installing solar panels will rise. But now the U.S. has a large and fast-growing solar manufacturing industry to take advantage of the …
  21. Okay, These El Niño Forecasts Are Getting Ridiculous

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:45:12 -0000

    This event is on track to "obliterate" the previous record. Every time I think the El Niño forecast can’t possibly get worse, the models prove me …
  22. Lake Mead hits record-low water level, a 'grim' milestone

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:50:53 -0000

    The record-low level recorded at Lake Mead comes days after federal authorities released a plan to deal with water shortages. The United States' largest reservoir, Lake Mead, has reached its lowest level on record as the drought-stricken West faces a growing water crisis. The giant reservoir created …
  23. The Man Who Tells the Truth Netanyahu Doesn’t Want the World to Hear

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Under editor in chief Aluf Benn, Haaretz is the only major Israeli media outlet to show Israelis the images and tell them the stories they don’t want …
  24. Fox News Host Says College ‘Mental Health Crisis’ Can Be Solved by ‘Not Telling Them They Are Studying on Stolen Land’

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:07:48 -0000

    Today’s college students are experiencing a “mental health crisis” because universities are “telling them they are studying on stolen land,” said Fox …
  25. Winter Weather Map Shows States Bracing for More Snow, Rain Amid Super El Niño

    Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:31:00 -0000

    After months of warming ocean temperatures across the tropical Pacific, El Niño is officially underway and is expected to continue strengthening …
  26. DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else

    Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:23:04 -0000

    Its WeatherNext model, which will be open-sourced, can accurately predict a storm’s track and intensity using lower-resolution weather data. …
  27. Serbia races to contain wildfires as Europe’s blistering heat wave grips the Balkans

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:22:41 -0000

    BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thick gray smoke drifted over a wooded area in northeast Serbia on Friday as authorities raced to contain a major wildfire, while multiple other blazes raged across the country amid extreme heat and prolonged drought gripping the Balkans. Firefighters used helicopters to drop …
  28. Europe’s wildfires have raised the danger posed by unexploded WWII bombs

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:48:36 -0000

    When a wildfire broke out in the Müritz National Park of north-eastern Germany in July, it was no routine firefighting job. Bomb disposal teams had …
  29. A Lost Civilization Carved Pentagrams Into the Amazon Jungle—Then Vanished Without an Explanation

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:00:00 -0000

    Up to 3 million people once lived here. The jungle hid their monuments for 2,000 years. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Aerial laser scanning of just 3 percent of a region researchers assign to an ancient civilization revealed evidence of a unexpectedly large precolonial …
  30. "Water will evaporate, leaving a dry barren surface - it will become an even hotter version of Venus…" 10 ways Earth – and life on it – could die

    Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:06:35 -0000

    T.S. Eliot wrote in his poem The Hollow Men that the world would end “not with a bang but a whimper” – the question is, was he right? What do we even …