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1. Devastating flash floods in Nepal

   Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:35:35 -0000

   At least 1,500 people, including foreign tourists, have been missing since Wednesday following the devastating flash floods in Nepal and Tibet. A second or third wave of deadly flash flooding could arrive in Nepal later today as the country scrambles to respond to a catastrophe that has killed more than 350 people. The president of the Nepal Centre for Disaster Management said the disaster came at them like a “tsunami from the sky”.

2. Pete Hegseth Is Too Egotistical to Know How Incompetent He Is

   Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   Brutal news accounts this week provide more proof of what we already knew: The chaos he’s creating is making the country weaker, not stronger. A …

3. Nepal flood disaster reconstructed minute by minute

   Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:22:57 -0000

   New satellite imagery and video analysis show the deadly Nepal floods began when part of a glacier near the Chinese border collapsed, triggering a debris flow that raced downstream at up to 150 km/h and devastated communities over more than 80 kilometres. Scientists are still piecing together the …

4. A melting glacier contributed to the deadly Nepal floods. We can expect more like this

   Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0000

   More than a thousand people are missing and at least 400 people are dead after flash flooding tore through Nepal and Tibet early Wednesday. According to initial assessments, a massive chunk of ice snapped off a glacier and tumbled thousands of feet into the valley below. Rock, ice and mud plunged …

5. What Darline Graham’s Ugly, Viral Outburst About Death Really Reveals

   Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:02:59 -0000

   The senator’s parents died when she was a kid. That’s tragic. But it’s also tragic that she’s against the kind of care that could help untold numbers …

6. Satellite images show how the Nepal flood disaster unfolded

   Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:19:47 -0000

   On August 26 a glacier collapsed in the Langtang region of Nepal near the China border, triggering an ice and rock avalanche. This apparently entered …

7. The Old Farmer’s Almanac winter forecast is out. Here’s what to know about the coming season

   Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:13:50 -0000

   This winter is looking mild for most of the U.S., according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac’s new winter forecast. Temperatures should be around average …

8. Good and soon-to-be gone: Vegetables are rapidly disappearing

   Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0000

   Produce shelves are becoming sparser and featuring fewer options. Economic, cultural and environmental factors have reduced the variety of vegetables …

9. Scientists Analyzed Earth's Hidden Seed Vaults And Made a Disturbing Realization

   Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:00:00 -0000

   The iconic 'Doomsday Vault' – aka Norway's Svalbard Global Seed Vault – is perhaps the world's best-known seed bank. Holding over a million seed …

10. In the middle of South Africa's worst drought on record, a 16-year-old boiled orange peels, added avocado skins and left the mix out in the sun — her polymer beat the industrial water-absorber 76.1% to 74.7% at roughly a fiftieth of the price per tonne, and Google's grand prize followed

    Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:46:21 -0000

    In 2016, South Africa was drier than it had been since records began in 1904. The previous year’s rainfall had come in at two-thirds of the national …

11. Forget Florida. L.A. humidity is off the charts this summer. What’s going on?

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:33:35 -0000

    Southern California’s swampy summer is setting new records, with humidity levels creating conditions that feel more like Florida than the West Coast. Forecasters attributed the punishing humidity to the remnants of Tropical Storm Iselle moving over the state, as well as unusually warm ocean …

12. Crude Calculations: Why the Iran War Hasn’t Yet Caused an Oil Shock

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran served as the global energy and climate innovation editor at the Economist, where he led coverage of the fossil fuel industry …

13. New research shows the world isn’t doing nearly enough to fix its food problem

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Emissions from agriculture are trending up, but experts say progress must continue even as we blow past global deadlines. A new report finds that …

14. How Did the World Get to Be Held Hostage by Two Malevolent Cretins?

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:49:00 -0000

    Trump’s America is a joke. And so is Putin’s Russia. But both countries, under their unstable leaders, are as dangerous as cornered badgers, and that …

15. Reconstructed Satellite Images Show How Close D-Day Came to Disaster

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:05:59 -0000

    Built off historic weather records, the new images show the surprisingly small break in the clouds that made the landings possible. Three separate …

16. It's as big as Egypt, home to 350 people and the world's deadliest bear. This is the biggest national park on the planet – and no, it's not what you think…

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:04:41 -0000

    If you think the largest national park on Earth is Yellowstone, think again – as it doesn't even come close... Natural areas have been granted a wide …

17. Iceland votes on joining the EU

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:40:55 -0000

    Icelanders will decide tomorrow whether to resume talks on joining the EU in a vote that has taken on deeper significance in the wake of US President …

18. Solar panels could cool down farms—and farmworkers

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    As summers grow hotter, we’ll need new solutions for agriculture and the people who keep this industry going. Now, a study finds that the practice of …

19. ‘Rock of Starvation’ reappears in Budapest during historic drought

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:00:00 -0000

    Seeing this hunger stone in the Danube River is not a good sign. A stone outcrop near the edge of the Danube River is unassuming at first glance. Most people would have a hard time picking it out from the countless other examples peaking above this portion of the river running through Budapest, …

20. Nepal flooding likely caused by collapsed glacier in Himalayan region

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:19:58 -0000

    NBC News meteorologist Bill Karins explains how a glacier collapse triggered catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border and why experts are linking it to climate change.Aug. 28, 2026

21. Satellite images show bedrock and glacier collapsed on Nepal-China border, then rivers flooded

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:53:09 -0000

    As rescue teams searched for missing people following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, Earth scientists reviewed satellite imagery for clues to the cause and assessed the devastation. The flooding Wednesday killed hundreds of people in Nepal and Tibet, and hundreds more are …

22. How melting glaciers contributed to the flooding disaster in the Himalayas

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:55:16 -0000

    The scale of the disaster in the Himalayas is becoming clearer a day after catastrophic flooding tore through parts of Nepal and Tibet. Scientists …

23. Americans remain sour on Iran war and judge questions Kennedy Center renovations: Morning Rundown

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:08:03 -0000

    Plus, climate change likely played a role in the glacier collapse which caused the catastrophic floods at the Nepal-Tibet border. After six months of war, Americans remain sour on President Trump’s handling of the conflict. How climate change likely played a role in the deadly Nepal-Tibet flood. And …

24. NOAA Map Shows States Bracing for 110-Degree Heat as September Begins

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:22:45 -0000

    A punishing late-summer heat wave is about to expand across the United States, and NOAA’s newest outlook suggests September won’t bring much …

25. The 1915 TNR Debate That Predicted the Ills of the Billionaire Class

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    An unpublished exchange between New Republic editor Walter Lippmann and financier Jacob Schiff wrestles with the consequences of extreme wealth—a …

26. The surprising reason food recalls are getting worse

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:27:42 -0000

    It’s not just Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Summer is supposed to be the best time for fresh produce. Corn on the cob at the cookout. Berries plucked right from the vine. Salads on the cafe patio while you take an extra long lunch break because the weather and the food is that good. But this year, summer’s …

27. As super El Nino strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El Ninos

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:01:08 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study suggests that El Ninos — the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures — are getting stronger because of human-caused climate change. El Ninos are more than 36% stronger than they were before the industrial age began in the …

28. San Diego researchers are about to lose a way to track climate change and ocean health

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    The sound of whining drills fills the air around Tyler Wirth’s workbench. Five foot tall robots line the table behind him. It may look like a typical …

29. $900 million from a canceled wind deal will benefit a Trump donor

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:01 -0000

    Government settlement money is going to a Trump neighbor’s private equity fund. The Trump administration’s latest deal to cancel offshore wind projects and boost fossil fuel energy development instead is generating a huge payday for one of the president’s million-dollar donors. Behind the windfall is …

30. 8 California Cities That Will Lose the most land to rising seas by 2050

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:16:47 -0000

    Antarctica and Greenland are the largest ice sheets on Earth, containing approximately 68% of the world’s freshwater. Amid rising global …