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  1. ‘I can’t work in the farce of climate change cruise tourism anymore’: why Antarctic guides quit their dream jobs

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:54:00 -0000

    “You’d see massive glacier calvings, and you’d just want to cry. But all the guests would be cheering. And you’d be like … ‘can you not put two and …

  2. Abdul El-Sayed Is an Epidemiologist Running for Senate. His State Is a Public Health Disaster

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:00:00 -0000

    The progressive Democrat tells WIRED how he would tackle the wildfire smoke and explosive diarrhea outbreaks that have battered Michigan. Michigan is …

  3. Donald Trump: An Atomic Bomb of a President | Common Dreams

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:07:04 -0000

    If his dreams (oh, sorry, nightmares) come true, he will certainly be known historically (if, of course, there is any “historically” then) as the …

  4. The US’s first UL 3700 balcony solar microinverter is here

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:38:08 -0000

    Hoymiles has launched the HiFlow Pro, the first US microinverter certified to meet UL 3700, North America’s new safety standard for plug-in balcony solar. Plug-in balcony solar gives homeowners and renters a smaller, less expensive alternative to a conventional rooftop system. The setup typically …

  5. How to unlock unlimited geothermal energy, anywhere we want | New Scientist

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:00:45 -0000

    Deep under your feet, Earth is hot. Really hot. Some of that heat is left over from the planet’s violent formation. More is continually created by …

  6. The Aral Sea Has Been Drying Up For 60 Years. New Research Shows It's Also Releasing Massive Amounts of Carbon

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    If you've ever walked past a drying lakebed in the peak of summer, you might have noticed some very unpleasant smells emanating from the mud. That …

  7. Fausto Has Grown Into the Season’s First Hurricane

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:47:51 -0000

    More than two months into the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, not a single hurricane had formed — neither in the Eastern Pacific nor Atlantic …

  8. A record El Niño is poised to be this year's next big supply shock for the global economy

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:20:01 -0000

    El Niño is poised to cause the next big inflationary shock to the global economy, Deutsche Bank says. In a note to clients on Monday, the bank warned that a particularly intense warming phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean could be on the way this year. When paired with other existing inflationary …

  9. As climate change threatens their lands, Indigenous nations demand more power at the UN

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:15:00 -0000

    From the Arctic to the Pacific, Indigenous advocates say their voices are too often ignored. The Arctic is warming four times faster than other …

  10. Trump Attacks Nation’s Top Scientific Body Over Climate Chapter in Manual

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:40:36 -0000

    The president joined Republican officials who slammed the National Academies of Sciences for a chapter about climate science in an educational guide for judges. President Trump has jumped into the fray over a hotly contested chapter on climate science in a reference manual for judges. Hours after …

  11. How the U.S. Auto Industry Is Losing the EV Race

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:48:22 -0000

    Updated 2:49 pm PT An electric car owner prepares to charge his car at an electric car charging station in Corte Madera, California. (Justin …

  12. Bernie Moreno, who made a fortune on gas-guzzlers, blames Canada, not climate change, for all the smoke

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:57:17 -0000

    When wildfire smoke from Canada blanketed Northeast Ohio last week, leaving kids stuck indoors and skies choked with haze, most people asked a …

  13. ‘You’re never told not to talk about it, but you self-censor without even realising it’: Pro cyclist opens up about fossil fuel sponsorship amid a sweltering Tour de France

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:34:07 -0000

    It has been a sweltering Tour. In a warming world, in which Europe is heating at twice the global average rate, it could hardly have been …

  14. Why Is the Federal Government Dumping Toxic Chemicals Onto Public Lands?

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:44:25 -0000

    A few years ago, Lori Ann Burd, environmental health program director at the Center for Biological Diversity, hiked a mountainside in Oregon that …

  15. China Just Approved A Hydrogen Engine That Could Challenge Diesel Trucks

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:15:00 -0000

    Chinese engine manufacturer Weichai Power recently announced its development of a hydrogen direct‑injection engine for heavy-duty vehicles. Named the …

  16. Repeated heatwaves fuel eco-anxiety and anger among youth: 'It feels like we're living in a dystopia'

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:47:23 -0000

    In the wake of the third heatwave to hit France since May, frustration and anxiety have gripped part of the younger generations, faced with what some …

  17. Satellite imagery captures the impact of large U.S. dams on river temperatures over the last decade

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:10:02 -0000

    A team of Virginia Tech geoscientists has found a new way to examine the widespread effects of dams on river temperatures: using Landsat thermal …

  18. Pumpkin Peel That Would Have Been Thrown Away Outperforms Plastic Packaging in Lab Tests

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Making food last for longer is something humans have been working on for millions of years, and we're not out of ideas yet. Since ancient times, food …

  19. Oystercatchers, known for sharp bills and beady eyes, are making a comeback thanks to conservation

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:13:33 -0000

    SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — On a pristine Rhode Island beach teeming with noisy seabirds, a group of biologists armed with nets sneak up on a pair of American oystercatcher chicks. But just as they move in to capture them, one of the football-size birds, with bright-orange bills and long legs, …

  20. How Europe's Extreme Heat Waves Have Impacted the Tour de France

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:16:56 -0000

    Through the first two weeks of the 2026 Tour de France, the average temperature of 87.4°F has far exceeded the previous record of 78.6°F in 2022. While this figure will decrease as the race heads into its final phase this week and gains altitude in the French Alps, there is no doubt this year’s …

  21. This failed Tennessee dam should stay dead

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:15:00 -0000

    Henry Liu is a rising junior at Yale University. About 40 miles south of Nashville, on a river recognized as one of the most biodiverse in the world, stand the remains of a failed dam that just won’t stay dead. Emotions are running high as a movement to complete the long-abandoned Columbia Dam on …

  22. From the South to the Coasts, New Highways Are Threatening Black Land

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Timothy Williams’ family has lived in the same community for over 150 years, but he is afraid that they are one big storm away from losing it all. …

  23. Summer heat could be hurting your heart without you knowing it

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    New studies hint that rising temperatures may trigger inflammation tied to heart attacks, strokes, and accelerated aging. Sadashiv Yadav, 46, …

  24. Who Will Lead The United Nations? - Analysis - Eurasia Review

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:02:29 -0000

    Key Takeaways: The 2026 UN Secretary-General election is occurring at a critical moment, with the next leader inheriting interconnected global …

  25. Letters to the editor, July 21: ‘The world should impose tariffs on the United States, as Trump policies are making his country one of the largest emitters of all’

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Blowing smoke Re “Trump threatens new tariffs on Canada over wildfire smoke” (Online, July 17): U.S. complaints about smoke from Canada’s wildfires ring pretty hollow when one recalls that the Trump administration professes that climate science is fake science, and has called efforts to hold …

  26. Deadly heatwaves force an ageing France to confront a hotter future

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:38:09 -0000

    ORLEANS, France - In nearly 25 years as a funeral director, Gautier Caton has never experienced anything like France's record-breaking late-June …

  27. Will U.S democracy die from embarrassment? | Will Bunch Newsletter

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:09:11 -0000

    Plus, when Trump’s dark money meets explosive diarrhea. If the summer of 2026 came with an Official Cliché™, it would have to be “glass half empty, …

  28. An Exhibition in San José Asks Visitors to Become Water

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:52:36 -0000

    ‘a small ocean swallowed’ is an unabashedly feminist ecological show at the SJMA. Decades of settled science and even cultural consensus haven’t saved …

  29. Tropical storm, heat dome, toxic air. Much of US faces extreme weather

    Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:41:41 -0000

    A series of potent thunderstorms could bring flash flooding to the Midwest and East Coast, forecasters say, as the middle of the country contends with a potentially record-breaking heat dome and lingering, toxic wildfire smoke. The severe weather comes after powerful storms swept across a vast swath …

  30. Are Electric Cars Making Us Healthier?

    Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:00:26 -0000

    This story has been co-published by Reasons to be Cheerful and the Outrider Foundation.At the turn of the century Beijing had one million vehicles. …