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1. 150 Years Ago, a Super El Niño Killed 50 Million People. The Next One Is Right Around the Corner.

   Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:00:00 -0000

   From 1876 to 1878, a strong El Niño wreaked havoc on the tropics. In the past 150 years, humanity has faced a plethora of calamities. The first half of the 20th century was a horror show, with two world wars alone killing upwards of 100 million people and the influenza epidemic of 1918 and 1919 …

2. Robin Hood's world-famous Major Oak is dead. Here’s what happened to the 1,200-year-old tree | Countryfile.com

   Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0000

   The Major Oak, one of the UK’s most iconic trees due to its age, vast size and links to the legend of Robin Hood, is believed to have died. Recent …

3. Trump administration pays $765M to kill more offshore wind projects, including one off California

   Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:42:15 -0000

   In yet another blow to the beleaguered offshore wind industry, the Trump administration said Wednesday it will pay developer Invenergy $765 million to walk away from four U.S. wind leases, including one off the coast of California, and invest instead in geothermal and fossil fuel projects. Under the …

4. 'Scientists were dead right': Al Gore says on 20th anniversary of 'An Inconvenient Truth'

   Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:08:08 -0000

   The former vice president still believes climate change is a moral issue. The scientists have been right about climate change all along, says former …

5. Rainn Wilson’s Funniest Joke In A Decade Is His ‘Office’ Hot Take

   Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:35:00 -0000

   Rainn Wilson says that Greg Daniels could never make The Office (U.S.) in today’s climate, which makes us wonder what he thinks has happened to the …

6. Solar-powered fridges are boosting farmers’ incomes by 50% while cutting food waste

   Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:00:52 -0000

   Renewable energy is saving crops from going to waste. When dicing vegetables, few of us pause to think about the challenges farmers had to overcome to …

7. Why is Trump’s threat to the Ocean Observatories Initiative so monumental to scientists?

   Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:45:45 -0000

   Earlier this week, a bipartisan group of United States senators delivered a letter to the National Science Foundation urging Acting Director Brian …

8. How the Strait of Hormuz blockade has forever changed the world's energy trade

   Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:37:00 -0000

   President Trump said the Strait of Hormuz will reopen within "the next day or two." Semafor climate & energy editor Tim McDonnell explains why global …

9. Rain along Gulf Coast could become the first named storm of Atlantic hurricane season

   Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:04:27 -0000

   MIAMI — A cluster of storms along the Gulf Coast could become the first named tropical storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, the National …

10. Turning sand into fertile soil: A Kenyan food experiment

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:08:00 -0000

    Extreme heat, salinity, little water, and no soil—yet crops are sprouting. Forget fertilizers, this Kenyan project uses algae and biology to revive barren land.

11. Tropical Storm Arthur forms in Gulf, threatens flooding across Southeast

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:40:29 -0000

    Tropical Storm Arthur formed Wednesday in the Gulf off the coast of Texas, becoming the first named system of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. Why …

12. Did Jared Kushner Inadvertently Touch Off an Albanian Revolution?

    Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Protesters in the Balkan nation aren’t worried just about the environmental impact of a luxury development connected to Kushner. They’re worried …

13. UN food agencies warn acute hunger will worsen in 13 hot spots as famine risks rise

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:16:19 -0000

    “Without action now, millions more are expected to face worsening levels of hunger in the months ahead, pushing some closer to famine.” By GIADA …

14. Three Rugby Deaths a Reminder of Extreme Heat Risks in Malaysia

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:00:00 -0000

    The deaths in quick succession of three rugby players in Malaysia have put renewed focus on the risks of competing in extreme heat and humidity, as …

15. Satellite images show 10 places where water is disappearing globally

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:15:34 -0000

    From lakes to rivers, freshwater is declining worldwide under rising climate and land pressure. The world is losing an estimated 324 trillion litres (85.6 trillion gallons) of freshwater each year, enough to meet the needs of 280 million people annually, according to a 2025 World Bank report. This …

16. Western Europe Braces for Another Round of Heat

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:36:17 -0000

    After an early heat wave in May, people in France, Germany, Italy and other countries are again looking for respite. Just two weeks after an unusually early and severe heat wave, Western Europe has been hit by another round of scorching weather, with temperatures expected to reach 113 degrees …

17. Climate-driven heat in India’s textile factories stifles workers but coolers and ventilation help

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:51:53 -0000

    SURAT, India (AP) — For dozens of workers at a textile manufacturer on the edge of Surat, the blazing temperatures and high humidity on a recent afternoon were amplified by steam, radiating heat and chemical smells that emerged from the heavy machines that dominate nearly every inch of the …

18. China’s Electric Truck Revolution Is Reshaping Roads and Reducing Emissions

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:41:21 -0000

    A quiet but powerful transformation is underway on China’s highways, and its ripple effects could reshape how the world thinks about heavy …

19. We finally got to drive the Aptera solar electric car

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    After a very long wait, Aptera’s solar car is finally rolling and ready for journalist drives. So we headed down to San Diego to check out how development is going on this unique solar electric vehicle. If you’ve been around the EV industry for a while, you’ve probably heard plenty about …

20. Why the Reflecting Pool Is Full of Algae After Trump's Renovation

    Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:44:23 -0000

    Warm weather has fueled a bloom that US National Park Service workers are trying to kill using everything from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubbles ahead …

21. The US has lost about half of its historical grasslands. Why experts say it's important to protect what's left

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:19:47 -0000

    Native grasslands used to stretch "from sea to shining sea," one expert said. America has lost about half of one of its most prominent and iconic …

22. An EPA Researcher Details the Agency's Assault on Science

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:09:00 -0000

    Thomas Luben is an epidemiologist who for nearly 20 years worked for the scientific arm of the Environmental Protection Agency — the Office of …

23. Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit.

    Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    It was before dawn on a Friday in January when a Gulfstream G600 with the burnt-orange Texas Longhorns logo on its tail landed at Dulles airport …

24. Climate Change is Unleashing New and Deadly Microbes

    Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:02:22 -0000

    Airdate: Wednesday, June 17 at 10 AM We tend to focus on how climate change affects coral reefs, sea turtles and polar bears on melting ice. But we …

25. Travel anxiety: five tips from major thinkers to calm your nerves

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:21:45 -0000

    As an academic and journalist who has travelled extensively over the last 20 years – but also a diagnosed sufferer of generalised anxiety disorder – …

26. El Niño is here, so what does it mean?

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    This summer was already predicted to be hot for much of the planet, after a near-record year of global heat last year. But El Niño — the influential weather pattern associated with heat, unlike the cooler La Niña — has arrived, and it's raising more alarm. "If we have a big El Niño on top of the …

27. Ultra-rare Calif. beach cottages spared from coastal flooding for now

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:51:21 -0000

    As powerful king tides pummeled the California coast this week, it seemed for a moment as though Crystal Cove State Park, one of Orange County’s crown jewels of public land, was getting hit particularly hard. “Carnage at Crystal Cove,” proclaimed one video on Instagram, showing a lifeguard tower …

28. No, Rolling Back These Environmental Rules Won’t Lower Your Grocery Bill

    Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Nearly six years ago, during Donald Trump’s first term in the White House, the president signed a piece of bipartisan legislation introduced to phase …

29. Philippines, Indonesia firms are electrifying faster than governments can keep up, survey finds

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:00:00 -0000

    A new analysis by climate coalitions finds that 83 per cent of Indonesian executives want the government to step up investment in grid capacity and …

30. ‘Three seasons in one hike’: Why S.F. may not have the most dramatic microclimates in the Bay Area

    Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:35:22 -0000

    San Francisco is famous for its microclimates, but the Bay Area county with the most varying weather may lie on the other side of the Golden Gate …