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1. Giant iceberg turns over near Greenland's coast

   Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:12:11 -0000

   A massive iceberg was seen turning over off the coast of Greenland, near Ilulissat. Video captured by an eyewitness showed the moment the iceberg turned over, creating waves close to the coastal city. Ilulissat is home to the Unesco listed Ilulissat Icefjord and is located on the west coast of the …

2. Germany's heat death toll nears 10,000

   Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:51:01 -0000

   Germany's heat-related death toll for 2026 has already surpassed every full-year total since 2016 — and is expected to climb as another spell of …

3. Europe Gets a Taste of the Wildfire Blame Game

   Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:26:00 -0000

   Plus: China’s oil-market resilience, Big Oil’s windfall and the latest on the AI power boom The fires burning through parts of France and Spain haven’t yet been extinguished, but the blame game is already heating up. A major factor contributing to the blazes, say many scientists who study forest …

4. Scientists Uncover Hundreds of Hidden Structures Beneath The Amazon

   Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:30:03 -0000

   "It completely transformed my understanding": New scans suggest that the Amazon's Aquiry civilization was even larger than archaeologists imagined. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more breaking science news.

5. The Great Chinese Oil Mystery

   Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   America’s greatest rival is single-handedly averting a global energy crisis. No one knows how the country is doing it—or why. When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz, experts warned that oil prices could hit $150 or $200 a barrel within a few weeks. The great mystery of the Iran war is why that …

6. The surprising chemical footprint of your clothes

   Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:46:31 -0000

   When trying to make more sustainable clothing choices, many consumers follow a simple rule: choose natural fibres over synthetic ones. Cotton instead …

7. Record-low Danube River affects tourism and industry as drought and heat grip Central Europe

   Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:01:10 -0000

   BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — As wildfires rage in France and Spain and a renewed heat wave is bearing down on Western Europe, a prolonged drought half a continent away is setting record low water levels on one of Europe’s largest rivers, disrupting tourism and industry and confronting residents with …

8. The World’s Mineral Production Is Concentrated in Asia-Pacific

   Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:03:55 -0000

   Use This Visualization Add as preferred on Google Ranked: The World’s Biggest Mineral Producers Minerals are essential to energy systems, construction, …

9. In record heat, a warming world has come to rely on China to stay cool

   Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:14:14 -0000

   Hong Kong — With wildfires blazing and temperatures hitting record highs in Europe, one China-made product has never been hotter: air-conditioners. Europeans, who have been slower to adopt AC than those living in other parts of the world, are lining up outside stores and driving long distances in the …

10. In France and Spain, the battle to contain wildfires faces another heatwave

    Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:22:44 -0000

    Authorities in France and Spain say some of the countries' wildfires that have raged for nearly a week are mostly contained, but other fires are blazing on, and a new wave of extreme heat, dry conditions and strong winds is raising fears of more fires to come. In southwestern France, two major fires …

11. America’s Surprising Energy Advantage

    Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    How to beat China on clean power.

12. Study suggests the threat of mold-associated illnesses may be underappreciated

    Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:03:51 -0000

    NEW YORK (AP) — A first-of-its-kind U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated — and potentially deadly — threat. The researchers detected about 450 cases in Atlanta-area hospitals over five years. About a third of the patients died in the hospital. The findings, …

13. BYD Finds A Way To Make Solid-State EV Batteries Last Longer

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:46:00 -0000

    BYD files a patent for a dual-electrolyte cathode using halide and sulfide materials to tackle solid-state battery interface stability. The search for next-generation EV energy storage never stops, as the industry’s pursuit of a holy grail keeps driving massive global investment. Earlier this year, …

14. Why Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average

    Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:52:16 -0000

    The wildfires sweeping France and Spain this week are the largest blazes either country has faced in modern history. This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. An underappreciated surreality of …

15. UK drought: crop harvests at severe risk of collapse

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:34:35 -0000

    Much of England is now officially in drought. Reservoir levels are being closely monitored by water companies, while farmers are reporting dry soils …

16. See the devastating destruction of the wildfires in this French town

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:15:00 -0000

    Entire neighborhoods have been reduced to ash amid the devastating wildfires in France. While thousands of people are being allowed to return to …

17. What Is a Fire Cloud and How Are They Making Europe's Wildfires More Dangerous?

    Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:14:21 -0000

    Ferocious wildfires in France and Spain have prompted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people, as firefighters battle against changing winds to keep the blazes under control. An added difficulty has developed in France thanks to the emergence of a rare meteorological phenomenon—a …

18. Here’s where Trump has canceled wind farms – and how states are pushing back

    Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:29:28 -0000

    President Donald Trump’s opposition to offshore wind farms is well-documented. In the early 2010s, he sued the Scottish government when it gave …

19. SoCal has had ‘so many heat waves,’ but this next one is a doozy: What to know

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Extreme heat is set to roll into Southern California, extending a summer of misery-making stickiness and hot temperatures. “We’ve had so many heat waves,” said V. Kelly Turner, who leads the heat research group at the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. “There’s a slight reprieve between them, but …

20. Wildfires consume large parts of the U.S., with conditions set to worsen

    Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:36:05 -0000

    As fire consumes vast areas of the U.S. Pacific Northwest, wildfire responders are casting a nervous eye on a dangerously flammable landscape, with forecasts showing that some regions are becoming a tinderbox beyond anything measured in recent memory. For weeks, fires in Ontario and British Columbia …

21. ‘Nightmarish’ Wildfire in Crete Kills Two Firefighters as Thousands Evacuate

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:25:13 -0000

    Greece also worked to contain blazes on Lesbos and in the Peloponnese, where another firefighter died, in the midst of a brutal wildfire season for Europe. Greece battled a wildfire on Thursday on the island of Crete that has killed two firefighters and forced thousands to flee. The flames were the …

22. ‘The fire has such power’: why the wildfires gripping France and Spain are off the charts

    Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:28:40 -0000

    Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes in southwestern France and Spain as extreme wildfires intensify. At least three people have …

23. "Their aim is incredibly accurate - if this venom gets into your eyes, it leads to extreme pain and blindness..." 6 deadliest snakes in India

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:15:00 -0000

    India is home to around 300 snake species, more than 60 of which are venomous - but which ones are the deadliest? Due to the sheer number of venomous …

24. Will the US climate war with Canada become global?

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:04:00 -0000

    For the first time, a great power has moved to price transboundary climate-driven harms–massive wildfires–and extract compensation unilaterally. What …

25. This Pacific Island Disappeared Under Rising Seas. A New Sculpture Marking the Spot Will Morph Into a Home for Seabirds, Coral and Marine Life

    Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:53:04 -0000

    A decade ago, rising tides in the Pacific Ocean submerged Kale, a 50,000-square-meter island in the Solomon Islands archipelago. Once home to a small …

26. France's Wildfires Just Triggered Something the Country Has Never Seen Before

    Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:25:18 -0000

    The dangerous weather phenomenon can have profound effects on the wildfires below. France’s devastating wildfire crisis has entered a new and …

27. Prague zoo keeps polar bears cool with ice cubes as European summer heatwave hits

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:27:18 -0000

    PRAGUE (AP) — Keepers at Prague Zoo used tons of ice on Thursday to give its animals some much-needed relief as yet another heat wave hit Europe. …

28. Those leaving the Bay Area find affordability, but face significant trade-offs

    Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    After decades of steady population growth, the Bay Area’s seemingly endless upward growth in residents ground to a halt over the past 10 years. A full-blown exodus from the state may be a fallacy, but people are relocating in search of a lower cost of living, whether they need to financially or …

29. Plastic Waste Has Been Turned Directly Into Hydrogen Fuel – No Sorting Required

    Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    If a scientific innovation can address one of our most pressing environmental problems, it's a fantastic achievement. If it can help solve two – even …

30. A Dangerous Heat Dome Is Shattering Records Across the U.S.

    Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:24:04 -0000

    You may expect warm weather in July, but experts at Fox Weather say that many parts of the U.S. are under extreme heat warnings as a heat dome …