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1. Florida euthanizes 5,195 frozen iguanas

   Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:37:14 -0000

   First introduced during the 1960, the invasive reptiles were ‘cold-stunned’ during a record-breaking cold snap. To state the obvious, it’s been a particularly frigid winter across most of the eastern United States. Winter’s icy grip has not even spared the Sunshine State, where a total of 5,195 …

2. The Mediterranean Habit That Shocks American Visitors

   Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:48:35 -0000

   And What It Reveals About Confidence, Climate, and Cultural Ease With the Human Form Stroll along a beach in Crete, through the narrow streets of …

3. New York Is the Latest State to Consider a Data Center Pause

   Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:58:46 -0000

   Red and blue states alike have introduced legislation in recent weeks that would halt data center development, citing concerns from climate to high …

4. The water wars are coming

   Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:20:08 -0000

   It is no coincidence that the world‚Äôs first cities were built where water was abundant. From the Nile and the Yangtze to the Thames, reliable …

5. Another Trump Administration order hits national parks — what it means in Texas

   Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:02:00 -0000

   The signs are seemingly uncontroversial, reports say. A federal decision is about to change the way Spanish-speaking visitors experience a Texas park, …

6. What Offshore Wind and the Kennedy Center Have in Common

   Fri, 06 Feb 2026 04:00:00 -0000

   The Trump administration tends to respond to defeats by getting even more aggressive. On Monday, the Trump administration suffered its fifth …

7. Under Trump, EPA’s enforcement of environmental laws collapses, report finds

   Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:00:35 -0000

   The Environmental Protection Agency has drastically pulled back on holding polluters accountable. Enforcement against polluters in the United States …

8. 12 Rainiest Cities in Europe Where an Umbrella Is Always in Style

   Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:38:45 -0000

   Europe spans several climate zones, and the weather is better in some cities than in others. However, in the rainiest cities, be prepared to get …

9. Ask A Met: Can Wind Chill Freeze Water?

   Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:15:00 -0000

   This week's question comes from Morning Brief reader Katrena, who asks, "If the temperature is above freezing, can a wind chill factor of 32 degrees freeze water?" Meteorologist Rob Shackelford: No. Just kidding. I’ll explain why. Water will begin to freeze at 32 and below, but when the wind chill …

10. How Svalbard went from from Arctic outpost to geopolitical flashpoint

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:02:41 -0000

    Tensions in the Arctic are putting new pressure on Svalbard, a Norwegian-administered archipelago long seen as an example of international cooperation, as climate change transforms the region and rivalry between major powers intensifies. Svalbard is often described as the fastest-warming place on …

11. The U.S. Has Lost $34 Billion in Clean Energy Projects

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:24:05 -0000

    On Texas’ free speech violation, nuclear recycling, and deadly smoke Current conditions: Temperatures across the Northeast will drop nearly 30 degrees …

12. Western ski resorts and their terrible, horrible, no snow, very bad year

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:00:01 -0000

    By Jan. 4, snow cover across the West was the lowest since NASA began tracking it via satellite in 2001. Bare slopes. Closed terrain. Canceled …

13. Big Tech Is Betting on Nuclear Energy to Fuel AI. But There Are Some Massive Hurdles

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:06:57 -0000

    Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft are all going nuclear, but experts say these companies aren't telling us about the many challenges ahead. Over the …

14. Donald Trump, Alpha President, Has Been a Disaster for the He-conomy

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:44:27 -0000

    The manly industries have not thrived under the current administration. If anything, they’ve suffered. MOVE OVER, Joe Camel. Get lost, Jared Fogle. …

15. Something supercharged Uranus when Voyager 2 flew past

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:26:39 -0000

    Voyager 2 may have caught Uranus in the middle of a rare and explosive space weather event. Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986 recorded radiation …

16. Major stratospheric warming developing over the Arctic, ensemble data indicate a polar vortex split around February 15

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:23:38 -0000

    A strong stratospheric warming event is underway over the Arctic in early February 2026, rapidly weakening the Northern Hemisphere polar vortex. …

17. The remarkable climate case for turning farm waste into building materials

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    Worldwide, staple crops including maize, wheat and rice produce 3.3 billion metric tonnes of residue. Mostly, this is burned for energy, releasing …

18. 6 Scientific Breakthroughs That Could Revolutionize Energy Production

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:30:00 -0000

    You’ve probably heard the same story countless times. Climate change is accelerating, fossil fuels are running out, and we desperately need cleaner …

19. Economic models ‘fail to capture’ severity of climate damages. Is a global financial crash looming?

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:00:12 -0000

    Scientists have warned that current models are significantly underrepresenting the toll climate change is taking on the global economy. Economic …

20. 'Industry Cronies' at Trump's EPA Reapprove Dangerous Pesticide Dicamba | Common Dreams

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:08:53 -0000

    "It’s hard to see how Making America Healthy Again was anything but another broken campaign promise," said one critic. The US Environmental Protection …

21. The Debate Over Tidal Energy—Can Ocean Waves Really Power the World?

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:24:46 -0000

    The sound of ocean waves crashing against the shore is not just a soothing melody; it could hold the key to a sustainable energy future. Tidal …

22. Saturday Citations: Imaginative bonobos; cannabis brain benefits; sneaky beetles

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:30:11 -0000

    This week in science news: Nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, may break down more rapidly in the atmosphere than previously thought due to …

23. Why do disasters still happen, despite early warnings? Because systems are built to wait for certainty

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:49:04 -0000

    After major disasters, public debate often treats them as unexpected or unprecedented. This reaction is not necessarily about the absence of …

24. Contentious Weedkiller Gets a Green Light, in a Blow to the MAHA Agenda

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:01:51 -0000

    The chemical, dicamba, is used to control weeds on genetically engineered crops. Courts previously had restricted its use. The Environmental Protection Agency has re-approved weedkillers containing a contentious chemical for use on genetically engineered cotton and soybeans. The decision, announced …

25. Inside the historic effort to keep the Great Barrier Reef alive

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    Australia is doing absolutely everything to protect its most iconic ecosystem — except, perhaps, the one thing that really matters. This story was …

26. Think it’s cold today? Check out N.J.’s coldest temperatures ever recorded.

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:30:00 -0000

    New Jersey is not the new Alaska, but it may be feeling that way when you step outside amid this latest blast of frigid arctic air.Temperatures will …

27. Elon Is Always Selling . . . Like any Revolutionary

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:14:00 -0000

    Data centers in space? Before scoffing at the notion, try building one on the ground. Sherlock Holmes would have called it the case of the dog that didn’t bark. Elon Musk once threw global warming in the face of anyone who got in his way, whether government regulators or Tesla shareholders resisting …

28. Steve Jobs’ billionaire widow may vacation on a $120 million superyacht and collect plush mansions in California, but staying true to fulfilling the Apple cofounder’s last wish, she has quietly given half of his fortune to fund climate action and education

    Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:24:53 -0000

    Not one to treat philanthropy as a press release, Laurene Powell Jobs has given away so much that the 62-year-old’s net worth has dropped...This post …

29. DEI ‘Doomsday’ Policies Infected Biden-Era Climate Research

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:24:00 -0000

    President Joe Biden (File)Under former President Joe Biden, staffers for a taxpayer-funded climate study were “required” to fervently embrace …

30. What is biochar? Miami-Dade thinks it might help reduce waste in landfills

    Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    At the top of the South Dade Landfill, a massive oven that turns wood into charcoal is being tested by Miami-Dade County as an …