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1. Science news this week: Latest on the cruise ship hantavirus infections and more

   Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:05 -0000

   May 9, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend

2. A powerful El Niño is set to reshape global weather in 2026

   Fri, 08 May 2026 17:22:50 -0000

   Scientists are still sorting out how strong the shift will be. Some think it could be 'among the strongest El Niños seen in recent history.' Weeks after the Pacific Ocean engine that helps drive the world's weather shifted into neutral, meteorologists and scientists are now laser-focused on the …

3. The disaster unfolding on Russia’s Black Sea coast is of its own making

   Fri, 08 May 2026 12:29:49 -0000

   The pollution spreading across southern Russia after Ukrainian strikes on oil infrastructure exposes the deeper realities of war, repression and environmental collapse under Putin’s system. Southern Russia is facing one of the largest environmental disasters in its modern history. In April, repeated …

4. FEMA Caught Blocking Grants to States That Didn’t Vote for Trump

   Fri, 08 May 2026 13:13:00 -0000

   The Trump administration is doing everything it can to target Democratic states. FEMA has been deliberately delaying grants to blue states, putting …

5. Trump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email.

   Fri, 08 May 2026 09:00:00 -0000

   In March 2025, President Donald Trump’s administration made a tantalizing offer to coal-fired power plants, chemical manufacturing facilities and …

6. There’s a been a sudden increase in the rate of sea level rise

   Fri, 08 May 2026 13:08:55 -0000

   There has been an abrupt change in the rate of sea level rise as measured by satellites. Around 2012, it suddenly accelerated and has remained higher …

7. ‘A calamity’: Why is a record heatwave sweeping South Asia?

   Fri, 08 May 2026 05:41:24 -0000

   Countries including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have seen temperatures soar well above seasonal averages, with some areas approaching or exceeding 45°C. A record-breaking, deadly heatwave sweeping South Asia has pushed temperatures to dangerous highs, disrupting daily life for hundreds of …

8. Round-the-clock renewables: New report says clean energy now challenges fossil fuels on price

   Fri, 08 May 2026 06:01:34 -0000

   The cost of battery storage has dropped more than 90 per cent since 2010, bringing the cost of renewable energy down with it. Clean energy can provide …

9. The Caspian Sea Is Disappearing and the World Needs to Pay Attention

   Fri, 08 May 2026 07:43:50 -0000

   Imagine watching a sea vanish within a single lifetime. That is exactly what communities along the shores of the Caspian Sea are experiencing right …

10. Antarctic sea ice defied global warming for decades – now, hidden ocean heat is breaking through

    Fri, 08 May 2026 18:00:52 -0000

    For decades, Antarctica seemed to defy global warming. Since satellites began monitoring the poles in the late 1970s, the seasonal growth and retreat …

11. Ukraine’s Weirdest Front Line

    Fri, 08 May 2026 07:00:00 -0000

    WILHELM ARCHIPELAGO, Antarctica — Sometimes, in the middle of a long workday or as she’s falling asleep, Anzhelika Hanchuk sees her phone jolted to life by a bright notification that means Kyiv is under attack from Russian missiles. The meteorologist is about as far as she could be from the …

12. Chile, Argentina report rise in deadly hantavirus cases

    Thu, 07 May 2026 19:38:38 -0000

    May 7 (UPI) -- A sustained increase in hantavirus infections in Argentina and a sharp rise in fatal cases in Chile this year have raised concerns …

13. How ‘Super’ El Nino Could Supercharge 2026 Hurricanes

    Fri, 08 May 2026 13:57:49 -0000

    A potential "super" El Nino is likely to develop in the coming months, which could affect the hurricane season, according to forecasters. The National …

14. Trump Is Getting Away With Murdering an American Industry

    Thu, 07 May 2026 18:55:06 -0000

    And future administrations will learn from his extrajudicial success. President Donald Trump is now effectively blocking any new wind projects in the …

15. Blowback Is Building Against Trump’s Cash-For-Quitting Offshore Wind Scheme

    Fri, 08 May 2026 11:58:03 -0000

    On DAC delays, Cuba’s minerals, and Volkswagen’s margins Current conditions: A series of tornadoes has flattened entire neighborhoods in central and …

16. How a Volcanic Eruption Helped Unleash the Black Death in Europe in 1347

    Fri, 08 May 2026 16:25:58 -0000

    The flap of a butterfly’s wings on one side of the world can cause a hurricane on the other, or so they say. If we take it a bit too literally, that …

17. What to know about the predictions for a potentially record-breaking El Nino

    Fri, 08 May 2026 17:54:54 -0000

    Seasonal models are predicting an El Nino climate pattern that could be the strongest on record, bringing with it more extreme weather. “I think we’re going to see weather events that we’ve never seen in modern history before,” WFLA-TV Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist Jeff Berardelli, in …

18. Rapidly Melting Antarctic Ice Shelves May Cause Global Sea Levels To Rise Far Faster Than Expected

    Fri, 08 May 2026 00:56:56 -0000

    Global sea levels may rise faster than previously expected, a new study suggests. The reason is that warming oceans appear to be melting Antarctic …

19. The solution to urban heat is much, much simpler than you think

    Fri, 08 May 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    No shade, but cities aren’t planting enough trees. Johnny Appleseed was ahead of his time. Not because he fed so many people by planting apple trees …

20. Why Fears Are Growing Over the Fate of a Key Atlantic Current

    Thu, 07 May 2026 09:59:00 -0000

    As the world careens past our hoped-for target of 1.5 degrees Celsius warming, scientists are growing increasingly alarmed that we may be nearing a …

21. Trump Panel Calls for FEMA Overhaul

    Thu, 07 May 2026 17:13:37 -0000

    A White House task force called for speeding up aid and responding to fewer disasters. But some of its ideas would require action by Congress to become reality. An expert panel appointed by President Trump recommended on Thursday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency make changes that could …

22. A 1,578-foot tsunami struck a popular Alaskan cruise destination. Now we know why.

    Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    The Tracy Arm fjord tsunami was bigger than the Eiffel Tower. If you’re one of the roughly 1.6 million people who took a cruise in Alaska last year, chances are you sailed through the Tracy Arm fjord. The picturesque, narrow fjord is a popular sightseeing area and is part of the Tongass National …

23. Levees can no longer save New Orleans

    Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    The city is part of “the most physically vulnerable coastline in the world.” This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The process of relocating people from New Orleans should start immediately, as the city has reached a …

24. The Northeast is set for a star turn in the affordability debate

    Fri, 08 May 2026 16:41:46 -0000

    The East Coast’s signature climate policy is poised to spike electricity prices just as governors are desperate to lower them. A carbon-trading program that covers power plants across 10 mostly blue states from Maine to Maryland is undergoing a price shock. The cost for permission to burn fossil …

25. Eat the Rich Before They Devour the Planet - ecoRI News

    Thu, 07 May 2026 12:53:26 -0000

    It took the world’s richest 1% the first 10 days of 2026 to burn through their share of climate-changing emissions. Not to be outdone, the wealthiest …

26. Hantavirus on the rise in Argentina, where MV Hondius cruise ship set sail

    Thu, 07 May 2026 08:32:37 -0000

    Experts say that a surge of hantavirus cases in Argentina, where the MV Hondius cruise ship set sail, is in part due to climate change. The World Health Organization ranks the South American country as having the highest incidence of the rodent-borne disease. Officials and experts in Argentina are …

27. This Groundbreaking Hydrogen Engine Could Rival Diesel Power Without The Emissions

    Fri, 08 May 2026 10:17:04 -0000

    A German research team at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg has showcased a hydrogen engine that might soon replace traditional diesel …

28. When Faith Meets A Melting Point: Study Warns Hajj Pilgrimage Breaching Human Survivability Limits

    Fri, 08 May 2026 00:55:50 -0000

    A new study warns that climate change is creating serious and growing risks for millions of pilgrims performing Hajj, with extreme heat and humidity …

29. A look back at ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ 20 years later

    Fri, 08 May 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Al Gore’s famous documentary has mostly stood the test of time. Al Gore’s climate documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” arrived in theaters 20 years …

30. Iran conflict disrupts Asia's plastic supply chain

    Thu, 07 May 2026 13:35:56 -0000

    Asia's plastic boom has long relied on cheap oil and petrochemical feedstock from the Middle East to make their products. But now that supply is under pressure and many are searching for alternatives.