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  1. MAGA Dimwit James Comer Blurts Out Bombshell: Trump Badly Screwing GOP

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The president has MAGA supporters giving lots of money to his super PAC—and not to GOP candidates. Meanwhile, new polling by Democrats shows he’s …

  2. Ex-Air Force Secretary Reveals ‘Very Tough’ Reality Inside Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:33:25 -0000

    Frank Kendall III summed up Pete Hegseth’s department with one damning word. Biden-era Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall III on Wednesday offered a bleak assessment of the Defense Department under Secretary Pete Hegseth. “In a word, it’s dysfunctional,” Kendall, who wrote an opinion piece for The New …

  3. Human extinction is 'inevitable' and it's 'when not if', expert warns

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

    Despite humanity's distinct self-perception when compared to every other form of life on the planet, we remain subject to nature's fundamental rules. One specialist has said all living things on Earth will eventually die out, and humans are no different. Nick Longrich, a senior lecturer at the …

  4. As family farms decline and the climate heats up, farmers weigh what to do with their land

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    In Michigan and around the country, farmers are facing decisions about how to best keep land in production as values rise, climate change threatens …

  5. Trump says Britain ‘on the edge of disaster’

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:30:29 -0000

    LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said Britain was “on the edge of disaster,” voicing concerns in an interview with GB News about the …

  6. UN warns El Nino could be ‘off the charts’, strongest in decades

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:49:13 -0000

    The World Meteorological Organization says forecasts show nearly 100 percent likelihood that El Nino will continue through February. El Nino is set to intensify to exceptional levels in the coming months and persist into early 2027, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned, raising the …

  7. New report: El Niño 2026 is now the strongest in 1,000 years. Here's what that means for your winter forecast

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:15:00 -0000

    The projected super El Niño could bring more extreme weather to the U.S. during the hurricane season. El Niño is now the strongest it has been in 1,000 years, according to new research from the University of Michigan, which reconstructed ocean surface temperatures over the last millennium by looking …

  8. Stock up on food to prepare for extreme El Niño weather, minister says

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:40:23 -0000

    Households should stock up on food to prepare for extreme weather as the strongest El Niño event in a generation develops over the Pacific Ocean, a government minister has said. Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle told the Guardian the powerful natural climate phenomenon will lead to "more extreme …

  9. A record-shattering El Niño is almost here. Here’s what that means for the world’s weather

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:21:45 -0000

    The world is bracing for the strongest El Niño in history. The United Nations has made the grim prediction that our planet now sits in the “danger …

  10. Climbers are melting Everest’s glacier with their urine, study warns

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:30:00 -0000

    Heat from fuel burned at the Everest Base Camp and urine discharged directly on to the glacier was enough to melt 2,500 tonnes of ice and snow every …

  11. Global warming will exceed 1.5-degree limit, UN says in report that maps path back below danger zone

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:05:21 -0000

    In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the …

  12. Leaves are starting to turn in Colorado’s High Country, but experts say this year’s fall peak won’t be as vibrant as most

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:35:43 -0000

    In Colorado’s High Country, leaves are starting to change color and pepper the ground — a sure sign of not only the changing seasons, but also the …

  13. The Legal Wreckage of the Supreme Court’s Ballroom Follies

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The high court’s recent decision on the illegal addition to the White House shines a light on just how willing it is to let Donald Trump break the …

  14. A Billion Tons of Ice Are Hiding Under Utah, Study Finds

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:01:00 -0000

    When we picture glaciers, it's easy to imagine vast expanses of white ice gleaming under the sky. But not all glaciers take that form. The world is …

  15. China Installing Huge Facility That Turns Plastic Waste Into Jet Fuel

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:41:00 -0000

    A potential game changer. Around the world, the demand for cleaner alternatives to petroleum-based jet fuel is rising. By 2030, the European Union will …

  16. Farmers turn to perennial grains as one solution to extreme weather

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:01:57 -0000

    BELOIT, Kan. (AP) — Bryce Black kneels in a wheat field battered by intense drought. He holds two strands, remarking on how small the seed head is compared with what’s normal. After a late October rain last year, the fourth-generation farmer was optimistic about his 1,800 acres (728 hectares) of …

  17. These Bay Area Residents Have Had Balcony Solar for a Year. Here’s How It’s Going

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    State legislators passed a bill to make plug-in solar simpler to install, and it’s on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. Here’s what Bay Area residents who …

  18. 3 hurricanes in the Pacific show the power of El Niño

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:56:21 -0000

    The intense storm activity is what climate scientists expect for El Niño, especially because this year’s event is likely to become the strongest on record. Three hurricanes — Karina, Lowell and Marie — are churning in the Pacific Ocean, a high level of activity that climate scientists say is on …

  19. Trump is trying to terminate EVs in California. Is that even possible?

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    California’s transition to electric vehicles is still underway, with more chargers for cars and trucks, more models to choose from and more ambitious sales targets. But it is increasingly shaped by what’s happening on the other side of the country, in Washington, where the federal government is …

  20. The Netherlands Will Never Be Rid of Louisiana Crawfish

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:51:56 -0000

    What will it take for the Dutch to eat them? Confronted with a seasoned, boiled, arguably delicious crayfish, some of the people of the Netherlands are not sure exactly what to do. “Do you suck the head out?” I heard from the table next to me earlier this summer, at Two Chefs, a restaurant in …

  21. Mount Everest glaciers are under threat and melting — thanks to climbers relieving themselves

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:05:24 -0000

    Urine trouble, Mount Everest. After standing the test of time for 50 million years, the world’s tallest mountain is under threat from an unlikely …

  22. How Did Trump Do on His Labor Day Report Card?

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Spoiler alert: He flunked. But will the working class take note? Happy Labor Day! (Well, almost.) There’s no better time to assess President Donald …

  23. The Price Of These Groceries Jumped Because Of Global Warming

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:30:04 -0000

    “Affordability” is at the top of most lists of American concerns as the midterms approach, just two months away. The ability to keep inflation low …

  24. Floods hit a historic Grand Canyon lodge. It’s the second park landmark affected by a natural disaster in the past year

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:00:29 -0000

    The Grand Canyon’s vast, mile-deep landscape may appear timeless, but two devastating disasters have recently struck the iconic natural wonder as the climate crisis intensifies extreme weather. Muddy brown floodwaters roared through Phantom Ranch on August 29, swamping the 1920s lodge that has …

  25. Wildfires Are Sweeping North America. Trump Fired the People Who Fight Them.

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:25:05 -0000

    The 2026 fire season has been devastating for the U.S. On September 1, the National Interagency Fire Center released data showing that, year-to-date, …

  26. Trump’s Vile Campaign to Link Trans People and Political Violence

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A bogus new HHS report argues that support for transgender rights pushes people toward political violence. It’s just the latest chilling installment …

  27. "Supersized" El Niño's harshest weather still ahead, including extreme heat, drought, floods, U.N. warns

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:38:00 -0000

    With the burgeoning El Niño now forecast to intensify significantly in the coming months, the "supersized" climate event will likely have an outsized …

  28. The Latest: Former labor secretary oversaw hostile work environment, misused funds, report finds

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:44:51 -0000

    Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer oversaw a “toxic, intimidating and humiliating” work environment and engaged in numerous violations of …

  29. Extreme Drought Has Shrivelled New Mexico’s Largest Reservoir Down to Just 1.4%

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:20:50 -0000

    The scientists managing NASA’s imaging satellites are not only tracking the reservoir’s disappearing water but also assisting drought-ravaged farmers …

  30. Scientists discover giant missing blob of water in the middle of the Atlantic

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:58:21 -0000

    To the uninitiated, there isn’t much to water. Sure, the world’s oceans are filled with monsters, marvels and mysteries but, otherwise, they’re just …