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1. Is This the End of MAGA?

   Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:43:34 -0000

   The 2026 midterms seem to be a clear repudiation of President Trump's policies and administration. But what does the election tell us about the future of the Make America Great Again movement and the Republican Party?

2. How a Quiet Lake in Africa Became One of the Deadliest Natural Disasters Nobody Saw Coming

   Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:26:46 -0000

   Most lakes have fish, waves and the occasional tourist, but Lake Nyos had a deadly secret that nobody wanted to discover. There was no erupting …

3. Voters Just Changed the Trajectory of the Supreme Court

   Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:01:00 -0000

   The blue wave didn’t just hand Democrats control of the House and Senate. They’ve won back favorable terrain on the future of the federal …

4. Ten years of the Paris Agreement: Has the world kept its climate promises?

   Thu, 05 Nov 2026 07:41:25 -0000

   Nearly 200 countries pledged to limit warming to 1.5C. We look at who has delivered and who has fallen short. Ten years ago, the Paris Agreement entered into force, binding nearly every country to a shared goal: to hold global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above …

5. The hidden forces behind killer waves

   Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:32:52 -0000

   Medieval humans helped trigger two catastrophic lake tsunamis, and related stories cover a record rogue wave, a 481-meter Alaskan tsunami, a tsunami tracked from space and the quakes behind them. Read on below, and follow ScienceAlert for more on our restless planet.

6. Why Aren’t We Investing More in Climate Adaptation?

   Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:30:55 -0000

   BOSTON/GENEVA/SEATTLE—As world leaders gather in Antalya, Turkey, for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), climate adaptation is …

7. South Korea tests Arctic shipping route amid Russia-West row

   Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:45:20 -0000

   For South Korean ships, navigating off north coast of Russia dramatically reduces travel time to Europe, but the pro-Ukraine coalition might see it …

8. America’s grid upgrade hinges on a 400-ton machine designed in the 1800s — and just one U.S. mill makes the special steel inside it

   Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:39:22 -0000

   Americans have a lot of plans for the country’s power grid. Some people want to expand renewable energy by building solar and wind farms. Others want …

9. Inflation is never coming down

   Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:03:47 -0000

   Last week, Donald Trump joked that $5,000 could at most buy you a hamburger and “maybe a small dessert” at Mar-a-Lago. “It’s not a good place if …

10. Ghana praises Canada for advocating against a ‘rigged global system’ for African countries

    Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:34:54 -0000

    Ghana’s head of state praised Canada this week for advocating against what he called a “rigged global system” that keeps African countries trapped by debt and mired in climate chaos. His comments come as Canadian officials confirm Ottawa will appoint a new Africa envoy, months after leaving the post …

11. The polar vortex is about to go haywire

    Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:59:44 -0000

    Something “unprecedented” is happening in the atmosphere: the Arctic polar vortex, a spinning mass of air high above the North Pole, is collapsing. …

12. Climate resources taken offline under Trump now back online

    Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:59:00 -0000

    Climate.us provides public access to climate data, tools, and analysis. Climate.gov, a federal website, used to provide a bridge between climate data …

13. The Next Ice Age Began 2,000 Years Ago. Then, in 1960, Humans Abruptly Ended It.

    Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    Ancient moss frozen beneath Baffin Island’s ice tells the story of a glaciation humans snuffed out. Researchers at Columbia University have pinpointed the summer of 1960 as the moment when a new glacial period, which had already begun, started melting away. They said the blame rests squarely on …

14. Extreme weather is already a huge threat to homeowners. Which U.S. states are most at risk?

    Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:12:30 -0000

    Storm clouds are rolling in on the U.S. housing market, with new data projecting a sharp increase in financial losses linked to extreme weather in …

15. Vancouver Island reservoirs show impacts of unseasonably dry fall

    Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Reservoirs across Vancouver Island are showing the impacts of an uncharacteristically dry fall that had a fraction of the rain usually seen at this …

16. Trumpism Is Failing Because It Is Very, Very Stupid

    Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:05:18 -0000

    The MAGA movement is fully rooted in the promotion of ignorance and demonization of knowledge. That’s why it’s failing now. That’s why it will fail …

17. We just got a ferocious preview of the 'wild' El Niño winter coming

    Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:57:35 -0000

    The Southwest just got way too much of a good thing. Last weekend, a ferocious storm inundated communities and killed at least four people. Though …

18. Democrat Elaine Luria Retakes House Seat in Virginia Rematch

    Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:02:58 -0000

    Democrat Elaine Luria has defeated Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans to represent coastal Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, reclaiming a seat she held …

19. The Surreal Has Become Real in Texas

    Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    The Lone Star State is about to re-embark on a journey it hasn’t thought about for years: Democratic governance. The picture, so perfectly composed, …

20. Antarctica’s permafrost is emitting worrying amounts of CO2

    Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:00:00 -0000

    Greenhouse gases escaping from thawing permafrost in the Arctic region have been worrying climatologists for years, and now it appears the same thing …

21. El Nino is making the Pacific 'burn with fever', triggering typhoon after typhoon in East Asia

    Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:12:47 -0000

    Wild weather is a way of life for people living along the coast in the Philippines, Taiwan, China and Japan. But the last few months have been extraordinary. A wave of intense and, at times, unpredictable storms exacerbated by the El Niño weather pattern has killed dozens, shuttered major airports …

22. How This Year's Super El Niño Will Worsen Global Hunger

    Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:40:04 -0000

    A monster El Niño is nearing its peak, deepening drought in many parts of the world. Coming as countries slash foreign aid and war chokes supplies of …

23. Ozone hole in 2026 is largest in a decade, but long-term recovery remains on track: Report

    Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:23:26 -0000

    The ozone hole measured 10.5 million square miles on Sept. 18. This year's ozone hole over the Antarctic was the largest in a decade, according to a …

24. Earth’s rocks have a missing layer spanning up to a billion years. We finally know where it went

    Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:04:59 -0000

    Imagine opening a history book and finding several chapters torn out. This was what geologists looking into the rock records of Earth’s past …

25. US midterms and climate: Could Trump loss be a win for energy bills, renewables and emissions?

    Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:32:17 -0000

    “While climate was rarely on the ballot by name, Trump’s anti-climate policies shaped the outcome.” The Democrats have won a historic victory in the …

26. Volcanic eruptions and less sunlight made Victorian Era kids sicker

    Thu, 05 Nov 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    The Industrial Revolution was the main culprit, but the Little Ice Age didn't help. The Industrial Revolution overturned centuries of English agrarian life, but the rapid societal transformation came at steep costs to the laborers themselves. Miserable working conditions, poor housing, and pollution …

27. Elon Musk's No Good, Very Bad, Absolutely Disastrous Election Night

    Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:23:30 -0000

    Musk spent nearly $500 million to elect Republicans and watched them all lose—and get wiped out in Texas.

28. A Chief Antagonist of Offshore Wind Loses His Seat

    Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:37:17 -0000

    Rep. Jeff Van Drew was defeated by ... another wind opponent. Democrat Zack Mullock unseated Representative Jeff Van Drew, one of offshore wind’s …