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1. Devastating flash floods in Nepal

   Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:35:35 -0000

   At least 1,500 people, including foreign tourists, have been missing since Wednesday following the devastating flash floods in Nepal and Tibet. A second or third wave of deadly flash flooding could arrive in Nepal later today as the country scrambles to respond to a catastrophe that has killed more than 350 people. The president of the Nepal Centre for Disaster Management said the disaster came at them like a “tsunami from the sky”.

2. Pete Hegseth Is Too Egotistical to Know How Incompetent He Is

   Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   Brutal news accounts this week provide more proof of what we already knew: The chaos he’s creating is making the country weaker, not stronger. A …

3. Nepal flood disaster reconstructed minute by minute

   Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:22:57 -0000

   New satellite imagery and video analysis show the deadly Nepal floods began when part of a glacier near the Chinese border collapsed, triggering a debris flow that raced downstream at up to 150 km/h and devastated communities over more than 80 kilometres. Scientists are still piecing together the …

4. Satellite images show how the Nepal flood disaster unfolded

   Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:19:47 -0000

   On August 26 a glacier collapsed in the Langtang region of Nepal near the China border, triggering an ice and rock avalanche. This apparently entered …

5. Scientists Analyzed Earth's Hidden Seed Vaults And Made a Disturbing Realization

   Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:00:00 -0000

   The iconic 'Doomsday Vault' – aka Norway's Svalbard Global Seed Vault – is perhaps the world's best-known seed bank. Holding over a million seed …

6. Good and soon-to-be gone: Vegetables are rapidly disappearing

   Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0000

   Produce shelves are becoming sparser and featuring fewer options. Economic, cultural and environmental factors have reduced the variety of vegetables …

7. The climate disaster behind The Odyssey

   Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:52:14 -0000

   New research finds the Bronze Age collapse of civilization emerged from water scarcity. Are droughts today pushing us toward a collapse of our …

8. Crude Calculations: Why the Iran War Hasn’t Yet Caused an Oil Shock

   Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran served as the global energy and climate innovation editor at the Economist, where he led coverage of the fossil fuel industry …

9. Reconstructed Satellite Images Show How Close D-Day Came to Disaster

   Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:05:59 -0000

   Built off historic weather records, the new images show the surprisingly small break in the clouds that made the landings possible. Three separate …

10. New research shows the world isn’t doing nearly enough to fix its food problem

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Emissions from agriculture are trending up, but experts say progress must continue even as we blow past global deadlines. A new report finds that, …

11. ‘Rock of Starvation’ reappears in Budapest during historic drought

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:00:00 -0000

    Seeing this hunger stone in the Danube River is not a good sign. A stone outcrop near the edge of the Danube River is unassuming at first glance. Most people would have a hard time picking it out from the countless other examples peaking above this portion of the river running through Budapest, …

12. West Point Professor Fired for Refusing to Lie About Climate Change

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:22:00 -0000

    Dr. Adam Kalkstein is suing over his removal from the military academy. A science professor says he was fired from the U.S. Military Academy at West …

13. A melting glacier contributed to the deadly Nepal floods. We can expect more like this

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    More than a thousand people are missing and at least 400 people are dead after flash flooding tore through Nepal and Tibet early Wednesday. According to initial assessments, a massive chunk of ice snapped off a glacier and tumbled thousands of feet into the valley below. Rock, ice and mud plunged …

14. It's as big as Egypt, home to 350 people and the world's deadliest bear. This is the biggest national park on the planet – and no, it's not what you think…

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:04:41 -0000

    If you think the largest national park on Earth is Yellowstone, think again – as it doesn't even come close... Natural areas have been granted a wide …

15. Why a newly formed lake is sparking fears of more flooding along the Nepal-China border

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:49:29 -0000

    BENGALURU, India (AP) — Even as rescuers worked through mud and debris Friday in areas devastated by a catastrophic flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China, authorities warned that a newly formed, overflowing lake could trigger further flooding. Nepalese authorities said all …

16. Glacier collapse that killed hundreds in Nepal was decades in the making, scientists say

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:47:03 -0000

    A wall of ice, rock and mud tore through Nepal and Tibet this week, killing hundreds of people. Scientists believe the disaster began when part of a …

17. Catastrophic floods kill over 390 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,400 missing

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 02:48:45 -0000

    DEVIGHAT, Nepal (AP) — Rescue teams and military helicopters searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the mountainous Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse. Videos of the …

18. The 1915 TNR Debate That Predicted the Ills of the Billionaire Class

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    An unpublished exchange between New Republic editor Walter Lippmann and financier Jacob Schiff wrestles with the consequences of extreme wealth—a …

19. Satellite images show bedrock and glacier collapsed on Nepal-China border, then rivers flooded

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:53:09 -0000

    As rescue teams searched for missing people following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, Earth scientists reviewed satellite imagery for clues to the cause and assessed the devastation. The flooding Wednesday killed hundreds of people in Nepal and Tibet, and hundreds more are …

20. $900 million from a canceled wind deal will benefit a Trump donor

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:01 -0000

    Government settlement money is going to a Trump neighbor’s private equity fund. The Trump administration’s latest deal to cancel offshore wind projects and boost fossil fuel energy development instead is generating a huge payday for one of the president’s million-dollar donors. Behind the windfall is …

21. Rats are on the rise! The one thing you can do now to keep them away from your home

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:29:00 -0000

    Here’s how to keep rats out of the house I once thought I heard a rustling coming from my bedroom bin. I investigated, only to find what I thought …

22. The surprising reason food recalls are getting worse

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:27:42 -0000

    It’s not just Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Summer is supposed to be the best time for fresh produce. Corn on the cob at the cookout. Berries plucked right from the vine. Salads on the cafe patio while you take an extra long lunch break because the weather and the food is that good. But this year, summer’s …

23. UK government urges public to stockpile food

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:22:48 -0000

    Britain is readying a national campaign urging people to stockpile canned food and better prepare for national emergencies, the latest European …

24. Is Slate Auto’s new electric truck the EV Americans need?

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A small, no frills EV could be the right vehicle for this moment. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EVs account for under 10% of total new-vehicle sales in the US, and …

25. Mounting Debt Is Impeding Africa’s Climate Change Adaptation Efforts

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:09:34 -0000

    In June, torrential rains swept across West Africa, submerging homes and businesses. The flooding was particularly severe in Ghana, where at least 34 …

26. The Data Center Backlash Is a Rare Bright Spot in American Politics

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:38:08 -0000

    The AI industry gleefully sold its products as harmful to the interests of ordinary people. Thankfully, ordinary people decided that there would be …

27. Nepal floods explained: The chain of events behind the disaster

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:48:06 -0000

    A glacier broke apart. An ice and rock avalanche followed. Then came an earthquake, before a landslide triggered devastating floods that tore through kilometres of valley. This is what happened along the Nepal-China border, where rescue teams are still trying to recover survivors 48 hours after the …

28. This 18-Year-Old Teenager From Ireland Invented a Special Plastic That Can Help Eat Other Plastic

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:29:08 -0000

    An Irish student turned a school water-monitoring project into an award-winning attempt to solve the biggest problem with plastic pollution. What if …

29. Glacier collapse may have triggered 'almost incomprehensible' Nepal flood

    Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:44:50 -0000

    Scientists don't yet know exactly what triggered the Nepal flood, but they suspect a glacier collapse and suggest climate change also played a role. The volume and speed of the wall of mud, boulders and debris that rushed more than 60 miles down a river through Nepal on Aug. 26 shocked even …

30. Iceland votes on joining the EU

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:40:55 -0000

    Icelanders will decide tomorrow whether to resume talks on joining the EU in a vote that has taken on deeper significance in the wake of US President …