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1. A South African reserve shows how carbon can catalyze rewilding conservation

   Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:06:59 -0000

   TSWALU KALAHARI RESERVE, South Africa — From high on a promontory in the Korannaberg Mountains, a mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) peers down …

2. To keep climate science alive, researchers are speaking in code

   Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:45:00 -0000

   Words considered "woke" are vanishing from National Science Foundation proposals. We tracked the changes. At the Department of Agriculture’s research …

3. New York's governor wants to delay a landmark climate law. That could cost households thousands in energy bills

   Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:55:00 -0000

   A recent analysis by a coalition of climate and community groups says delaying the law could cost New Yorkers $9,000 per household over five years. Kathy Hochul, the governor of New York, has proposed a delay to the state’s landmark 2019 climate law, saying its goals would be too costly and could …

4. AI's arrival complicates Big Tech climate goals, and some worry it's locking in more fossil fuels

   Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:05:42 -0000

   Six years ago, Google was confident that by 2030 it would power all operations with electricity generated from clean sources, including wind and solar power, and remove as much pollution as it produced. Today it calls those goals a “moonshot.” Microsoft says it’s still aiming to remove more carbon …

5. Saving the snow for next year: Ski resorts try 'snow farming' as temperatures rise

   Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:49:25 -0000

   The approach involves making snow when conditions are ideal, then piling it high under an insulated mat through the summer. Several ski areas are giving it a go. Amid the West’s worst snow drought in modern history, several ski areas are attempting a novel approach: Storing up artificial snow and …

6. Experts Failing to Account for Ripple Effects from Extreme Weather, Paper Warns

   Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:05:00 -0000

   A drought in Russia led to riots in Egypt. Fires in Canada fueled deadly pollution in Spain. Extreme weather can have knock-on effects in faraway …

7. India: When floods come, survival is a roll of the dice

   Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:25:46 -0000

   Across India's flood-prone regions, marginalized communities are often hit the hardest by escalating climate-related disasters. Last year, as monsoon …

8. The Iran War is Revealing the Messy Middle of Our Renewable Energy Transition

   Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:02:19 -0000

   America’s war on Iran began with what was meant to be an intimidating performance of overwhelming air power. Quickly it became another kind of conflict, with low-cost missiles and drones effectively neutralizing a superpower by punishing its allies and paralyzing energy flows. By the time President …

9. How climate change has powered the heat wave blanketing much of the U.S.

   Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:35:08 -0000

   A massive heat dome has been spreading across much of the United States this month, with temperatures reaching historic highs. But it's not an …

10. Floating Installation Turns Climate Data Into Immersive Light Experience

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:45:20 -0000

    Suspended high above the atrium of the MIT Museum, a vast, netted sculpture by Janet Echelman invites visitors to look up and think forward. Titled Remembering the Future, the installation transforms complex climate data into a luminous, immersive work that merges art, science, and …

11. One of the most radical reinventions in evolutionary history

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:30:00 -0000

    Few transformations in the history of life have been as extreme as the embrace of the ocean by seagrass. Like whales and dolphins, modern seagrasses …

12. Trump brings farmers to White House to tout relief from the pain he’s unleashed on them — and bash Somalis along the way

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:29:05 -0000

    One month into a war that has sent fuel prices through the roof and sparked fears of fertilizer shortages that could wreak havoc on the world’s food …

13. Kenya drought pushes millions toward hunger

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:24:58 -0000

    What happens when the rains just stop coming? In northern Kenya, millions of people are struggling to find enough basic food and water to survive. Hundreds of thousands are already living in emergency conditions.

14. ‘Looksmaxxer’ streamer shoots at alligator in the Everglades. There’s an inquiry

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:52:10 -0000

    Braden Peters, better known as Clavicular online, has streamed his latest controversial act: multiple rounds fired at an alligator. The 20-year-old …

15. Here's some new dirt on an unusual source of antibiotic resistance

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:59:30 -0000

    It's one of the highest-stakes battles on earth: bacteria versus antibiotics. And in the human realm, bacteria appear to be gaining ground. Worldwide, many antibiotics are starting to lose their bite. About 1 in 6 human infections tested in labs are resistant to antibiotics, contributing to over 4 …

16. Land animals evolved from ocean ancestors – new study unravels the genetics behind the transition

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:52:33 -0000

    The transition from water to land is a question that still intrigues scientists. Those ancient organisms would have needed to adapt to several new …

17. Southeast Asia could become a booming AI market if its data centers can beat the heat

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:00:00 -0000

    Southeast Asia is racing to build the infrastructure powering the AI boom, but its hot, humid climate could be making that expansion more …

18. War in the Middle East made the case for renewables – what’s happening in each country tells a harder story

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:25:22 -0000

    The oil-dependent world is in crisis. Ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz – through which more than a quarter of global seaborne oil trade and a …

19. AI data centres can warm surrounding areas by up to 9.1°C

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:00:21 -0000

    Data centres built to power AIs produce so much heat that they can raise the surface temperature of the land around them by several degrees – …

20. France Seeks EU Fertilizer Carbon Tax Pause as War Raises Prices

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:03:45 -0000

    France will ask the European Union to offer assistance to farmers struggling with soaring costs of fertilizer caused by the Middle East war. Paris …

21. Arctic sea ice hits lowest winter level as unprecedented heat hits smashes records all over Earth

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:59:11 -0000

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents. Arctic sea ice levels, especially in the summer, are crucial to Earth’s climate because without the ice reflecting …

22. Colorado residents face earliest water restrictions ever — a harbinger of worse to come

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:11:59 -0000

    Nearly every snow basin in the Mountain West had one of its warmest winters on record and is well behind normal for water supplies. As a result of a snow drought and a heat wave that have both set records, some Colorado residents face the earliest restrictions on their water use ever imposed. Denver …

23. Facing climate change, Nigeria's Lagos state takes out flood insurance

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:03:00 -0000

    Nigeria's Lagos state has taken out a $7.5 million flood insurance policy to cover millions of people, the Insurance Development Forum said Thursday, …

24. Major volcanic eruptions might be driven by gas dissolving back into magma

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:40:04 -0000

    Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these eruptions is still …

25. 5 Hardy April Vegetables You Can Plant Now – They'll Survive Downpours, Drought, and Even a False Spring

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Our climate is changeable; you can have multiple seasons in a day. When growing vegetables, April is a perfect time to sow tough, adaptable crops …

26. The snow gods: How a couple of ski bums built the internet’s best weather app

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    “We were just trying to create something that made us happy.” The best snow-forecasting app for skiers and snowboarders isn’t from any of the …

27. When Coupled Volcanoes Talk, These Researchers Listen

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:38:54 -0000

    Around the world, volcanologists are following the path of magma as it travels between connected volcanoes, in an effort that could lead to improved …

28. China, the U.S. and the great electric vehicle race

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:34:21 -0000

    A new super-fast charging battery from BYD is a wake-up call to American firms. Chinese carmaker BYD is on the brink of making the recharging of an electric vehicle akin to fueling up at the gas station. The best way for U.S. firms to respond to this EV Sputnik moment is by leaning into American …

29. Climate change tests Nepal’s wild and domesticated yaks

    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:11:51 -0000

    KATHMANDU — In the rugged mountains of the Dolpo region in western Nepal, Youngdung Jhama Lama spent her childhood herding nagton (domesticated yaks) …

30. Jesper Brodin On Why There’s No Going Back On Renewables

    Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:24:15 -0000

    Between 2016 and 2024, the primary operator of Ikea’s stores grew revenue by nearly 24% while cutting emissions by 30%. The man behind that transformation, former Ingka Group CEO Jesper Brodin, took the stage in London on March 26 to receive a TIME Earth Award, taking the opportunity to make the …