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1. Here's how AI could kill us all (if the worst fears come true)

   Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:15:39 -0000

   AI researchers shook the world Tuesday when they publicly acknowledged that there's a non-zero chance of AI killing off humanity in the next …

2. 'Alarm Bells Ringing': US Summer Heat Shatters Record

   Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:41:00 -0000

   The contiguous United States has endured its hottest summer on record, a new peak that scientists said should send alarm bells ringing over the …

3. ‘It hits us in the gut’: Mont Blanc faces defrosting and rock falls from climate change as communities ‘weep’ for the mountain peak

   Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:28:28 -0000

   For centuries, French and Italian mountain communities on the flanks of Western Europe’s highest peak have gazed upon seemingly eternal glaciers and …

4. Record-breaking rain in California was caused by abnormally high temperatures on the other side of the world, study finds

   Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:00:00 -0000

   Scientists have identified a "climate teleconnection" between the Rocky Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau, where warm spots left a kink in the jet …

5. Spain endures 61 days of heatwave and records its hottest summer on record

   Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:16:13 -0000

   The state agency also confirms that Spaniards have already endured 61 days of heatwave conditions so far this year, more than in any other year. Spain …

6. 'Extraordinary!': The 8 strangest discoveries experts have ever made inside Chernobyl

   Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:00:00 -0000

   When reactor 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded in April 1986, it triggered one of the worst nuclear disasters that humanity has ever …

7. Anak Krakatau is erupting. In 1883, Krakatau was devastating – could that happen again?

   Wed, 09 Sep 2026 02:20:40 -0000

   Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau has erupted again this week, sending plumes of volcanic ash high into the sky and disrupting hundreds of flights. …

8. How Donald Trump Broke the Banks

   Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

   Trump and his minions are letting Wall Street run wild. What could possibly go wrong? Here’s some bad news for anyone who wants a sane and functional …

9. Why Trump’s Angry New Tirade at Canada Is About to Backfire on Him

   Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:13:17 -0000

   Trump’s latest threats to punish Canada could hurt a lot of American workers—including in states with big races this fall—even as they reveal MAGA’s …

10. 5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into China’s Massive Overseas Investments

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:47:52 -0000

    Chinese companies have built or financed $1.5 trillion in roads, dams, mines, power plants and other projects around the world in recent decades. The …

11. A new deep learning model maps global methane emissions from space.

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:15:00 -0000

    In a new study published in PNAS, Google and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) introduced MAPL-EMIT, an AI model that tracks methane emissions …

12. When climate-related hazards rise, so do barriers for people with disabilities

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:32:47 -0000

    When climate-related hazards like floods, storms, extreme heat and landslides strike, roads can become impassable, homes unsafe and communities begin …

13. Will the Bond Market Mayhem Make Rich People Want to Pay More Taxes?

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    We are not going to “grow our way out” of this crisis, no matter what Scott Bessent says. And we’re not going to cut our way out of it, either. I’ve …

14. France’s record heatwave pushes champagne alcohol levels to historic high

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:49:48 -0000

    France’s record-breaking summer heat has forced champagne producers to contend with unusually high sugar levels in grapes, forcing authorities to allow alcohol content of up to 15 percent in the region’s sparkling wine for the first time. Champagne is usually capped at 13 percent. Drinking this …

15. Development Goals Falter as Civil Society Is Shut Out

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:19:10 -0000

    BRUSSELS, Belgium / MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Sep 9 2026 (IPS) - When the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) ended in New …

16. In North Carolina, a race is on to restore critical peatland before it dries up or is destroyed

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:02:53 -0000

    BELHAVEN, N.C. (AP) — Scientists and investors are restoring a 23-square-mile tract of peatland in North Carolina to help curb climate-warming …

17. António Guterres Leaves the U.N. as the Last Globalist Standing

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:14:20 -0000

    Later this month, António Guterres will make his final speech to world leaders as United Nations secretary-general at the annual high-level session …

18. With Türkiye to Host COP31, Wildfires Spark Demand for Fossil Fuel Phaseout | Common Dreams

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:34:55 -0000

    "The climate crisis is here, and the frequency and severity of extreme weather events are increasing day by day," said 350.org's Türkiye …

19. Georgia bet big on EV manufacturing. Trump pulled the plug.

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    It's a grim moment for what was a booming industry in the state. But EV makers are still forging ahead. This coverage is made possible through a …

20. Texas heat dome: This city has not seen any rainfall for 55 straight days

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:10:46 -0000

    The first half of summer was relatively mild across Texas, as an active weather pattern brought frequent rainfall, abundant cloud cover and near- to …

21. Map Shows US States Facing Coldest Weather This Winter

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:23:00 -0000

    The National Weather Service is using its research and data to report on winter weather and temperature as the historic El Niño arrives this …

22. The Atlantic hurricane season is about to make history this week. Here’s why.

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:22:07 -0000

    As the Eastern Pacific churns out hurricane after hurricane and storm after storm, the Atlantic hurricane season has been dead quiet — in fact, it …

23. Scientists Are Making Concrete With Human Poop – And It Gets 42% Stronger

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:00:00 -0000

    Concrete is, quite literally, the foundation of the modern world. Almost every construction project in the world uses the material in some form. …

24. Nationwide economic impacts of sea level rise and storm surge from global warming in Australia

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:38:04 -0000

    Driven by global warming and thermal expansion of the oceans, ice loss from glaciers and ice sheets will continue to increase sea levels and the risk …

25. Trump’s Midterm Convention Will Yield a Bounce All Right—for Democrats

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The president’s latest bright idea: Throw a party for his flailing, failing presidency. Welcome to the clown show. You must be as excited as I am for …

26. Liquid gold: could we turn our pee into fertiliser?

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:27:14 -0000

    For thousands of years, human urine has had real value. After our bodies absorb nutrients from our food, they excrete the rest – mainly via urine. An …

27. The clues that hint our planet might be heating faster than we realised

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:11:52 -0000

    This July, during Britain's record-breaking hot summer, a curious row broke out on X over climate science. Reform's deputy leader Richard Tice shared a Telegraph article headlined: "Heatwaves caused by fall in pollution." He said cleaner air, rather than carbon dioxide, was behind higher …

28. These Nations Will Be Underwater, and 600,000 People Will Leave

    Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:07:34 -0000

    The world could have 216 million climate refugees by mid-century. These people will need to live with climate change. In most cases the trigger will …

29. See How Much Corals Have Declined in Just 40 Years

    Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:13:59 -0000

    As the oceans warm, coral reefs face an uncertain future. Scientists are piecing together the current state of their global decline. The world’s coral reefs are in dire shape, according to a new report. Hard corals, as opposed to soft corals, form the stoney bases on which reefs typically grow. In …