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  1. Science News of the Day: Brazil's drying aquifers and social media ban for kids

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:58:33 -0000

    New research indicates that several of Brazil's vital aquifers are failing to replenish. Meanwhile, Live Science spoke with experts regarding proposed national bans on social media accounts for young people, and the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the oldest dual black hole system observed to date.

  2. Federal Job Cuts Are Making Wildfires Harder to Fight

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:02:09 -0000

    The Trump administration pushed out thousands of veteran U.S. Forest Service staff. An ‘extraordinary’ fire season is testing those who are left. At the start of what is becoming an intense wildfire season this year, federal officials warned of a 15 percent decrease in available “hotshot” teams, the …

  3. European countries battle multiple wildfires as record heat grips the continent

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:33:15 -0000

    PARIS (AP) — Firefighters across Europe struggled against multiple fires Friday as a new wave of record-breaking heat baked a swath of the continent, …

  4. What Wildfire Smoke Reveals About How We Respond to Climate Risk

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:35:38 -0000

    A month ago, I was running embarrassingly late to a meeting in D.C. And so, even though I knew the air pollution outside from the Canadian wildfires was a hazard to my health, I picked up the pace and ran a few blocks to minimize my tardiness. The cough set in the next day, and I haven’t been able …

  5. In Australia, a Home Battery Boom Has Helped Cut Wholesale Power Prices in Half

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:58:00 -0000

    A little more than one year ago, Australia rolled out a program to heavily subsidize home batteries, part of a larger effort to make use of the huge …

  6. 100 species on the brink get a $200m conservation lifeline

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:55:42 -0000

    Recovery projects for 100 critically endangered and extinct-in-the-wild species across the world are set to receive new funding under a conservation …

  7. Ash clouds, lava flows and fertile soil: What are the effects of Mount Etna’s eruptions?

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:23:56 -0000

    Human activities produce 100 times the carbon dioxide of the planet’s volcanic eruptions, according to NASA. Europe’s most active volcano has been …

  8. Abandoned Russian tanker leaking oil off Oman coast, threatening environmental disaster

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:51:56 -0000

    A Russian tanker carrying millions of gallons of oil has run aground off the coast of Oman — and now risks breaking apart, potentially causing an …

  9. Trump Wants to Cut Taxes for the Rich. Again.

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    If he thinks it’s a good midterm strategy, he’s wrong. It’s election time, so the White House, according to Bloomberg’s Katy O’Donnell and Caitlin …

  10. From Europe to Asia, floods to heatwaves, world experiences weather shocks

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:30:17 -0000

    In Japan, record-breaking rains outside the capital Tokyo on Friday led to widespread flooding and at least eight deaths, according to Japanese media. The overnight rains also knocked out transportation during the peak of holiday travel season. Some parts of Chiba prefecture outside Tokyo saw three …

  11. The Long Shadow of the Iran Shock

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    Hormuz and the new geography of energy power.

  12. An oil company wants to restart fracking off the California coast. The state’s top coastal officials say no way

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:51:28 -0000

    Santa Cruz, Calif. — Just days after the Trump administration launched proceedings that could limit California’s ability to protect its iconic shoreline, the state’s top coastal officials reasserted their authority by voting unanimously against an oil company’s controversial bid to restart …

  13. Why Don’t Leftie Candidates Do Better Among Working-Class Voters?

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:07:00 -0000

    It isn’t that non-college voters are more “moderate.” It’s something else entirely, and it will probably take about a decade to fix, if it’s fixable …

  14. As Europe Gets Hotter, Its Transportation Systems Struggle to Cope

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:31:22 -0000

    The continent’s railways and roads “were engineered for a climate that no longer exists,” one expert said. Tracks are buckling in Sweden. Highways are cracking in Germany. Commuters are sweltering in airless train carriages across the world’s fastest-warming continent. This is the new reality in …

  15. Global sea temperature reach 21 degrees amid heatwaves

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:37:27 -0000

    A large part of Europe is in the grip of its fifth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures in parts of France soaring to 40 degrees Celsius. And the extreme weather is also taking a toll on the world’s oceans: last month, average global sea temperatures reached a record high of 21 degrees …

  16. PM Burnham says 'tinderbox' Britain must 'face up to the changing climate'

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:35:18 -0000

    His comments came during a visit to an area devastated by wildfires. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Friday, August 14, the UK has to face up …

  17. The Left Is Building Power. That’s Why Dems Are Slamming “Woke 1.0.”

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A series of electoral victories by democratic socialists and their allies is posing a challenge to establishment Democrats, and ​they’d rather attack …

  18. As river levels fall during drought, Europeans reflect on their connection to waterways

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:08:00 -0000

    With the sprightly energy of a schoolboy, Jean-Paul Doron bounds into an empty creek, his red suede shoes scraping pale rocks. Just weeks ago, this …

  19. Does the clean energy transition need forever chemicals?

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:13:08 -0000

    As nations globally move to ban forever chemicals, should renewable energy technologies be exempt for the sake of saving the climate? From solar …

  20. Fox Hits Trump with Crushing Polls—and Wrecks Fox’s Own Pro-Trump Spin

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:31:31 -0000

    Even Fox News is finding that Democratic Senate candidates are running ahead of their party brand in many places, while Trump is an albatross for …

  21. How women farmers are helping elephants and forests in a Sumatran national park

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:22:11 -0000

    LUBUK KEMBANG BUNGA, Indonesia — Tesso Nilo National Park, located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, often makes headlines due to human-wildlife …

  22. Want to do something about climate change? Talk about it

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Two-thirds of Americans are worried about climate change, but many don’t realize how they can play a significant role in climate action — at least, …

  23. Climate groups say federal work on climate adaption is not enough

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:53:42 -0000

    Three years after it formally launched its national climate adaptation strategy, the federal government says Canadians are more aware of the risks …

  24. Alpine resorts' snowmaking equipment may be put to work fighting summer forest fires

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:11:38 -0000

    ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) — There’s barely any snow in sight above Adelboden in the intense August sunshine, never mind skiers. But the Swiss resort may have a new way to put its snowmaking equipment to work as Europe bakes through hot summers: helping douse forest fires. Glaciers in Switzerland …

  25. Farmers at ‘breaking point’ as heatwave Britain puts livelihoods under threat

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:32:47 -0000

    Farmers say they are at “breaking point” as a summer of record heatwaves and drought impacts crops and livestock, putting livelihoods under …

  26. Urban heat islands have solutions; many tropical cities can’t afford them

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:34:02 -0000

    Urban heat islands pose a growing global health threat. But in tropical cities, the peril is surging. Already burdened by hot-humid equatorial …

  27. ‘Tinderbox’ Britain bans disposable barbecues, sends nationwide fire alerts as Europe battles blazes

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:30:46 -0000

    Many of Britain’s green spaces are currently a sea of brown, dried-out grass, with firefighters and officials fearing any spark could lead to catastrophe. LONDON — The U.K. imposed a temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbecues and sent a nationwide alert warning of a “very high risk of …

  28. Hunger stones: The history behind 'if you see me, weep'

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:34:30 -0000

    Centuries-old hunger stones are emerging as Europe's rivers recede. Among the most famous is the Decin hunger stone in the Elbe River with its …

  29. Infrastructure and land use behind devastating India monsoon floods

    Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:25:30 -0000

    Widespread flooding in northeastern India that affected more than 500,000 people and claimed at least 99 lives between June and August 2026 was …

  30. Potentially historic El Nino takes shape, with far-reaching US and global impacts expected

    Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:07:59 -0000

    NOAA is confident the fall and winter seasons will bring a very strong El Nino. El Nino conditions continue to intensify and are likely to be very …