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  1. New report: El Niño 2026 is now the strongest in 1,000 years. Here's what that means for your winter forecast

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:15:00 -0000

    The projected super El Niño could bring more extreme weather to the U.S. during the hurricane season. El Niño is now the strongest it has been in 1,000 years, according to new research from the University of Michigan, which reconstructed ocean surface temperatures over the last millennium by looking …

  2. UN warns El Nino could be ‘off the charts’, strongest in decades

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:49:13 -0000

    The World Meteorological Organization says forecasts show nearly 100 percent likelihood that El Nino will continue through February. El Nino is set to intensify to exceptional levels in the coming months and persist into early 2027, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned, raising the …

  3. The Legal Wreckage of the Supreme Court’s Ballroom Follies

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The high court’s recent decision on the illegal addition to the White House shines a light on just how willing it is to let Donald Trump break the …

  4. Inside the Longshot Experiment to Resurrect Elm Trees—With the Disease That Decimated Them

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    As many as 100 million elm trees died from Dutch elm disease in the span of 50 years. Now, decades of careful breeding may help them return. Walking through a field in rural Vermont last July, Gus Goodwin passes row after row of young elm trees. He points out trees that appear healthy, with green …

  5. Cratering oil use in China shows the death spiral that could end oil

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    Chinese oil use dropped drastically in Q2 of this year, leading to an overall drop in emissions for the country. That alone is a big deal – but the potential effects of the world’s second-largest oil consumer rapidly passing peak oil could have massive effects on the world’s oil markets. For the …

  6. Trump’s Vile Campaign to Link Trans People and Political Violence

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    A bogus new HHS report argues that support for transgender rights pushes people toward political violence. It’s just the latest chilling installment …

  7. What JD Vance’s Eruption of Rage Over Usha and El-Sayed Really Reveals

    Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Vance is posing as a chivalrous defender of his wife. What he’s hiding are the craven compromises he’s made with the racist and white nationalist …

  8. Floods hit a historic Grand Canyon lodge. It’s the second park landmark affected by a natural disaster in the past year

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:00:29 -0000

    The Grand Canyon’s vast, mile-deep landscape may appear timeless, but two devastating disasters have recently struck the iconic natural wonder as the climate crisis intensifies extreme weather. Muddy brown floodwaters roared through Phantom Ranch on August 29, swamping the 1920s lodge that has …

  9. The Price Of These Groceries Jumped Because Of Global Warming

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:30:04 -0000

    “Affordability” is at the top of most lists of American concerns as the midterms approach, just two months away. The ability to keep inflation low …

  10. How El Nino Is Choking The Panama Canal

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:22:00 -0000

    The Panama Canal will restrict the number of vessels transiting the crucial waterway from Friday for the second time ever due to drought caused by …

  11. These Bay Area Residents Have Had Balcony Solar for a Year. Here’s How It’s Going

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    State legislators passed a bill to make plug-in solar simpler to install, and it’s on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. Here’s what Bay Area residents who …

  12. El Niño is surging. Months of extreme heat could follow

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:00:00 -0000

    Fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters, the El Niño climate pattern is intensifying and has yet to peak. Forecasters are almost certain it will …

  13. "Supersized" El Niño's harshest weather still ahead, including extreme heat, drought, floods, U.N. warns

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:38:00 -0000

    With the burgeoning El Niño now forecast to intensify significantly in the coming months, the "supersized" climate event will likely have an outsized …

  14. On renewable energy, it’s time to debunk the ‘transition minerals’ narrative (commentary)

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:18:27 -0000

    There is an insidious lie that has taken root in the energy transition narrative pushed by the world’s most powerful financial, political, and …

  15. The Vatican is smaller than a single data center. Now it’s spending $117 million to go carbon-neutral

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:01:00 -0000

    Pope Francis spent much of his papacy pushing the Catholic Church to treat climate change as a moral issue in addition to a scientific. Now, the Holy …

  16. MAHA’s Meat Obsession Exposes the Movement’s Delusions

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Robert F Kennedy Jr. and his acolytes say we should eat more meat, but that would only worsen the very problems Make America Healthy Again claims it …

  17. Forget fall: Minnesota could be in for a historically hot September

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:15:16 -0000

    A strong climate change signal and a rapidly developing, record-breaking El Niño will all contribute to yet another warm September and autumn season …

  18. El Niño Forecast Is ‘Off the Charts.’ What Could This Mean for Ski Season?

    Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    Forecasters say prepare for a wet — but potentially warm — winter. With ski season right around the corner, all eyes are on this year’s “super” El …

  19. How much energy does agentic AI actually use? One scientist tracked every prompt he sent

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Tech companies say typical AI prompts use little energy. Zeke Hausfather’s experiment suggests AI agents are a different story. As a climate scientist, Zeke Hausfather uses artificial intelligence every day for research and data analysis. But he kept wondering how much energy all that AI use was …

  20. ‘If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em’: Italy is turning its hated invasive crab into a multimillion-dollar business

    Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:20:11 -0000

    Italian fishermen for two years incinerated most of the invasive Atlantic blue crabs caught in the Po River Delta south of Venice. Few Italians had …

  21. UN warns of 'very strong' El Nino this year, carrying threat of extreme weather

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:31:59 -0000

    "El Niño is being supersized before our eyes," the U.N. secretary-general said. LONDON -- El Nino is forecast to become "very strong" in the coming …

  22. 'Remarkable': Military expert's detail about Hegseth's impact floors Kaitlan Collins

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:12:31 -0000

    A retired Air Force secretary's description of how Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has impacted the military shocked Kaitlan Collins. During a …

  23. US Companies Are on the Cusp of Big Climate Solutions. Thank the Government.

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:47:03 -0000

    The United States has never been one of the most ambitious countries when it comes to tackling climate change, but it has long maintained a program …

  24. Tunisia water crisis deepens as temperatures approach 50°C

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:52:23 -0000

    In Tunisia, powerful heatwaves are driving power cuts and water shortage. While the country has been dealing with structural water scarcity and recurring drought for years, the current crisis is fuelling anger against the government, even as authorities attempt to coordinate water distribution …

  25. South Africa’s new gold rush: Big promises, closed books in new carbon frontier

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:10:58 -0000

    This is the third article in Mongabay’s three-part investigation of spekboom-led ecosystem restoration in South Africa. This is part of an …

  26. Trump administration ratchets up its fight to get more oil flowing from California

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:02:22 -0000

    SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration is ratcheting up its fight to get more crude flowing through California and reverse the state’s efforts to move away from fossil fuels. Its latest salvo is a federal review of California’s coastal management program, which is run largely by a …

  27. Why purpose doesn't always pay: The career cost of workplace climate activism

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:00:09 -0000

    Employees advocating for climate action are most likely to be rewarded when their efforts support business goals, while purpose-led activism often …

  28. Australia Spring Outlook 2026: Coastal Warmth Buffers El Niño's Drying for Some Regions

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:06:56 -0000

    Australia spring weather forecast 2026: Weatherzone finds warm Tasman Sea waters running 2-3 degrees above average are partially offsetting El Nino's …

  29. He tried to eliminate FEMA. Now he says the Trump administration has changed course

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency is no longer in the Trump administration's crosshairs, according to its former leader. President Trump has …

  30. The summer we love is slipping away

    Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    From the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. By Grist …