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  1. Millions on alert for extreme heat

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:36:42 -0000

    A dangerous heat wave will bring prolonged extreme heat to a large swath of the country, with more than 100 million Americans on alert stretching …

  2. France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat breaks European records

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:23:40 -0000

    BERLIN (AP) — France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country’s public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is now the fastest-warming continent and needs to do more to protect its …

  3. The AI boom is colliding with a new threat: severe weather

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:01 -0000

    As Europeans scramble to stay cool amid a record-breaking heatwave, Big Tech faces its own battle to keep the powerful chips in AI data centers …

  4. A ‘strategic mistake of colossal proportions’: Why Trump is losing the war on renewables

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:00:10 -0000

    Donald Trump’s efforts to push polluting coal onto Americans appear to be failing, as more households opt for rooftop solar. Donald Trump’s ruthless …

  5. The Overlooked Reason Europe Doesn’t Have AC

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:24:00 -0000

    Americans and Europeans tend to have very different ideas about physical suffering and sacrifice. This summer, the transatlantic culture war has fixated on an unlikely flash point: air-conditioning. Last weekend, I arrived in Paris at the beginning of the heat wave, or canicule, that has stifled the …

  6. Ralph Nader: Tyrant Trump’s Biggest Legacy Bringing Out The Worst In America – OpEd

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 01:05:17 -0000

    Jimmy Carter’s campaign motto in 1976 was “Why Not the Best!” declaring everywhere he went: “I want to see us once again have a nation that’s as good …

  7. Paris official blames US for heatwave as tourists mock city’s lack of air-con

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:28:54 -0000

    A Paris official has blamed America for the record-breaking heatwave in France. The comments were made as part of a scathing rebuke to American …

  8. More than 1,300 excess deaths linked to record-breaking Europe heatwave, WHO says

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:59:40 -0000

    More than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded in connection with Europe's record-breaking heatwave since June 21, according to the World Health Organization on Sunday. Earlier that day, health officials in France reported that there had been around 1,000 more deaths than expected in the country …

  9. As communities face more frequent hazard warnings, we need better systems to avoid ‘emergency fatigue’

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:54:12 -0000

    Earlier this month, Wellington declared a local state of emergency, including evacuation orders, when forecast powerful swells threatened to inundate …

  10. The Climate and Capitalism Can Be Fixed, Say These Brilliant Economists

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:10:00 -0000

    Thomas Piketty and colleagues lay out a road map to reversing current dire trends. Imagine the world in the year 2100. Global warming has reached only …

  11. French government under fire as hospitals face excess heatwave deaths

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:16:28 -0000

    After 11 days of an exceptional heatwave and in the face of the heavy human toll that is beginning to emerge, politicians are accusing the French government of "incompetence" and "inaction." This comes after health officials said Sunday there had been around 1,000 more deaths than expected compared …

  12. 35 Photos Of Europeans Trying To Survive The Heatwave Without Fully Melting

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:15:07 -0000

    Europe is currently melting under a brutal heatwave. The UK has recorded its highest ever June temperature, France has seen its hottest day since …

  13. World Cup 2026: How Fifa president Gianni Infantino is jetting around

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:20:51 -0000

    Fifa president Gianni Infantino has attended 24 matches in just over two weeks all across North America at this summer's World Cup, clocking up thousands of air miles. The tournament is spread over three countries - the US, Canada and Mexico - with 16 host cities, and there are more matches than …

  14. A 'heat dome' is driving dangerous heat across the U.S. into the July 4 weekend

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:37:11 -0000

    Extreme heat this week will blanket a majority of American states through the July 4 weekend, according to forecasters. The National Weather Service …

  15. The Layer of Permafrost That Thawed in Alaska Last Month Contains Bacteria That Has Never Encountered a Human Immune System

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:15:00 -0000

    Imagine waking up to find that the ground beneath your feet has started giving up secrets it has kept for tens of thousands of years. That is what …

  16. If a Lyme disease vaccine gets approved, how would it go over? We asked hunters

    Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:30:00 -0000

    It's tick season, possibly the worst in a decade. More and more Americans are being exposed to these parasites as climate change expands the range where they can survive. That means more people are also exposed to the bevy of health conditions they can cause, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, …

  17. About 1,000 deaths in France attributable to heat wave

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:06:41 -0000

    Several events have been canceled or postponed in the country to avoid overloading hospitals which are already near their breaking point, especially …

  18. Heat wave grips Europe, reigniting debate over AC

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 22:06:14 -0000

    Austria, the Czech ​Republic, Germany, and Poland sweat through record temperatures on Sunday, as a European heat wave reignited a political debate …

  19. Swiss glaciers melting at alarming rate in June as Europe faces extreme heat

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:16:57 -0000

    All snow and ice accumulated over the past winter is expected to have melted by Monday. Over the past century, this tipping point usually only …

  20. Why some trees might fall during prolonged extreme heat

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:07:05 -0000

    In the last week, a group of bowlers had a lucky escape when a tree crashed down onto a green. A few days later, an MP in the House of Commons revealed a mature tree had fallen on her house. So could this be linked to the recent soaring temperatures? Trees can really suffer during a heatwave and the …

  21. How Paris is using the Seine to try to keep cool in scorching heat

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:14:17 -0000

    Under the streets of Paris, a 75-mile labyrinth of pipes is at work trying to keep the parts of the city cool. They’re carrying water that’s been …

  22. European heatwave causes 1,000 excess deaths in France

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:38:09 -0000

    According to AFP estimates, at least 191 million people are forecast to experience temperatures of at least 35C in Europe. France’s public health agency has reported 1,000 excess deaths as an intense heatwave continues to attack Europe. The agency, which operates under the French Ministry of Health, …

  23. 'We Were Warned,' Says WHO Chief as More Than 1,300+ Dead Across Europe From Climate-Driven Heat Wave

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:33:54 -0000

    The head of the World Health Organization on Sunday said the deadly heat wave now boiling across Europe—which French authorities say caused more than …

  24. Illinois leads the nation in confirmed tornadoes after hot and rainy spring season — most of them in Central Illinois

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:48:55 -0000

    Illinois is leading the country in tornadoes this year and many of them have touched down in the state’s central region. Through a combination of …

  25. Warnings expected for heat wave hitting New England this week. Here’s how hot it will get.

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:45:35 -0000

    The final two days of June are going to feature a warming trend, and by the time we start July, you’re going to be wondering if you can turn the oven …

  26. Survey Sunday: with nearly a trillion dollars, will Elon try to make things right?

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:13:23 -0000

    Last week, we asked Electrek readers a simple whether they believed that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, after becoming the world’s first trillionaire, would finally make good on the ambitious promises he spent years making about accelerating sustainable energy, delivering unsupervised full self …

  27. WHO: Europe's heatwave linked to hundreds of deaths

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:49:28 -0000

    June 29 (UPI) -- Extreme heat that has been baking Europe over the last two weeks is at least partially responsible for hundreds of additional …

  28. Germany sets new heat record again

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:13:58 -0000

    The scorching weekend in Germany has produced another record high since measurements began in the 19th century, with the new peak recorded in …

  29. Decline In Plankton Across North East Atlantic Sends Stark Warning For Ocean Health

    Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:53:12 -0000

    Microscopic plankton are among the most important organisms on Earth. Phytoplankton produce around half of the oxygen we breathe, while plankton as a …

  30. Wildlife Science Says a Wolf Howling Alone in the Dark Is Not Calling Its Pack – It Is Doing the Opposite and the Distinction Changes How We Understand Lone Wolves Entirely

    Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:45:00 -0000

    You have probably grown up with the image: a single wolf silhouetted against a full moon, lifting its head to call desperately to its missing pack. …