Social media post led to discovery that samplers measuring toxic particles in air can also detect fragments of DNA As the UK’s Big Butterfly Count reaches more than 100,000 submissions , an international group of scientists have produced the first national survey of biodiversity using an entirely different approach. Instead of looking for species by eye, they took advantage of the samplers around the UK that constantly measure toxic metal particles in the air , and used them to measure tiny fragments of DNA . Dr Joanne Littlefair from University College London, part of the research team, said: “Organisms lose bits of themselves all the time – dead skin cells, fragments of hair or feathers, saliva, even faeces and urine. Some of this will blow up into the air and become airborne ‘environmental’...
Significant progress has been made globally in implementing national and local disaster risk reduction strategies. Yet, the impact of disasters on lives and economies persists and disaster resilience is one of the most regressed areas in Sustainable Development Goal implementation. Moreover, climate change is intensifying the frequency and severity of disasters. Under a 1.5°C warming […]
News Corp broadsheet puts Pollyannish spin on study that found a record decline in the world’s largest coral reef. Plus: Grok goes woke Want to get this in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for the Weekly Beast media newsletter here The Australian Institute of Marine Science’s annual monitoring study came out on Wednesday. It warned that the Great Barrier Reef could reach a tipping point where it cannot recover fast enough between major catastrophic events. The Guardian reported it as: Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching event in 2024 most widespread and severe on record Continue reading...
A new study shows that since 1990, fire season is arriving up to two months earlier across many parts of California.
Mass bleaching across the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef on Western Australia's coast has alarmed conservationists, who have described weeping when they witnessed the devastation. (Footage: Ari Balle-Bownes and Anouska Freedman for ACF)
Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright indicated on CNN that the administration could alter previously published federal climate reports.
Otterpool Park’s 8,500 homes will run on solar power and batteries – with enough renewable energy to help keep lights on elsewhere One of Britain’s first all-electric towns to be built with almost no reliance on fossil fuels could soon help to power the grid with renewable energy. The developers of a new garden town in Kent have struck a deal with a leading energy infrastructure company to design and operate a “smart” energy grid, which could mean its 8,500 households act as a virtual power plant for the rest of the country. Continue reading...
Austria tried a combination of taxes and rebates to reduce emissions.
Put a pin just about anywhere on the map of Alaska, and you're likely to hit an area debating a proposed mine, a new wilderness road, a logging site, an oil well, a natural gas pipeline.
Donald Trump's doubled tariffs on India, targeting its Russian oil trade, aim to pressure Putin on the Ukraine war. India faces a complex balancing act between maintaining ties with Russia and the US, its largest trading partner. While India may gradually reduce Russian oil dependency, a complete shift is unlikely due to economic and political considerations.
After holding steady for decades, the beloved Perito Moreno has thinned considerably since 2019, scientists said.
The Whitehorse Power Centres project will include two thermal power centres, and a new substation on Long Lake Road in Whitehorse. The generators will be powered by diesel, LNG, or both.
Administrator Lee Zeldin in a social media post said the program to help pay for solar in low-income areas was eliminated by the recent tax-and-spending megalaw.
Overall clearing was up 3%, with almost half in Great Barrier Reef catchment areas while 21% was remnant woodland, government data shows Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Forest and woodland across an area more than 1,000 times the size of the Sydney CBD was bulldozed in Queensland in 2022-23, newly published figures show, sparking warnings the state is escalating risks to endangered species and worsening climate change. Almost half (44%) of the 332,015 hectares of clearing was in Great Barrier Reef catchment areas, causing nutrient and sediment flow that puts additional pressure on corals already bleaching due to climate change. Continue reading...
Bilateral trade between China and Russia reached its highest level of the year in July, with the latest customs data coming as US President Donald Trump has hinted that China could be next to join India in facing a 25 per cent punitive tariff over continued purchases of Russian oil. Total trade between China and Russia stood at US$19.14 billion in July, up 8.7 per cent from June, according to figures from China’s General Administration of Customs released on Thursday. But that marked a 2.8 per...
Dean Cain says he'll be "sworn in as an ICE agent asap" following a recruitment drive by the agency.
You may find it hard to digest, but Neanderthals may have loved their meat rotten, and full of maggots.
Hurricanes that intensify rapidly just before landfall are more deadly and destructive. The post Climate change brings more rapidly intensifying hurricanes; NOAA cuts makes forecasting them harder appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Whether you have yours with pickles or extra cheese, a burger can be one of the most satisfying meals to tuck into. But you should only eat one once every two weeks to help curb climate change.
As France's largest wildfire since 1949 rages on in south-west France, forecasters have placed several départements in southern and central France on heatwave warning from Friday.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Chemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a report has warned. The industrial economy has created more […]
Brian Keeper survived the July 4 floods that devastated Hunt, Texas. But moving on may be the hardest part.
To stay afloat, food banks in the Global South are considering selling controversial offsets for revenue.
A new polar expedition compared samples with those collected more than a century ago by by Scott, along with voyages led by Shackleton and Borchgrevink Three glass specimen jars full of satsuma-sized echinoderms, or sea urchins, sit on Dr Hugh Carter’s desk in the Natural History Museum. Each one, collected from the depths of the Southern Ocean by polar teams led by Sir Ernest Shackleton, Capt Robert Falcon Scott and the Norwegian Carsten Borchgrevink, tells a tale of heroic exploration and scientific endeavour. Now, more than a century later, Carter, the Natural History Museum’s (NHM) curator of marine invertebrates, hopes the preserved Antarctic urchins, 50 in all, will help tell a different, increasingly urgent story of modern times: how changes in the world’s southernmost waters may be...
Amidst deepening India-Russia oil ties, President Trump has escalated sanctions against New Delhi by imposing an additional 25% tariff, bringing the total to 50%. India's external affairs ministry swiftly condemned the increase as unfair and unreasonable, emphasizing that its oil imports are driven by energy security needs. Trump also hinted at potential secondary sanctions against China for similar actions.
The developer behind Dakota Access is seeking a major pipeline expansion from West Texas to Arizona.
The administration must decide this month whether to again use emergency powers to keep open a coal plant near Grand Rapids.
The administration and its Republican allies in Congress say the International Energy Agency discourages fossil fuel investments around the world.
The third-hottest July worldwide ended a string of record-breaking temperatures, but many regions were devastated by extreme weather amplified by global warming, the European climate monitoring service said Thursday.
Campaigners warn the move will not close all the recycling loopholes being exploited by criminals.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia will host the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS-2) which is expected to take steps towards implementing effective climate action solutions while securing genuine international commitments to support environmental and climate initiatives in the continent.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02117K, Paper Junyi Dai, Jiahao Li, Fangxin Ling, Yu Yao, Yanru Wang, Mingze Ma, Jian Feng, Jun Xia, Yinbo Zhu, Hai Yang, Xianhong Rui, Hengan Wu, Yan Yu Sodium iron hexacyanoferrates (Na2FeFe(CN)6) are considered among the most promising cathode materials for sodium ion batteries due to their high theoretical energy density and low cost. However, structural Fe(CN)64- vacancies... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
It’s not the sisterhood busting your balls, fellas – it’s the fossil fuel interests making money from the tonnes of synthetic garbage spewed on to the planet every day There is plastic in your balls ! Surely this should be headline news every day until the news breaks that “there is no longer plastic in your balls”, accompanied by photographs of celebration parades and ecstatic couples kissing in the streets. Continue reading...
An Okanagan industrial park has unveiled B.C.'s largest solar energy initiative to date.
The legal claim, one of a raft of lawsuits across the country, had accused companies of a yearslong disinformation campaign about climate change.
India has strongly condemned the US's decision to impose an additional 25% tariff on Indian crude oil imports from Russia. The Ministry of External Affairs labeled the move 'unfortunate,' emphasizing India's commitment to safeguarding its energy security and national interests. This decision places India at a competitive disadvantage in the US market, potentially impacting trade relations between the two nations.
The only way to control most greenhouse gases is to mandate less use of fossil-fuel-derived energy. Absurd federal rules and regulations resulted.
The executive order also warns of potential penalties against other countries found to be “directly or indirectly importing oil from the Russian Federation.”
Summertime fire activity is creeping into spring, and the balmier climate is a major driver, scientists said.
Under the new decree, Russia can increase its greenhouse gas emissions by about 20% by 2035 compared to 2021 levels.
Narendra Modi will visit China for the SCO Summit. This is his first visit since the Galwan clash. The visit happens amid trade issues with the United States. Donald Trump threatens higher tariffs on India. India defends its energy strategy. Ajit Doval is in Moscow for talks on strategic partnership. Discussions will include Russian oil supplies to India.
In 2006, Ari Shapiro reported on how Hurricane Katrina made an already broken public defender system in New Orleans worse. The court system collapsed in the aftermath of the storm. Katrina caused horrific destruction in New Orleans. It threw incarcerated people into a sort of purgatory - some were lost in prisons for more than a year. But the storm also cleared the way for changes that the city's public defender system had needed for decades. Two decades later, Shapiro returns to New Orleans and finds a system vastly improved. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for C onsider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org . Email us at considerthis@npr.org .
Healthy trees contain more than one trillion different bacteria, fungi and viruses, a new study has found. These wood microbiomes could hold clues about forest health and climate change.
“The siren song of climate zealots has derailed American infrastructure projects,” EPA’s administrator wrote in an op-ed pushing for building the pipeline.
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A wildfire that has closed the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park raged out of control over the weekend and is now the largest currently burning in the country. The Dragon Bravo fire has burned more than […]
New research shows that hurricanes increase the risk of death among seniors who continue to live in storm-battered areas, but the mortality impacts vary by region.
There's still plenty of money in fossil fuels, says this company.
The Lava Ridge Wind Project in Idaho was slated to be built near the national park site commemorating the internment camp that held thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II.
The Federal Trade Commission had barred former oil executives from joining company boards.
The Australian Automobile Association tested vehicles from Tesla, BYD, Kia and Smart in bid to give consumers more accurate information Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A government-funded program to test the true performance of vehicles has found the driving range of five popular electric cars is between 5% and 23% lower than results from laboratory testing. The Australian Automobile Association tested vehicles from Tesla, BYD, Kia and Smart – the first EVs to be put through its four-year, federally funded Real World Testing Program to give consumers more accurate information on vehicle performance. Continue reading...
Since the first big finds in the 1940s, Brazil’s politicians have vowed all of its people would benefit. But in some oil towns, one in four people still live below the poverty line Though 60 miles (100km) apart, the Brazilian municipalities of Presidente Kennedy in Espírito Santo state and Campos dos Goytacazes in Rio de Janeiro state have one big thing in common: oil. Since late in the last century, their public funds have been bolstered by billions in royalties from oil finds in the offshore Campos Basin . Yet despite having significantly more resources than other towns and cities in Brazil, both still face problems such as poor sanitation and healthcare, inadequate social housing and state education as well as corruption scandals. Continue reading...
A Beijing man has earned the nickname “bulldozer hero” after he used his digger to rescue more than 100 people from heavy rainfall and floods. China’s capital and its neighbouring provinces suffered heavy rainfall in the past week, which reportedly took 30 lives. Beijing Daily reported that the rainfall lasted 147 hours, during which the city received 40 per cent of its annual precipitation. As the total amount of rain was increasing to more than 300 millimetres in Beijing’s Miyun County, the...
Donald Trump has threatened to impose substantial tariffs on India for continuing to purchase Russian oil, despite criticism from within his own party. Nikki Haley cautioned against harming relations with India while seemingly giving China a pass. India has defended its oil imports, citing diverted traditional supplies and pointing out that other nations also trade with Russia.
The famously rainy state is facing longer, hotter and drier fire seasons, raising the risk of a mammoth fire that will be nearly impossible to fight. All the state can do is prepare.
The Trump administration wants to eliminate the energy-efficiency program, but bakers, builders, hot tub lobbyists, and chemical companies are trying to save it.
Decreased snowfall exposed the glaciers to direct sunlight, making them melt faster.
Donald Trump hinted at potential tariff actions against countries like India and China for importing energy from Russia, citing concerns about fueling the war in Ukraine. He expressed dissatisfaction with India's trade practices and hinted at substantially raising tariffs due to their continued oil trade with Russia.
Travel to Antarctica during the southern winter is restricted to emergencies with crews having to navigate extreme conditions and icy landings The New Zealand air force has evacuated three people from a US research base in Antarctica in a high-risk operation that required navigating through extreme weather and round-the-clock darkness. The air force said on Wednesday the United National Science Foundation requested a medical evacuation for three of its staff members based at the McMurdo Station, one of whom needed urgent medical care. Continue reading...
Expenses would be curtailed on cultural resources, wilderness, renewable energy and land acquisition.
The smaller payout and weaker oil are cutting into Saudi government revenues just as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pushes ahead with ambitious plans to transform the economy.
Nonprofits and state agencies involved in the solar initiative for low-income households say they’ve been warned grants could be terminated this week.
Climate experts say the increasing frequency of extreme weather has changed the playbook for assessing infrastructure risks and rebuilding efforts.
More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognised Chemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a report has warned. The industrial economy has created more than 100 million “novel entities”, or chemicals not found in nature, with somewhere between 40,000 and 350,000 in commercial use and production, the report says. But the environmental and human health effects of this widespread contamination of the biosphere are not widely appreciated, in spite of a growing body of evidence linking chemical toxicity with effects ranging from ADHD to infertility to cancer. Continue reading...
Australia’s political landscape is barely recognisable from four years ago. Will Labor abandon its risk-averse past and take an aggressive stance on emissions? In 2021, the Labor party was in a bit of a climate crouch. It needed policies that could be presented at the 2022 election as credible steps towards addressing the century’s greatest social and economic challenge after nine years of the Coalition doing next-to-nothing, or less. It also felt it needed to not leave itself exposed to another round of damaging climate scare campaigns from its opponents in the Morrison government, industry lobby groups and the media, particularly at News Corp. It had experienced too many of those, from claims that a lamb roast would cost more than $100 and Whyalla would be wiped from the map , to baseless...
Environmentalists suggest that unchecked construction and human activity within the Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone exacerbated the recent devastating flood in Dharali village. They highlight that unregulated development disrupts natural drainage and accelerates land degradation. Experts are calling for stricter land-use regulations, comprehensive climate monitoring, and sustainable tourism practices to protect the vulnerable Himalayan ecosystem.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01513H, Paper Cheng Wang, Chang Yu, Bingzhi Qian, Yongwen Ren, Rulong Ma, Yue Chu, Jieshan Qiu Upgrading nitrogen to ammonium fertilizer under environmental conditions presents a promising prospect for the application of distributed renewable energy. Herein, a hybrid plasma-electro-membrane triple intensified system is developed to achieve... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Experts suspect a glacier collapse or glacial lake breach, not a cloudburst, caused the devastating flash flood in Dharali village, Uttarkashi. Minimal rainfall was recorded, leading scientists to investigate a potential avalanche or lake burst upstream. Satellite images reveal glaciers and glacial lakes above the site, raising concerns about a sudden water release similar to the Raini disaster.
If there's one country that is outright dominating in the electric vehicle space, China would be it.
Piles of dirt can cheaply store renewable energy as heat – and that stored energy can reactivate the machinery of retired coal power plants, letting them provide backup power for the electricity grid
Extraordinary discovery of bones from early Ice Age period could reshape how we understand and respond to today’s climate shifts.
Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered the largest decline in coral cover in two of its three regions over the last year, research released on Wednesday showed, following a mass bleaching of its corals that was among the worst on record.
Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on Indian goods due to continued Russian oil purchases, despite India's offer of zero tariffs on American products. This escalation could significantly impact Indian exports and derail trade negotiations. India is devising strategies, including sectoral support, dairy diplomacy, and strategic messaging, to mitigate economic fallout and stabilize relations amidst Trump's pressure.
Reefs have been battered by cyclones and starfish that eat coral, but heat stress driven by climate change is the main cause of damage.
Space hurricanes, unlike typical geomagnetic disturbances, are stealthy threats to satellite systems, forming even when the sun is quiet. These swirling plasma vortices disrupt GPS accuracy, scramble satellite signals, and distort Earth’s magnetic field without warning. Their ability to bypass normal forecasting models makes them a hidden threat to global navigation and communication infrastructure, especially in remote polar regions.
Delegates at UN treaty talks must not allow negotiations to be derailed again by fossil fuel interests Plastic pollution has reached the most remote and inaccessible parts of our beleaguered planet. It has been found in Greenland’s ice cap , near the summit of Mount Everest, and in the deepest depths of the western Pacific Ocean. Nature programmes have sounded the alarm over a human-made crisis that has become an environmental scourge and a serious threat to our health . Yet global production of plastics is on course to triple to more than a billion tonnes a year by 2060, after increasing by more than 200 times over the past 75 years. This gloomy backdrop should inject a sense of urgency into UN-convened talks in Switzerland this week, aimed at agreeing a binding global plastics treaty...
The Kremlin has defended India's right to choose its trading partners, criticizing Trump's threat to raise tariffs over Russian oil imports. India has rebuffed Trump's warning as "unjustified," asserting its oil purchases are driven by market conditions. India vowed to protect its interests, noting that the US and EU also trade with Russia.
Nonprofits and state agencies involved in the solar initiative say they’ve been warned grants could be terminated this week.
Researchers warn reef may reach tipping point where coral cannot recover fast enough between major catastrophic events Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Great Barrier Reef has suffered its biggest annual drop in live coral in two out of three areas monitored by scientists since 1986, a new report has revealed. The Australian Institute of Marine Science (Aims) report is the first to comprehensively document the devastating impacts of the early 2024 mass coral bleaching event – the most widespread and severe on record for the Great Barrier Reef. Continue reading...
The United States is rushing to put nuclear power reactors on the Moon and Mars, and hopes to launch the first system by the end of the decade.
This is a re-post from the Climate Brink I’ve been traveling with my family on vacation in Iceland for the past week, so the timing of recent events has been less than ideal. Given that I am cited in both the recent DOE report and EPA proposed rule, I thought it would be useful to address how my work was used and misused in more detail. Expect more on the broader topics covered in the report in coming weeks. Moving away from current policy In their proposed rule titled “Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards”, the EPA cites my work (among others) to argue that the original 2009 endangerment finding was too pessimistic. Specifically, they say that: With respect to projected increases in GHG concentrations and...
Forecasters are sounding the alarm for the Northeast, warning that the region is dangerously overdue for a historic hurricane and urging millions to get prepared now.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 15, 16 August 2025.
The nominees could be instrumental to the administration’s goal of rolling back the tightened soot standard and standing pat on other air quality limits.
India's early achievement of its E20 ethanol blending target has sparked debates over mileage and engine performance. The government refutes claims of significant fuel efficiency drops, citing minimal impact on E20-compatible vehicles and emphasizing environmental benefits like reduced carbon emissions.
After a spell of wetter and windier weather there are signs of possible drier and warmer days to come. BBC Weather's Matt Taylor explains.
India-US relations face strain over Russian oil imports. The Indian Army recalls US support for Pakistan in 1971. Donald Trump criticizes India's oil trade, threatening higher tariffs. India defends its energy policy, citing national interest. The Ministry of External Affairs calls US and EU stance unjustified. New Delhi points to Western nations' continued trade with Russia.
Flash floods swept away several homes and shops in northern India, killing at least four people and leaving many others trapped under debris, officials said Tuesday.
The wildfire “did not hinder search efforts,” officials said.
[IPS] New York -- They are lightweight, cheap, and able to be used in every sector of every supply chain. Few materials have revolutionized manufacturing and the global economy as much as plastics have. They are essential in almost everything, however this comes at a cost. A cost of 1.5 trillion annually in environmental damage, and a 75 percent waste ratio of all plastic ever produced.
US President Donald Trump said he would be “substantially raising” the tariff on Indian exports to the United States over the Asian nation’s purchases of Russian oil, a move New Delhi slammed as unjustified in an escalating fight between the two major economies.
Amid a pivot back to its fossil fuel roots and away from renewable energy, Britain's BP said it had made its largest oil and gas discovery in 25 years.
[allAfrica] The ocean comprises 70% of the planet and has a profound impact on all life on Earth. It regulates the global climate, produces most of the oxygen we breathe, absorbs carbon dioxide, and supports a vast network of life that sustains ecosystems and our planet's life support. It also acts as the largest 'carbon sink', a vital buffer against climate change.
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Africa aims to use the 2nd Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) to transform visionary climate commitments into tangible, scalable solutions for a resilient and sustainable future, the African Union Commission (AUC) announced.
They are lightweight, cheap, and able to be used in every sector of every supply chain. Few materials have revolutionized manufacturing and the global economy as much as plastics have. They are essential in almost everything, however this comes at a cost. A cost of 1.5 trillion annually in environmental damage, and a 75 percent […]
Oil giant BP, which recently pivoted away from green energy, posted Tuesday better-than-expected quarterly earnings and announced a fresh review of costs.
But early samples from the Brazilian discovery show high levels of carbon dioxide, which could make development complicated and costly.
A repeal of EPA’s endangerment finding may open the door to more lawsuits against companies that emit planet-warming pollution, legal experts say.
Hurricane Katrina exposed longstanding flaws in the New Orleans criminal justice system. In the 20 years since, there has been dramatic change in the public defender office.
Scotland says there have been 119 incidents on the rail network caused by Storm Floris, including 75 tree-related ones The Scottish government has held emergency meetings in response to the “significant disruption” caused by Storm Floris across the country, with warnings of further travel chaos on Tuesday as poor weather continues. On Monday night, the Scottish government’s Resilience Room held a meeting to help decide an appropriate response to the storm, which has included power outages and almost 120 rail incidents. Representatives from the Met Office, Police Scotland, Transport Scotland and transport and utilities companies were in attendance. Continue reading...
[The Conversation Africa] South Sudan, which has been torn apart by a civil war, is vulnerable to extreme weather events, frequent floods and drought, to which it must adapt. But any adaptation projects for South Sudan have to be designed with conflict in mind. In his new book, coauthored with Jerry Urtuzuastigui, conflict researcher Ore Koren discusses the relationship between climate adaptation and security. Understanding this is essential in designing projects that protect people against climate change and also work well in
Taiwan would run out of natural gas supplies in about 10 days if Beijing blockaded the island, according to a report published by a Washington-based geopolitical think tank. The report from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) also said that its coal supplies would be depleted in seven weeks and its oil reserves in 20 weeks. The authors of the report, which was released on Thursday, analysed 26 war-gaming scenarios to understand Taiwan’s military challenges in countering a...
Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on Indian exports, accusing India of profiting from reselling Russian oil and not caring about the Ukraine war. This action stems from India's refusal to concede to trade demands and its continued purchase of discounted Russian oil. The threat, combined with Trump's stance towards Pakistan, evokes historical parallels and risks impacting India's GDP growth.
Donald Trump's efforts to pressure Russia through China and India regarding the Russia-Ukraine war are faltering, as both nations resist halting Russian oil imports despite threats of tariffs. China asserts its energy independence, while India emphasizes its long-standing partnership with Russia.
Two Russian young women and a man were ordered to make a humbling public apology for a video posing with a burning oil depot after a major Ukrainian oil strike
Prime minister faces a choice between high tariffs or giving up cheap oil, putting New Delhi’s non-alignment policy under severe strain The relationship between India and the US is facing one of its most significant challenges in decades, as the Trump administration doubles down on its demands that India stop buying Russian oil or face punitive tariffs . The US president, Donald Trump, has refused to cut tariffs on Indian exports to the US, as he has for other countries, and on Monday said he would significantly raise them over its purchases of cheap Russian oil, which now account for one-third of its imported oil. Continue reading...
Abby Breyfogle wears a silver charm bracelet that represents her achievements at Camp Mystic, the all-girls Christian camp destroyed by the Independence Day floods. The former camper, who is now a student at the University of Texas, Austin, talks about the memories from the ten summers that she wears on her wrist.
"We’ve got teenaged groypers posting cutesy memes on government accounts bragging about going backwards on the tech tree, what a moment."View Entire Post ›
Glacial retreat on pristine world heritage-listed island as temperatures warm could endanger unique plant life Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Glaciers on a remote Australian sub-Antarctic island are shrinking rapidly, losing almost a quarter of their size in just 70 years, with researchers fearing glaciers on a neighbouring peninsula may have already disappeared. Analysis of aerial photographs and maps going back to 1947 were combined with satellite data to track melting on 29 glaciers on the uninhabited wilderness of Heard Island, 4,100km south-west of Perth and 1,500km north of Antarctica. Continue reading...
Forecasters are keeping a close watch on multiple weather systems across the Atlantic, including one that quickly strengthened into Tropical Storm Dexter overnight.
Launched in 2022, Sakhalin’s climate experiment aimed to achieve carbon neutrality by the end of this year.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections In a stark juxtaposition, while nearly half of all Americans sweltered under a life-threatening extreme heat wave made several times more likely by climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency declared this week that it will roll back the agency’s 2009 determination that climate pollution endangers public health and welfare. Known as the “endangerment finding,” this determination has been the basis of the EPA’s efforts over the past 15 years to regulate climate pollutants from vehicles, power plants, and other major sources. “Today is the greatest day of deregulation our nation has seen,” said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, the head of the agency whose mission...
Hong Kong recorded a rainy July with monthly rainfall hitting 56 per cent “above the normal” levels following a “very dry” first half of the year, according to the city’s weather forecaster. The Observatory said on Monday that the city experienced “more significant rainfall” in July, recording 601.7mm (24 inches), or about 56 per cent above the climatological normal of 385.8mm. The increased rainfall was due to remnants of tropical cyclone Danas in early July and Typhoon Wipha in mid-July, as...
The fourth named storm of this hurricane season was located about 255 miles northwest of Bermuda.
[New Times] The government is preparing to restore 'degraded' peatlands across the country so that they can regain their capacity to act as carbon sinks [capacity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere] as a way of mitigating climate change and building adaptation to its effects.
America needs more electricity, yet the administration is actively stymieing wind and solar power.
Britain's BP announced Monday it made its biggest oil and gas discovery in 25 years off the coast of Brazil, as it shifts back to its fossil fuel business.
US and China are engaged in tough trade negotiations, with a major sticking point being China's oil imports from Iran and Russia. China insists on maintaining its energy supply routes, defying US pressure to cease these purchases. Despite this disagreement, both sides express optimism about reaching a deal to stabilize commercial ties, although significant challenges remain.
Amber and Yellow wind warnings are now in force as Storm Floris brings unseasonably strong winds.
Company renews focus on fossil fuels and believes Santos basin could be its largest find since 1999 Business live – latest updates BP has made its largest oil and gas discovery of the past 25 years off the coast of Brazil as it continues to shift its focus back to fossil fuels. The Santos basin oil and gas discovery, which is located in deep waters about 250 miles (400km) off the Brazilian coast, is the company’s 10th oil discovery of the year – but could be its largest since its discovery at the Shah Deniz gasfield in Azerbaijan in 1999 . Continue reading...
Amber alert due in Scotland with warnings winds could reach 85mph Good morning and welcome to our blog covering Storm Floris with a yellow weather warning for wind already in effect for a swath of the northern UK and an amber wind alert for much of Scotland due to start at 10am. Heavy rain and winds of up to 85mph are possible, the Met Office said. Some trains and ferry services have already been cancelled with more likely to be affected. Continue reading...
Over 10,000 Scots oil and gas jobs have been lost in the space of just one year while over 40% of the UK's energy needs is being imported, it can be revealed.
Exxon Mobil and Chevron have been hampered by lower oil prices and global economic uncertainty.
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK thinks there’s hundreds of billions of pounds' worth of shale gas ripe for exploiting. But is it ready for the fracking backlash?
The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
An Argentine business is partnering with the museum that houses the world's largest model train to develop exhibits depicting parts of South America.
[New Times] Rwanda's First -- ever electric coaches have begun operating in secondary cities, marking a major milestone in the country's efforts to promote green public transport and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
A senior Trump administration official, Stephen Miller, has criticised India for its continued purchase of Russian oil, asserting it fuels the Russia-Ukraine war. Miller highlighted the surprising scale of India's oil imports from Russia, nearly matching China's. This rebuke follows the imposition of tariffs on Indian goods and warnings of further penalties if oil purchases continue without a peace agreement.
A 220-car freight train carrying 54 million pounds of coal derailed in St. Albans, West Virginia, halting Amtrak's Cardinal route in both directions.
Altamira is known as the 'champion of deforestation' in local media.
Scotland is set to be battered by hurricane-force winds today as Storm Floris brings 12 hours of 'unseasonally disruptive' conditions and torrential downpours.
From Seattle to New Orleans, cities are protecting frontline communities while the federal government walks away
Harsh Goenka mocked Donald Trump's suggestion of Pakistan selling oil to India, deeming it highly improbable. Trump claimed a deal with Pakistan to develop its 'massive' oil reserves, potentially leading to sales to India. However, Pakistan's proven reserves are significantly smaller than India's, and it heavily relies on oil imports, making Trump's scenario unlikely.
Video shows black smoke pouring from facility in Sochi, while Russian attack on Mykolaiv wounds seven people An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot near the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi has ignited a raging fire, as the two countries traded strikes at the end of one of the deadliest weeks in Ukraine in recent months. More than 120 firefighters were trying to put out the blaze, said the regional governor, Veniamin Kondratyev, as emergency officials reported a fuel tank with a capacity of 2,000 cubic metres (70,000 cubic feet) was burning. Continue reading...
Critics say Gretchen Whitmer deposed Alessandra Carreon at the behest of state energy supplier DTE Energy Michigan ’s governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has effectively ousted a clean energy advocate from serving on a board that regulates the state’s energy utilities monopoly, and replaced her with someone who environmental groups charge is an “industry ally”, campaigners say. The groups allege the move was made at utility giant DTE Energy’s behest because it was unhappy with Michigan public services commission (MPSC) board member Alessandra Carreon’s position on clean energy and opposition to rate increases, among other issues. Continue reading...
An Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in Sochi, the Russian resort that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympic which is 400 kilometres (250 miles) from the Ukrainian border, authorities said Sunday.
The E.P.A. said this week it would revoke its own ability to fight climate change. It’s the latest move in an extraordinary pivot away from science-based protections.
Hong Kong authorities have strengthened mosquito control measures at a hospital and the neighbourhood where the city’s first imported case of chikungunya fever since 2019 was reported, with residents also taking extra steps. The Housing Authority and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department stepped up anti-mosquito efforts at Kwun Tong’s On Tat Estate and United Christian Hospital over the weekend. The measures include setting up more traps, applying larvicidal oil in breeding spots,...
Ukraine says Russian missiles hit Mykolaiv, while Russia blames a huge oil blaze in Sochi on Ukrainian drones.
Russia is India's top oil supplier.
Minneapolis faced hazardous air quality, ranking second-worst globally due to Canadian wildfire smoke. Air quality alerts spanned across the Midwest, impacting states like Iowa and Michigan. Residents are advised to limit outdoor activities and use air purifiers. The crisis highlights the cross-border impact of wildfires and the need for environmental preparedness, especially after pollution regulation rollbacks.
Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key members of the OPEC+ alliance are expected to further hike oil production in a meeting Sunday, a move analysts say is aimed at regaining market share amid resilient crude prices.
Baloch leader Mir Yar Baloch cautioned Donald Trump in an open letter, asserting that General Asim Munir misled him regarding Balochistan's resource ownership. He clarified that the oil, gas, and mineral reserves Trump mentioned belong to the 'Republic of Balochistan,' not Pakistan. Balochistan opposes any exploitation of its resources without the Baloch people's consent, emphasizing their sovereignty.
NEW DELHI — At least two vessels loaded with Russian oil bound for refiners in India have diverted to other destinations following new US sanctions, according to trade sources and data providers.
Visitors at the national park in Montana were left horrified after a tourist wandered off the designated boardwalk and trampled over a delicate ecosystem.
No pause on Russian imports by Indian oil firms who base decisions on ‘price, grade of crude, logistics and economic factors’ Indian oil refineries will continue to buy oil from Russia, officials have said, before threatened US sanctions next week against Moscow’s trading partners over the war in Ukraine. Media reports on Friday had suggested India, a big energy importer, would stop buying cheap Russian oil. Trump later told reporters that such a move would be “a good step” if true. Continue reading...
Indian officials confirmed Saturday the country is not altering policy and will continue buying oil from Russia, despite threats of a financial "penalty" from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Victor Sheppard drove his 2007 Toyota Tundra over a million miles in just nine years. Toyota used this truck to find the only weak link in its durability.
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Liquefied natural gas vessels are fueled by their cargo—they’re built specifically to make use of the gas boiling off from their tanks. Now Cheniere Energy, the largest US exporter of LNG, is seeking “alternative fuel” tax credits for […]
Storm Floris to bring 'unseasonably strong gusty' wind to UK
Warm sea surface temperatures, exacerbated by global heating, have created favourable conditions for jellyfish Coming to a beach near you: a guide to the jellyfish you’ll find off the UK coast An unusually high number of jellyfish have arrived in the UK’s seas this summer, experts have said. Jellyfish blooms arrive for their yearly reproduction cycle by following the current of warm water to the coast. Warm sea surface temperatures, which are exacerbated by global heating, create favourable conditions for jellyfish. Continue reading...
Routine checks at the Savannah River Site, a former US nuclear weapons facility in South Carolina, revealed a radioactive wasp nest emitting radiation levels ten times higher than regulatory limits. The nest, found near tanks storing liquid nuclear waste, was removed, and officials confirmed no contamination spread, with no impact on workers, the environment, or the public.
An “unknown, black substance” near Mosher Island was reported to the Canadian Coast Guard’s Arctic Region Marine Environmental and Hazards Response (MEHR) team Thursday morning.
Documents outlining the EPA's plan to roll back vehicle emission standards reference California by name 27 times.
Experts say the report being used to justify the mass rollback of climate regulations has many claims based on long-debunked research A new Trump administration report which attempts to justify a mass rollback of environmental regulations is chock-full of climate misinformation, experts say. On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to undo the 2009 “endangerment finding”, which allows the agency to limit planet-heating pollution from cars and trucks, power plants and other industrial sources. Hours later, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a 150-page report defending the proposal, claiming scientific concern about the climate crisis is overblown. Continue reading...
[SAnews.gov.za] The future of the renewable energy sector is female and Electricity and Energy Deputy Minister, Samantha Graham-Maré, is doubling down to make it happen.
[New Times] Rwanda is set to begin testing all non-electric vehicles for emissions starting August 18, as part of a new campaign aimed at improving air quality and public health, according to Juliet Kabera, Director General of the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA).
Here’s a handy guide for understanding organic wine and what to look for when selecting your next bottle Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com A good bottle of wine can bring joy and flavour to any meal or occasion – however, viticulture stands alongside agriculture as one of the great contributors to global problems like soil fertility loss, water contamination and wildlife habitat loss. Choosing to drink organic wine can push back against some of the more harmful effects of conventional winegrowing. Continue reading...
Heatwaves, floods, droughts: Why the plan needs your voice
Following US tariffs on Indian exports due to trade ties with Russia, state-owned refiners like IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, and MRPL have reportedly ceased spot market purchases of Russian crude oil. Reliance Industries and Nayara Energy, with term agreements, may continue imports. This shift could raise costs and impact refining margins, though India can transition to alternative sources.
US climate scientists are increasingly looking abroad as a result of cuts to research funding, according to a Hong Kong-based professor, signalling a possible shift in the centre of scientific gravity. Benjamin Horton, dean of the school of energy and environment, at City University of Hong Kong, said he had received multiple job applications from the United States from younger researchers. He said that out of 20-plus candidates for assistant professorships at CityU, half were working at leading...
Data from ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission can be used to estimate how much carbon is stored in forests – and a study has improved our understanding of how reliable this proxy is and how long-term datasets from SMOS can help us to monitor this valuable resource.
The national meteorological agency blamed pasture expansion for cattle, illicit crops, illegal mining and unregulated infrastructure development.
Yellow weather warning for wind in Scotland, Northern Ireland, north Wales and north of England from 6am Storm Floris is forecast to bring unseasonably strong winds to the UK on Monday, the Met Office says. The strongest winds are expected during the afternoon and night across Scotland, with gusts of up to 85mph possible on exposed coasts and hills. Continue reading...
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. US liberals have become so disgusted with Tesla since Elon Musk’s rightward turn that they are now not only far less likely to purchase the car brand but also less willing to buy any type of electric car, […]
[New Times] The Government has allocated over 8% of its 2025/26 fiscal year budget to environmental protection and combating climate change , according to Fred Sabiti, National Technical Advisor on Environment and Climate Change Mainstreaming at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN).
[Vanguard] Abuja -- Critical stakeholders in the energy sector have commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's push for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), describing it as a strategic solution to Nigeria's energy challenges.
A former firefighter makes the case for community paramedicine in the age of climate change. The post 911’s hidden emergency appeared first on High Country News.
[New Era] Namibia is preparing to take a step into the oil and gas industry, as the country positions itself to start processing crude oil once production begins. With major oil discoveries made in 2022, Namibia is becoming a new hotspot for global energy companies and investors.
Archer-Daniels-Midland’s storage site in Decatur, Illinois, has been on pause since EPA found that brine and CO2 had likely migrated into unauthorized zones.
A new policy lets insurers account for climate change in determining risk and setting premiums. "A big step forward," one researcher said.
[263Chat] A group of enterprising women in Glenview has been praised by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) for revolutionising solid waste management through a grassroots recycling initiative that is transforming both the environment and their community's fortunes.
[New Times] The government's decision to allocate over 8 per cent of the 2025/26 national budget to environmental protection and climate change marks a significant step in the right direction.
[IPS] Hyderabad, India -- I've just returned from the east coast of India, where I saw for myself the harsh challenges that older people in artisanal fishing communities confront daily. I saw how the community elders -- the keepers of marine traditions and the coastal environment -- are being forsaken by climate policy and their governments.
The tsunami warnings that followed the powerful earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula on Wednesday were another jarring reminder of Asia’s vulnerability to natural disasters and a wake-up call for the region to strengthen its defences before the next crisis hits. Extreme weather has once again been testing the region’s resilience in recent weeks. Earlier this month, Typhoon Wipha lashed parts of Southeast Asia, unleashing floods, disrupting flights and damaging infrastructure. Hong Kong...
Saudi Arabia’s Q2 2025 budget report shows a 7% rise in non-oil revenues, reaching SR149.861 billion ($39.9 billion), now nearly half of total income. While oil revenues fell 29%, fiscal reforms under Vision 2030 drove stronger tax and non-oil performance. Despite a quarterly deficit of SR34.534 billion ($9.2 billion), spending and debt remain tightly managed.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed frustration with India's trade practices, particularly its purchase of sanctioned Russian oil, leading to potential penalties and tariffs. President Trump's administration is reportedly displeased with India's slow pace in trade negotiations. Experts suggest these actions are pressure tactics to expedite a trade deal, especially as the US secures agreements with other major partners.
Energy use, climate change and workers rights should all be considered.
Donald Trump announced a US-Pakistan deal to develop Pakistan's 'massive oil reserves,' even saying that India may be a potential buyer. Despite Pakistan's claims of coastal petroleum, extraction progress remains limited. Pakistan relies heavily on Middle Eastern oil imports, constituting 20% of its import expenses.
William Thomas of Kerr county tells hearing illness meant he did not take part in emergency planning meetings A key emergency official was sick and asleep for most of the day before devastating flash flooding swept through Texas hill country and killed more than 130 people over the Fourth of July weekend. Kerr county’s emergency management coordinator, William B Thomas, had not spoken publicly since the floods , one of the state’s worst ever natural disasters. Questions have swirled about his absence and the lack of sufficient warnings to residents about the impending storm before the Guadalupe river surged to record levels in the early hours of 4 July. Continue reading...
[Daily Maverick] Cape Town came terrifyingly close to running dry, but 10 years on, is the city ready for the next climate-driven drought?
Acting New Jersey governor declares state of emergency as residents along US east coast prepare for severe weather Authorities are urging residents to prepare for severe weather as a powerful storm system that could cause intense flash floods moves through a swathe of the US east coast stretching from New York City to Washington DC. Forecasters are predicting intense rainfall, with rates possibly reaching up to 3 inches an hour. While most areas are expected to receive 1 to 3 inches of rain, certain isolated locations could see as much as 5 to 8 inches. Continue reading...
The Trump administration plans to rescind a long-standing finding by the Environmental Protection Agency that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health. It would end limits on pollution from vehicle tailpipes, power plants, smokestacks and other sources.
The US Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump is pushing to reverse a landmark 2009 declaration that deemed CO2 and other greenhouse gases harmful to people's health. What's at stake?
In the EPA EF reconsideration document there is a section on p62 where they attempt to make the argument that the CO2 endangerment finding would also apply to direct water vapor emissions to the atmosphere, which is (according to them) obviously absurd. But both claims are bogus. First off, the definition of pollutant in the […] The post Are direct water vapor emissions endangering anyone? first appeared on RealClimate.
I’ve just returned from the east coast of India, where I saw for myself the harsh challenges that older people in artisanal fishing communities confront daily. I saw how the community elders — the keepers of marine traditions and the coastal environment — are being forsaken by climate policy and their governments. As their children […]
Open access notables Unprecedented continental drying, shrinking freshwater availability, and increasing land contributions to sea level rise , Chandanpurkar et al., Science Advances Changes in terrestrial water storage (TWS) are a critical indicator of freshwater availability. We use NASA GRACE/GRACE-FO data to show that the continents have undergone unprecedented TWS loss since 2002. Areas experiencing drying increased by twice the size of California annually, creating “mega-drying” regions across the Northern Hemisphere. While most of the world’s dry/wet areas continue to get drier/wetter, dry areas are now drying faster than wet areas are wetting. Changes in TWS are driven by high-latitude water losses, intense Central American/European droughts...
The agency has extended administrative leave for staffers who openly criticized EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and the Trump administration through mid-August.
EPA tries to rescind ‘endangerment finding’ – part of ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda that experts say poses grave threat The Trump administration is attempting to unmake virtually all climate US regulations in one fell swoop. At an Indiana truck dealership on Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled a proposal to rescind the 16-year-old landmark legal finding which allows the agency to limit planet-heating pollution from cars and trucks, power plants and other industrial sources. Continue reading...
The storm is forecast to remain over open water and become a hurricane Friday, said the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
[New Dawn] From July 28 to 31, the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) celebrated its 15th anniversary with a landmark event held in Praia, Cabo Verde. The celebration brought together representatives from the National Focal Institutions, ECOWAS Commission, Partners, Experts, and ECOWAS Specialized Agencies and Directorates.
[SADC] During the margins of the 8th SADC Industrialisation Week, the Minister of Energy and Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Madagascar, Honourable Olivier Jean-Baptiste signed the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE) Intergovernmental Memorandum of Agreement (IGMoA) on 29th July 2025. The signing ceremony was held during the opening ceremony of the SADC Industrialisation Week and witnessed by the SADC Deputy Executive Secretary for Regional Integration, Ms. Angele Makombo N'tumba.
Planting trees will not fix climate change, according to a new report. Policies should focus on “rapidly reducing emissions” and restoring ecosystems.
East Asia is experiencing scorching weather, with Japan logging a new high of 41.2 degrees Celsius while South Korea marked a record streak of 22 hot “tropical nights” with temperatures exceeding 25 degrees. The alarming figures have raised fears of a devastating heatwave just around the corner for the region, especially with August typically being the hottest month of the year. Officials in Seoul on Thursday said the lowest daily temperature during the ongoing streak had only dipped to 29.3...
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has initiated plans to deploy renewable energy battery storage systems to enhance the stability of the national electricity grid.
Machine intelligence would address criticism that markets fund projects with little climate benefit — and would make them "reliable, ethical and robust."
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- The Chief Research Officer of the Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), Philbert Luhunga, has warned of an increase in unpredictable climate change, including significant delays in rainfall.
Backers say testing could provide a better map of oil resources, while environmentalists oppose new drilling.
When President Donald Trump in February met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trump said India would start buying American oil and gas.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has issued one of the most progressive climate justice decisions of our time. Its historic Advisory Opinion on the climate emergency and human rights, released on July 3, 2025, was unequivocal: States have legal obligations under international human rights law to reduce, prevent, and address climate damage, including reining […]
[IPS] The Hague -- Legal minds in international law are trying to interpret the scope and impact of the landmark advisory opinion on climate change by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where it said that states have a duty to prevent significant harm to the environment.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02109J, Paper Jingjing Jiang, Sanlue Hu, Tianshuo Guo, Xiangyong Zhang, Wei Hua, Baohui Ren, Ruijia Liu, Guangming Chen, Zhuoxin Liu, Cuiping Han Anode corrosion in aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) leads to electrochemically inert surface and uncontrolled deposition, severely impeding the batteries' lifespan. Efforts to stabilize the zinc anode have primarily focused on... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
With the rise of social media and generative AI, how much of what we see online is true? In this new series, SCMP Fact-Check, the Post investigates claims circulating online and debunks viral misinformation impacting the daily lives of Hongkongers. “Typhoon Wipha Signal #10 Hits Hong Kong July 20,2025,” reads a Facebook post by a user with some 61,000 followers, shared on July 21. Viewed more than 7,000 times, it features a 26-second video showing people fighting back gusts of wind, with some...
Tragedy struck in Jammu's Ramban district as flash floods claimed the lives of two government teachers from Udhampur, prompting school closures in Poonch and Rajouri. The teachers were caught in the deluge while attending a training session.
China has rebuffed US tariff threats over its Russian oil purchases, asserting its right to secure energy supplies and protect national interests. This firm stance follows US warnings during trade talks in Stockholm, where potential tariffs of up to 500% were discussed.
Farmers fear there will be a shortage in supermarket freezers after consistently dry weather resulted in the earliest harvest in 14 years.
US President Donald Trump’s signature budget bill, signed into law earlier this month, marked a startling pivot towards fossil fuels and nuclear power, reigniting a fierce debate over how best to balance the country’s energy future with its national security. The act, known officially as the One Big Beautiful Bill, rolls back Joe Biden era subsidies for solar, wind and electric vehicles – a dramatic reversal of long-standing US support for clean energy in a world racing towards...
AAA says carmakers overstating improvements in fuel use and environmental performance despite repeated investigations Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Car companies continue to sell vehicles in Australia that use much more petrol and emit more toxic fumes than advertised, despite repeated investigations identifying discrepancies in marketing. The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) on Wednesday released the latest results from its “real-world” testing program, a four-year $14m government-funded scheme that scrutinises claims made about vehicles’ fuel consumption and emissions . Continue reading...
A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.
The Trump administration’s latest and greatest assault on climate change mitigation would eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions regulations for motor vehicles and engines.
Powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia triggered tsunami alerts across Pacific including for US and Japan Tsunami warning live updates A major tsunami was not expected to strike Hawaii, a Pacific monitoring agency has said, after the initial waves hit the islands following a powerful magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, operated by the US National Weather Service, said in an update that “based on all available data”, a major tsunami was not expected to hit the state of Hawaii, although it warned all coasts could remain “a hazard to swimmers and boaters”, including people near the shore, due to sea level changes, powerful waves and strong currents. Continue reading...
Last summer, the gator found its way into a retention pond outside the restaurant in Seminole - likely swept in through storm drains stirred up by a hurricane.
The Trump EPA wants to reverse the “endangerment finding” that’s allowed the government to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
Europe’s forests play a crucial role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but research led by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has found their capacity to absorb carbon dioxide has declined in the past decade.
Experts say thawing of permafrost due to climate breakdown is causing increase in rock collapses across Alps Hundreds of hikers and tourists were evacuated and dozens of trails closed after a series of rockfalls on the slopes of Cima Falkner in the Brenta Dolomites in the north of Italy, as experts warned of a sharp rise in landslides in the area linked to thawing permafrost. In recent days, visitors reported hearing loud booms followed by rockfalls and thick clouds of dust rising from Monte Pelmo in the Val di Zoldo after rocky pinnacles broke away and crashed down into the valley below in the municipality of Selva di Cadore in Italy’s Belluno province. Continue reading...
A warming climate is enabling rodents to move north
Recent weeks have seen an increase in extreme weather events. From heat waves occurring across the Midwest states to flash flooding in Texas, Maryland, and New York. Although these weather events have had significant and measurable impacts on humans, rarely making headlines are the detrimental impacts these events have on agriculture, and that lack of […]
Legal minds in international law are trying to interpret the scope and impact of the landmark advisory opinion on climate change by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where it said that states have a duty to prevent significant harm to the environment. The court ruling says that the states have a responsibility to cooperate […]
Forecasting wildfire smoke is hard. We review the best tools to help you predict when unhealthful levels of smoke are coming. The post 15 sources of wildfire smoke forecasts for North America appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) expects the heat wave to end on Wednesday. Hot and humid weather will prevail during the day in Greater Cairo, Lower Egypt, and the North Coast, growing very hot and humid in South Sinai and the southern parts of the country. The weather by nightfall will humid across the nation. … The post Egypt’s searing heatwave to end on Wednesday, rainfall expected in Halayeb appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The decision could have far-reaching consequences — including for the fossil fuel industry, which may find itself exposed to a flood of new litigation.
Shanghai and parts of China’s east coast are on alert for storm damage, with Typhoon Co-May making landfall in the city on Wednesday afternoon. Warning of heavy rain and flooding, city authorities said the storm hit Fengxian district at around 4.40pm and was moving inland. Shanghai had also been bracing for a tsunami following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula at 7.24am. China’s Tsunami Warning Centre at the Ministry of Natural Resources issued a yellow alert – the...
The United Kingdom says it will recognize a Palestinian state in September if Israel doesn't agree to a ceasefire in Gaza. And, in a win for automakers, the EPA proposes reversing pollution limits.
The Trump administration move aims to tip markets that have favored renewables over coal because of cost.
The specifics come as the European Commission faces questions over how the EU can possibly reach the astronomical amount it is vowing to spend in the next three years on U.S. energy.
While the case is still far from trial, it's much closer than some 30 similar lawsuits nationwide brought by other states, cities and counties.
[The Conversation Africa] The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, handed down an advisory opinion on 23 July 2025 stating that climate change "imperils all forms of life". This followed a case brought by Vanuatu, a tiny South Pacific island nation threatened by rising sea levels, supported by 131 other countries - the biggest case the court had ever heard. The opinion sets out what all governments need to do to limit greenhouse gas emissions and prevent further global warming. Climate law specialist Zunaida
[IPS] Srinagar, India & Kinshasa, DRC -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) stands on the precipice of a profound environmental and social crisis, as the government prepares to auction 55 new oil blocks that cover more than half the country's landmass.
The spur to build Toronto's billion-dollar-plus flood prevention project dates back to a devastating hurricane in 1954, but planners say its urgency was reinforced by the recent tragic flooding in Texas.
Experts say the EPA's move to reverse the endangerment finding is dangerous for the nation. But California may have tools to weather the storm.
U.S. and Canadian leaders push for nuclear energy expansion, citing shared goals on energy security, clean power, and global leadership in a shifting geopolitical landscape.
Wildfire officials in the N.W.T. on Tuesday were hopeful that weather conditions in the next day or two would help keep a fire from moving any closer to Jean Marie River.
A new environmental licensing law has been criticised by environmentalists as Brazil prepares for COP30.
Experts warn the move will severely curb the federal government's ability to combat climate change.
The agency proposal would rescind the landmark “endangerment finding,” which says that greenhouse gases are a threat to public health.
Environmental Protection Agency officials might end the agency's prior "endangerment finding" for greenhouse gas emissions and repeal vehicle regulations.
From drought-stricken farms to rising trade barriers, the global coffee industry is facing unprecedented strain.
New records reveal the coal-fired plants and chemical companies, among others, that received exemptions after submitting email requests.
According to regional officials, only 24,000 tourists visited Anapa in July compared to 100,000 during the same period last year.
The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite, a joint Earth observation mission, is scheduled to launch on July 30, 2025. This collaboration between India and the US will provide high-resolution, all-weather imagery for disaster management, climate monitoring, and more. NISAR's open-data policy aims to empower global decision-making and emergency response efforts.
New satellite technology has revealed that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, an unexpected turn of events that could spell big trouble for Antarctica.
Although the trends can be hard to perceive, we are making incredible progress on global poverty, health, longevity and climate change Don’t fret the future. A lot of people do, and for powerful reasons – we are facing enormous challenges unprecedented in human history, from climate change and nuclear war to engineered pandemics and malicious artificial intelligence. A 2017 survey showed that nearly four in 10 Americans think that climate change alone has a good chance of triggering humanity’s extinction. But we seem largely blind to the many profound reasons for hope – and it’s not entirely our fault. Continue reading...
[Namibian] Petroleum Training and Education Fund chief executive Nillian Mulemi at the Youth in Oil and Gas Summit at Walvis Bay, 25 July 2025
The deadly floods that struck Beijing and surrounding regions this week are the latest stark reminder of China’s increasing exposure to extreme weather. In the past week at least 40 people have died – 30 of them in the capital – and tens of thousands have been displaced, according to reports by state media. The disaster was an unsettling echo of the 2023 devastation, when climate-fuelled torrential rains and flooding killed at least 33 people in Beijing and 29 in neighbouring Hebei...
[Ghanaian Times] THE people of Ballagonnor in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region heaved a sigh of relief following the installation of Power Up units to address longstanding power challenges in the community.
The EPA administrator made several inaccurate comments on a right-wing podcast ahead of rolling back the endangerment finding.
Hong Kong authorities have urged the public to avoid hiking and stay away from streams and large trees in the coming days, following recent record-breaking downpours that have heightened the risk of landslides and flash floods. The city recorded its second-longest black rainstorm warning on Tuesday, lasting more than 11 hours. Experts also cautioned on Friday that the extent of soil instability was difficult to predict and that a landslide could be as sudden and powerful as an avalanche. The...
Despite escalating trade tensions and disagreements over energy policy, the United States maintains that India remains a crucial strategic partner. The State Department emphasized the need for open dialogue to resolve concerns, including trade imbalances and India's Russian oil purchases.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it will eliminate the Solar for All program designed to help low-income households install solar panels on their homes.
The west-coast reef has largely escaped the curse of coral bleaching that has blighted the Great Barrier Reef. This year, that’s changed.
Ex-fossil fuel executive Chris Wright said administration is reviewing national assessments made by past governments The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, is facing growing criticism from scientists who say their “worst fears” were realized when Wright revealed that the Trump administration would “update” the US’s premier climate crisis reports. Wright, a former oil and gas executive, told CNN’s Kaitlin Collins earlier this week that the administration was reviewing national climate assessment reports published by past governments. Continue reading...
The California Supreme Court sided with environmental groups in a Thursday ruling, saying that state lawyers were wrong in their claim that the Public Utilities Commission's decision to slash rooftop solar incentives could not be challenged.
A geomagnetic storm could hit Earth Aug. 8 or 9, possibly bringing the dazzling northern lights with it.
Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, faces imminent submersion due to rising sea levels, prompting a groundbreaking planned migration. A treaty with Australia allows 280 Tuvaluans annually to gain permanent residency, accessing essential services.
NASA's Curiosity rover has snapped black and white images of a rock on the Martian surface that looks remarkably like a piece of coral.
Open access notables Public concerns about solar geoengineering research in the United States , Buck et al., Communications Earth & Environment Solar geoengineering is receiving increased private research funding at a time of growing social media speculation about government weather control. This can complicate public deliberation on solar geoengineering research. Using interviews (N = 64), focus groups (N = 10), and a national survey (N = 3076), we explore initial impressions of the US public on solar geoengineering research, including views on research and beliefs that atmospheric modification to combat global warming is currently ongoing. We find more opposition than support for research and a strong preference...
[Vanguard] In a bid to enhance the ease of doing business in Nigeria's midstream and downstream petroleum sectors, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has commenced the process of merging three separate regulations on safety and environment into a single framework.
Environmental group says industry figures will be obstructive and aim to reduce overall ambition of meeting More than 200 industry lobbyists are attending the UN’s meeting to hammer out a global plastics treaty, raising fears that moves to prevent runaway plastic production may be undermined. The 234 lobbyists from the oil, petrochemical and plastics industries outnumber the combined delegations of all 27 EU member states, and far exceed the number of people attending with the delegation of scientists as well as Indigenous peoples at the Geneva talks. Continue reading...
The 18-mile-long Perito Moreno glacier in Argentina is on the verge of total collapse due to climate change, scientists warn.
Several tornado warnings were issued, and although none touched down, Environment and Climate Change Canada says there were reports of funnel clouds near Dugald and Oakbank.
Trump's White House trade adviser Peter Navarro defended the US decision to impose additional tariffs on India for buying Russian oil, citing India's high tariffs on American goods. He contrasted this with China, where existing high tariffs already exist.
The proposal could compel California to adopt new cleanup plans and levy new pollution fees in one of the nation's areas most plagued by dirty air.
Despite the slightly lower global average temperature, scientists said extreme heat and deadly flooding persisted in July.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Platform for Dialogue and Peace (P4DP) has launched a 16-month project to empower rural women and marginalized groups in Montserrado, Bong, Grand Gedeh, and Grand Bassa Counties.
Electricity and Renewable Energy Minister Mahmoud Esmat held talks on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 with Alexey Kononenko, Deputy Head of Russia’s Atomstroyexport and project director of the Dabaa nuclear power plant, to enhance cooperation and increase local manufacturing in Egypt’s nuclear program. The meeting focused on localizing components for the Dabaa plant and other nuclear … The post Egypt, Russia discuss boosting local content in Dabaa nuclear project appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Orange juice was once a national obsession. Climate change, disease and the beverage’s high sugar content are turning consumers away.
[Vanguard] Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said that Africa has some of the largest renewable energy sources, yet 600 million people lack access to electricity on the continent.
A deadly wall of muddy water that swept away an Indian Himalayan town this week was likely caused by a rapidly melting glacier exacerbated by the rising effects of climate change, experts said on Thursday.
Pakistan is deepening technological cooperation with China, expanding beyond aircraft and missiles to advanced sectors such as space exploration and nuclear technology, according to the country’s planning minister. Ahsan Iqbal, Pakistan’s minister for planning, development and special initiatives, said the country was keen to strengthen scientific partnerships with China, including in artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing. He made the comments on Monday at the Pakistani embassy in...
Negotiations aimed at forging a global treaty on plastic pollution are being blocked by oil-producing countries and getting bogged down in a "dialogue of the deaf", sources in and around the talks told AFP. Ten days of talks on finalising an international, legally-binding instrument on plastic pollution opened on Tuesday with sunny optimism from the moderators that a deal could be done to tackle the scourge of plastic rubbish and microplastics trashing the planet.
The company alleges the commission improperly prevented its Pennsylvania nuclear plant from supplying power directly to an Amazon data center.
Phoenix-based Arizona Public Service is also setting aside interim carbon goals as it plans power generation expansions to meet rising demand.
The ruling against the city of Charleston comes as President Donald Trump has sought to clamp down on climate liability litigation.
Blazes have released 180 million metric tons of carbon, breaking records in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and blanketing much of the U.S. in a smoky haze.
The "green fee," which takes effect Jan. 1, 2026, will fund environmental projects, such as beach restoration or the removal of fire-prone grasses.
Data reveals the EU's significant role in Russia's fossil fuel revenues, surpassing India's contribution since the Ukraine conflict began. Despite Western sanctions, G7+ tankers transport over half of Russia's oil, highlighting a disconnect between policy and practice. While Russia's fossil fuel revenues have decreased, exports have increased, with India emphasizing its role in stabilizing global oil prices.
[Agenzia Fides] Juba -- Are wars fought to gain control over resources, or is control over resources used to finance fighting? This is a question that arises when observing the various conflicts in Africa, in which the opposing parties - regular armies, paramilitary groups, and private military companies - compete for territories rich in natural resources by using smuggling activities to illegally export them. The truth probably lies somewhere in between: people fight for political reasons, and the resources of the territory
Ward was found guilty in July of sexually abusing two young men in 2013 and 2015. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Some electric cars fall short of claimed range by up to 23% A government-funded program to test the true performance of vehicles has found the driving range of five popular electric cars is between 5% and 23% lower than results from laboratory testing. Continue reading...
France’s prime minister called the natural disaster “unprecedented” and said it was probably connected to global warming.
Heavy rainfall that triggered deadly floods in Pakistan in recent weeks was worsened by human-caused climate change, a new study has found.
A UK-based climate reporter who vanished in bad weather during a solo hike in a remote national park in Norway has been found alive after spending nearly a week alone in the wilderness.
As Greenland’s ice retreats, it’s fueling tiny ocean organisms. To test why, scientists turned to a computer model out of JPL and MIT that’s been called a laboratory in itself. Runoff from Greenland’s ice sheet is kicking nutrients up from the ocean depths and boosting phytoplankton growth, a new NASA-supported study has found. Reporting in […]
98 per cent of all those who lost supply due to the storm have now been reconnected
"What I saw was unbelievable. The body was intact. The clothes were not even torn," Omar Khan, a local shepherd who found the remains, said.
A blockbuster study published in top science journal Nature last year warned that unchecked climate change could slash global GDP by a staggering 62 percent by century's end, setting off alarm bells among financial institutions worldwide.
[Ethiopian Herald] Initiated by the reformist leader Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD), the Ethiopian Green Legacy Initiative implementation has counted consecutive seven years. This was organized in response to the call of UN to act on climate change.
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra refuted Donald Trump's 'dead economy' remark, asserting India's strong economic performance and significant contribution to global growth, exceeding that of the United States. Despite concerns over potential US tariffs due to India's energy ties with Russia, Malhotra assured a stable inflation outlook, with authorities prepared to intervene if global oil prices rise to protect consumers.
Canada's lakes are changing because of warming caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Here's why scientists are concerned.
Despite US President Trump's threats of increased tariffs on India due to its oil trade with Russia, the EU and America continue to import billions worth of Russian energy and commodities. India has called out this hypocrisy, highlighting the significant trade relations that persist between the West and Russia, including LNG, uranium, and fertilizers.
This is a re-post from and Then There's Physics Since Climateball TM (H/T Willard ) is back with the publication of the first report from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Climate Working Group, I thought it was time to start writing posts again. The report is called A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate , and the authors are John Christy, Judith Curry, Steven Koonin, Ross McKitrick, and Roy Spencer. The first point to make is that if someone had asked me 10 years ago to guess the names of a group of scientists who might be recruited to write a contrarian report on climate science, I would have guessed a significant number of those listed above. Why are there so few contrarians that it’s pretty easy...
Uzbekistan’s erroneous data dramatically changed the results of a study on global climate damages.
A 360ft machine dubbed 'Mammoth' stationed in Iceland is literally sucking carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air with the aim of halting climate change.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered steeper tariffs on Indian goods over New Delhi's continued purchase of Russian oil, opening a new front in his trade wars just hours before another wave of duties takes effect.
Americans are used to whiplash in their climate policy. The US has been in and out and in and out again of the key Paris climate agreement over the past four presidencies. But in his second administration, President Donald Trump is not just approaching climate science with skepticism. Instead, his administration is moving to destroy … The post The US government has declared war on the very idea of climate change appeared first on Egypt Independent.
[Ethiopian Herald] Climate change presents major challenges to Africa, impacting its ecosystems, economies, and communities. The continent is experiencing rising temperatures, which can lead to heat waves, affecting human health and agriculture. It is also plagued by recurring droughts and water shortages. Especially in the Sahel and Southern Africa, more frequent and intense droughts are occurring, reducing water availability for drinking and irrigation.
Glaciers in Washington, Montana, British Columbia, Alberta and the Swiss Alps have set grim records over the past four years, with both the annual amount of ice lost and the four-year average reaching all-time highs.
Mark Savery, 65, from Berkshire was enjoying his evening when he stepped outside on July 26 to chuck something in the recycling.
Ajit Doval's Moscow visit centers on strengthening the strategic partnership, defense, and security cooperation between India and Russia amid evolving geopolitical dynamics. Discussions will encompass defense collaboration and Russian oil supplies to India. The visit occurs against the backdrop of US trade threats and criticism regarding India's energy imports from Russia, which India defends as safeguarding its national interests.
Overuse has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheet.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02847G, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Hongjun Chen, Heejong Shin, Jianan Erick Huang, Hengzhou Liu, Rui Kai Miao, Rong Xia, Weiyan Ni, Jiaqi Yu, Yongxiang Liang, Bosi Peng, Yuanjun Chen, Guangcan Su, Ke Xie, Anita Wing Yi Ho-Baillie, Edward H Sargent Electrochemical conversion of CO2 into CO, ethylene, and other valuable chemicals is a promising method for carbon capture and utilisation. However, when carried out in an alkaline or neutral media,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Dharali, near Gangotri, faces recurrent floods from the Kheer Gad river, turning disaster into a seasonal norm. Villagers brace for the river's sudden surges, marking years by flood events rather than festivals. Despite past incidents causing significant damage to homes and livelihoods, no lives were lost between 2010 and 2018.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been performing a tricky balancing act – maintaining close partnerships with US President Donald Trump and Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin while insisting his country is a neutral party in the Russia-Ukraine war, to the dismay of Western nations who have sanctioned Moscow. But now, it seems, Trump has lost … The post Trump wants India to stop buying Russian oil. Why is Modi saying no? appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The London-based energy company is looking for ways to reinvigorate its traditional fossil fuel business.
Consumer brands also told Environment Minister Murray Watt they want a nationally consistent container recycling scheme.
[Capital FM] Kisii -- At dawn, before Kisii town stirs to life, Brian Makori a street boy used to bend over heaps of garbage at Nyambera dumping site on the outskirts of Kisii town, with bear hands sifting through plastic bottles, wrappers and discarded packaging and sale at to brokers for recycling.
ConEd says it needs to charge higher rates to fortify the power grid against a growing threat: climate change.
[The Conversation Africa] Climate change is not new: temperatures have been rising for decades as a result of global warming. In South Africa's city of Pietermaritzburg, four low-income urban communities have experienced drought, heatwaves, severe hailstorms, devastating flooding events that killed hundreds of people and displaced thousands, and wildfires as a result of climate change. Environmental scientist Sithabile Hlahla interviewed people in 378 homes there and found that they were not coping well with climate disasters.
A team of more than 100 people assembled near Behchokǫ, N.W.T, last month and spent three weeks planting a total of 1.5 million trees as part of what's been described as the territory's most ambitious reforestation project.
The Supreme Court criticized Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) for prioritizing commercial interests over its role as a model public sector entity. The court rejected GUVNL's attempt to enforce a fixed tariff rate on wind power producers, emphasizing the government's renewable energy promotion policies. GUVNL's conduct was deemed unfair and likened to that of a 'Shylock'.
Count supervisors said Tuesday that the law was necessary to protect vulnerable tenants as climate change fueled an increase in heat-related deaths across the nation.
Year upon year of marine heatwaves are battering the Great Barrier Reef, the most recent survey of coral coverage shows.
The EPA plans to terminate grants for rooftop solar projects.
A cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district triggered flash floods, causing significant damage in high-altitude villages. The India Meteorological Department defines a cloudburst as rainfall exceeding 100 millimetres per hour. Research indicates Uttarakhand is highly prone to such events due to its altitude and climate change, necessitating stronger policy responses and better planning.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 8, August 2025.
Tragedy struck Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district as cloudbursts triggered devastating flash floods in Harsil, leaving at least ten Army personnel missing. Rescue operations are underway, with the Air Force on standby to assist. The Kheer Ganga river overflowed, causing extensive damage in Dharali village, a key stop for Gangotri pilgrims.
Rescuers are hunting for a UK-based journalist who vanished in bad weather during a solo hike in a remote national park in Norway.
The Orbiting Carbon Observatories have been a game-changer for agriculture and climate science. Now, NASA is under pressure to terminate them.
Award-winning climate journalist Alec Luhn didn’t return as planned from a four-day solo hike in a Norwegian national park known for its glaciers. A search is underway.
The administration seeks to rescind awards under Solar for All, including grants to 49 states for lower- and middle-income households to install solar.
[Leadership] An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale struck Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and triggered tsunami warnings for several countries. It also drew attention to the international dimension of disasters and why world leaders must approach the ticking time bomb euphemistically called climate change with greater seriousness and less politicking.
Richard Jr Bohlender, also known as Jaaji, was last seen in Arctic Bay on June 28, and reported missing a couple of days later. RCMP say his body was found in the community on Saturday.
A devastating cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district triggered severe flash floods, washing away homes and hotels in Dharali village. Approximately 10-12 people are feared trapped, with rescue operations underway by the Army, SDRF, and NDRF. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is closely monitoring the situation, ensuring all possible assistance is provided to the affected region.
Mike Stoker, who led an EPA regional office from 2018 to 2020, is now a national adviser at law and consulting firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.
Brazilian nightshade and climbing asparagus can be made into biomass pellets, presenting an opportunity for an alternative form of energy, scientists say Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Two invasive weed species could contribute to a creative solution to Australia’s energy transition – as ingredients for clean, renewable fuel. Researchers at the University of Queensland found Brazilian nightshade and climbing asparagus – both aggressive vine species – can be converted into biomass pellets. Continue reading...
India has strongly responded to US President Trump's tariff threats, highlighting the hypocrisy of Western nations continuing trade with Russia while criticizing India's oil imports. India defends its energy procurement as vital for national interest and points out the significantly larger trade volumes between Europe and Russia.
Oil and gas group trying to fend off activist investors says it ‘can and will do better’ for its shareholders Business live – latest updates The oil and gas group BP is launching a fresh cost-cutting scheme, despite reporting better-than-expected profits, as it tries to do more for its shareholders to fend off pressure from activist investors. The fossil fuel company said it would begin a fresh review of its business when its new chair, Albert Manifold , joins the board in September. Continue reading...
Even in the face of threats by US President Donald Trump to levy tariffs on countries that import Russian goods, analysts expect that China “will not stop” buying oil from its northern neighbour, given their mutually beneficial relationship of energy cooperation. Oil from Russia will continue to flow south over the long run because “China’s strategic goals require a stable and secure supply of critical resources such as oil”, said Matt Gertken, chief geopolitical strategist at BCA Research in...
Bad weather hampers search for Alec Luhn after he set out for solo hike in remote Folgefonna national park Rescuers in Norway have resumed the search for an award-winning environmental journalist who has gone missing in bad weather during a solo hike in the remote Folgefonna national park, home to one of the country’s biggest glaciers. Alec Luhn, a US-born reporter who has worked for the New York Times and the Atlantic and was a regular Russia correspondent for the Guardian from 2013 to 2017, was reported missing on Monday after he failed to catch a flight from Bergen. Continue reading...
The Rosebud coal mine near Colstrip is at the center of a long legal battle over air pollution and heat-trapping gas. It is slated to operate until 2039.
The Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) at the British Antarctic Survey have produced new maps of the topography (physical features) and geology of Alexander Island in Antarctica. These maps … The post New maps published of Alexander Island, Antarctica appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
[Leadership] Inadequately trained technicians and quality assurance professionals have been identified as likely impediments to supporting local production of renewable energy panels in Nigeria.
Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, according to a government report released Wednesday that warns the natural wonder is in dire health.
Coalition of non-profits, tribes and local governments sued EPA chief for halting climate justice grants The Trump administration’s decision to abruptly terminate a $3bn program helping hundreds of communities prepare for climate disasters and environmental hazards is unconstitutional and should be overturned, a court will hear on Tuesday. A coalition of non-profits, tribes and local governments is suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the agency’s administrator, Lee Zeldin, for terminating the entire Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) block grant program – despite a legally binding mandate from Congress to fund the Biden-era initiative. Continue reading...
It’s not just that it’s dark and people are asleep. Urban sprawl, confirmation bias, and other factors can play a role. The post The surprising reasons floods and other disasters are deadlier at night appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
[IPS] NAIROBI, Kenya / PARIS, France, Aug 5 2025 (IPS) - One would expect that this year's wetter than average rainy season in parts of Africa would be viewed with relief, not fear. Yet many areas in the region sits at a knife's edge--still recovering from years of drought and a historic famine, too much rain leads to flooding and water-borne diseases. Both varieties of extreme weather place enormous stress on livestock systems across the region, on which communities rely for both sustenance and livelihoods.
Hong Kong authorities have deployed three “mobile powerful pumping robots” for the first time to drain at least 24 flooded locations on a day when the city’s forecaster recorded the heaviest daily rainfall for August since 1884. According to the Drainage Services Department, multiple pumping robots, including three known as “water-pumping dragons” in Chinese, tackled the floods on Tuesday in Pok Fu Lam, Mid-Levels, Admiralty, Kwun Tong, Sha Tin, Sai Kung, Tai Po, Tolo Harbour, Tsuen Wan and Yuen...
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In early July, the Bureau of Land Management quietly announced plans to trade away 2 million acres of public land along Alaska’s Dalton Highway. The immense stretch of boreal forest totters into tundra, an area almost three times the size of Rhode […]
The announcement comes as the UK-based energy giant refocuses its business on fossil fuels.
Efforts to pass laws and advance clean energy projects can significantly reduce emissions, and at a low cost.
The climate damage done by avoidable flying is huge, yet the government sees more planes as the answer to its economic woes August is peak flying time, and airports are on many minds. The government has signalled its support for colossal expansions, whose extra flights would bust its carbon pledges. The excuse is that supertechnology will magic away the extra CO2 pumped into the atmosphere, though it must know that clean, green flying is still futurology. Here’s the pity of it: until now this government has rightly boasted of its green credentials, making massive investments in sustainable energy and retro-insulating cold homes. Expanding air travel is not on any green agenda. Heathrow has just submitted proposals for a £50bn third runway , as approved by Labour in 2009 and the Tories who...
In today’s newsletter: Inside a critical summit of 179 countries at the UN in Geneva to secure a treaty that will combat plastic pollution Good morning. Not only does plastic waste clog up waterways, beaches and strangle sea life, it also causes havoc inside the human body. Tiny fragments – invisible to the human eye – are probably swimming around your lungs, blood and liver right now. This represents a “growing and underrecognised danger” to human health, the latest report in the Lancet warns , as 10 days of tense talks kick off in Geneva today, with 179 countries due to hash out a kind of “Paris agreement for plastic pollution”. Weather | Gusts of more than 100mph from Storm Floris have brought travel disruption, power cuts and the widespread cancellation of events across large parts...
“Beijing simply can’t afford to walk away from the oil from Russia and Iran. It’s too important a strategic energy supply, and Beijing is buying it at fire‑sale prices,” said an Asia Society Policy Institute fellow.
Documents show that fossil energy promoter Alex Epstein asked the EPA administrator to stop using a scientific model to project climate impacts.
[Ethiopian Herald] Climate change has been a critical global agenda that can be achieved through planting and growing trees. And the United Nations has been calling on people everywhere to work together to solve climate challenges and realize the commitments since the 2015 Paris Agreement: "Everyone has a role in climate action."
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened India with increased tariffs over its purchase of Russian oil amid Moscow's war in Ukraine.
British energy group BP on Tuesday posted a net profit for the second quarter, in contrast to weaker results from energy rivals, as lower exceptional charges offset falling oil prices.
In 2024, the GCC's economy grew steadily, with real GDP rising 3.3% in Q4 and 2.4% over the year, driven by non-oil sectors like manufacturing and trade. Nominal GDP rose 1.5%, reflecting lower oil prices. Non-oil activities now dominate both real and nominal GDP, signaling a clear shift away from oil dependence through structural reforms and investment.
Wind gusts in excess of 70mph were reported in parts of Scotland at Storm Floris brought impacts for many, but there’s further unsettled weather likely later this week for some.
The US president threatened to "substantially" raise tariffs against India over its purchase of oil from Russia.
As Canadian wildfires spread smoke across the U.S. the air pollution is dangerous to health. But there are ways to protect yourself. Here's what to know .
The young woman and two others were forced to issue an on-camera apology for filming the burning oil depot near the resort city of Sochi.
Despite pressure from the US and EU, India continues importing Russian crude oil, with multiple tankers offloading millions of barrels at Indian refineries. This ongoing trade persists amidst warnings of potential punitive measures from the US and concerns over supporting Russia's Ukraine campaign.
The plan follows a proposal in the Trump administration's fiscal 2026 budget plan to redirect $276.1 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to maintenance of national parks and other public lands.
It's the latest entry in an Atlantic hurricane season dominated by low-impact, high-latitude systems. The post Dexter becomes the Atlantic’s fourth named storm of 2025 appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Scientists drilled thousands of meters into the Antarctic ice sheet to retrieve the world's oldest ice sample. They hope it could provide insight into today's climate crisis.
Governors Island, a 172-acre island in New York Harbor only accessible by ferry, attracts nearly a million visitors each year. More recently, it has evolved into an educational hub and incubator for solutions to facing the city’s climate and environmental challenges Continue reading...
There is no official registry of socially owned renewable energy projects in South Africa, but research has identified more than 20 operating initiatives across the country
The Switzerland-based air quality monitoring database IQAir, which assesses air quality in real time, listed the city of Minneapolis as having some of the worst air pollution in the world since Friday.
California Democrats are scrambling to boost gasoline supplies in the wake of planned oil refinery closures.
A licence to dig in the Cajas region has been welcomed by some as an answer to economic woes. Yet many fear it will devastate a fragile ecosystem and set the tone for further projects in the country Golden grasses, mossy hummocks and scattered lakes unfurl across the highlands of Macizo del Cajas, Azuay province. The vastness of this high-altitude Ecuadorian moorland combines with its near-silence to create an empty, alien atmosphere. But this unique landscape teems with life. The páramo – a high-altitude tropical ecosystem that stretches across the northern Andes – is a living sponge, quietly drawing moisture from the clouds that drift at more than 3,000 metres (9,800ft) above sea level. Continue reading...
Proposed cuts to the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program may leave people without heat in the winter and air conditioning in the summer. The post Over 50 million Americans struggle to pay an energy bill appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather activities across the nation from Monday to Wednesday, warning of possible flash floods in some areas.
With a new proposal, the Trump Administration, which has already laid waste to dozens of programs aimed at limiting climate change, has managed to outdo itself.
[spotlight] Emissions from power stations and dust from coal mines in South Africa's "energy mecca" are making many people in the area sick. For the first article of a new Spotlight special series, writer Susan Segar and photographer Thom Pierce travelled to Mpumalanga to get first-hand accounts of what people living in the Emalahleni local municipality are going through.
Climate change could wipe out your favorite small businesses.
Weather warnings issued in northern England and Scotland as heavy rain and strong gusts lash Britain Weather warnings are coming into force in parts of Britain, with Storm Floris expected to cause severe travel disruption. A yellow warning for wind for northern parts of the UK became active at 6am on Monday and will last until 6am on Tuesday. The warnings have been upgraded to amber for much of Scotland and will be in effect from 10am to 10pm. Continue reading...
by Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor, photography by Sarahbeth Maney, ProPublica This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the North Dakota Monitor. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. For more than half a century, Diana Skarphol’s family received a check every month from the company that drilled the first successful oil well in North Dakota on their land in 1951. The checks, from the company that became Hess Corp., were straightforward. Her family, which owns the oil and gas underground, received a percentage of the revenue generated from the company’s sale of the minerals...
Occidental Petroleum could benefit from bigger subsidies for using carbon dioxide to squeeze more crude from sputtering wells.
Experts are torn as to whether the rollout of next-generation nuclear power plants will save more money than it costs.
PM2.5 air pollution and mutations in the EGFR gene are major drivers behind the increasing incidence of lung cancer among non-smoking women, particularly across Asia, says a leading Thai oncologist.
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MOSCOW - An Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in Sochi, the Russian resort that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympic which is 400 kilometres (250 miles) from the Ukrainian border, authorities said Sunday.
In May reports revealed that White House officials had set goals for Ice agents to arrest 3,000 people per day In a new court filing, attorneys for the Trump administration denied the existence of a daily quota for immigration arrests, despite reports and prior statements from White House officials about pursuing a goal of at least 3,000 deportations or deportation arrests per day. In May, reports from both the Guardian and Axios revealed that during a meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) leaders on 21 May, the White House adviser Stephen Miller and the Department of Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, demanded that immigration agents seek to arrest 3,000 people per day. Continue reading...
We do everything imaginable to ensure our vehicles last, but is an engine oil cooler modification a necessary addition to prolong the life of your car?
Despite US pressure and potential penalties, India has not directed its oil refiners to halt Russian crude purchases, prioritizing energy security and diplomatic ties. Refiners continue sourcing oil based on commercial factors, even as contingency plans for alternative sources are explored.
Canada is turning CO₂ into cash, as firms are converting emissions into concrete and soap, but experts say carbon use still lacks scale, support, and strong economics.
Agra's 80-year-old Arvinder Singh Bahal, a seasoned traveler, is set to embark on Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-34 mission on August 3, 2025. Having explored all 196 countries, Bahal's space journey symbolizes his lifelong curiosity. Blue Origin's suborbital flight will take Bahal and other passengers beyond Earth's atmosphere from West Texas.
Giant, ridge-like structures of methane ice, known as "bladed terrain," may be much more abundant along Pluto's equator than previously realized, a new study suggests.
Industry data shows suppliers have scaled back premium-priced deals based on renewables as demand falls The number of green energy tariffs available to British households has plummeted during the cost of living crisis as bill payers choose affordability over sustainability, according to industry data. Energy suppliers have pulled tariffs advertised as “green” from the market since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 triggered a global energy crisis that pushed gas and electricity bills to record highs. Continue reading...
A listing of 27 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, July 27, 2025 thru Sat, August 2, 2025. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Policy and Politics (9 articles) Trump’s war on windmills started in Scotland. Now he’s taking it global President’s opposition to offshore wind more than a decade ago now threatens a huge industry in the US and beyond US News, The Guardian, Oliver Milman, Feb 24, 2025. Lessons From a Climate Disaster "Bolivia’s record-setting 2024 wildfire season makes clear that emergency responses to climate disasters are not enough and governments must address the root of the problem, a new report says." Justice & Health, Katie Surma, July 27...
India significantly increased crude oil imports from the US in early 2025, with a surge in the April-June quarter. This growth extends to LNG and LPG, supported by strong diplomatic ties. However, this trade relationship faces challenges as President Trump announced tariffs on India, citing trade imbalances and ties with Russia.
More than 120 firefighters were trying to extinguish a blaze at an oil depot in the Russian city of Sochi that was sparked by a Ukrainian drone attack, regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said early on Sunday on the Telegram messaging app. In the Krasnodar region on the Black Sea where Sochi is located, a fuel … The post Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire at oil depot in Russia’s former Olympic city, governor says appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Over the past decade, clean-up efforts in East Asia have reduced air pollution significantly, improving quality of life and health in the region – but they may have inadvertently contributed to the acceleration of global warming by removing particles that helped cool the Earth. Pollutants are made up of aerosols, liquid and solid particles suspended in the air. However, their removal leads to less cloud and less ground protection from the sun and may have altered global climate and weather...
Chinese scientists have developed an advanced electronic warfare technique that can create a zone of electromagnetic calm, similar to the eye of a storm at the heart of an intense signal jamming environment. This groundbreaking innovation could allow Chinese military forces to disable enemy communications and navigation systems while protecting their own troops and allied networks from collateral disruption. The technology, still at an early stage with feasibility verified in computer...
Switzerland spends almost $500m a year on protective structures. Is it worth it - or, as some suggest, should people move away from the mountain villages at risk?
We want to go back to a time when we could drive our big cars and tease our hair – without thinking about the ozone or whatever There has been much talk about our hunger for a “return to optimism”. Our world has been too real for too long, and we all just want a bit of shelter from the storm. We look back in patronising nostalgia at Obama’s Hope poster in the same way we insist music hasn’t been real music since about 1986 (or since 1966, or since the Great American Songbook, or since Mozart, depending who you talk to). Continue reading...
Forecasters say conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that could produce strong winds, large hail and heavy rain.
After reaching the end of their automotive lives, the batteries are being reused to provide lower-cost grid energy storage.
Changing your vehicle's oil yourself is a great way to save money, but is a jack or a ramp better for the job? Here's what you need to know.
With clean energy more cost-competitive than it once was, the White House’s oil-first strategy is faltering.
Despite Trump's claim that India has ceased oil imports from Russia, government sources confirm that Indian refiners continue to purchase Russian crude, driven by economic factors like price and logistics.
Scientists record longest streak of temperatures higher than 30C in region in records going back to 1961 Cold Nordic countries are being seared by “truly unprecedented” heat, as hot weather strengthened and lengthened by carbon pollution continues to roast northern Europe. A weather station in the Norwegian part of the Arctic Circle recorded temperatures above 30C (86F) on 13 days in July, while Finland has had three straight weeks with 30C heat. Continue reading...
Donald Trump claimed India halted Russian oil imports, calling it a "good step," despite earlier threats of tariffs for continued trade with Russia. He also suggested Pakistan might one day sell oil to India. India's MEA firmly rejected Trump's remarks, asserting the "steady and time-tested partnership" with Russia stands independently and shouldn't be viewed through a third country's lens.
A study led by scientists in China has found a link between the sun’s 11-year cycle and summer rain in the country, identifying why drought conditions in the south and flooding in the north intensify during high solar years. The team studied precipitation patterns during the East Asian summer monsoon – particularly the intense mei yu or “plum rain” period – and found that the solar cycle influenced summer precipitation by modulating climate patterns and shifting the rain belt north. “The summer...
All eyes were on North Carolina this week, as Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley formally announced a run for Senate in the key battleground state, backed with an endorsement from Donald Trump. Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, has also announced plans to run, kicking off what’s expected to be among the […]
At least four tankers carrying Russian crude are idling off India’s western coast as mounting sanctions and warnings of steep U.S. tariffs disrupt oil flows.
Containment slips for megafire in Grand Canyon and large blaze in Utah as hot and dry weather fans flames Two wildfires burning in the western United States – including one that has become a “mega-fire” on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon – are so hot that they are spurring the formation of “fire clouds” that can create their own erratic weather systems. In Arizona , the wind-whipped wildfire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge is 9% contained and has charred more than 164 sq miles (424 sq km) to become the largest fire now burning in the continental US and one of the top 10 largest in recorded Arizona history. Getting around it would be roughly like driving from New York City to Washington DC. Continue reading...
Sentinel-6B will measure sea surface height for nearly all of the world’s ocean, providing important data for information products, including weather and hurricane forecasts. NASA has a long record of monitoring Earth’s sea surface height, information critical not only for tracking how the ocean changes over time but also for hurricane forecasting. These extreme storms […]
The planned lease sale supports President Donald Trump’s vow to restore mining and increase use of coal as part of his energy dominance agenda.
Coalition opponents of net zero spruik coal, nuclear and gas as emissions policy divides opposition Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Barnaby Joyce and other leading opponents of net zero by 2050 want Australia to build new coal-fired power plants, focus on gas and nuclear energy and abandon all efforts to cut carbon emissions. As the former Nationals leader pushes a private member’s bill to block net zero – sparking new divisions within the Liberals and Nationals this week – he said any long-term emissions reduction from renewables would not make a meaningful difference to the climate and would cost households too much. Continue reading...
Baltimore saw up to 4in of rain and the New York transportation system was flooded on Thursday; more rain is possible, weather service warns A 13-year-old boy has died after he was trapped in a storm drain in Maryland during heavy rainfall and flooding on the east coast, officials said. Kids were playing in the rain on Thursday in a common area between apartment buildings in Mount Airy, a town of about 10,000 people about 30 miles (48km) west of Baltimore, but flood waters rushed in and the boy was swept into the pipe, according to Mount Airy volunteer fire company spokesperson Doug Alexander. Continue reading...
An audacious effort to destroy climate regulations is likely headed for a showdown at the Supreme Court. The post The Republican campaign to stop the U.S. EPA from protecting the climate appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has applauded the launch of a research project investigating how private renewable energy investments in South Africa contribute to equitable social development.
Pink lakes in Western Australia get their color from pigments produced by microbes, but climate change and other human threats are killing these tiny organisms.
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect, and the storm isn't expected to threaten land, forecasters said.
The consequences of global warming can no longer be overlooked. Olympian Laura Dahlmeier's fatal mountain accident in Pakistan proved once again that the dangers of mountaineering are increasing.
UK Met Office has named Storm Floris which will bring strong winds and heavy rain on Monday.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia is increasingly recognized for its leadership in addressing climate change and fostering environmental resilience, members of the diplomatic community based in Addis Ababa and foreign investors affirmed.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02503F, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Yating Yu, Sida Chen, Hai-Peng Liang, Ziqi Zhao, Guangze Chu, Ziting Zhi, Xian-Ao Li, Cheng Li, Ruixin Li, Youzhi Xu, Xin Liu, Minghua Chen, Stefano Passerini, Zhen Chen Single-ion conducting copolymer electrolytes (SIPEs) hold significant potential for next-generation lithium metal batteries (LMBs). However, the unsatisfactory ionic conductivity, limited mechanical strength, and lack of insights into the lithium-ion transport... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Despite federal policies complicating Fullerton’s conservation success story. The post How one California community is turning an old oil field into protected habitat appeared first on High Country News.
While recent heat waves were causing thousands of deaths, the Trump administration was busy dismantling policies that regulate greenhouse gases on the theory they don’t harm human health. Meanwhile, the international community appears to be getting serious about climate change, as evidenced by a new ruling by the International Court of Justice that countries harmed […]
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination of Pakistan, Musadik Malik lauded Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's visionary leadership and his exemplary role in advancing the international climate agenda.
The irreverent video marks one of the first efforts by a clean energy company to push back against President Donald Trump's attacks on clean energy.
[RFI] Indigenous communities in northern Kenya are being pushed off their land to make way for wildlife reserves, human rights groups say. They accuse conservation groups of using tourism and carbon offset schemes to justify evictions and violence.
Government is counting on tech to provide a panacea, but there may be simpler ways to keep climate goals on track Heathrow submits ‘shovel-ready’ plans for third runway Why is Heathrow’s third runway back on the agenda? Expanding Heathrow would result in increased carbon dioxide emissions and could put the UK further off track on its climate goals, but the government is claiming it can offset that by investing in research on new low-carbon fuels for aircraft and on electric planes. However, any such technology is still decades away, if it ever reaches commercial scale, making it certain that any new runway in the near future would be used by the same kerosene-fuelled, high-carbon aircraft that we have today. Continue reading...
[New Dawn] The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Mines and Energy in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is planning to introduce a new net metering system that will help to reduce pressure on the national power grid, which is often unreliable in the country.
Tech billionaire and green energy investor Mike Cannon-Brookes has built his public image around tackling climate change , but the flight log of his $75 million private jet paints a very different picture.
Delhi faces a lung cancer crisis fueled by hazardous air quality, as highlighted on Lung Cancer Day. The APAC Consensus reveals a surge in cases linked to pollution, impacting even non-smokers. Doctors report a concerning rise in lung cancer among younger, non-smoking individuals, attributing it to vehicular emissions, industrial pollutants, and other environmental factors.
Donald Trump's announcement of a deal to develop Pakistan's oil reserves is viewed with skepticism. Experts suggest it's a strategic move to counter China's influence and pressure India on trade, rather than a reflection of Pakistan's immediate hydrocarbon potential. The viability of these reserves remains unproven, requiring significant investment and time, especially given the risky locations.
It glows like an aurora, but acts like a hurricane.
After a two-year around-the-world ocean voyage inspired by Charles Darwin, scientists and crew sailed home on a historic vessel into Rotterdam Thursday bearing a warning about climate change -- but also a message of hope.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE03240G, Paper Gyujin Song, Kwon-Hyung Lee, Hyeongseok Shim, Sang Hyun Lee, Hyeong-Jong Kim, Chanhyun Park, Jingyu Choi, Seok-Ju Lee, Young-Kuk Hong, Jihong Lyu, Jin Chul Kim, Sijeong Park, Hyungyeon Cha, Wooyoung Jin, Jinsoo Kim, Sin Ho Choi, Sang-Young Lee, Sung-Kyun Jung, Michael De Volder, Tae-Hee Kim Dry-processed electrodes based on poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) binder have emerged as a promising technology for sustainable, low-cost and high areal capacity electrode manufacturing. However, understanding its fibrillation behaviour becomes a key... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The Trump administration is attempting to argue that greenhouses gases don’t endanger people to reverse regulations limiting these harmful emissions – climate scientists are pushing back
[Daily Maverick] Legal jurisdictions can no longer wring their hands in anguish and complain that they do not have enough authority or precedence to rule on matters relating to climate change.
The agency asked five climate skeptics to write a report criticizing the consensus on global warming. Scientists are pointing out its errors.
“After years of efforts to return land management decisions to BLM Field Managers and State Directors, this memorandum upends the public involvement and BLM decision-making process," the Public Lands Foundation said.
Exclusive: Simon Kennedy warns closed-door party meeting against backsliding on efforts to cut carbon emissions Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One of the Liberal party’s two surviving inner-metropolitan MPs has warned voters see the Coalition as unserious on climate change, suggesting the opposition could lose more seats to Labor if it opposes policies for net zero by 2050. Simon Kennedy, the member for the Sydney seat of Cook , previously held by Scott Morrison, told a closed-door meeting of Liberal and Nationals MPs at Parliament House that the Coalition should be “wedging” Labor on energy policy, not backsliding on efforts to cut carbon emissions. Continue reading...
Hong Kong authorities have renamed the emerging drug “space oil” as etomidate, after its main ingredient, as part of efforts to avoid promoting any positive feelings towards the narcotic. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung also said on Thursday that police had intercepted 250,000 vape cartridges containing the drug in the first half of this year, compared with just 7,000 over the same period in 2024. “Some of the drug traffickers made use of the name [space oil] to promote the fantasy...
Javad Zarif floats Middle East cooperation forum to solve impasse over Iran’s nuclear programme Read Zarif’s comment article: Peaceful nuclear cooperation in the Middle East is still possible Javad Zarif, the former Iranian foreign minister, is proposing a new UN-endorsed forum for civil nuclear cooperation across the Middle East and north Africa, dedicated to sharing enriched uranium and the fruits of civil nuclear power, as part of a drive to end the threat of nuclear weapons in the region. The proposal is made in a Guardian article written jointly by Zarif, until recently a close adviser to the Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, and Mohsen Baharvand, a former Iranian ambassador to the UK . Continue reading...
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In the crushing darkness of the northwest Pacific Ocean, a China-led deep-sea expedition has pulled back the curtain on the deepest live habitat ever known to exist: thriving colonies of tubeworms and molluscs. The improbable hidden oasis of life – in numbing waters up to 9,500 metres (31,150 feet) deep – synthesises energy by feasting on chemicals such as hydrogen sulphide and methane that seep out of faults in the tectonic plate. The remarkable creatures have bypassed the need for sunlight....
PARIS - A heatwave scorching Europe had barely subsided in early July when scientists published estimates that 2,300 people may have died across a dozen major cities during the extreme, climate-fuelled episode.
Local Communist party secretary says there were ‘gaps’ in city’s readiness for extreme weather after at least 40 killed A Beijing city official has issued a rare public acknowledgment of official failings in the authorities’ response to the severe flooding that hit China’s capital this week. Yu Weiguo, a Communist party secretary for Miyun, the northern district worst affected by this week’s extreme weather, said in a press conference on Thursday that there were “gaps” in the city’s readiness for the deadly floods. Continue reading...
China dominates the global market for clean energy technology like electric vehicles, batteries and solar panels, which were all invented in the U.S.
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative, launched in 2019, and has significantly increased the country's forest coverage from 17.2% in 2019 to 23.6% in 2023. This ambitious national effort continues to make remarkable strides in reforestation and environmental restoration.
German carmaker BMW stuck to its 2025 targets Thursday despite quarterly profits tumbling a third due partly to US tariffs, insisting its large American operations meant it could weather the storm.
The agency’s effort to roll back a landmark climate finding is pinned on divorcing local carbon emissions from global ones — and the dangers they pose.
Nearly 200 nations vowed to accelerate wind and solar installations at COP28. Only 16 have increased their targets.
Many of the most climate-vulnerable citizens, communities and nations are suing countries and corporations over what they see as a lack of climate action.
The International Energy Agency also said demand is expected to grow 3.3 percent next year because of artificial intelligence and electrification.
Australia needs to come up with its next emission reduction target under its commitment to the Paris Agreement. The lobbying is intensifying.
[The Conversation Africa] Many African countries are already struggling with heavy debt burdens. Climate change is making this worse. Africa contributes the least to global emissions but suffers the most from extreme weather, rising temperatures and drought. These disasters affect not just people's livelihoods but also national revenues, making debt repayment harder. Yet traditional debt contracts don't account for this.
British energy giant Shell on Thursday said its net profit slid 23 percent in the first six months of the year, hit by lower oil and gas prices.
Race against time to study HMS Northumberland as shifting sands expose part of well-preserved wreck off Kent The British warship HMS Northumberland was built in 1679 as part of a wave of naval modernisation overseen by Samuel Pepys, a decade after he had stopped writing his celebrated diary and gone on to become the Royal Navy’s most senior administrator . Twenty-four years later, after the ship had taken part in many of the major naval battles of its day, it was at the bottom of the North Sea, a victim of the Great Storm of 1703 , one of the deadliest weather disasters in British history. Continue reading...
The United States on Wednesday sanctioned dozens of individuals, entities and vessels accused of being an Iranian oil and petroleum shipping network.
With the peak hurricane season looming, forecasters will be without key information starting Monday because the Defense Department said it will no longer provide them with data from the weather satellites.
Fossil fuel reliance likely to continue and Cop28 target of limiting global heating to below 1.5C will be missed Most global governments have failed to act on the 2023 UN pledge to triple the world’s renewable energy capacity by the end of the decade, according to climate analysts. The failure to act means that on current forecasts the world will fall far short of its clean energy goals , leading to a continued reliance on fossil fuels that is incompatible with the target of limiting global heating to below 1.5C. Continue reading...
A heatwave scorching Europe had barely subsided in early July when scientists published estimates that 2,300 people may have died across a dozen major cities during the extreme, climate-fuelled episode.
The operator of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline is considering launching a formal process later this year to guage interest in further expanding the pipeline's capacity.
Capital Power CEO Avik Dey has said the Genesee Generating Station, recently converted from coal to natural gas, would be the perfect site to exclusively power a data centre.
Critics say Europe's $750 billion energy deal with the US could risk the EU's climate goals and energy security if it goes ahead.
Part of Google Earth Engine, AlphaEarth Foundations is a chip off Google’s DeepMind AI block—and it's here to help save the world.
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched the Ethiopian Green Legacy Initiative, a major environmental campaign, in 2019. Its principal purpose is to reduce deforestation, restore degraded land, and address the negative impacts of climate change across the country and beyond.
Indian conglomerate’s claim about exporting coal and its role for developing nations is ‘meaningless sustainability waffle’ and amounts to greenwashing, one says Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here An Adani claim that its Australian export program, whereby coal is sent through the Great Barrier Reef’s shipping channels, is advancing the United Nations’ sustainable development goals has been denounced by leading scientists. Adani’s Queensland export site claims its operations “ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all”, which is one of the UN’s 17 sustainable development goals. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Rafael Méndez Tejeda and Pearl Marvell In the past three weeks, two international courts have issued opinions that could provide a boost to those pushing for climate action through justice systems. At the beginning of July, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, headquartered in Costa Rica, declared that the planet is experiencing a climate emergency and that every person has the right to a healthy climate. And on July 23, the International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest court, said that nations must cut emissions to address the “urgent and existential threat” of climate change. Both opinions are advisory, which means they aren’t legally binding. In fact, the United...
Microsoft has restored IT services to Nayara Energy, an Indian oil refinery backed by Russia. A lawsuit was filed by Nayara Energy due to service suspension following EU sanctions. The sanctions have significantly impacted Nayara's operations, leading to reduced refinery activities. Microsoft confirmed the restoration of services after Nayara's lawyer informed a New Delhi court that the matter had been resolved.
The Arctic outpost meant to safeguard humanity’s future is now ground zero for a host of issues linked to climate change.
EU sanctions on Russian oil are causing significant disruptions for Nayara Energy, a Russian-backed Indian refinery. Shipping companies are terminating contracts, and Microsoft has suspended IT services, impacting the refinery's operations.
The amount of carbon dioxide absorbed by European forests has reduced dramatically in recent years putting the EU's climate targets at risk, researchers said Wednesday, calling for urgent action to halt the decline.
An energy revolution is underway in this century, though most people have not noticed it I know progressives are supposed to be technophobes, but there is one technology we probably love more than anyone else (except the engineers who created it): renewable energy. It is nothing less than astonishing and unbelievable that we have achieved so much progress in so little time. At the turn of the century, sun and wind in the form of solar panels and wind turbines were expensive, primitive, utterly inadequate solutions to power our machines at scale, which is why early climate activism focused a lot on minimizing consumption on the assumption we had no real alternative to burning fossil fuels, but maybe we could burn less. This era did all too well in convincing people that if we did what the...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is opening untouched forest land and gorilla habitats to oil and gas firm for drilling, with an aim to allow resource exploitation on half the country.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty commended on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, strong cooperation between Egypt and Russia in a number of strategic projects of mutual concern, namely El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant and the Russian Industrial Zone in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE). The foreign minister made the remarks … The post FM hails strategic cooperation with Russia in key projects appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The Trump administration fired the last of the US climate negotiators earlier this month, helping cement America’s withdrawal from international climate diplomacy. It may also have handed a huge victory to China. The elimination of the State Department’s Office of Global Change — which represents the United States in climate change negotiations between countries — … The post The US is sitting out the most consequential climate summit in a decade. It may offer a victory to China appeared first on Egypt Independent.
[allAfrica] Agrifood System transformation is at the heart of the new Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), which aims to build resilient and sustainable agrifood systems. This is because the what, when, how, and who of the decisions made about food production, processing, storage, transport, marketing, preparation and consumption drive so much that profoundly affect the human condition: food and nutrition security, decent jobs, resilience, climate mitigation and adaptation, and
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecasted rainy and thundery weather conditions across the country from Monday to Wednesday, warning of possible flash floods in some areas.
Environmental groups alleged the Railroad Commission's oversight violated the Safe Drinking Water Act.
The Trump administration's proposal to roll back the endangerment finding includes many misleading and inaccurate claims.
Republicans who have spoken about the need to address climate change did not push back on EPA's move.
The popularity of the oil for luxury hair- and skin-care products is threatening argan forests.
[The Conversation Africa] African governments and development agencies have embraced science, technology and innovation as levers for development over the past two decades. Science, technology and innovation boost productivity, cut transaction costs, open new business opportunities and promote social inclusion. They also help societies tackle grand challenges such as climate change and persistent poverty.
Floods have caused extensive damage in Beijing and northern China, killing 30 people and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate. China floods: more than 30 killed in Beijing and tens of thousands evacuated Continue reading...
NASA and ISRO are set to launch the NISAR satellite on July 30, 2025, aboard the GSLV-F16 rocket. This collaborative mission will employ advanced radar technology to monitor Earth's environmental changes, including land deformation, glacier movement, and ecosystem health. NISAR's data will benefit global climate research, disaster management, and agricultural planning.
Flights are getting bumpier, thanks in part to climate change. But new studies are looking into innovative potential ways to turbulence-proof wings - using AI and owls
An analysis of thousands of forest plots reveals an underappreciated link between animal biodiversity and carbon storage
The Trump administration has announced new policies targeting renewable energy sources, like the president's much-loathed wind turbines, in order to save migratory birds.
The EPA, along with the “Climate Working Group” of usual suspects (plus Judith Curry and Ross McKitrick) at DOE, have just put out a document for public comment their attempt to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding for greenhouse gas emissions. Here are some relevant links: This is a placeholder post for links and comments while […] The post The Endangerment of the Endangerment Finding? first appeared on RealClimate.
CIVICUS speaks with Matthew Renshaw, a partner at a UK law firm that represents Nigerian communities taking legal action against Shell over environmental damage caused by its operations in the Niger Delta. Two Nigerian communities, Bille and Ogale, are suing Shell in the UK over decades of oil spills in the Niger Delta that […]
Lately there has been a mounting noise on behalf of more nuclear power in Scotland. Often advocates will give the reason as 'baseload'. But do we need it?
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to revoke key scientific finding that allows for US climate regulation Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for US action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. The proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule rescinds a 2009 declaration that determined that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. Continue reading...
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday moved to reverse a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and, more broadly, to combat climate change.
[The Point] Climate change has become a global issue and affects various regions at different levels. The hydro-climatic conditions and the natural fragility of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) make it prone to floods. The review was intended to comprehensively explore the determinants of floods in the continent and their effects on public health.
The European Commission had already indicated in March that Kazakhstan, the EU's fifth-largest coal supplier, could qualify for such an exemption.
The Trump administration proposes eliminating a 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. That would undermine the EPA's climate change regulations for power plants and cars.
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as economists say ‘risks to the global economy remain firmly to the downside’ amid Donald Trump’s trade war Donald Trump is in the UK, and by the looks of it he has been talking to someone with an interest in the oil industry: he has said the UK’s taxes on North Sea oil “make no sense”. The US president wrote on the social network he owns, Truth Social, that the UK should “incentivize the drillers” and that there was “A VAST FORTUNE TO BE MADE for the UK, and far lower energy costs for the people”. Continue reading...
The Trump administration has effectively eliminated two rules designed to promote cleaner cars. Now, as the EPA suggests not considering carbon dioxide to be pollution, the last is poised to fall.
Former energy officials raise alarm about tariffs, cuts and other policies creating uncertainty in geothermal industry Geothermal is one of the most promising clean energy sources in the US, providing 24/7 renewable power that could meet rising energy demand from AI datacentres. But former Department of Energy officials are alarmed that Donald Trump is fumbling its potential. Compared with other clean energy sources such as solar and wind, geothermal enjoys rare bipartisan support. The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, has praised the technology, calling it “an awesome resource that’s under our feet”. And Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act preserved tax credits for geothermal. Continue reading...
Administrator Lee Zeldin released a plan to dismantle the endangerment finding, a cornerstone of government authority over polluting industries.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02275D, Paper Keyue Liang, Xintong Yuan, Bo Liu, Hayoung Park, Kaixi Chen, Tian-yu Wang, Haoyang Wu, Jung Tae Kim, Kaiyan Liang, Yuzhang Li Lithium metal battery (LMB) performance is strongly influenced by both Li deposition and stripping processes, which are closely related to the properties of the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI). While most research... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Permitting delays could deter construction of new wells in the coming years, the agency's Office of Inspector General said.
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