Company urges customers in Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire to use water only for essential purposes as temperatures soar Europe heatwave live – latest updates A hosepipe ban has been put in place by South East Water in Kent , Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire, after a surge in demand amid the ongoing heatwave . The company said it treated and supplied 644m litres of water on Sunday 21 June, 56m litres more than the average daily demand for June of 588m litres. Continue reading...
Study warns AI datacenters are vulnerable to the climate hazards that their global greenhouse gas emissions bolster Amid rising concern that the artificial intelligence boom is fueling the climate crisis, a new report has found that nearly 80% of datacenters are also exposed to extreme climate hazards, including flooding, extreme winds and wildfires. Those impacts are leaving the infrastructure vulnerable to disrupted operations, increased time offline and inflated insurance and repair costs, the research from climate risk analytics firm First Street shows. Continue reading...
As the US and Iran hammer out how to permanently reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart the flow of Middle Eastern oil, the market’s next move may depend on one country absent from the negotiations: China. The world’s second-largest consumer of crude oil, China, has pulled out all the stops to preserve supplies as … The post The future of oil prices may depend on China appeared first on Egypt Independent.
PARIS - Workers stewed at their posts and children stayed home from school on Tuesday as a choking early-summer heatwave smothered much of western Europe.
The database of federal global warming research recreates a website that was closed amid the administration’s broad retreat from climate science.
California’s Míocar program helps low-income residents find affordable rides that don’t contribute to smog or carbon pollution. The post High gas prices boost interest in EV-sharing project appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Energy secretary hails £100bn milestone in this parliament and says it is ‘only the start of what we want to achieve’ Ed Miliband has hailed a boost to UK jobs and growth as government data reveals that private sector companies have pledged more than £100bn in investment into the green economy so far in this parliament. Offshore wind, solar power and the electricity grid make up the bulk of the planned investment, most of it between 2024 and 2031, which will go to all regions of the UK and comes from a mixture of UK companies and overseas sources including the EU and Japan. Continue reading...
During an inspection of shipbuilding and nuclear power firms in China’s heavy industrial hub in the northeast, Premier Li Qiang pushed state-owned firms to achieve breakthroughs in high-end equipment manufacturing and to bolster the nation’s core industrial competitiveness. “Dalian’s shipbuilding industry boasts a long history and a solid foundation in developing high-end equipment manufacturing,” Li was quoted as saying by Xinhua during his visit to a state-owned shipbuilder in the harbour city...
The framework deal with Tehran directed the U.S. to lift "all types of sanctions" on Iran’s oil sector.
Every Democrat running for attorney general supports a lawsuit that Boulder has filed against the oil and gas industry. Republicans say it could threaten the state’s energy industry.
Extreme feels-like temperatures, heat stress days and tropical nights have all become dramatically more frequent, long and severe over the past six decades, a study finds.
The oil major said natural gas will fuel a proposed generating plant that would not initially be connected to the grid.
The voluntary initiative was not presented to the industry ahead of time.
PARIS - Europe on Tuesday braced for more extreme weather as a deadly heatwave threatened fresh temperature records in Britain, with trains disrupted and hospitals across the continent preparing for an influx of heat-afflicted patients.
As a deadly heatwave continued to grip Europe on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued an impassioned appeal for more ambitious global action on climate change caused by fossil fuels, to prevent irreversible damage.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D6EE02135B, Paper Weilin Liao, Xiaosen Su, Huikang Li, Zijian Huang, Bingcheng Li, Jinsong Cai, Fei Fang, Ke Zhang, Xudong Huang, Zhong Lin Wang This work presents a non-intrusive, modular harvester that synergistically integrates wind, solar, and raindrop energy harvesting with sensing capabilities for smart agriculture, underpinned by a canyon-effect-enhanced bi‑concave flow amplifier. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
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[SNA] Khartoum -- Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Engineer Al-Mua'tasim Ibrahim Ahmed, chaired the regular meeting of Sudan's electricity sector leadership in Khartoum on Monday, during which renewable energy projects were reviewed.
[UN News] As a deadly heatwave continued to grip Europe on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued an impassioned appeal for more ambitious global action on climate change caused by fossil fuels, to prevent irreversible damage.
Temperatures could smash June record in England and Wales set in 1976; red alerts in France after 19 heat deaths Two children found dead in car in France as heatwave hits Europe Birds such as swifts, swallows, sparrows and starlings – which make their nests in the eaves of roofs – have been particularly affected by abnormally high temperatures , a specialist says. “Temperatures on the roofs can sometimes reach 50, even 60 degrees Celsius, So they prefer to jump rather than let themselves die and literally cook in their nests,” said Romaine de Jaegere , founder of the Centre for the Rehabilitation of Animals Living in the Wild refuge in Temploux in Belgium. Continue reading...
On Tuesday, oil prices enjoyed a modest rise as they bounced back from a previous decline. Investors are tentatively hopeful about the ongoing US-Iran peace discussions, yet they remain cautious about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz for crude exports. Despite early indicators showing improved maritime movements and declining US strategic oil reserves, skepticism lingers as traders look for solid proof of restoring shipping operations.
Gold price prediction today: A consistent rise in gold prices due to drop in oil prices is being constrained by hawkish outlook from central banks which are signalling a possible rate hike to keep inflationary pressures in check, says Praveen Singh, Head Currencies and Commodities, Mirae Asset ShareKhan.
US President Donald Trump has sharply criticized outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's policies on energy, immigration, and foreign relations, suggesting they contributed to his downfall. Trump specifically pointed to Starmer's approach to North Sea oil and the UK's energy independence. He also mentioned a disagreement over the use of a British military base in Cyprus for US strikes on Iran, which he believes "hurt him badly."
Under John Cook's supervision, Monash University's honours student Ruby Flack spent her thesis deconstructing climate myths in the CARDS taxonomy . With involvement of an interdisciplinary team, her honours thesis was subsequently converted into the paper “Identifying Flawed Reasoning in Contrarian Claims about Climate” and recently published in Environmental Communication (paywalled) with a free pre-press manuscript available here . What follows is a quick summary based on John Cook's thread on Bluesky . In the new paper, the authors identify the logical fallacies in a comprehensive taxonomy of contrarian claims about climate change from Coan et al. (2021) . An important aspect of this initial research was that it didn't make any judgements about whether the claims were...
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- __Ethiopia's Foreign Minister, Gedion Timothewos, has called for stronger international cooperation and more ambitious climate action, warning that increasingly extreme weather events highlight the urgent need for a coordinated global response.
[The Conversation Africa] Some periods in Earth history are so different from our own that they may as well belong to another planet. Many people are interested in the age of dinosaurs, or the Ice Ages, but it is an intermediate world, the Miocene Epoch - a sort of "in-between" world, geologically speaking: less recent than mammoths and stone tools, but not the deep past of dinosaurs - that many scientists find interesting.
Iran's foreign ministry says it made "no new commitments" on nuclear inspections after talks in Switzerland.
Europe is battling a severe heatwave, with red alerts issued across multiple nations. France is particularly hard-hit, facing record temperatures and tragic heat-related deaths, including young children. Schools are closing, and transport is disrupted as the continent grapples with extreme conditions. Scientists link this intense heat to accelerating climate change, warning of more frequent and severe heatwaves globally.
PARIS — Thirteen people died by drowning in searing temperatures in France over the weekend, with the heatwave set to intensify from Monday across much of Europe, forcing warnings and special measures.
These floating solar panels installed above bodies of water could help Australia with its drought problem in addition to being a renewable energy source.
The New Climate Playbook: Cities and National Governments Working Together wil.thomas@wri.org Mon, 06/22/2026 - 15:11 The effects of climate change are being felt on every continent, from biodiversity loss to heatwaves , floods to droughts. Acting quickly is essential for avoiding even more dangerous impacts . Yet at the same time, we face a global landscape increasingly shaped by geopolitical tensions , armed conflict and political polarization. These schisms are straining established models of international cooperation and multilateralism, such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Conferences of Parties ( COPs ). In this context, new coalitions of the willing are emerging as key mechanisms for advancing climate action, closing the gap left by...
Briefing war breaks out between advocates for Wes Streeting and those close to Ed Miliband Andy Burnham’s supporters are divided over who should be his chancellor, with a briefing war breaking out between advocates of the former health secretary Wes Streeting and those close to the energy secretary Ed Miliband. Some of those advising the Makerfield MP are urging him to choose Streeting if he becomes prime minister, in a bid to reassure the business community and fossil fuel industry. Continue reading...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.
France has extended the 'red' weather warnings going into Tuesday as the heatwave is set to continue and become even more severe.
[This Day] The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to promote locally manufactured renewable energy technologies under the Federal Government's 'Nigeria First Policy'.
State-run oil companies are poised for improved profits as falling crude prices boost fuel marketing margins. While recent excise duty cuts have aided this recovery, rising debt and potential future tax hikes pose risks to long-term earnings. Analysts anticipate stronger performance from the second quarter, with BPCL and IOC seen as top beneficiaries if oil prices remain subdued.
A virtual energy network allows consumers without solar panels or a shortage of solar output to buy directly from those with plenty.
The changes roll back obligations for companies seeking to drill on public lands, including a bonding requirement that was hiked during the Biden administration.
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink by Andrew Dessler Last week, I attended a meeting at Columbia University on attribution science and climate law, hosted by the Sabin Center. It was a fantastic event, bringing together scientists and legal experts working at the intersection of extreme event attribution and climate law. For those unfamiliar with it, extreme event attribution attempts to quantify the contribution of climate change to an extreme event. For example, several groups analyzed the impact of climate change on Hurricane Harvey’s enormous rainfall totals over Houston, Texas and they found that climate change increased rainfall by 15 to 38%. One thing that came up again and again was how terrified fossil-fuel interests are of extreme event attribution...
One of the top indoor tennis and fitness facilities in Scotland has ensured its long-term prosperity by switching to renewable energy, which now means it can cover its weekly running costs – and even generate a profit, by using the sun to produce its own electricity and...
The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday authorized sales of Iranian oil through Aug. 21 after productive talks, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
While health advocates await EPA’s action plan, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has focused on rebranding agency work as “MAHA wins.”
Climate Startups Can Power a Green Transition. But They Need a Different Playbook sarah.brown@wri.org Mon, 06/22/2026 - 08:36 Today’s global challenges of prolonged fuel crises, rising consumer prices, dwindling natural resources and new workforce pressures demand disruptive innovators willing to test new technologies and business models that enable countries to rapidly transform their economies. Accelerating these national economic transitions requires a new playbook, and climate startups are one of the most important tools countries have to meet their decarbonization and climate resilience goals. Climate startups are early-stage ventures delivering innovative solutions to cut emissions, build resilience and drive the low-carbon transition. These startups...
Higher oil and gasoline prices pushed overall inflation in May to 3.2 per cent compared with a year ago, according to Statistics Canada.
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Peak Energy announced last week that it has entered a new partnership with General Motors to manufacture sodium-ion batteries for energy storage systems. The deal marks a pivotal moment for Peak, a startup founded three years ago, and an opportunity […]
Europe is facing a major weather crisis, with parts of France expected to reach up to 45C today, as the continent swelters under a massive heatdome.
At least 18 people died in France, including two children left in a hot car, as a heatwave hung over Europe, smashing temperature records in several cities on Monday.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. has authorized the sale of Iranian oil following progress in talks between the countries.
On Monday France entered the sixth day of a searing heatwave, with no end in sight - here's the latest on heat-related disruption.
Oil prices continued to drop on Monday following progress in talks between the U.S. and Iran and the Treasury Department's authorization of Iranian oil sales under a 60-day license.
[Bhekisisa] The world has seen the 11 hottest years on record between 2015 and 2025, and climate experts say the trend points to more intense and unpredictable weather ahead in the future. But people could be affected differently by changing climate conditions depending on where they live -- and this could mean that staying healthy and safe when bad weather hits could be harder in some places than in others. Our Bhekisisa data team dived into thousands of data points to get a sense of what scientists' models say
It's already broken records and is on track to break more - but how long will France's exceptionally intense heatwave last?
A new study found that 42% all the area burned by Western fires had occurred during or right after a heat wave. The post Heat waves increase the West’s wildfire risk appeared first on High Country News.
Mit Acts wie Billy Talent, Halsey, Empire of the Sun und vielen mehr ging es noch mal richtig ab. Die Bilder vom Sonntag beim Hurricane 2026 – mit Provinz, Unpeople, Billy Talent, The Beaches und vielen weiteren Acts. Nach zwei heißen, prall gefüllten Festivaltagen ging das Hurricane am Sonntag (21. Juni) in seine Schlussrunde. Zum Finale des 30-jährigen Jubiläums setzte das Festival noch einmal deutlich auf Gitarren und Mitsingmomente, bot aber auch einige elektronische... Der Beitrag Sonntag beim Hurricane 2026: Die besten Bilder von Provinz und mehr erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
A proposal to send treated water from the oil patch to farmland is drawing pushback from multiple sources.
The organization just predicted that impact from the war waged by the U.S. and Israel on Iran will be much deeper than previously anticipated.
A lot of the country is witnessing rising day and nighttime temperatures and longer summer months in part due to climate change, and workers say the heat inside factories is unbearable at times.
Drifting sea ice fragments near Alaska’s Saint Lawrence and Nunivak islands and colorful water around the Yukon Delta heralded the approach of the summer solstice.
[Leadership] The ECOWAS Parliament has taken significant steps to increase rural electrification projects in West Africa by leveraging the abundant renewable energy resources of the region to boost economic productivity and the regional integration process.
An explosion tore through Qatar’s key natural gas export terminal Sunday night as workers tried to resume operations there after Iran bombed it during the war, causing a fire that hurt at least 54 people as another 18 were still missing hours later. The blast at the Ras Laffan industrial area could cause further chaos in global energy markets, particularly as Qatar remains one of the world’s top natural gas producers. Qatar shut down its production after Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz...
Abstract Responding to the biodiversity crisis in cities requires a new model of environmental researcher. Conservation scientists have a critical role to play in shaping the future of biodiverse, ecologically thriving cities. However, many of the principles and paradigms guiding traditional ecology and conservation introduce a rigidity ill-suited to the complex socio-ecological systems of cities. Here, we argue that to be effective in an urban environment, ecologists and conservation scientists first need to overcome lingering mental hurdles and embrace the urban-ness of urban ecosystems. To that end, we employ a framework established by Jane Austen, presenting four commonly observed prides and prejudices that may limit the success of urban ecologists and conservation scientists, and a suite...
Canada has taken the next step toward acquiring a highly sophisticated, long-range radar system to monitor the Arctic.
The removal of U.S. sanctions against Iran's oil industry was discussed during Day 1 of four-way peace talks Sunday in Switzerland, Iran says .
Much of Europe was preparing Monday for an already fierce heatwave to intensify even further in the coming days, with some countries taking special measures to mitigate its effects. France recorded heat-related deaths over the weekend. A leading researcher reiterated that human-driven climate change had contributed to the recent record-breaking heatwave. In France, 49 of the country’s 96 mainland departments were on a red alert weather warning, up from 35 over the weekend. Officials announced...
Around 20,000 people gathered on Sunday to the neolithic site, located on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, to watch sun-up on the year's longest day to mark the astronomical phenomenon.
How the rise in night-time temperatures is starting to disrupt our sleep and health
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, June 14, 2026 thru Sat, June 20, 2026. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Change Impacts (8 articles) What's driving up your expenses? Many Americans say climate change Most Democrats and moderate Republicans agree that global warming is increasing the cost of living, a new survey shows. The Daily Climate, Kate Yoder, Jun 14, 2026. As Global Warming Threatens Corals Worldwide, Woods Hole Scientists Search for `Super Reefs` That Can Take the Heat If protected, researchers say these coral strongholds may help repopulate more degraded reefs across the Central Pacific. Inside Climate News, Teresa Tomassoni, Jun 14, 2026. Tensions...
The artificial intelligence competition is by nature an energy competition. The conventional narrative focuses on faster chips, yet training and inference consume vast amounts of power. The harsh geographic paradox is that the regions most advanced in artificial intelligence (AI) often face the most acute power constraints. Hong Kong has emerged as a premier global AI hub. According to the Global AI Competitiveness Index, the city ranks third globally as an AI financial powerhouse. The chief...
The tuna in your sandwich was likely caught with the aid of drifting rafts called fish aggregating devices (FAD). New Canadian research finds that abandoned FADs are smashing into coral reefs and endangering wildlife — even in marine protected areas. But there are ways to make tuna fishing more sustainable, researchers say.
The annual Fête de la Musique celebrations draw millions to the streets but the most serious heatwave warnings have been issued for 35 of the country's departments.
Petrol and diesel prices may soon see a dip as India receives cheaper crude oil, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri indicated. He defended domestic fuel pricing, stating increases have been minimal globally despite market volatility. The government has absorbed significant costs through excise duty cuts, shielding consumers from the full impact of rising international rates. Puri also highlighted Sonbhadra's development progress.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that Ukrainian drones had struck an oil refinery in Russia’s Tyumen Region in western Siberia, more than 2,000km (1,200 miles) from Ukraine. He also said Ukraine had developed new long-range drones capable of operating over more than 3,000 km. Speaking in his nightly video address, Zelensky offered thanks to the Ukrainian military’s special operations which “have reached Tyumen Region in Russia, including an oil refining facility. More...
France issued a red heatwave alert across more than a third of the country for Sunday as a ferocious heatwave dug in and the government banned the consumption of alcohol during the annual Fete de la Musique festival.
Learn more about tourism in Antarctica and how we may be leaving more of a carbon footprint on this pristine place than we originally thought.
High oil and gasoline prices are expected to push inflation higher when Statistics Canada reports its consumer price index for May on Monday.
Unmanned drones have transformed into strategic weapons, capable of deep strikes and economic disruption. Ukraine's recent large-scale drone assaults on Russian oil refineries highlight this shift, undermining war economies and demonstrating vulnerability. Iran's long-range Shahed drones project power across the Middle East, challenging adversaries through sheer volume. India is also integrating indigenous kamikaze drones into its doctrine for precision strikes, underscoring the global evolution of drones as potent strategic assets.
June 20 is " Climate Stripes Day " across the world and the creator Ed Hawkins of this iconic graphic recently talked with Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick and Iain Strachan on their "Totally Cooked" podcast about them. From the video's description: In this episode of Totally Cooked: The Climate & Weather Podcast, hosts Iain Strachan and Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick sit down with one of the world’s most recognisable climate communicators: Professor Ed Hawkins from the University of Reading. Ed is the climate scientist behind the now-iconic Climate Stripes, a deceptively simple graphic made of blue and red bars that tells the story of global warming at a glance. First published in 2018, the stripes visualise more than a century of rising global...
Supplier Agratas sacks its main building contractor on the government-backed project amid a budget mismatch Jaguar Land Rover faces the risk of delays to the first deliveries of electric car batteries from a £5.2bn government-backed factory in Somerset after construction problems. The British carmaker is planning to rely on the Agratas factory in Bridgwater, Somerset, to supply the batteries for its new electric models. Agratas and JLR are owned by the Indian industrial conglomerate Tata. Continue reading...
Apart from effort to electrify, there were geopolitical tensions around climate science and the 1.5C goal at pre-Cop31 climate talks Electrifying the world – with electric vehicles , electric heating and cooling, and modernised heavy industry – could be the next biggest step towards phasing out fossil fuels, replacing the 80% of global energy that still comes from hydrocarbons. As using electrical energy is much more efficient than combustion, the move would save billions of dollars for consumers and businesses – global energy demand could be halved, according to one estimate. For decades, electrification has been a nerdish backwater of global climate action. But in the last two weeks, at preparatory talks in Bonn before the forthcoming UN Cop31 climate summit , the subject finally took...
In the mist-wrapped hills of northern Thailand, where cacao trees erupt from the rich, nutrient-dense soil, three little words are spreading fear through a community of farmers. “There is no way to know for certain,” Koranut Rattanayanyong told This Week in Asia. “But it could be a total wipeout.” The weather event Koranut is dreading? A “super” El Nino. Earlier this month, the climate phenomenon officially started to form over the Pacific, with a bloom of ocean heat running 2.5 degrees Celsius...
Beim Auftritt der Donots wird gezaubert und ein weiterer Act erscheint mit einer Überraschung. Die Donots haben am Freitagabend (19. Juni) beim Hurricane Festival für einen der ersten großen Überraschungsmomente beim 30-jährigen Festivaljubiläum gesorgt. Während ihres Auftritts auf der Forest Stage zauberten die Punkrocker einen prominenten Gast hervor, der auch gleich noch eine besondere Ankündigung zu machen hatte. Donots-Sänger Ingo Knollmann stieg während des Konzerts in die Menge. Dort... Der Beitrag Nicht verpassen: Dieser Secret Act spielt am Samstag beim Hurricane erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
South Korean researchers released an open model of South Korea's power grid to support renewable energy, outage and AI-based electricity research.
Much of Western Europe was baking in a gruelling heatwave on Friday with the mercury expected to continue rising in the coming days, shattering temperature records.
As heat waves grow more frequent and fierce, cities worldwide are racing to cool streets and reshape urban life.
The United Nations June Climate Meetings (SB64) ended in Bonn with sharp disagreements between developed and developing countries over climate finance, adaptation support and emissions reductions, leaving negotiators with significant unresolved issues ahead of the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Türkiye. After nearly two weeks of negotiations at the World Conference Center Bonn, delegates acknowledged […]
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The expected oil revenues could provide an important source of financing for the country's Energy Transition Plan (ETP), but they will not be sufficient on their own to fund investments required to transform the energy sector and achieve broader development goals, experts have said.
Twenty bins will sit alongside existing glass recycling points and will be collected on a regular basis
Indian women fight back against toxic coal dust, the US hits a solar milestone, and there's good news for soil in Kenya and cars worldwide.
Ukraine launched a significant drone attack on a major Moscow oil refinery, causing a large fire and disrupting airport operations. This strike, occurring after pledges of Western support, underscores Kyiv's strategy to pressure Russia's energy infrastructure and escalate the conflict's domestic impact.
More than half of France’s population under severe weather warning with temperatures expected to exceed 40C More than half of France’s population is under a severe weather warning as large swathes of western Europe endure the second extreme heat event of the year with temperatures expected to exceed 40C (104F). The French president, Emmanuel Macron, called for “extreme vigilance from everyone”, asking citizens to “take care of our oldest and most vulnerable people” and follow government advice. “We are going through difficult days,” he said. Continue reading...
[New Dawn] The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) has begun reducing electricity imports from Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea following the restoration of full generating capacity at the Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant and the addition of a new solar power facility.
These articles and reports sum up solar’s booming global growth. The post Solar surge: Good news stories on the renewable energy front appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Do we really want to play dice with our planet? A series in the Guardian recently declared “it’s time to talk about geoengineering.” So let’s talk about it. And let us start with some simple truths about this cluster of techno-optimistic “quick fixes” which purport to somehow offset our slow progress towards zeroing out planet-warming carbon emissions. Solar geoengineering proposals – reducing sunlight – have received the most attention, but a host of desperate schemes have been proposed in an effort to “fix” the disruption of climate caused by the growing burden of carbon dioxide human activities add to the atmosphere. Continue reading...
Hurricane-Bilder von der Anfahrt, vom Camping und von Hansemädchen, Herrenmagazin, Disastar, Juli und Paula Carolina. Der Beitrag Hurricane 2026: Die Highlights vom Donnerstag erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
A few years ago, a decent barbecue and somewhere to sit would have done the job.
In der Region rund um das Hurricane Festival in Neuhausen ob Eck gab es am Freitagmorgen Hitzegewitter. Schon in den letzten Tagen wurden Besucher:innen des Hurricane Festivals 2026 darüber informiert, dass es während der Konzerttage zu extremer Hitze kommen würde. Auch von Unwettergefahr warnte der Deutsche Wetterdienst. So wurden erste Hitzegewitter für den Freitagmorgen und frühen Mittag angekündigt. Nach Informationen der Veranstalter von 6 Uhr am Morgen ist die Gewitterzelle inzwischen am... Der Beitrag Hurricane 2026: Unwetter erst mal weg, Blitz schlägt in Wald ein erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
Strong winds and heavy rain batter Slovenia, while France experiences atypical heatwave Severe thunderstorms swept across the Balkans last week, bringing widespread destruction to parts of the region. The storms developed as unstable hot air lingered over the Adriatic Sea while a cold front plunged south-eastward. The front began its journey on 10 June in Slovenia, where the Slovenian Environment Agency recorded 65mph gusts at Ljubljana airport. Heavy rain also fell widely across the region with 23mm reported in Kranj. Continue reading...
Record-breaking spring heat followed by freezes led to 95% crop losses. The post If you can’t find a Utah peach this year, climate change may be to blame appeared first on High Country News.
[Premium Times] The governor announced the directive on Thursday, saying the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and the Ministry of Environment had been mobilised to address the situation.
The first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season brought intense rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
The Ocean Observatories Initiative is used to track greenhouse effects and weather.
STATEMENT: Bonn Climate Talks Spotlight Practical Steps to Drive Action, Importance of Trade nate.shelter@wri.org Thu, 06/18/2026 - 16:42 BONN, Germany (June 18, 2026) — The mid-year UN climate negotiations in Bonn were pushed into overtime as countries grappled with whether to provide more support to poorer nations to adapt to worsening climate impacts. The gathering also placed a distinct emphasis on translating global climate targets into implementing action on the ground. During the talks, the COP31 Presidency proposed new targets for building efficiency, waste reduction and widespread electrification. International trade took center stage for the first time in an official UN dialogue. Following is a statement from David Waskow, International Climate Director...
The French weather forecaster Météo France has extended its 'orange alert' heatwave warning to cover the whole of the centre and most of the south-west of the country on Friday.
That amount could pay for climate and biodiversity financing targets with billions still to spare.
Extreme levels of flooding are expected to hammer up to 40 million Americans this week as the first named story of Atlantic hurricane season makes landfall.
OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais has pushed back against forecasts from the International Energy Agency (IEA) that the global oil market is headed toward a major supply glut.
A new heatwave swept across much of France on Thursday, with temperatures forecast to approach 40C later in the week, dozens of trains were cancelled and classes suspended.
Open access notables Rapid rebound hides glacier mass loss from satellite observations in Alaska and Iceland , Sasgen et al., Communications Earth & Environment Time-variable satellite gravimetry constrains global glacier mass change, but requires correction for glacial isostatic adjustment. These corrections are commonly treated as slowly varying background signals from past ice loading and assumed to be separable from present-day glacier loss. Here we show that this separation can fail in low-viscosity settings, where viscoelastic rebound can approach isostatic compensation on annual-to-decadal timescales and covary with ongoing ice retreat. Using millennium-scale glacier reconstructions and viscoelastic Earth modelling, we incorporate rapid rebound into gravimetry...
The Trump administration recently revived a push to reclassify two thermal processes lauded by industry groups as solutions for handling hard-to-recycle plastics.
The Strait of Hormuz is set to reopen after a US-Iran deal, potentially flooding Asian markets with millions of barrels of crude. Refiners, already well-supplied and reducing processing, now face worries of oversupply. This shift from earlier fears of shortages is reflected in falling oil prices and market contango.
Nearly 80% of the world's data center capacity is located in areas exposed to elevated climate hazards, including flooding, wildfires, extreme heat, powerful winds, and water stress, according to a new study.
Temperatures above 35C, tropical nights and rising storm risks: Germany is heading into its first widespread heatwave of the year, but some regions will be more affected than others.
Oil prices kept falling on Thursday after the U.S. and Iran signed the memorandum of understanding to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Ukraine launched what appears to be its largest strike on Moscow yet, hitting a major oil refinery.
Moscow's oil refinery in Kapotnya was hit by a Ukrainian drone attack on Thursday, causing visible flames and smoke. This incident follows earlier drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, contributing to a growing fuel shortage. Meanwhile, Russia launched its own attacks on Kyiv and Sumy. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy discussed war-ending strategies with global leaders.
Das Hurricane Festival steht in diesem Jahr im Zeichen starker Hitze. Am Samstag sind Gewitter und Starkregen möglich. Für das Hurricane Festival 2026 in Scheeßel erwarten Meteorologen eine komplizierte bis sehr wahrscheinlich in Teilen extreme Wetterlage mit gefühlten Temperaturen von bis zu 36 Grad und einem hohen Risiko für schwere Gewitter. Dabei sind Hagel, Starkregen und Sturmböen nicht auszuschließen. Die Veranstalter warnen die Besucher:innen bereits jetzt vor der Hitze und empfehlen dringend, ausreichend... Der Beitrag Hurricane Festival 2026: Starke Hitze und Gewitter-Gefahr erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
Oil prices dropped significantly as the US and Iran reached an interim agreement to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and lift sanctions on Tehran's oil. This deal, aiming to restore pre-war conditions, could resolve a major energy supply disruption and potentially lead to a global oil surplus by 2027.
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power said Thursday that it has selected two sites in the country's southeastern region for the construction of three new nuclear reactors over the next decade.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt Some go there to read about the wood that Victorian manufacturers used to make walking sticks. Others want to see an illustration of a Tasmanian tiger or marvel at the field diary of one of the first known botanists to explore the Antarctic. Over the past 20 years, more than 64m pages have been made freely available through the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) – a digital treasure trove for fans of the natural world. More than 680 museums, universities, libraries and scientific institutions from China, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand to Europe, Africa, Mexico, Canada and the US, have contributed...
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim visited Russia’s Kazan with a message about Asean centrality and a more urgent national problem behind it – keeping fuel supply secure as global energy uncertainties linger. The two-day Asean-Russia Commemorative Summit has turned into a small but telling test of Washington’s influence in Southeast Asia, according to analysts, with Anwar and other regional leaders meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin even as Western governments seek to tighten pressure...
The Middle East conflict has shaken up the global energy supply chain and Beijing needs to do more to protect shipments – such as finding alternative routes and boosting escort capabilities, according to industry analysts. Lu Ruquan, president of the China National Petroleum Corporation Economics and Technology Research Institute, said the country should “strengthen escort capabilities, emergency responses and safety guarantees at critical nodes”. Writing in the journal International Petroleum...
Funding will be redirected to development of natural gas-fired power plants in five states and geothermal projects in the western United States, according to the Interior Department.
Unlike traditional plants, Critical Energy's modular design would allow equipment to be shipped in pieces on 18-wheelers.
The conflict is pushing the world into a fractious energy future that could increase the tension between fossil fuels and clean power.
The bloc’s pollution-slashing efforts have been stagnating in recent years.
Ukraine hit a Moscow oil refinery for a second time in a week and disrupted commercial flights at Moscow airports in one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia’s invasion more than four years ago, Russian officials said Thursday.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02669-yThe authors analyse global-scale resurvey data for 5,151 species to reveal the sensitivity of tropical versus temperate species to climate change. They show significantly higher frequencies of local extinction in temperate species than in tropical species, linked to faster warming at high latitudes.
As national EU leaders meet in Brussels to thrash out a possible new China policy, speculation is high as to where they all stand amid fluid member-state dynamics. In the last part of this three-part series, we look at whether the conventional wisdom will be fundamentally changed in the EU and how the bloc could forge a united front in dealing with China. Over dinner on Thursday, leaders from the European Union’s 27 member states will chew on one of their toughest courses in years: “global...
30 per cent of respondents said they were personally affected by extreme weather events like heat waves, floods, fires and tornadoes over the last 12 months.
Remember when Nicola Sturgeon sharp-elbowed her way into the United Nations climate change conference when it came to Scotland five years ago?
Curator Alice Sharp describes the project as an attempt to step outside the ordinary tyranny of clock time and into something else: a space "between the tick and the tock," where new worlds can be imagined.
The Trump administration on Wednesday said it will pay developer Invenergy $765 million to walk away from four U.S. wind leases, including one off the coast of California, and invest instead in geothermal and fossil fuel projects.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been looking to stimulate Canada's economy by pitching the country as a reliable energy exporter, and took that message to the G7 Summit.
Trump said this week that his administration would “soon” be able to reimpose sanctions on Russian crude “because the oil is now flowing” through the Strait of Hormuz.
The MIT professor’s groundbreaking work on atmospheric chemistry helped lay steps towards recovery of the ozone layer and demonstrated the lasting impacts of carbon emissions on Earth’s climate.
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that global oil reserves would have ran out in four weeks without a deal with Iran.
A federal judge this week refused to dismiss wind and solar developers' lawsuit against the actions.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Ben Tracy, Climate Central If you feel like your electricity bill just keeps climbing, you aren’t imagining it. Since 2020, U.S. residential energy prices have surged by about 30%, making power the largest household energy expense behind gasoline, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. But for residents like Alex Curtis, the days of feeling powerless against rising costs are coming to an end. Curtis is waging a war on his electric bill, and his new weapon of choice is a lightweight, thin-film solar panel. “Oh, it’s super light too,” Curtis remarked as he unboxed the kit on the balcony of his condo in Sunnyvale, California. It weighs just about 10 pounds. The ‘plug-and-play’...
Tropical Storm Arthur -- the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season -- formed along the Texas coast Wednesday.
[New Dawn] he Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) and the University of Liberia (UL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of an Energy Auditing curriculum at the University of Liberia, marking a significant step toward strengthening national capacity in energy efficiency and energy management.
Drive to sell to wealthy Americans is part of pivot away from all-electric strategy Jaguar Land Rover has U-turned on plans to shift one of its factories to making only electric cars as part of an effort to focus on growth in the US, as Britain’s largest carmaker further rowed back on the transition away from fossil fuels. The manufacturer told investors on Wednesday it would offer petrol and hybrid versions of new models, including smaller SUVs that had been planned to shift to all-electric sales. Continue reading...
Canada is poised to become a key and reliable supplier of energy to the G7 after leaders meeting in France embraced this country's potential to deliver "significant additional capacity" to global markets to reduce dependence on oil and gas coming through the Strait of Hormuz.
In its latest Oil Market Report, the IEA agency said global oil demand growth has weakened substantially compared to the optimistic forecasts it published at the start of the year.
Two-thirds of Americans say they are worried about climate but level of media coverage does not reflect this US political and media discourse has drifted away from the climate crisis amid a frontal assault by Donald Trump upon policies to limit global heating and the president’s pugnacious demands to “drill, baby, drill” for more oil and gas. Yet while elite attention on climate has waned , even among some previously vocal Democrats who have wound back on criticism of the fossil fuels that are overheating our planet, the American public remains concerned about the climate crisis and continues to favour action to deal with it, according to experts and polling. Continue reading...
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A federal judge in South Carolina ruled this week that the Trump administration’s termination of environmental justice grants was “illegal.” The decision dealt a setback to efforts to dismantle a Biden-era program that funded projects addressing environmental and public health challenges […]
[allAfrica] Mombasa, Kenya -- For decades, the outlook for the coral reefs has been increasingly bleak.
Temperatures have climbed up to 45 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, stopping ice from forming in the dead of Antarctic winter.
Nearly every indicator of climate change is flashing red. But we still hold the tools available to bring the planet back into balance The ocean is running a fever. In 2025, the number of days of marine heatwaves – prolonged spells when the sea turns abnormally, dangerously warm – was more than triple what it was in the early 1990s. These are not abstract statistics. A severe and persistent marine heatwave bleaches coral reefs, strips away the kelp forests that shelter young fish, empties fishing grounds and – if occurring frequently – can tip whole ecosystems past the point of recovery. Karina Von Schuckmann is an IGCC author and senior adviser of Mercator Ocean International Continue reading...
The recent escalation in the Middle East has produced an unforeseen winner. The conflict has rekindled worries about logistics and energy security, prompting governments and businesses to reconsider their reliance on fossil fuels and fragile supply routes. This has sped up the move towards renewable energy. And the principal beneficiary of this shift is China. The strategic significance of the Strait of Hormuz is well understood. Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil trade passes through this...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D6EE01449F, Paper Fu-Qiang Li, Zhichao Li, Dongfang Dong, Cheng Yang, Yu Liu, Yanfeng Gao Fast charging and long-term cyclability in sodium-ion batteries are fundamentally limited by unstable, ion-transport-limited solid electrolyte interphases (SEI) arising from solvent-dominated Na⁺ solvation structures in conventional carbonate electrolytes. These intrinsic... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
As Thailand approaches the halfway mark of its national climate commitments, businesses are increasingly viewing sustainability not merely as protection against environmental and regulatory risks, but as a pathway to growth amid climate disruption, resource insecurity and energy volatility.
A judge found renewable energy developers were likely to win the legal fight.
Thailand's energy authorities have confirmed that the country will continue its ban on refined oil exports, despite mounting pressure from domestic refineries struggling with limited storage capacity.
The climate pattern could depress hurricane formation and bring more rain later this year.
Roughly 60 percent of the climate-resilient reefs are located in Australia, the Bahamas, Cuba, Indonesia and the Philippines, scientists said in a study presented Tuesday.
A recent comment by Danielle Smith has left Corb Lund frustrated over the uncertainty of if the Water Not Coal petition question will be added to this fall's referendum.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02693-yAuthor Correction: Priority science can accelerate agroforestry as a natural climate solution
Learn more about Antarctic sea squirts and how they could one day help with advanced melanoma treatments.
Indian markets mirrored global optimism as US stocks neared record highs, fueled by falling oil prices and hopes for a US-Iran peace deal. SpaceX's impressive market debut and gains in financial and chip stocks also boosted investor confidence. All eyes are now on the Federal Reserve's upcoming policy decision and guidance from its new chair.
Thousands of jobs are at risk in Scotland's oil and gas industry if the SNP wins a crunch by-election, Kemi Badenoch has claimed.
New research has identified areas around the world where cooler currents and other favorable conditions are helping to protect coral from the worst effects of global warming.
The EU is poised to ease restrictions on crops developed using Novel Genetic Techniques. While supporters say the technology could help farmers adapt to climate change, critics argue its effects remain poorly understood.
The threat of Tropical Storm Arthur is growing, with forecasters issuing a Tropical Storm Watch as the potentially deadly system strengthens off the US coast.
An area of ice nearly the size of Texas has failed to form over the Bellingshausen Sea, off western Antarctica, as researchers investigate the links between sea ice loss and global warming.
Sustainable innovations in Scottish farming are necessary to meet net zero by 2045. Here are some of the big ideas.
The Trump administration objected to a previous order by U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley to reinstate removed content at national parks, saying it would be an “unmanageable task.”
Ukraine has struck an oil refinery in Moscow's region with a drone, causing damage. President Zelenskyy highlighted Ukraine's extended strike capabilities, emphasizing this as a response to Russian attacks and a means to pressure Moscow to end the war. This incident marks a significant escalation in Ukrainian strikes targeting Russian energy infrastructure, impacting fuel production.
Lisa Murkowski, a Republican senator, joins Democrats in bid to stop dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative US politics live – latest updates A group of Democratic senators and one Republican, as well as two Democratic House committees, sent letters on Monday to the National Science Foundation asking it to reverse course on its plan to dismantle a sprawling ocean monitoring network, with House lawmakers going further and accusing the agency of acting illegally. The Ocean Observatories Initiative is a network of more than 900 ocean sensors built at a cost of $386m. Over the last decade it has tracked ocean circulation, marine ecosystems, climate change and extreme weather, producing data freely available to the public and informing more than 500 scientific publications. The...
The Iran war has exposed major risks for Southeast Asia that could cost the region billions of dollars, if it does not diversify sources of energy more quickly, according to an International Energy Agency (IEA) report released on Tuesday. An overreliance on oil and gas transported through the Strait of Hormuz left the region particularly vulnerable to shocks from the Iran war, a “stark wake-up call” for its energy security, the report says. It notes that rising sales of electric vehicles, a...
[Leadership] The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has reaffirmed that the Nigerian Oil and Gas Park Scheme (NOGaPS), in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, will become operational by the fourth quarter of 2026.
Hemiscyllium dudgeonae is the tenth recorded species of walking shark, which use their pectoral fins to move across reef flats, and its limited range means it may be at high risk of extinction
A new, AI-assisted model of insurance is quietly exploding in disaster-prone areas—and may be coming for FEMA too. Is it the answer to climate change, or a trap?
In 2016, the Alfred Wegener Institute, together with the University of Bremen, the Palau Community College, and the Coral Reef Research Foundation, opened a research station at what is probably its warmest location: Palau. The archipelago lies in the heart of an area that is characterised by the cleanest air in the world. Moreover, this region is where the composition of the stratosphere - the layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer - is determined for the whole planet. This makes the location ideal for studying the distribution of trace gases and particles in the atmosphere and their impact on the global climate, from Europe to the polar regions. Over the last ten years, the observatory has developed into one of the largest in the entire tropics and the largest in the Western...
Environmental and public health groups say the agency did not follow adequate procedures in scuttling the rule.
The measure comes just weeks after the administration invoked emergency wartime powers to invest in coal projects.
A new report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) highlights the vast, overlapping climate threats affecting children worldwide, which is leaving them increasingly vulnerable to escalating risks across health, security, and education. The report, Children’s Climate Risk Report, emphasizes that while these risks are most pronounced in heavily vulnerable regions in the Global South—such […]
France's greenhouse gas emissions fell more than previously thought in 2024 and 2025, but the pace of cuts was still slower than in earlier years, revised government-commissioned figures showed on Tuesday.
The US emergency oil stockpile has hit its lowest point since 1983, with the Trump administration drawing down reserves to mitigate economic impacts from global conflicts. Recent releases have pushed the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to less than half full, raising concerns about operational capacity and vulnerability to disruptions like hurricanes.
The U.S. may be the world's biggest producer of crude oil, but that's not the case for motor oil. The cost of lubricants is soaring, and even a tentative deal to end the war won't solve the problem.
The Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS) says that the impending climate event will compound global gas shortages and send prices soaring.
A framework agreement between the U.S. and Iran on terms to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices tumbling, as traders anticipated the return of flows. But industry officials say a full return to pre-war production and refining levels is likely to take weeks, months or even years. - REUTERS
Ukrainian drones struck oil plants in Moscow and Russia's southern Krasnodar Krai region overnight a day after a massive airborne attack on Ukraine.
Electric cars are getting cheaper, more efficient and can travel farther than ever. China is driving the transition, but Europe and other countries are catching up fast.
The post Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit. appeared first on ProPublica.
How the cyclical weather pattern interacts with climate change could spark hunger around the world.
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Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D6EE01622G, Paper Ningxin Chen, Sida Xie, Jie Deng, ZiChan Yuan, Kun Kun Guo, Zihan Guo, Chaoji Chen, Yue Ma, Wenshuai Chen, Zhaohui Wang High-areal-capacity thick electrodes are essential for enhancing the energy density of lithium-ion batteries, yet their deployment is limited by redox heterogeneity caused by sedimentation-induced material segregation during electrode thickening. Here,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Global oil prices have seen a significant drop following signs of de-escalation in Middle East tensions, spurred by a US-Iran memorandum of understanding. While this offers relief to consumers, questions linger about the speed of supply recovery. The Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil route, is expected to reopen, potentially easing inflationary pressures.
[allAfrica] Mombasa -- For years, the story of coral reefs has been written as dying, doomed, gone. Coral reefs have been framed as ecosystems in irreversible decline, threatened by rising ocean temperatures, bleaching events, and ecological collapse. If global temperatures rise to 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels, up to 90% of tropical coral reefs may vanish by 2050. The result would be reef systems stripped of many of their ecological functions.
Thinktank says decoupling electricity from gas prices has also helped shield Spain from hikes caused by Iran war Spanish households save €10 a month on electricity bills because of wind turbines and solar panels installed in the last five years, a report has found. Typical energy bills would be 19% more expensive if electricity costs were still as tightly coupled to gas prices as in 2021, according to Ember, a climate thinktank. It found Spain’s “strategic” expansion of renewables since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 has shielded Spanish households from the latest rises in fossil fuel prices caused by the Iran war. Continue reading...
Shipowners will not resume transit through the Strait of Hormuz for weeks until they are confident that the US-Iran deal is “material”, the CEO of Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines told the Financial Times in an interview published on Tuesday. The Iran war that began on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes largely stopped shipping through the transit route for around a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supply, along with products such as aluminium and urea. Mitsui O.S.K., one of...
Tisco Financial Group expects the global economy to face mounting challenges in the second half of 2026, warning that stagflation risks, elevated energy prices and geopolitical tensions could create a more volatile environment for investors.
Almost every child, including those from high-income countries, is now exposed to at least one hazard Half of the world’s children are exposed to at least three overlapping climate hazards threatening their health, education and survival, according to a Unicef report. Globally, children face increasing threats from heatwaves, storms, floods and droughts as the climate crisis worsens, with more than one billion facing at least three of these at once. Continue reading...
Thailand should prepare for the possibility of a Super El Nino event next year, which could bring extreme heat, drought and other disruptions, a leading climate expert has warned.
Brent crude slipped to nearly $83 per barrel Monday, a significant development for India, which imports nearly 88% of its crude oil requirement. The rate at which Indian refiners procure crude, was recorded at $86.77 per barrel Friday, the latest available price, and is expected to decline following the fall in global energy prices.
Kemi Badenoch has said her party winning a crunch by-election would be a victory for oil and gas workers in the North East.
G7 told ‘we will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes’, with Russia’s finance networks and shadow fleet targeted Keir Starmer has vowed to “choke off” Russian revenue with further sanctions and to provide hundreds of millions of pounds worth of energy support for Ukraine, as he met world leaders in France for the G7. After a torrid political week at home , the British prime minister sought to put himself on the front foot on the international stage at the meeting of the group of seven, which kicked off on Monday in the French spa town of Évian-les-Bains, on the shore of Lake Geneva. Continue reading...
In a recent survey, two-thirds of respondents said global warming is impacting their cost of living.
A tropical threat brewing in the Gulf of America gained strength Monday, prompting hurricane forecasters to raise the odds of development.
Dan Jarvis says vessel tracked for several days as opposition suggest decision linked to his predecessor’s resignation Dan Jarvis has told MPs that the Russian oil tanker seized on Sunday had been monitored for several days as he deflected suggestions that its seizure had been ordered by a prime minister under pressure after the resignation of John Healey last week. The new defence secretary , flanked supportively in the Commons by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said the Smyrtos had been “closely tracked” as he faced a question from the Conservatives as to why the capture took place over the weekend. Continue reading...
The Roadmap to $1.3 Trillion in Climate Finance Will Rely on Building a Coalition alicia.cypress… Mon, 06/15/2026 - 15:15 At the 2024 UN climate change summit (COP29), governments agreed to scale up public and private finance for developing countries to at least $1.3 trillion a year by 2035 to support their climate resilient, low-emission development. But reaching that goal is a steep jump from where we are today. The Climate Policy Institute estimates, for example, that in 2025, only around $200 billion (likely an underestimate due to data limitations) reached these countries. To help bridge this gap, last year Brazil and Azerbaijan, the COP30 and COP29 presidencies, presented the Baku to Belém Roadmap to 1.3T, suggesting how the target could be reached. The roadmap...
FIFA says it's prepared for "climate-related risks" but doesn't appear to have a plan for wildfire smoke, which can be harmful to players and fans.
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink I’ve often come across graphs on social media showing atmospheric CO2 concentrations over time, with various dates of climate agreements highlighted. Shared by doomers and skeptics alike, they are used to argue that the rise of CO2 concentrations is inexorable and has not (or perhaps cannot) be slowed by actions we take. One example from the Orwellian-named climate skeptic group “ Friends of Science ”. On the other hand global CO2 emissions – the very precursors to those concentrations – have largely plateaued. After increasing by more than 20% in the 2000s, CO2 emissions today are a mere 3% higher than they were in 2013. This plateau has been driven in part by a rapid expansion of clean energy...
[Leadership] The Acting Chairman of the Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC), Engr. Dr. Anthony Ekedegwa, has said that for Nigeria to position itself as a major player in the global technology and artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, the country must adopt a long-term energy strategy to ensure sustainable growth and competitiveness.
Residents of West Oakland, which suffers from toxic waste and high pollution rates, rally against a coal export facility West Oakland, a California neighborhood known for its rich history of Black activism from the Pullman Porters’ union to the Black Panthers, might not seem like the site of the country’s next great coal project. But that’s exactly what the Trump administration is pushing for – with the injection of $75m to build a sprawling coal export terminal in the nearby port of Oakland . Continue reading...
Markets welcome US-Iran peace deal but prices may stay high as buyers race to refill depleted emergency crude stockpiles Oil prices hit three-month low and markets rally Business live – latest updates After more than 100 days of the greatest recorded disruption to the world’s energy supplies, the global oil and gas markets have breathed a sigh of relief. Hours after Donald Trump confirmed that a US-Iran peace deal would lead to the reopening of the strait of Hormuz to tankers carrying millions of barrels of oil and gas, the price of Brent crude tumbled to lows of $83 a barrel . Wholesale gas prices fell about 6%. Continue reading...
A tropical threat brewing in the Gulf of America intensified Monday as forecasters raised the odds that the disturbance could develop into a storm.
Move is part of broad effort to open public lands to industry and other uses, threatening wildlife and ecosystems The Trump administration is executing a controversial plan to allow dirt bikes, ATVs, trucks, snowmobiles and other off-road vehicles to drive through tens of millions of acres of public lands and national parks, which environmental groups warn threatens endangered species and the environment. The plan’s opponents say the impacts will be wide-ranging and that the vehicles will likely destroy sensitive habitats, harm waterways, drive large predators like grizzly bears into contact with humans, and otherwise damage pristine public lands and parks. Continue reading...
EPA tells utilities which contaminants they should monitor in drinking water. State attorneys general have some suggestions.
[This Day] The leader of the United Kingdom's Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has said Nigeria's status as an oil-producing country has not translated into reliable electricity for its citizens.
Winemaker Maison Ruinart created a collection of Champagnes from grapes grown in years with abnormal weather. The post A Champagne with notes of climate change appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The Egyptian petroleum sector has successfully added nearly 12,000 barrels per day (BPD) of crude oil and condensates to production in the Western Desert region over the past two weeks. This includes more than 10,000 BPD from the fields of Khalda Petroleum Company, along with approximately 1,500 BPD from the fields of the General Petroleum … The post Egypt marks new leap in crude oil production at the Western Desert appeared first on Egypt Independent.
SINGAPORE - Oil prices slipped to their lowest since March on Monday after US President Donald Trump and Iran's deputy foreign minister said they had reached an initial deal to end the war and to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
Advancements in geothermal systems and sustained political support in the US provide an opportunity for this clean energy industry to scale.
The federal funding is the latest twist in a decade-long saga to build a terminal in Oakland, California, that can export U.S. coal overseas.
Oil prices plunged on Monday after the U.S. and Iran announced a tentative deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, potentially restarting the flow of about a fifth of the world's energy after more than three months.
Environmental concerns will see part of a building in Edinburgh closed over the winter, because it can only be heated by fireplaces
Amid fears the wreck will be more accessible to explorers – and new species – as the climate warms, conservationists want to create the region’s first underwater protected area The harsh temperatures, treacherous currents and shifting pack ice of the Antarctic’s Weddell Sea, which crushed and sank his ship, Endurance, in 1915, led Ernest Shackleton to describe it as the “worst portion of the worst sea in the world”. For more than a century, the inhospitable conditions, which present a challenge even for modern icebreaker ships, helped to protect the lost wreck, which was discovered in 2022 , its structure still largely intact. Continue reading...
Australia’s richest woman is seeking government permission to reopen the Grassy Mountain mine in Alberta to extract coal used in steel production.
Cyprus tabled amendments to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism at a meeting of EU finance ministers at the European Council.
[The Conversation Africa] Viruses play a major role in the functioning of ecosystems. They profoundly influence the dynamics of microbial communities, flow of matter and global biogeochemical cycles. Yet despite their abundance and ecological importance, many of them have long remained invisible to science.
Brent crude dropped 3.9 per cent to $84 a barrel, while US crude fell 4.8 per cent to around $81 a barrel. The decline added to losses recorded on Friday, when Brent slipped 3.4 per cent and US crude shed 3.2 per cent. The Strait of Hormuz, through which a significant share of the world's oil shipments pass, has effectively remained closed since the conflict erupted in late February. According to an Iranian lawmaker, some commercial vessels had been paying an average of about $2 million to transit the waterway.
In China’s premier coal province Shanxi, a massive project that converts ultra-hard coal waste into high-value industrial materials – has begun operations, bringing the country’s zero waste goal for the fossil fuel industry a step closer. The project – in Gaoping, a county-level city in Shanxi’s southeast – is producing 1,000 tonnes per day of building and industrial materials, including sand and gravel aggregates used in construction, according to the local government. In an article published...
The Abu Dhabi government is fast-tracking its push to extensively tap into China’s technologies, from renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs) to robotics, as it pursues a greener economy, according to its energy chief. Abdulla Humaid Al Jarwan, chairman of the Abu Dhabi department of energy, told the SCMP that his department was in talks with 22 Chinese firms, including Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL), during a recent visit to Shanghai, and expected a deepened tie-up with China’s...
The Carolina Hurricanes won their first Stanley Cup championship in 20 years on Sunday night.
Oil prices had already fallen quite dramatically on Thursday and Friday, in anticipation of an imminent deal. President Trump has posted online that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen after the deal is signed on Friday.
Investigators said that while the two fishermen were on a reef, the incoming tide quickly surrounded them, leaving them trapped, with the water still rising and no safe way back to shore.
This story was originally published by Yale e360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Across the globe, human activities are changing the way our planet smells. In Egypt, increasing temperatures are shrinking yields of aromatic jasmine flowers; in France, extreme drought has reduced the production of fragrant, night-blooming tuberose, a major ingredient in many […]
The Prime Minister is understood to have overruled the Energy Secretary following sustained lobbying from industry leaders, the Unite union and Business Secretary Peter Kyle.
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, June 7, 2026 thru Sat, June 13, 2026. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Change Impacts (7 articles) What happens when the world`s breadbaskets start failing simultaneously? The Conversation, Ekamjot Dhillon, Jun 07, 2026. This 1,000-year-old pine tree`s protector fears changing weather patterns Mayors from around the world gathered last week in Huangshan to discuss how to protect their cities from climate change and overtourism. NBC News World News, Jennifer Jett, Jun 07, 2026. `Severe` stress on oceans as rate of sea level rise doubles in 10 years, UN warns Global effort needed to limit effects of pollution, industrial...
Keir Starmer says operation involving National Crime Agency has delivered ‘yet another blow’ to Russia and Putin British armed forces intercepted and boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Channel in the early hours of Sunday, Keir Starmer has confirmed. In a six-hour operation, the first of its kind to be led by the UK, Royal Marine commandos and officers from the National Crime Agency boarded and took control of the vessel, Smyrtos, which was sailing under a Cameroonian flag. Continue reading...
President Donald Trump says a secret mission moved 100 million barrels of oil through the blocked Strait of Hormuz. That number is impossible to verify.
Britain is investigating a sanctioned tanker that is suspected of being part of the Russian "shadow fleet," shipping oil in violation of international sanctions over Moscow's war on Ukraine.
Solar power is often touted as an alternative to fossil fuels, but complexities of scale mean it's unlikely to replace nuclear power anytime soon.
Residents living in Whitstable, Kent, were left without running water during the unprecedented heatwave at the end of last month, with some forced to queue in 32C temperatures for supplies.
It is unlikely that many voters are flocking to Pauline Hanson for her scientific insights – but that is where they are lining up, regardless Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here Politics is disconnecting from long-held assumptions at historic speed and no one knows where the great unhinging will take us. On the climate crisis, denial is back in vogue – depending on what the algorithm feeds you. One Nation’s surge in the polls suggests, for now at least, it is vying to be the most popular political party in the country. It does not accept the overwhelming evidence that the planet is warming and that extreme weather is getting worse. Instead, it argues the climate change department should be abolished because – in...
US investment groups are actively pursuing opportunities in Venezuela's oil sector following the lifting of sanctions and a new hydrocarbons law. Lionheart Capital is leading the charge with a proposed merger to create the first Nasdaq-listed company offering direct access to Venezuelan oil assets, aiming for a $1 billion valuation.
As the US shuts its doors to most refugees, there’s little hope of a new system to help those forced from home by climate impacts.
This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last year, Marie Tai needed a better way to keep her condo cool. Her window air-conditioning units were borderline ineffective, even running at full blast. Summers have been getting more intense in Tai’s Boston neighborhood because of a rapidly warming climate, and […]
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) announced that temperatures are expected to drop across all regions by up to three degrees – bringing a noticeable improvement in the weather, particularly during the night hours alongside active winds. With this incoming cooling trend, the weather will be moderate during the early morning hours, turning warm along the … The post Meteorological Authority forecasts temperature drop across Egypt on Saturday appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Photosynthesis does not always result in wood growth, a key factor in carbon dioxide sequestration Trees may not be able to store as much planet-heating carbon as hoped, a study suggests, with researchers finding photosynthesis does not always lead to wood growth. Scientists studied 137 sites across the US and found trees stopped growing months before the point in the year at which photosynthesis stopped. Continue reading...
Climate minister Chris Bowen says country must prepare for changing world and can play bigger role in reducing emissions Australia will find exporting fossil fuels increasingly difficult but can switch to exporting clean energy products, the president of the next UN climate negotiations has declared. Speaking at a climate conference in Bonn, Germany, Chris Bowen, Australia’s minister for climate change and energy, argued his country had led the global push to “transition away from fossil fuels” – based on the rapid growth of renewable energy and batteries in its domestic power grids – and that its economy could manage the switch. Continue reading...
Underfloor heating, gas fires and storage heaters are also in the Energy Secretary's sights as he tries to cut Britain's carbon emissions.
France has its hottest night on record, 15 Italian cities under red heat alert and UN chief says London is ‘cooking’ Europe heatwave live – latest updates Forty people have drowned while swimming in unsupervised areas across France in recent days, the prime minister has said, as people across the country sought respite from the record-breaking heatwave sweeping across much of Europe. “There is a tragic scourge of drownings,” Sébastien Lecornu said on Tuesday. “The latest figures we’ve received are 40 deaths since 18 June. Most of the victims are young people.” Continue reading...
The U.S. has temporarily lifted oil sanctions on Iran as peace talks continue. And, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's data system, known as SAVE, is unlawful.
President Donald Trump has cheered what he called a record day for global energy shipments, revealing that a staggering 19 million barrels of oil flowed through the critical Strait of Hormuz on Monday.
Though marketed as clean energy, industrial pellet plants are driving deforestation, worsening floods, and polluting rural counties.
CHAMP Coalition, Led by Brazil and Germany, Launches Steering Group, Roadmap, Subnational Advisory Council wil.thomas@wri.org Tue, 06/23/2026 - 10:30 At the Local Climate Action Summit during London Climate Action Week, the Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships (CHAMP) for Climate Action launched the next phase of its effort to support more ambitious climate action. The newly inaugurated CHAMP Steering Group of nine countries launched an Implementation Roadmap designed to reinforce and build on its pledge to accelerate national-local collaboration and strengthen the delivery of climate commitments on the ground. CHAMP also established a new Secretariat and a first-of-its-kind Subnational Advisory Council, chaired by former Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo...
We’ve shown that rapid, measurable progress is achievable in our cities. Here’s how that can now be replicated worldwide Sadiq Khan is the mayor of London. Michael Bloomberg is a former mayor of New York City Some public health threats make global headlines: Covid-19. Ebola. Famine. When these disasters hit, photographs and videos of people suffering and dying spur countries to respond, international bodies to cooperate and individuals to donate supplies and money. Yet one of the world’s deadliest threats gets almost no attention at all, because it is largely invisible to the public and mostly absent from media coverage: air pollution. Every day, billions of people are inhaling air that is shortening their lives and making them sicker with every breath. Every year, air pollution kills...
For those who don't want to drive to a service center, you can get your oil changed with a mobile mechanic. How much would that cost? What determines the price?
Australia has refused to release internal papers about a trust fund for a climate-vulnerable Pacific nation, telling Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the documents could inflict diplomatic “damage”. Gravely threatened by rising seas, low-lying island nation Tuvalu relies on a US$200 million trust fund to help foot the ballooning costs of climate change. The trust has been invested on Tuvalu’s behalf in funds exposed to coal mining, gas exploration and the world’s largest crude oil refinery, an...
The human rights case comes nearly a year after the International Court of Justice found that countries have a legal duty to tackle climate change.
Utilities are leaning into a regulatory future free of carbon restrictions. But they are mindful of a potential future about-face.
In declining to hear the case, the justices sidestepped a broader fight over limits on the power of Congress.
Millions of Brits were woken up last night by a huge thunderstorm. Now, scientists have warned that these intense storms could become the norm - thanks to climate change.
As part of a broader package designed to provide economic relief to Iran, the US Treasury announced a sanctions waiver valid until August 21. The exemption allows Tehran to export oil and related products and receive payments for those sales.
Millions of people are bitten by snakes every year. Climate change is increasing human-snake encounters, even as many countries remain ill-equipped to treat victims.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D6EE02337A, Review Article Xuefang Xie, Chaoqiang Feng, Haiming Duan, Shasha Tao, Shuquan Liang, Ziqing Wang, Guozhao Fang Hydrogel-based zinc metal batteries (ZMBs) represent a highly promising platform for safe, flexible, and wearable energy storage systems. Nevertheless, their real-world application is greatly hindered by insufficient stability under harsh... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since last Thursday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says.
[New Dawn] MONROVIA -- The Government of Liberia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mali-based AfriLight Energy to develop a 50-megawatt solar power plant and battery energy storage system as part of efforts to expand electricity access and strengthen the country's renewable energy sector.
Met Office forecasters have issued a rare red weather warning for England, with temperatures potentially reaching 40C (104F) in some places. Europe is also dealing with a debilitating heatwave, with schools closed, trains cancelled and France even restricting the consumption of alcohol outdoors to take pressure off the emergency services. The high temperatures coincide with the coming El Niño, which some scientists have nicknamed Godzilla for its predicted strength. To find out whether the two are linked, Ian Sample hears from our Europe climate correspondent, Ajit Niranjan. He explains why it’s so hot, why we could be in for even worse and how we can keep as cool as possible Clips: Sky News, BBC, Arirang News El Niño is back with a vengeance – and fears of ‘Godzilla’ strength may be...
As the world enters the final years before the 2030 deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a latest United Nations report has revealed that economic uncertainty, climate change, conflict and growing geopolitical tensions are causing hurdles for the countries to meet the targets. The Sustainable Development Report 2026, released by the UN Sustainable […]
The US has temporarily lifted sanctions on Iranian oil for 60 days, allowing its production and sale. This move follows Iran's agreement to permit UN nuclear inspectors and ensure free passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Vice President JD Vance hailed the understanding as a crucial foundation for a future deal, though nuclear talks are still in early stages. Any potential asset releases would be restricted for American benefit.
North Korea's Kim Jong-un has declared a significant expansion of the nation's nuclear arsenal, aiming to "overtake the world" in defense capabilities. During a key party meeting, officials reaffirmed their commitment to nuclear forces as crucial for national sovereignty and deterring war. The agenda also included accelerating naval projects, reinforcing border defenses, and addressing economic development, particularly in the coal sector. Leadership changes were also announced without explanation.
The group says that it is unlawful for Australia to continue approving fossil fuel exports without protecting its citizens.
[IPS] Victoria, Seychelles -- Now that the lights have dimmed in Mombasa and the delegations have gone home, a simple but necessary question remains: did the first Our Ocean Conference on African soil truly move the world from promises to protection? The conference was indeed the first held in Africa, under the theme "Our Ocean, Our Heritage, Our Future," with a stated focus on culture, communities, livelihoods, marine protection, climate resilience and sustainable blue economies.
Authorities are benefiting from a drop in global crude oil prices by collecting levies from diesel and gasohol users through the Oil Fuel Fund to repay massive debts incurred by the fuel price subsidy programme, following the outbreak of the Israel–US war on Iran in late February.
US President Donald Trump criticised outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday after the Labour leader announced he would resign, saying he had “really hurt himself” over energy, immigration and his handling of relations with Washington. “I think he’s a lovely man,” Trump told reporters at an Oval Office event, before accusing Starmer of mishandling Britain’s energy policy by failing to exploit North Sea oil and allowing “windmills all over the place”. “The UK buys much of its...
A major floating offshore wind project has welcomed new funding aimed at building Scotland’s future renewable energy workforce.
At least 18 people died in France, including two children left in a hot car, as a heatwave hung over Europe, smashing temperature records in several cities on Monday. As schools in France closed or modified timetables, forecasters in Britain predicted temperatures could break records for June this week. The temperature in Bordeaux in France’s western wine country rose to 41.9 degrees Celsius (107.4 Fahrenheit), breaking a record set last August. In Poitiers in central France it reached 41.2...
In a significant development, the US has greenlit the production, delivery, and sale of Iranian oil for a 60-day period. This move, tied to ongoing peace talks, allows for crucial transit in the Strait of Hormuz and IAEA inspections. The temporary waiver, effective until August 21, also permits imports into the US under specific conditions, impacting global energy markets.
The mayor of a former California oil boomtown is insisting he’ll remain in power until a judge decides if the election was legal.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that her country seeks to restart oil shipments to Cuba soon, a move that could provide much-needed relief as the island’s crises deepen given a lack of petroleum. Sheinbaum said her administration would seek to send the oil via commercial and privately owned firms instead of state-owned companies as it has done in the past. Mexico became a key fuel supplier to Cuba after the US attacked Venezuela in early January and halted critical oil...
Behind the Scenes of Climate Action: Lessons from Colombian Cities sarah.brown@wri.org Mon, 06/22/2026 - 13:32 June 22, 2026 — Climate change is severely affecting cities worldwide. But before measures to reduce climate risks and emissions can be implemented, a great deal must first happen inside city governments. This includes coordinating across departments, planning, financing and aligning priorities. In Colombia, these responsibilities are distributed across three levels of government. The national government sets the policy framework, including the nationally determined contribution (NDC) and the Long-Term Strategy (E2050). Departments (32 subnational units) play an intermediate role, providing technical assistance, coordinating across sectors and planning...
Other measures include Washington lifting sanctions on Tehran’s oil exports and reopening the strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis live – latest updates Iran has agreed to allow UN nuclear inspectors back into the country as part of an agreement under which Washington will lift sanctions on Tehran’s oil exports and the strait of Hormuz will reopen, the US vice-president, JD Vance, has said. Long-term independent monitoring of Iran’s nuclear programme, which it says is for energy purposes only, was in effect halted last summer after Israel and the US attacked the country. Tehran suspended cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in response to strikes on its nuclear facilities. Continue reading...
[This Day] Abuja -- Nigeria is poised to assume a rare position of influence in global climate governance as former federal lawmaker and principal sponsor of the Climate Change Act 2021, Hon. Sam Onuigbo, prepares to become President of GLOBE International, a powerful cross-party alliance of legislators driving climate legislation across continents.
Several start-ups have tried to grow seaweed to remove atmospheric CO2, but this could affect the levels of nutrients in the ocean and hamper other CO2-sucking processes
The oil major said natural gas will fuel a proposed generating plant that would not be connected to the grid.
Climate change is making extremely dangerous heat waves like this one more common. The post Unprecedented June heat grips Europe this week appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
While you might be tempted to give viral heatwave hacks a go, experts from Electrical Safety First have warned that they could prove fatal.
While India continues to rely heavily on energy supplies from the Gulf, the crisis has prompted a faster push towards diversification. Higher crude purchases from Russia, Brazil and Venezuela have helped soften the impact on oil imports.
China's oil purchases fell dramatically, with imports dropping to about 7.8 million barrels per day in May, their lowest level since late 2017.
Canada and Australia have agreed on terms to allow Ottawa to buy components of the Arctic over-the-horizon radar system from BAE Systems Australia.
As countries grapple with energy price shocks, supply disruptions and the growing impacts of climate change, energy security has become a pressing concern.
The United States authorized Iranian oil sales on Monday, easing decades-old sanctions as it pushes toward a final peace deal with Tehran in return for commitments on nuclear inspections and free transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
Biodigesters capture methane from manure. The methane can then be refined into fuel. The post A dirty farm problem could be a climate solution appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Measurements taken by the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite show that sea levels across parts of the equatorial Pacific are elevated.
Eastern Europe to see temperatures above early July average into next week The extreme heat experienced across central and western Europe, including the UK, will continue to shift eastwards. As slightly cooler weather infiltrates into western Europe, with risks of downpours and thunderstorms, eastern Europe is likely to see temperatures several degrees above the early July average into next week. Peak highs of between 35C and 40C are expected across southern Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and into the northern Balkans. Typhoon Mekkhala, the seventh typhoon of the season in the western Pacific, strengthened east of Luzon on Sunday with sustained winds of 75mph (120km/h) and gusts in excess of 100mph over open water, and is set to head northwards through the Philippine Sea this week. Forecast...
Rail services, schools and sports events hit, with deaths of three elderly people in France partly blamed on intense heat Western Europe is enduring a ferocious heatwave forecast to break temperature records, with half of France on red alert, rail services in Belgium disrupted and sports events in Spain and Germany cancelled or postponed. French authorities on Monday placed 49 of the country’s 96 mainland departments on a level 1 danger-to-life warning, urging 35 million people to exercise “absolute vigilance”, drink water often, avoid all strenuous exertion and avoid direct sun. Continue reading...
The Korea Trade Insurance Corp. will provide a $1 billion financing package for a solar power project in Serbia involving a South Korean builder.
Following the conclusion of the US-Iran discussions in Switzerland, global oil prices have seen a decrease as Iran has successfully secured waivers for its oil exports. This alleviates concerns regarding possible supply disruptions, leading to a drop in Brent crude futures as well as WTI. The anticipation of increased Iranian oil supply and potential easing of US sanctions, despite regional tensions, has contributed to the market's response.
Global economies have already weighed energy options beyond the Middle East, as the war in Iran has put irreversible pressure on the oil industry, according to Karen Young, a researcher at Columbia University. “I don’t think (advancements in green technology) is going to be reversible,” Young told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria. “Countries are now thinking more … The post Oil volatility will cause irreversible changes to energy markets, expert warns appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Noch ein letztes Mal Festivalwetter, dazu abgefahrener Reggae-Metal und viele Sehnsuchtslieder. Nach zwei Tagen mit unerbittlicher Sonne zeigt sich das Wetter am Sonntag beim Hurricane gnädig: „Nur“ 27 Grad, hin und wieder schiebt sich sogar eine Wolke vor die Sonne. Auch nicht wirklich kühl, aber immerhin weniger anstrengend als noch an den Tagen davor. Aber wer wird sich da beschweren – das Zwillings-Festival Southside hatte schließlich... Der Beitrag Circle Pit frisst Gitarrist: So war der letzte Tag beim Hurricane 2026 erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
A ceasefire between the US and Iran is likely to drive down global crude oil prices to around US$70 per barrel, according to a specialist on the US and Chinese economies.
Officials say the rules are making commercially viable renewable energy projects appear far riskier to international investors than they actually are.
Thailand must accelerate its transition to renewable energy if it is to reduce dependence on imported oil and gas and avoid repeating the painful consequences of global conflicts, according to Praipol Koomsap, economist at Thammasat University and former assistant to ex‑energy minister Narongchai Akrasanee.
The future of climate negotiations is uncertain as focus shifts from discussing treaties to actually implementing them.
The tech sector says only carbon-emitting gas plants are reliable enough today to power the EU’s AI goals.
A national heatwave plan has been activated to help people stay cool during the Netherlands’ increasingly hot summers Households in Amsterdam are being urged to hang their curtains outside their windows as health experts recommend simple hacks to moderate the heatwave rolling across the Netherlands, where homes were built for old-fashioned damp and coldish northern European weather. In a viral social media post last week, Eline Coolen, the heat coordinator at the city’s public health institute, urged sweaty city-dwellers to rig up temporary curtain rails or drape curtains or sheets outside to stop the sun’s rays reaching their large windows. Continue reading...
[UN News] Millions of people already facing hunger, displacement and economic hardship could soon face another major climate shock, as UN agencies warned on Thursday that extreme weather risks are intensifying across some of the world's most vulnerable regions.
Parts of England and Wales are expected to reach record highs of at least 38C in the day, but warnings have been issued over 'heat stress'.
A submarine named Ran was sent below the ice shelf in Antarctica and found some strange readings before disappearing entirely. Here's what it found.
Was über den tragischen Vorfall bekannt ist. Das Hurricane Festival 2026 ist von einem Todesfall überschattet worden. Eine 41 Jahre alte Besucherin starb am Samstag (21. Juni) auf dem Festivalgelände am Eichenring in Scheeßel. Wie die „Kreiszeitung“ berichtet, geriet die Frau im Beisein von Rettungskräften in eine Situation, die eine sofortige Reanimation erforderlich machte. Die Wiederbelebungsversuche blieben jedoch erfolglos. Nach Angaben von... Der Beitrag Todesfall beim Hurricane Festival: 41-jährige Besucherin gestorben erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
An SNP MP has added to the pressure on John Swinney over oil and gas after a 'rubbish' result for the party in the Aberdeen South by-election.
Albanese government under pressure to wind back fuel tax credit scheme for multinational miners as analysis shows cost to budget Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Coal companies could receive an extra $6.2bn in taxpayer refunds for the diesel they use if the Albanese government greenlights just half the mine developments up for approval. The finding, in an analysis released by activist group Lock the Gate, comes as the government faces an internal campaign before next month’s Labor party national conference to commit to winding back a fuel tax credit scheme for multinational miners. Continue reading...
Sports and nationwide music festival affected, with temperatures for some expected to reach 42C from Monday Authorities in France have placed more than a third of the country under a red heat alert, cancelled some outdoor sports events and restricted alcohol consumption at the nationwide Fête de la Musique event amid a brutal heatwave forecast to push temperatures above 40C. Level 1 or 2 heat alerts were issued on Sunday for about 53 million people, or 76% of the population. A record 35 of the country’s 96 mainland departments were put on danger-to-life red alert, with another 45 under an orange warning. Continue reading...
Der Samstag beim Hurricane bringt Moshpits mit Female Energy und ein Überraschungskonzert. Hurricane Festival 2026 – es geht weiter! Wer am Samstag zum Startschuss gleich zu Mittag vor der Forest Stage steht, zeigt wirklich Ausdauer. Scene Queen freut sich jedenfalls sichtbar über die vielen Frühaufsteher, die sich trotz kurzer Nacht und schnell steigender Temperaturen um 13 Uhr vor der Hauptbühne versammelt haben. Zur Belohnung eröffnet sie den... Der Beitrag Der Samstag beim Hurricane Festival 2026: Mehr Frauen in den Pit! erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
Die besten Bilder vom Samstag – inklusive Secret Act Leoniden, Twenty One Pilots und vielen mehr. Der Samstag beim Hurricane 2026 in Bildern – mit Acts wie Scene Queen, Twenty One Pilots, Papa Roach und dem Secret Act Leoniden. Auch am zweiten Festivaltag zeigt sich das Wetter beim Hurricane von seiner hochsommerlichen Seite. Bei viel Sonne und hohen Temperaturen wird auf dem Eichenring ordentlich geschwitzt. Die Stimmung bleibt dennoch bestens: Zwischen... Der Beitrag Hurricane 2026: Die besten Bilder vom Samstag – inklusive Secret Act erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
Smaller, cheaper cars built for narrow city streets are becoming more stylish – but require careful design decisions The winding backstreets of London, Paris and Rome are a large part of their charm. But they are also a problem for electric carmakers. For a long time, squeezing big batteries into smaller, cheaper cars to fit European streets was too much of a problem, so manufacturers focused on bloated SUVs instead. But that is finally changing. Battery technology has improved and Europe’s carmakers havecut manufacturing costs enough that they can now sell cars that might have a chance of fitting down a medieval lane or two. Continue reading...
A China-led team has developed an AI system to detect space hurricanes, a phenomenon in the Earth’s upper atmosphere that can disrupt satellite signals, radar and radio communications. While the hurricane-like atmospheric phenomenon can have major space weather effects, detection has so far relied on a tedious process of studying satellite images manually. The team said it had developed a new deep-learning system that could automatically detect and pinpoint space hurricanes through ultraviolet...
Europe is grappling with a severe heatwave, with temperatures soaring towards 40°C, triggering health alerts and transport chaos. Italy has issued red alerts for eight cities, while France faces significant rail disruptions. Wildlife is also under immense pressure. Experts link these extreme conditions to climate change, with concerns growing over prolonged heat and its impact on public safety and infrastructure across the continent.
Three Indian oil tankers, carrying over 8.6 lakh metric tonnes of cargo and 94 crew members, have successfully navigated the Strait of Hormuz and are heading home. This safe passage follows a US decision to lift its blockade on Iran, allowing resumed movement through the vital waterway. The government assures continued efforts to protect India's maritime and energy interests, with the vessels expected to reach Indian ports next week.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes brought their Stanley Cup celebration to downtown Raleigh on Saturday, with thousands of fans arriving hours early.
The flow has been stop and go for the first few months, but the line shows plenty of potential to boost Massachusetts’ renewable energy supply.
Kraftklub spielen in Scheeßel erstmals den Headliner-Slot – der Rückblick auf den Hurricane-Freitag. Das Hurricane wird 30 Jahre alt – und für Kraftklub schließt sich am Freitag ein Kreis. Als Schülerband spielten die Chemnitzer noch Songs von The Offspring nach. Nun stehen sie beim Jubiläum des Festivals direkt nach ihren einstigen Vorbildern auf der Forest Stage und übernehmen zum ersten Mal den wichtigsten Slot des Tages. Doch bevor... Der Beitrag 30 Jahre Hurricane: Kraftklub krönen den Freitag mit Headliner-Show erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
Acts wie Yungblud, Kraftklub und Donots haben den Startschuss zum 30. Jubiläum gegeben. Die besten Bilder vom Freitag beim Hurricane 2026– mit Yungblud, Kraftklub, Donots, Bosse und vielen mehr. Das Hurricane Festival startet bei hochsommerlicher Hitze in sein 30. Jahr. Auf dem Eichenring in Scheeßel wird am Freitag (19. Juni) nicht nur vor den Bühnen geschwitzt – auch die Acts müssen Temperaturen von 35 Grad trotzen. Im Fall von... Der Beitrag Hurricane 2026: Bilder vom Freitag mit Yungblud, Kraftklub und mehr erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
Minister of Local Development and Environment Manal Awad affirmed the ministry’s commitment to maintaining cooperation with various partners and stakeholders to follow up on the implementation of environmental investment projects aimed at strengthening the status of Sharm El-Sheikh and Egypt’s nature reserves as leading eco-tourism destinations at the regional and international levels. Awad held a … The post Environment minister reviews eco-investment projects in Sharm El-Sheikh appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Loons, beloved American waterbirds, face threats from climate change and pollution. An oil spill settlement funds a new phone app helping non-scientists to aid research on these birds.
On June 20, 2020, the town of Verkhoyansk, Russia, reached a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic Circle.
electric car, electric cars America's EV graveyard grows: All the electric cars axed by automakers this year
About 500 storms were reported in the South, which included tornadoes and generational floods. Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi were hit with one to two feet of rain.
Fewer and fewer people are panicking about the climate "catastrophe." Gallup's latest survey of the world's most important problems found that the median share of people naming the environment or climate as their country's top concern was just 3%.
Warnings of a mighty El Nino weather pattern this year could bring drought, flooding and extreme heat. Can we prepare for the worst of it?
As a new, potentially record-breaking El Niño begins, researchers are vigorously debating whether climate change is driving the phenomenon’s intensity.
Iranian oil tankers that went dark during the conflict have resumed transmitting their locations as crude exports begin moving again.
Carbon monoxide in Uranus's deep atmosphere indicates that the planet contains more ice than rock, suggesting it formed more like Neptune than we thought
Three excellent cli-fi novels envision a plausible future where sea level rise and climate change-intensified hurricanes cause massive economic disruption in the U.S. The post Climate fiction envisions the future of hurricanes and sea level rise appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
With a US sanctions waiver in place for three months, India stepped up Russian crude oil procurement, and import levels touched near all-time highs. According to analysis of data by Sumit Ritolia, Manager Modelling and Refining at Kpler, India’s crude imports from Russia could hit an all time high of 2.35 million barrels per day in June.
Global oil prices have fluctuated slightly on Friday as the United States and Iran called off the next phase of peace talks in Switzerland.
Fifa has defended its Aramco sponsorship, saying revenues are reinvested back into football at all levels As scorching temperatures beat down on World Cup soccer games across North America, climate activists – including former and current professional athletes – are calling for Fifa and other professional sporting organizations to cut ties with the oil and gas industry. “Sport, especially football, has the power to influence and inspire billions of people,” said David Wheeler, an English former professional footballer, who supports the campaign. “Fifa should be harnessing that power to do good.” Continue reading...
As datacenters’ connections to electric grids are held up, big tech is forced to throw money at producing its own power Datacenters are driving unprecedented growth in the US clean energy industry, paradoxically boosting a sector that was sputtering before the artificial intelligence boom even as AI’s rollout creates immense environmental challenges. However, observers caution that while the centers are propelling wind, solar, and other clean energy companies, datacenters remain a climate nightmare. Continue reading...
The UK is in the middle of yet another heatwave, with parts of the country expected to hit 34°C. So, what's behind this intense heat? According to the Met Office, the UK is caught between two air masses.
In recent years, marine heatwaves have been taking an ever-greater toll on the world’s oceans and their ecosystems. Amplified by increasing global warming, these events are occurring more frequently and lasting longer. The Arctic is not spared from this trend either, as it is warming faster than any other region on our planet. However, due to local processes and conditions, marine heatwaves in the Arctic differ fundamentally from those in non-polar oceans. A recent study, led by the Alfred Wegener Institute, in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, summarizes how these events have developed over recent decades, what science knows about the driving forces behind them, and where there are still knowledge gaps to be filled.
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, or KHNP, said Thursday that its CEO Kim Hoe-chun has traveled to the Czech Republic to review progress on the construction of two nuclear reactors in the European country.
Oil prices were largely muted on Friday amid uncertainty over negotiations between the U.S. and Iran to fully cease hostilities and address Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D6EE00776G, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Mathis Landy, Oliver Schmidt, Nathan Johnson, Iain Staffell As power systems add more wind and solar, electricity supply becomes less controllable and market prices become more volatile. A growing challenge is that renewable generators increasingly earn below-average market... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Oil prices experienced volatility following US Vice President JD Vance's comments, raising concerns about the Iran-US ceasefire's stability. Brent and WTI crude saw declines as Vance warned Israel against further attacks on Hezbollah, casting doubt on the accord's durability. The market now watches the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil transit route, for signs of recovery under the new agreement.
Thailand has welcomed the ceasefire framework between the United States and Iran but warned that global energy markets could remain under pressure despite an easing of tensions in the Middle East.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 19 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02672-3Ecosystems are changing rapidly because of climate change, and this will have increasing social effects around the globe. We suggest that common social responses to rising novelty are often counterproductive, and we advocate for strategies that also allow for acceptance and adaptation to changes in nature.
NASA selected a mission concept to research how space weather and dynamics within Earth’s atmosphere influence the space environment and help improve prediction capabilities for impacts on crucial technology, such as GPS and low Earth orbit satellites, as well as astronauts in space. The DAPHNE (Dynamic Atmosphere-Ionosphere Explorer) mission will enter Phase B of development, […]
RELEASE: Global Leaders Announce $6.4 Billion for Ocean Action at First African Our Ocean Conference nate.shelter@wri.org Thu, 06/18/2026 - 14:23 MOMBASA, Kenya (June 18, 2026) — Over 100 governments, businesses and civil society organizations announced 320 new commitments valued at $6.4 billion to advance ocean conservation, sustainable fisheries, climate resilience and the blue economy at the 2026 Our Ocean Conference , which concluded today in Mombasa, Kenya. The conference marked a historic milestone as the first Our Ocean Conference hosted in Africa, underscoring the continent’s growing leadership in global ocean governance and sustainable ocean development. The Our Ocean Conference has become one of the world’s leading platforms for ocean action, translating...
Live Science spoke with Kaveh Madani, the lead investigator of a United Nations report examining AI's environmental footprint, about this technology's staggering energy use and what users can do to limit their impact.
Top 10% generate climate and biodiversity damage bill that exceeds economies of most countries, say researchers The environmental damage bill racked up by the highest-consuming 10% of the world’s population has reached up to $5.7tn a year – larger than the economy of every country except the US and China, a study has found. Mega-consumers in this group are concentrated in the global north, accounting for more than half the population of the US and 40-45% of people in the EU. Continue reading...
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we learn how two young innovators are recycling war rubble into something to build back with; see how fungi help restore ecosystems after a wildfire; and hear why young people are suing the federal government over its approach to climate change.
Several inches of rain expected in south-eastern US as forecasters expect storm to cause life-threatening flooding Tropical Storm Arthur was downgraded from a cyclone to a low pressure area along the upper Texas coast as it made landfall and lost wind intensity on Thursday. Forecasters still expect the storm to cause life-threatening flooding, property damage and disruptions to commerce and travel. Several inches of rain are expected from the storm in the southeastern US into Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Continue reading...
Alaska-based Stak Energy is seeking a lease on a tract of land roughly 42 kilometres south of Deadhorse. Powered by natural gas sourced from fields miles away, the facility would generate upward of three gigawatts of electricity. That’s a massive amount of energy, equivalent to what three nuclear reactors can produce on average.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is suggesting it's too late to put an anti-coal mining petition question to a provincewide referendum this fall.
The UK’s weather represents a forecast of two halves, with parts of the south and east reaching heatwave thresholds, while the north and west will experience temperatures closer to average and more unsettled conditions.
The receding marine layer means less resistance for rocket launches at Chavez Ravine.
Some countries desperately want to gut the Emissions Trading System, others are determined to protect it. Ireland has its work cut out.
The National Environmental Policy Act is the largest hurdle to energy prosperity.
When heat waves hit, the risk of wildfires quickly rises. Prolonged heat dries out vegetation, and also plays other roles in spreading flames.
Professor Andrew Charlton-Perez from the University of Reading warns temperatures around 27 or 28 degrees are now becoming the norm.
A new project in California’s oil country could dodge national controversies over energy and water usage.
Oil tankers sailed through the Strait of Hormuz and the United States said it lifted its blockade on Iran on Thursday as an interim deal to end the war took effect, though key issues are still unresolved between the two countries.
[Dabanga] Amsterdam -- War, environmental degradation, and climate change are increasing pressure on natural resources and livelihoods. Sudan is facing severe environmental challenges amid climate change and the continuing war, which has damaged infrastructure, ecosystems, vegetation, and soil, while directly affecting natural resources and public health through the spread of epidemics and serious diseases. The situation has highlighted the need to treat environmental issues as a strategic national priority.
[CPJ] New York -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Mozambican authorities to return the equipment of prominent investigative journalist Estacio Valoi and to end the intimidation of reporters covering environmental crimes and conflict in northern Cabo Delgado province.
[allAfrica] Mombasa -- The world's oceans absorb a third of its carbon, feed billions, and are dying faster than most governments are moving to save them. Now, the ocean it depends on is the subject of urgent global negotiation, and for the first time, that conversation is happening in Africa.
Ukraine hit a Moscow oil refinery for a second time in a week and disrupted commercial flights at Moscow airports in one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia's invasion more than four years ago, Russian officials said Thursday.
Mayor of Russian capital claims about 180 drones heading to the city were shot down as flames and smoke billow over outskirts Ukrainian drones hit Moscow’s oil refinery for the second time this week, sending out flames and plumes of smoke over the south-eastern district of Kapotnya on Thursday morning. “Air defence forces are continuing to repel a large-scale attack. Several drones managed to reach the [Moscow oil refinery],” said Sergei Sobyanin, the city’s mayor, adding that a shopping centre was also damaged. He claimed about 180 drones heading for the capital had been downed. Continue reading...
Ukrainian drones hit Moscow’s oil refinery for the second time this week while Russia fired missiles into Kyiv, as President Volodymyr Zelensky sought support from the US and Europe to reach a peace deal. Moscow downed over five dozen drones on Thursday, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram, and a Reuters witness saw flames and plumes of smoke over the southeastern district of Kapotnya where the Moscow refinery is located. “Air defence forces continue to repel a massive attack. Several drones...
Many data centers are in areas where power outages and water restrictions could force shutdowns.
The deaths in quick succession of three rugby players in Malaysia have put renewed focus on the risks of competing in extreme heat and humidity, as climate change pushes temperatures higher across Southeast Asia. On May 23, prop Azlan Azhari, playing for Kedah’s state team against Johor in the 2026 Agong Cup, a local interstate tournament, collapsed about five minutes after scoring a try. The 22-year-old was stretchered off the field and taken to hospital where he was placed in an induced coma...
Very warm weather is set to return to parts of the UK with temperatures of 30C plus expected as Europe experiences a 'heat dome' as Simon King explains.
G7 leaders are uniting to lessen reliance on China for vital minerals, essential for defense and green tech. Plans include coordinated stockpiling, enhanced recycling, and a new platform with the IEA. The goal is to significantly cut dependence on single suppliers by 2030, fostering more secure global supply chains.
Crystal Cove cottages were lifted by a few feet to fend off sea-level rise.
People in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., welcome the federal government’s decision to authorize disaster assistance after last year’s storm in the Arctic community.
Diezani Alison-Madueke had been accused of receiving bribes from oil tycoons but was found not guilty by a jury at Southwark Crown Court.
No formal warning issued to captains or ship owners, but industry body says they are exercising greater vigilance British officials believe Russia will try to retaliate for the Royal Marines’ seizure of the oil tanker Smyrtos, prompting UK ship owners to exercise greater vigilance until tensions with Moscow ease. Military sources said the UK had considered possible responses to the seizure of the vessel carrying Russian crude worth $40m (£30m) to India, and anticipate that the Kremlin will want to hit back. Continue reading...
[Nile Post] - Coffee farmers in Kabale District have received agricultural inputs worth Shs27 million under a government programme aimed at boosting production and strengthening resilience against the effects of climate change.
The southern US is seeing intense rain that is expected to cause dangerous flash flooding Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season formed on Wednesday near the Gulf coast, bringing intense rain and the threat of dangerous flash floods to states including Texas and Louisiana , meteorologists said. Tropical Storm Arthur was a disorganized cluster of storms that brought rain for days over parts of eastern Mexico and the Gulf. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said conditions were conducive for a short-lived tropical storm to form. Continue reading...
The French weather forecaster Météo France has placed 26 départements - including those of Paris, Lyon and the French Alps - on alert as temperatures are projected to reach 40C in some areas.
A new impact report shows how the MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellowship has brought community-centered climate coverage to nearly 3 million readers and listeners.
A new study suggests that once the global warming exceeds a certain threshold, weather impacts of super El Niños could become less severe.
National Hurricane Center issued flash-flood warnings for the Houston metro area, with more likely to follow across the region, even after the center of the storm passes.
North sea oil and gas workers are heading toward a 'cliff edge' MPs have been told, with redundancies mounting and doubts over the transition to renewable energy
Meteorologists have warned millions along the US coast to prepare for life-threatening weather as a system could soon develop into a tropical storm.
Ultrasonic espresso’ made with cold water and high-frequency sound waves uses less energy than the traditional version – and taste tests show it’s just as good.
Three Iranian tankers loaded with crude oil have passed the US blockade line in the Gulf of Oman, ship-tracking data shows.
Sudden shifts from wet to dry weather, or vice versa, may foil typical drought- and flood-prevention measures Rising temperatures may trigger a dangerous increase in “hydroclimatic whiplash” in rivers that would make traditional approaches to flood and drought planning insufficient, a study has found. As temperatures rise owing to the worsening climate crisis, rivers will experience increasingly rapid transitions between heavy downpours and long dry spells – called hydroclimatic whiplash events – because a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, intensifying rainfall extremes. Continue reading...
Forecasters say Arthur could generate life-threatening flash floods along the northern Gulf Coast. But it is not expected to strengthen further.
A cyclone that brought catastrophic flooding and devastating landslides to Indonesia wiped out more than 7% of the global population of the world’s rarest great apes, a new study has found. Nearly 60 of the 800 Tapanuli orangutans remaining in the wild were killed when Cyclone Senyar slammed into the Indonesian island of Sumatra last … The post How one devastating cyclone wiped out seven percent of the planet’s rarest great apes appeared first on Egypt Independent.
China's new EV safety rules force tougher battery fire tests and physical power shutoffs, creating a sharper benchmark as the U.S. weighs how to make electric cars safer.
[This Day] As part of activities commemorating this year's World Environment Day, Rite Foods Limited has intensified its commitment to environmental sustainability by extending its climate change advocacy and recycling awareness campaign to students in Lagos, highlighting the critical role of young people in promoting environmental stewardship and sustainable living.
The US military is secretly orchestrating ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Gulf to circumvent Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. This operation, involving smaller tankers transferring oil to larger vessels offshore, aims to keep energy exports flowing despite the crisis. The system relies on compliance checks and monitoring, with millions of barrels moved since early May.
Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie announced that the canal’s navigation traffic witnessed the transit of the French giant container ship CMA CGM NOTRE DAME, one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered container vessels, on its maiden voyage through the canal. The vessel crossed the canal as part of the southbound convoy, arriving … The post One of world’s largest LNG-powered container ships passes through Suez Canal appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D6EE02417C, Paper Yaodong Huo, Duanduan Li, Chunkun Song, Qiyue Zhao, Yongqi Wang, Yong Gao, Tuotuo Ma, Xiaojun Gu, Yuliang Gao The poor high-temperature performance of conventional electrolytes limits the application of Li metal batteries under extreme scenarios. Here, we propose a novel insight into dielectric friction-regulated electrolytes and, based on... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Oil prices have significantly declined, nearing pre-conflict levels as hopes rise for a US-Iran agreement. This potential deal could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial oil transit route, though full restoration of production may take considerable time. Concerns remain regarding the truce's durability and Iran's control over the strait.
Xcel Energy wants another lifeline for its Comanche power plant amid a reliability crunch.
It notes that rising sales of electric vehicles, a renewed interest in nuclear power, and a boom in rooftop solar and other renewable energy installations show that the war is spurring change.
A new lawsuit argues that Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is weakening efforts to cap planet-warming emissions.
Humans can generate power in a variety of ways, including wind turbines. Here's how many it would take to make up for a single nuclear power plant.
Aberdeen has always been synonymous with opportunity. But that has begun to change: the eclipse of fossil fuels and the Net Zero agenda have played their part.
The U.S. has reportedly established a covert offshore oil-transfer network near the Strait of Hormuz, mirroring Iran's tactics to maintain Gulf crude exports. This operation, involving ship-to-ship transfers off Oman and the UAE, aims to circumvent Tehran's blockade of the vital waterway. While enabling continued exports, the network's reliance on clandestine methods raises concerns about its vulnerability and the U.S.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the system is expected to bring intense rain to southern states including Texas and Louisiana this week.
The world’s oil and gas majors have high hopes for a quick reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but they have few illusions about a return to normal for the Gulf energy industry after more than three months of blockage.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said residents who didn't buy flood insurance before last week's storm can still qualify for disaster aid.
[Nile Post] - Lady Justice Gladys Kamasanyu has urged Ugandans to become active participants in environmental conservation, saying the fight against climate change and environmental degradation cannot be left to governments and international organisations alone.
The weather system that can bring drought, fire and flood to eastern Australia could be one of the most extreme on record.
To build one family’s dream house on a flood-prone Mississippi bayou, AD100 architect Tom Kundig decided the sky’s the limit.
Soviet-era theory touted by Putin’s former campaign manager claims oil deposits can form without organic matter
As it slogs northeastward, the system may become a tropical depression or tropical storm – but flooding is a real threat regardless. The post Heavy rains slam the Texas coast ahead of Potential Tropical Cyclone One appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
By Thursday, the cluster of storms could drop 4 to 8 inches of rain, with isolated totals of a foot in coastal areas.
The first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season appears to be forming over South Texas, raising the risk of "prolific" rainfall across multiple states.
MOMBASA, Kenya - In the crystalline waters off Kenya’s coast, coral reefs are thriving — evidence of a rare good news story in the battle to protect oceans from the ravages of climate change.
The report, by Climate Analytics, looked at the measures that need to be taken to keep global warming below 1.5°C by the end of the century.
"There's a 60 percent chance of a cyclone forming along the coast of East Texas."
Sea ice is melting fast, worsening the climate crisis, but a bold attempt to rethicken it is showing early signs of success “This would have been a wild dream a year ago,” says Andrea Ceccolini, standing on Arctic sea ice just a 4-mile snowmobile ride from the Inuit town of Cambridge Bay, northern Canada. To his left are sky blue ponds of meltwater created in the last few days by a sun that no longer sets in the high north summer. To his right, the sea ice is still a brilliant white, the light dusting of snow on top continuing to sparkle. “It’s incredibly different, the boundary – I mean, you can point to it,” he says. The difference is the result of a bold geoengineering experiment being conducted by Ceccolini’s company, Real Ice, funded by the UK government. Continue reading...
The Toyota Tundra is one of the more popular pickups on the market today, but there are alternatives that meet or exceed the Tundra in comfort and performance.
Retired EV Batteries Can Play a Vital Role in Making Clean Energy More Affordable and Accessible alicia.cypress… Tue, 06/16/2026 - 08:30 Most electric vehicle (EV) batteries are retired with as much as 70% to 80% of their original capacity remaining. They still work, but their performance no longer matches automotive requirements that demand full charging capacity for long-range driving. Over time, factors like repeated charging cycles, heat exposure and chemical aging gradually reduce a battery’s ability to hold and deliver energy efficiently. Yet even at 70% capacity, retired EV batteries can serve a “second-life,” providing other kinds of electric storage needs, such as powering homes, businesses or even smaller vehicles. Finding second-life options is critical...
The memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran allows Tehran to immediately start selling oil, according to a new report.
Disappearing sea ice is letting more sunlight in the Arctic Ocean and boosting phytoplankton growth, but this has depleted a crucial nutrient, which could severely affect animals higher up the food chain
Prior to the outbreak of the conflict, the Gulf region supplied roughly 40% of India's crude oil imports. After the war began on February 28, inflows from the region declined sharply.
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For decades, American politicians have been slow to take on climate change and curb carbon dioxide emissions, under the assumption that doing so might pass along costs to their voters. Ironically, their failure to rein in fossil fuel emissions has yielded the […]
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Does solar energy need subsidies to compete with fossil fuels? Unsubsidized utility-scale solar is now generally cheaper than building fossil fuel power plants. Costs are often compared using “levelized cost of energy,” the average lifetime cost to build and run a power plant divided by the electricity it produces. A 2025 analysis estimates the mean LCOE of utility-scale solar at about $58 per megawatt-hour without subsidies, compared to $79 for new natural gas plants and $128 for new coal. The International Energy Agency reports solar energy is the cheapest source of new electricity...
[Unicef] New York -- Drought, extreme heat, and heatwaves are the most prevalent trio of hazards endangering millions of children globally, according to new climate report
Oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since the start of the Iran war with Brent crude oil declining to less than $80 per barrel on Tuesday.
The U.S. military has been overseeing ship-to-ship oil transfers on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz during the conflict with Iran to keep oil flowing in the region, according to a new report.
The much-hyped deal, which is set to be formally signed on Friday in Geneva, doesn’t end the war. It’s essentially a 60-day extension of a ceasefire When Donald Trump launched his war against Iran in late February, he had ambitious goals: to topple Iran’s theocratic regime, destroy its military capabilities and nuclear program, and instigate a popular uprising by Iranians. A week into the war, Trump said he would only accept Iran’s “unconditional surrender”. On Sunday, Trump settled for a deal that reopens the strait of Hormuz. The US president celebrated having solved a problem he had created: reopening a vital waterway through which more than a fifth of the world’s oil supply passed each day – before Iran effectively closed it at the start of the war, increasing energy prices and disrupting...
Construction of a new battery storage plant at Hunterston is expected to begin later this year after the company behind it committed to funding
[Daily Maverick] Eskom is, in effect, setting and refereeing the rules of a game in which it is also the largest player, with a direct commercial interest in the result.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D6EE02570F, Paper Yiming Zhang, Jiaxiang Zhao, Bosi Huang, Runhua Gao, Wenqiang Fang, Xinyu Luo, Kang Ma, Ming Yang, Jie Sun, Guangmin Zhou Molecular orchestration based on complementary charge engineering enables mutually reinforcing electrolyte chemistry, modulating solvation structure and synchronously stabilizing dual interphases for lithium metal batteries exceeding 500 Wh kg −1 . To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
An renewable energy company has sold the entirety of its stake in a North Sea wind farm as it looks to cut debts
[allAfrica] Mombasa -- Fish are often described as one of Africa's most overlooked solutions to food insecurity, yet millions of people depend on fisheries for nutrition, jobs, and livelihoods. As marine ecosystems face growing threats from pollution, climate change, and overexploitation, experts are calling for urgent action to protect both ocean health and the communities that rely on it.
El Niño events linked with extreme weather around the world – and can increase risk of bushfires in Australia and coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Bureau of Meteorology has officially declared an El Niño – the phenomenon linked to hotter and drier conditions for Australia – is now locked in place in the tropical Pacific Ocean. The bureau warned climate change would amplify the effects on Australia, including the risk of extreme heat and bushfires. Continue reading...
Tech is helping to identify and save new specimens and could open ‘genomic goldmine’ of fungi data The rise of AI and digitisation could be a turning point in the “race against extinction” faced by botanists trying to identify and save vital plants before they vanish, according to a major report from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. New technology is enabling scientists to track how flowering times have shifted by weeks around the world, rapidly identify new specimens and even get crucial genetic data from 180-year-old fungus specimens, potentially opening a “genomic goldmine”. Digitisation and online access to millions of specimens that were until now only accessible in archives is also producing new insights, especially in the global south. Continue reading...
A U.S. investment fund is targeting companies with financial ties to Spain’s national football team in a bid to recover renewable energy claims worth nearly $580 million.
The attack on the Emissions Trading System is among industry’s most direct calls yet for the EU to change course on climate.
Iran war fallout fuels interest in North Sea oil and gas fields amid warnings windfall tax will stifle investment
New research shows more than 150,000 square kilometres of coral reefs are resilient to the effects of climate change, far more than previously thought.
The system was designated as Invest 90L and is the first invest of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
NPCIL said, "This milestone reflects the close coordination and dedicated efforts of NPCIL and Atomstroyexport, Russian Federation. The successful erection of the vessel demonstrates the steady progress being made towards the completion of Unit 5, reinforcing NPCIL's commitment towards nation’s clean energy transition," it said. The Kudankulam site comprises six units, each of 1,000 MW capacity.
As trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels continue to rise, China’s firms in the European Union have been forced to walk a delicate tightrope: expanding their presence in the lucrative market while grappling with heightened regulatory hurdles and rapid geopolitical shifts. In the first part of this three-part series, we look at a new, complex EU carbon tariff system that has business owners scratching their heads. Neil Miao has been exporting metal hardware to Europe for years. But earlier...
Shinan County shares solar power profits with island residents, turning salt-damaged farmland into pensions, child allowances and local spending.
The Strait of Hormuz closure has been responsible for global crude oil prices surging and resulting in an economic shock for the world. India, dependent on imports for almost 90% of its needs, has seen the impact.
UCS Influence, Advocacy, Lead to Colorado Battery Recycling Win 2026 Omari Spears Mon, 06/15/2026 - 15:29 Read the post
Ashley Phillips, 30, disappeared on June 2 after she went hiking in Costa Rice during an intense storm, her family said.
[Daba Finance] Holocene closed its first venture fund, marking the final close of what it describes as Southern Africa's first dedicated high-growth climate tech fund.
China is building a dam system that will generate more hydroelectric power than the U.S. generates yearly. But the project comes with huge risks for people downstream.
A Forest Service move to boost cattle grazing on public lands could reduce populations of prairie dogs needed to support endangered black-footed ferrets, environmental groups contend.
As plunging oil prices signal broad market optimism following an initial deal between the United States and Iran, attention has turned to whether Chinese firms sanctioned for Iran-related business will see immediate relief, though analysts remain cautious. “New purchases of Iranian oil ostensibly wouldn’t be subject to fresh sanctions, but at the same time, I imagine we won’t see a rush to lift existing sanctions on Chinese importers of Iranian oil,” said Lynn Song, chief economist for Greater...
As record winter warming hits Antarctic research stations, a new paper discusses how the increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather makes Antarctic research more important, but also more challenging. The post Extreme warm weather is changing Antarctic science appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
PATTANI - Arsonists destroyed much of the stockpile of solar panels at a solar farm operated by Gunkul Solar Power Generation Co in Yaring district of this southern border province early Monday morning.
The Trump administration plans to undo the Biden administration’s updates to decades-old bonding requirements for oil and gas drilling on public lands.
An “environmentally radical” future president could use the rarely used veto retroactively against fossil fuel projects permitted under Trump, the coalition argues.
Antarctica was long thought to be seismically calm, but new technology makes it possible to detect unexpected types of earthquakes beneath the ice.
Global markets surged as the US and Iran announced a framework agreement to end their conflict, leading to hopes of lower energy prices and easing inflation. The Strait of Hormuz reopened, causing oil prices to tumble and boosting investor appetite for riskier assets. Asian equities rallied significantly, while the US dollar weakened against major currencies.
As humans, we live out our lives on a planet that is sweeping through a cosmic ocean littered with debris from the formation of the solar system.
Temperatures are predicted to soar in France from Wednesday, with forecasters saying that the heatwave could last until the end of the month.
Oil prices fell more than $4 US a barrel on news of a deal to end the fighting, as world markets responded positively to the developments. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite all rose in early trading on Monday.
Heatwave conditions build over much of continent, while mild start to winter continues in parts of Australia Hot weather is expected across Europe this week as heatwave conditions build over large swathes of the continent. A mass of hot air from the Sahara has settled over the Iberian peninsula and spread into southern and western France, pushing temperatures widely into the low- and mid-30s celsius. Continue reading...
DUBAI/WASHINGTON - US and Iranian officials said on Sunday they have agreed on a peace framework for a deal to end their war, halt the US blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, possibly leading to lower energy prices once oil shipments resume through the critical waterway.
Donald Trump posts ‘Let the oil flow’ as US-Iran peace deal sparks immediate drop for Brent crude Middle East crisis: live updates Peace deal between US and Iran announced, with strait of Hormuz expected to reopen What do we know about the US-Iran peace deal – and what questions remain? Global oil prices have tumbled amid fresh hopes that a US-Iran peace deal may end the greatest energy supply crisis in the history of the market. The price of Brent crude dropped 4% to below $84 (£62) a barrel as the new trading week began in financial centres across Asia-Pacific, amid optimism that the strait of Hormuz could reopen shortly and bring a return of Gulf oil exports to the market. Continue reading...
The increased traffic through the Strait of Hormuz comes as Trump and Iran continue haggling over a peace deal.
The country plans to develop coal, oil and gas, cotton and other industries in Xinjiang.
Some allies of the president say the administration is sending mixed signals on EPA’s bid to dismantle greenhouse gas regulation.
"Indirect greenhouse gases," together with heat-absorbing black carbon, are responsible for about 15 percent of global warming to date, according to an analysis.
“This is a major investment to reduce the emissions associated with the ferries whilst alongside; in support of CMAL’s commitment to decarbonisation.”
The Strait of Hormuz was still largely devoid of shipping traffic in the hours following the announcement of a US-Iran peace deal, as analysts warned it remained uncertain how and when normal operations along the waterway would be restored. The only vessel moving in the strait on Monday morning was broadcasting its status as a patrol ship, according to data from vessel tracking platform MarineTraffic, as hundreds of commercial ships remained stranded in the region. A liquefied natural gas tanker...
The Carolina Hurricanes held Vegas to five total goals in Games 4 and 5 and used a suffocating defense in a 3-0 shutout Sunday night in Game 6 to win their first championship in 20 years.
Carolina Hurricanes defenders smothered the Las Vegas Golden Knights in a Game 6 shutout Sunday to clinch the franchise's second Stanley Cup.
DUBAI - A senior Iranian official told Reuters a final draft of the memorandum of understanding with the US covered a range of issues, from Tehran’s nuclear work to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and US waivers on oil sanctions, with a final deal to be discussed in the 60 days following agreement by the two sides.
Keir Starmer ready to overrule Ed Miliband after warnings manufacturers would be penalised and jobs put at risk The UK government is poised to water down its 2030 targets for electric vehicle sales after intensive lobbying by the car industry and unions. The government is preparing to consult on less ambitious targets for the transition to fully battery-powered electric cars over the rest of the decade after carmakers and unions warned that they would penalise manufacturers and put jobs at risk. Continue reading...
Leadership hopeful also wants tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields used to cut energy bills Wes Streeting’s pitch to be the next Labour leader will include a plan to increase high-skilled immigration to the UK, arguing that Donald Trump is telling scientists and AI experts they are not welcome in the US. In a speech this coming week, the former health secretary will also say that tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields should be used to cut energy bills. Continue reading...
‘Coastal uplift’ exposes coral and kills marine life, as residents say shorelines extended by up to 200 metres A powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines this week raised the seabed by as much as 2 metres (6.6ft), exposing coral and harming marine life, the country’s environment department has said. At least 40 people are still missing after the 7.8-magnitude quake off southern Mindanao island on Monday, according to updated tolls from the disaster agency. Continue reading...
Keir Starmer said British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the early hours of Sunday morning British armed forces intercept Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in Channel Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the UK for intercepting a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel, describing it as an “important step”. “It was Russia’s hubris, fuelled by high oil and gas revenues, that paved the way for this war, and every decision by partners that deprives Russia of money also limits the war itself” he wrote in a post on X , in which he personally thanked the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, and “all Britons”. Continue reading...
The system of ocean current that moves heat in the Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in regulating climate. Today’s monitoring of it may be discontinued Imagine we detect a large asteroid heading straight for Earth. We are able to intervene and prevent disaster, but instead we cut the funding needed to track it. A few million dollars, it was argued, was too expensive to have a chance to save society. While this scenario isn’t real, the metaphor is alarmingly accurate. In Europe, we spend €1bn to monitor space for asteroids, even if the actual risk of a civilisation-ending asteroid strike is close to zero . Continue reading...
A powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines this week raised the seabed by as much as two metres (6.6 feet), exposing coral and harming marine life, the environment department said on Sunday. The 7.8-magnitude tremor in southern Mindanao island on Monday has also left at least 40 people missing, according to updated tolls from the disaster agency. Local residents first reported the geological phenomenon known as “coastal uplift” two days after the quake, which...
In his letter, the coal minister said the allegations could impact the financial stability of SCCL, especially in the backdrop of its current financial position due to unpaid dues exceeding Rs 51,500 crore by Telangana govt. SCCL is jointly owned by the Telangana govt and the Centre in a 51:49 equity ratio and has a workforce of nearly 40,000 employees.
CREA said India imported Russian hydrocarbons worth a total of 5.8 billion euros ($6.7 billion) and crude oil constituted 83% of the purchase. China remained biggest importer of Russian energy with purchases totalling nearly 7 billion euros ($8.1 billion), the report said.
It's no secret that electric cars depreciate a fair bit more than ICE cars. iSeeCars has singled out three EVs that have a much better depreciation curve.
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Ukraine couldn't stop his military -- even as Kyiv’s special forces struck deep inside the motherland igniting massive fires at the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal Saturday.
All Sable Offshore wants to do is produce reliable domestic oil in California.
As once again we look at Viking standing idle in optimal conditions for wind power we must ask why was this ever allowed to happen?
Alaska's glaciers are melting faster as rising global temperatures extend melt seasons, with radar data showing heatwaves and ice loss reshaping climate science.
Researchers are developing AI agents capable of calculating a product’s carbon footprint in real time, potentially helping consumers make more sustainable purchasing decisions.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore signs related to topics such as climate change, slavery and Indigenous and LGBTQ+ history that were removed under an executive order to purge language at national parks that allegedly cast America in a negative light.
In a recent statement, Finland's foreign minister Elina Valtonen expressed support for India's decision to acquire Russian oil, emphasizing that New Delhi is operating within the framework of the Western-imposed price cap. She underlined that the intention of the cap is to limit the profits of Russia rather than disrupt international trade.
NHS officials are urging the public to come forward for care as usual but are braced for a surge in demand linked to a predicted heatwave and England's first World Cup game on Wednesday.
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