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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 39, September 2026.
Observations from the Little Bunker
A systematic observation of climate change, extreme weather events, and their cascading effects on society
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Anthony James Leggett: Explorer of quantum mechanics, from fluids and solids to the macroscopic world
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 39, September 2026. Tony Leggett (1938–2026) was one of the great theoretical physicists of his...
New UK gas and oil projects are a 'no-brainer', says EDF boss
Developing North Sea fields does not contradict net zero goals, according to Simone RossiNew oil and gas projects are a ‘no-brainer’ that pose ‘no contradiction’...
Meta Announces Large Solar Purchase Agreement in Texas, But It's Powering Some Data Centers With Gas
The new solar project is less than half the size of a gas plant planned for Meta’s El Paso data center.By Lauren NutallApex Clean Energy...
Forest Resilience Bonds Strengthen Communities Before Wildfire Strikes
When Alecia Weisman drove through a severe burn scar left by California’s Dixie Fire, which burned nearly 1 million acres in 2021, the scale of...
Broad Coalition Demands Affordable, Safe Energy, Rejects Polluter-Driven Permitting Reform
Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Climate Justice Alliance, GreenLatinos, Indigenous Environmental Network, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, and Western Environmental Law Center led a...
Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis
Print article Share The UK has avoided the need for gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis as a result of...
Homeowners in England urged to check flood risk: 'A third of people don't realise'
Environment Agency warns residents of 6m properties to prepare for a wet and windy three months aheadMore than two million people in England are unaware...
For the First Time in a Century, the Atlantic May See No Hurricanes
August and September passed without a single Atlantic hurricane, thanks in part to a powerful El Niño. Forecasters are now raising the prospect that the...
Ocean heatwaves are hiding months of extra warming
Marine heatwaves may be only the most intense part of much longer warming events, with elevated temperatures sometimes lingering for months. Researchers found that conventional...
For Women in Nairobi's Informal Settlements, Floods Don't End When the Water Recedes
When floodwater entered Virginia’s single-family home in Mathare, an informal settlement in Nairobi, it washed away much more than her furniture — upending all her...
UK banks are Europe's biggest coal financiers, report finds
Study says UK-based banks provided $8.3bn in coal financing in four years, with Barclays and HSBC leading riseUK banks are Europe’s biggest financial backers of...
Moving through the fires: Lessons learned about community needs after a record-breaking wildfire season
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Nepal's disaster has laid bare the world's adaptation accountability gap
This is the first in a series of monthly columns from Climate Home News Editor Megan Rowling. They are exclusively available to Pro subscribers. The...
Mass Heat Wave Deaths in Europe Show Climate Extremes Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts
As preparedness lags, many regions around the world could be overwhelmed by rising temperatures, climate experts warn.By Bob BerwynA series of deadly heat waves from...
Study of Groundwater Near Fracking Sites Finds Low Radium Levels, but Raises Concerns About Increased Salinity
Researchers highlighted the challenges of studying this issue in western Pennsylvania, which has a long history of industrial pollution.By Jon HurdleTesting in a limited number...
States want to make Big Oil pay for climate harm. Now, courts are weighing in.
Last week, another federal judge blocked New York’s so-called ‘climate superfund law,’ the state’s attempt to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate-related damages linked...
Nebraskans couldn't escape the heat this summer — not even at night
In Omaha, Nebraska, during the recent early September heat wave when temps hit the mid-90s Fahrenheit and lows stayed in the 70s, Pat Wilson-Johnson came...
Will Trump administration weaken protections for human research subjects?
Ethicists are wary of an HHS proposal to loosen rules for ‘low-risk research’
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Unveils Phytoplankton Succession in Hurricane Wakes
Abstract Hyperspectral satellite data from the NASA mission, PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem), can be used to investigate the effects of hurricanes on phytoplankton...
How Predictable Was the Extreme Precipitation Preceding the May 2019 Arkansas River Floods?
Abstract In May 2019, unprecedented extreme rainfall over the central United States (US) facilitated severe flooding along the Arkansas River. The well‐documented relationship between atmospheric...
Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government
Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weatherHalf a million trees will be planted across England...
World's seas heated by a record 23 zettajoules last year
The injection of thermal energy, 40 times that used by humanity in total, comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidificationA record-breaking...
These frogs 'see' prey with their star-shaped toes
Fingertips of Suriname toads are hypersensitive motion detectors, new study reveals
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