The fossil fuel money behind the GOP's wildfire blame game
The sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol as smoke from wildfires in Canada fills the air on July 17, 2026. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)If...
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Energy transition policymaking must evolve to fit an age of rupture
Andreas Sieber is head of political strategy at 350.0g. Cat Abreu is director of the International Climate Politics Hub. From the US abduction of Venezuela’s...
Ancient mystery on K'gari as world's largest sand island lakes dried up during rainy era
Ancient sediment reveals that some of K’gari’s deepest lakes vanished around 7,500 years ago, despite unusually heavy rainfall. The surprising discovery suggests changing winds and...
China's Chang'e-6 reveals why solar wind hits the Moon's two sides differently
China’s Chang’e-6 samples have uncovered a surprising difference between the Moon’s two hemispheres. Solar wind particles penetrated deeper into the far-side soil because Earth’s magnetosphere...
First Nations groups devastated by Canada's wildfires say government did not help
Chiefs in Ontario say they were left to self-evacuate before homes burned to ground, after being told there was no imminent threatFast-moving wildfires have burned...
Long Presumed Dead, a Thriving Coral Reef Is Discovered in West Africa
Sixty years after surveyors first uncovered evidence of a sprawling coral reef off the West African nation of Benin, scientists have at last found the...
Why the Iran war hasn't caused a global oil crisis — yet
When the Strait of Hormuz first closed at the start of the 2026 Iran war, the world braced for the ‘largest energy crisis in history.’...
Extreme heat costing India's poorest workers 2% of GDP, survey finds
Low-income Indian workers, many of them migrants from rural areas hit by climate change, are paying for worsening extreme heat through lost working days and...
French Polynesia objects to an American seabed mining plan made without its input
The government of French Polynesia plans to challenge an American startup’s proposal to explore the waters just beyond its maritime borders for seabed mining. ‘We...
As climate change threatens their lands, Indigenous nations demand more power at the UN
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. The Arctic is warming four times faster than other regions, a trend that disproportionately harms the...
U.S. judge rejects Trump's justification for terminating thousands of grants
States hail decision, but White House may try other ways to end funding
Scientists attack ban on adding 'noise' to U.S. census data and many surveys
Critics say Trump’s real goal is to sow doubts about 2030 census and add Republican seats in Congress
Why Maine's Sandy Shorelines Turn Jagged
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Goats love to bash heads—but it might give them brain damage
Three headbutting goats showed signs of neurodegeneration similar to those in humans following head injuries
Women and climate adaptation in South Africa: a gender-responsive policy review
IntroductionThis article examines how South African climate adaptation policies conceptualize and operationalise gender-responsive adaptation, with particular attention to women’s vulnerability, agency, and participation in climate...
Sustainable or maladaptive? A systematic review of climate adaptation strategies among smallholder farmers in SADC and South India
IntroductionClimate change poses severe risks to smallholder farmers in developing regions, yet adaptation responses do not uniformly enhance resilience: some are sustainable and strengthen long-term...
Spatial patterns and nonlinear drivers of summer Urban Dry-Wet Islands in China: integrating geographically weighted regression with explainable machine learning
The Urban Dry-Wet Island (UDWI) effect reflects urbanization-induced alterations in regional hydrothermal cycles, yet its spatial patterns and nonlinear drivers remain poorly quantified. This study...
Environmental predictors and machine learning models for climate-health risk prediction from extreme weather events: a global systematic review
Climate change is increasing the frequency, severity, and duration of extreme weather events, including heatwaves, floods, and heavy rainfall, posing substantial risks to population health...
What we're watching: Weekly disaster update, July 20
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Slowdown in Arctic ice melt ends after largest winter decline on record
Scientists recorded slower reduction over past 20 years, but study finds this was ‘temporary rather than sustained’A previously recorded slowdown in Arctic sea ice decline...
In Appalachia, Severe Floods Linked to Spikes in Opioid Deaths
As global warming fuels more extreme rainfall in Appalachia, new research finds a link between flooding and opioid deaths.Read more on E360 →
Top maritime court rejects bid to halt UN deep-sea mining inquiry
A United Nations investigation into deep-sea mining firms will continue after the world’s top maritime court rejected their bid to suspend the inquiry triggered by...
Afghanistan floods kill at least 20 people, with more than 100 missing
National disaster agency confirms ‘severe financial and human losses’ in remote province of NuristanAt least 20 people have been killed and more than 80 injured...
Q&A: What the EU's carbon market review means for climate action
The European Commission has put forward new plans to cut emissions under the EU carbon market more slowly, from 2031 onwards. On 17 July, the...
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