South Africa's offshore oil push meets grassroots resistance in court
Layers of red dust coat South Africa’s Saldanha Bay, a legacy of the one billion-plus tonnes of iron ore exported from what was once a...
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Corpus Christi Seeks to Block Referendum on Industrial Water Charge
By Dylan BaddourAs Corpus Christi teetered on the edge of a water supply disaster earlier this year, community organizers circulated a petition to dramatically increase...
Authors of IPCC's 2027 Methodology Report on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage gather in Mexico City to advance the report's draft
GENEVA, Aug 11 – More than 120 IPCC authors are meeting in Mexico City, Mexico, from 11 to 14 August to advance the First Order...
Accounting for Compounding Climate Events in Emergency Management
Climate researchers Marco Tedesco and David Sathuluri reflect on how a single week of heat, smoke and flooding exposed the vulnerability of NYC.
Origin of Long‐Wavelength Variations in Crustal Thickness on Rocky Planets
Abstract Long‐wavelength crustal thickness variations are observed on telluric planets, particularly on Mars and the Moon whereas Mercury appears to lack such variations. They may...
Projections of Earth's Hottest Surface Temperatures in CMIP6
Abstract Earth’s hottest near‐surface air temperatures provide a benchmark for the upper tail of land heat extremes. Using CMIP6 simulations, we evaluate historical extremes against...
Global‐Regional AI Weather Forecasting on a Stretched Cubed Sphere
Abstract Regional weather hazards need local detail but remain constrained by the surrounding global circulation. Current AI weather forecasting mainly relies on globally uniform latitude‐longitude...
New Global Freshwater Assessment Finds Action Is Failing to Keep Pace with Mounting Pressures
August 11, 2026 — Systems Change Lab today launched its new Freshwater System, bringing together the latest evidence to track global progress across the transformations...
Corundum Discovered by SuperCam and the Perseverance Rover at Jezero Crater, Mars
Abstract Mars is primarily composed of mafic mineral assemblages and their alteration products, but small, scattered rocks strewn across the landscape offer clues to greater...
Transition of Turbulence Features From Frontal Modulation to Typhoon Forcing Over the Northern South China Sea Shelf
Abstract Ocean turbulence, crucial for regulating Earth systems, is substantially modulated by background dynamic processes. Using 8‐day‐long hourly microstructure observations over the South China Sea...
Supporting Information in GRL: It's the Function, Not the Quantity
Abstract Supporting Information (SI) lets authors include material that aids specialists without being essential to a paper’s conclusions, or is not in a format suitable...
As Deforestation Falls in Brazil, It Surges in Neighboring Bolivia
As Brazil cracks down on the illegal clearing of forests, farmers and ranchers are moving into Bolivia, helping to fuel a wave of deforestation in...
Drought, water rationing and dry rivers: our water crisis is here | Peter Gleick
It doesn’t have to be this way. We know what needs to be doneDisturbing news about our water resources is now constant and unrelenting. In...
Don't despair about what's happening to our planet. That's what they want you to feel
There are social tipping points when the seemingly impossible suddenly becomes inevitable. Good journalism plays an essential role in helping drive these shifts and shows...
AI 'will do more to boost fossil fuel production than green energy'
Study finds technology could boost recoverable oil and gas reserves by 5% and cut cost of deepwater projects by 10%AI-driven productivity gains enable more planet-heating...
What Candidates Have Planned for Virginia's Coast Could Decide a Key Congressional Race
Flooding, offshore wind projects, and plans for sea-based mining are just a few of the issues facing the state’s second congressional district.By Avril SilvaWith Virginia’s...
Permian Basin Community Seeks Fix for Radium in Its Drinking Water
Utilities serving thousands of Texans exceed legal limits for radium.By Martha PskowskiIMPERIAL, Texas—Many residents of this small town drive long distances to buy bottled water...
US Senate Committee Advances Bill Exempting Montana Coal Company From Environmental Standards
The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs passed the Crow Revenue Act, but Democrats remain concerned about a lack of transparency behind the agreement.By Gabriel...
They're making record profits, but oil companies still won't 'drill, baby, drill'
Over the last two weeks, oil companies have announced eye-popping profits from the spring quarter. Exxon Mobil pulled in $14.5 billion. Chevron landed $12 billion,...
A new type of levee is taking root in Northern California
Visitors to the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve, captivated by gliding birds overhead and golden hills across the Bay waters, could be forgiven for failing...
Floods can leave communities facing higher overdose deaths for years
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina. Hush Sinn delivers needles, naloxone,...
Amber heat health alerts to kick in across England ahead of fifth summer heatwave – latest news
The alerts come a day after it was officially declared that there are now 11 regions in the country in droughtHealth alerts are set to...
Reader Q&A: ask our reporters anything about fossil fuel profits and the climate crisis
Last week reporters Jillian Ambrose and Damian Carrington published a piece which revealed that biggest oil firms made $93bn in profits in three months amid...
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