Hurricane Lala Pummels Hawaii—Despite Never Making Landfall
The cyclone toppled trees, destroyed homes and left thousands in the dark.By Kiley PriceDespite never making landfall, Hurricane Lala left a path of destruction across...
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What we're watching: Weekly disaster update, August 17, 2026
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Cities need robust carbon dioxide removal strategies to meet net-zero targets
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02676-zLeading European cities race to reach net-zero emissions, but residual emissions are tied to easier-to-abate sectors and...
Every country needs a model to help optimise its energy transition
Claver Gatete is Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa. Jason Veysey is Energy Modeling Program Director and Senior Scientist at the Stockholm...
Rebecca Hendin on Richard Tice and the climate crisis – cartoon
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Updated Decomposition Tools Can Help Integrated Assessment Modelers Better Analyze and Compare Their Results
Researchers and practitioners participating in the seventh assessment cycle of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) can now rely on updated scenario decomposition tools...
Why plugging in all those EVs could actually save the power grid
California has a good problem. As it scrambles to deploy more solar panels and wind turbines, it is reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and improving...
Explainer: How the 'super El Niño' will reshape the world's weather
The world is currently experiencing what is expected to become the strongest El Niño on record – dubbed a ‘super El Niño’ by many. El...
Collapse of Atlantic Currents Could Drive Surge in Warming
A vast system of Atlantic currents appears to be weakening, and scientists say its collapse could lead to dramatic cooling in northern Europe. A new...
Massive new animal disease lab in Kansas runs into more delays
USDA doesn’t know when facility will be able to handle the most dangerous pathogens
These 10 Countries Are Scaling Up Renewable Energy the Fastest
Renewable energy has grown exponentially over the past two decades thanks to government policy and falling prices, far faster than many experts expected. Today, building...
From Pilot to Citywide Change: What it Takes to Scale Climate Action
The low-lying schoolyard of Shuang Wen School (P.S. 184M) in New York City’s Chinatown tells a quiet story of transformation. Once an expanse of asphalt,...
'A new normal': Miami faces worsening seaweed problem as piles of algae wash up on beaches
Officials have had to remove thousands of tons of sargassum from Florida’s beaches amid the climate crisisDealing with seaweed is the bulk of Chris Bumpus’s...
England's ancient oak trees dying in extreme hot and dry weather
Woodland Trust says trees struggling in drought stress, with older ‘survivors’ disproportionately affectedEngland’s ancient oak trees are dying in the summer’s extreme heat and dry...
NOAA's New Priorities Put Profits Ahead of Marine Protections
The agency directed the nation’s regional fisheries councils to scrap certain marine protected areas, remove species from conservation lists and expand commercial fishing operations.By Johnny...
The Clock Is Ticking on Leaded Aviation Fuel
Congress has called for eliminating leaded aviation gasoline by 2030, but an aging fleet and distribution hurdles could complicate the transition.By Andrew LiuOSHKOSH, Wisc.—Every July,...
How this Georgia factory is surviving America's solar policy whiplash
Inside the vast Qcells factory in Cartersville, Georgia, workers — and a bevy of robots — move ultra-thin slices of polysilicon through a lengthy series...
Extreme weather is changing how Americans see the world
We tend to imagine that experiencing the effects of global warming will wake people up to the problem. The thinking goes that when people see...
NIH plan to keep peer-review scores for grants secret draws concern
Under ‘binning’ proposal, applications’ numerical ratings would no longer be used for final funding decisions
Justice Department calls three NSF diversity programs unconstitutional
New ruling bars programs said to discriminate by race and sex, six others can continue if modified
Iraq's ghost villages: Islamic State drove people away – now a new enemy is preventing their return
Nearly a decade after fighting ended in northern Iraq, the climate crisis has brought extreme heat and a water shortage, making life almost impossibleThe first...
Lala Batters Hawaii
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Bridging the climate-corporate gap: utilizing GWP* with GWP100 for livestock companies' greenhouse gas inventories
Corporations must follow established standards when developing their emission accounting frameworks and reports. This standard necessitates that the various greenhouse gas (GHG) species are reported...
California's new tire efficiency rules could save drivers $1B a year
California just became the first state to address a problem most people don’t know they have: inefficient tires. When automakers design a new vehicle, low...
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