US just had its hottest summer and hottest August on record, NOAA says
Drought now covers 59 percent of the country as the warmest year on record runs into fall.
US heat deaths run five times higher than official counts, NPR investigation finds
The undercount traces back to how death certificates get written, researchers found, after NOAA confirmed 2026 brought the hottest summer on record.
Federal panel halts first AI data center approved on US public land
The board found regulators treated an 88.5-acre data center as barely different from the solar farm it was supposed to replace.
A second hurricane just sideswiped Hawaii – why the islands’ usual force field seems...
Cooler ocean temperatures east of the islands typically keep major hurricanes away, but El Niño is helping fuel this year’s risks.
What 13 minutes in Nepal can teach us about acting before disaster strikes
99% of humanitarian funding flows after disasters strike. The Himalayan flood should force a rethink of how – and when – scarce resources are spent.
How Saving Cattle in Zimbabwe is Saving Its Lions
I realised that protecting lions inside the park meant little if we were not also protecting people living alongside them.
A stinking mess: government cuts leave UK facing chicken waste crisis
Closure of litter incineration plants could force tonnes of toxic waste into British waterways
Trump EPA proposes rule that would strip protection from most US streams and wetlands
Environmental groups say the rule would eliminate protection for most freshwater wetlands nationwide.
What 1.5°C Overshoot Means for Small Islands
The world is now expected to breach the 1.5°C warming limit that small island states have spent years defending as a threshold for survival.
Federal appeals board halts first data center approved on public land
The Bureau of Land Management now has until September 21 to explain why it treated a 167-megawatt data center as the same project as the solar plant it originally approved.