Monday, September 28, 2026

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Insurance firms help flooding victims mop up. They also make flooding...

Major insurers are fuelling the climate crisis while benefiting from a scheme that helps cover their flood losses

Nearly every child on Earth now faces fossil-fueled climate danger

A new UNICEF report finds that nearly every child worldwide is exposed to at least one climate hazard, while nearly half are already living with three or more overlapping threats to health, education, water, housing, and survival.

Extreme flooding ‘dramatically changes’ Yellowstone National Park

“Exactly the kinds of things that we’re seeing, even with this type of event, is what we’re projecting we will see more of in the coming decades.”

New flood maps show US damage rising 26% in next 30...

Climate change is raising flood risks in neighborhoods across the U.S. much faster than many people realize. Over the next three decades,...

Big oil foresaw extreme flooding now predicted to hit US coasts...

While society generally may not yet understand these consequences, major oil companies have understood the risks of climate change driving these impacts for decades.

Italian mayor blames Venice flooding on climate change

Venice saw the highest tide in 50 years on Tuesday night threatening many monuments throughout the historic city putting it in a...

Here are some of the climate-linked disasters and rollbacks Trump’s ‘environmental...

“It's fitting that President Trump is promoting his awful environmental record on the same day that the White House is flooding after a historic storm.”

Pine Ridge Reservation flooding highlights massive implications of climate change on...

Unfortunately, the newest damage is only going exacerbate the longstanding "third world" conditions of the reservation.

Flooding of Nebraska Air Force Base illustrates security risk posed by...

The flooding at Offutt base has prompted further criticisms of Trump's denialism.

5 amazing ways people are aiding Hurricane Harvey evacuees

Here are 5 ways that the world is helping Houston in their time of need.

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The Melrose Gate at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles. Photo: Chris Brown (zoonabar) / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
The Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. Photo: Another Believer / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy

The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo: FEMA/Bill Koplitz, via Wikimedia Commons

The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...

If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
A press briefing at the White House. Photo: The White House

Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico

The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.
The Knesset, Israel's parliament building, in Jerusalem. Photo: Gary Todd, via Wikimedia Commons

Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?

New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.