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2025 was Earth’s third-warmest year as climate impacts intensify - ABC News
January 14, 2026 at 10:05 AM
2025 was Earth’s third-warmest year as climate impacts intensify - ABC News
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Billions of sea stars, victims of a mysterious wasting disease, have perished over the last decade.
Their demise has spurred a global hunt for the culprit. Recently, researchers identified a likely suspect, but the case is far from closed.
Their demise has spurred a global hunt for the culprit. Recently, researchers identified a likely suspect, but the case is far from closed.
Sea Star Murder Mystery: What’s Killing a Key Ocean Species?
Billions of sea stars, victims of a deadly wasting illness, have perished over the last decade, imperiling marine ecosystems and spurring a global hunt for a biological or environmental culprit. Recently, researchers identified a likely suspect, but the case is far from closed.
e360.yale.edu
January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Billions of sea stars, victims of a mysterious wasting disease, have perished over the last decade.
Their demise has spurred a global hunt for the culprit. Recently, researchers identified a likely suspect, but the case is far from closed.
Their demise has spurred a global hunt for the culprit. Recently, researchers identified a likely suspect, but the case is far from closed.
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Persistent organic pollutants, or POPs, are toxic chemicals that stay in the environment for decades, build up in the food chain, and harm human health and wildlife.
Learn why POPs matter, how people are exposed, and how the Stockholm Convention works to eliminate them worldwide: bit.ly/4pThazb
Learn why POPs matter, how people are exposed, and how the Stockholm Convention works to eliminate them worldwide: bit.ly/4pThazb
January 12, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Persistent organic pollutants, or POPs, are toxic chemicals that stay in the environment for decades, build up in the food chain, and harm human health and wildlife.
Learn why POPs matter, how people are exposed, and how the Stockholm Convention works to eliminate them worldwide: bit.ly/4pThazb
Learn why POPs matter, how people are exposed, and how the Stockholm Convention works to eliminate them worldwide: bit.ly/4pThazb
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US plan to exploit Venezuela’s oil could eat up 13% of carbon budget to keep 1.5C limit
US plan to exploit Venezuela’s oil could eat up 13% of carbon budget to keep 1.5C limit
Exclusive: Analysis by ClimatePartner shows how any such move would risk plunging Earth further into climate catastrophe
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:57 PM
US plan to exploit Venezuela’s oil could eat up 13% of carbon budget to keep 1.5C limit
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"US plans to exploit Venezuela’s oil reserves could by 2050 consume more than a tenth of the world’s remaining carbon budget to limit global heating to 1.5C, according to an exclusive analysis."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
US plan to exploit Venezuela’s oil could eat up 13% of carbon budget to keep 1.5C limit
Exclusive: ClimatePartner analysis shows how move would risk plunging Earth further into climate catastrophe
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
"US plans to exploit Venezuela’s oil reserves could by 2050 consume more than a tenth of the world’s remaining carbon budget to limit global heating to 1.5C, according to an exclusive analysis."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Global warming causing more Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
As ice melts and flows off the land, the land itself rises because ice no longer presses it down.
That shift can cause earthquakes, and also increases volcanic activity – as is happening in Iceland
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
As ice melts and flows off the land, the land itself rises because ice no longer presses it down.
That shift can cause earthquakes, and also increases volcanic activity – as is happening in Iceland
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
As glaciers melt, scientists study potential for more violent volcanic eruptions
Scientists are flocking to Iceland to investigate an increasingly crucial question: Will melting glaciers accelerate and intensify earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? William Brangham reports.
www.pbs.org
January 12, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Global warming causing more Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
As ice melts and flows off the land, the land itself rises because ice no longer presses it down.
That shift can cause earthquakes, and also increases volcanic activity – as is happening in Iceland
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
As ice melts and flows off the land, the land itself rises because ice no longer presses it down.
That shift can cause earthquakes, and also increases volcanic activity – as is happening in Iceland
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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China's 'artificial sun' reactor shatters major fusion limit — a step closer to near-limitless clean energy
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
China's 'artificial sun' reactor shatters major fusion limit — a step closer to near-limitless clean energy
China's EAST nuclear fusion reactor has successfully kept plasma stable at extreme densities, passing a major fusion milestone and potentially bringing humanity closer to wielding near-limitless clean...
www.livescience.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:29 PM
China's 'artificial sun' reactor shatters major fusion limit — a step closer to near-limitless clean energy
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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Suddenly soggy CA illustrates how climate change intensifies extreme weather—14 of 17 major reservoirs filled 70%+ and 0 dry areas mapped for first time in 25 years. Welcome relief comes after state endured two of worst droughts on record in last 15 years. https://lat.ms/4ra6TPt
California is free of all drought, dryness for first time in 25 years. Inside the remarkable turnaround
After experiencing one of the wettest holiday seasons on record, still soggy California hit a major milestone this week -- having zero areas of abnormal dryness for the first time in 25 years.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly soggy CA illustrates how climate change intensifies extreme weather—14 of 17 major reservoirs filled 70%+ and 0 dry areas mapped for first time in 25 years. Welcome relief comes after state endured two of worst droughts on record in last 15 years. https://lat.ms/4ra6TPt
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A natural playground?? I'm there 🏃♀️➡️ https://www.dailypress.com/2025/12/29/playground/
Natural playground at JCC Library on track to open this spring
The new natural playground is scheduled to open in April.
www.dailypress.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
A natural playground?? I'm there 🏃♀️➡️ https://www.dailypress.com/2025/12/29/playground/
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A new global survey of 156 agricultural finance institutions finds 94% now see changing weather as a financial risk to farming — up from 87% in 2022.
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Finance Institutions Consider Farming in a Changing Climate
Plus, an update on the EU-Mercosur trade agreement
platingprogress.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:31 PM
A new global survey of 156 agricultural finance institutions finds 94% now see changing weather as a financial risk to farming — up from 87% in 2022.
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platingprogress.substack.com/p/finance-in...
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US judge lets Danish firm resume Rhode Island offshore wind project halted by Trump
US judge lets Danish firm resume Rhode Island offshore wind project halted by Trump
Ørsted and other wind developers have faced repeated disruptions to multibillion dollar projects under Trump
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:35 PM
US judge lets Danish firm resume Rhode Island offshore wind project halted by Trump
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Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s
Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s
‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s
EPA says it will no longer consider health costs in pollution regulations - The Washington Post
January 13, 2026 at 12:12 AM
EPA says it will no longer consider health costs in pollution regulations - The Washington Post
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As climate change and urbanization intensify flooding in Rwanda, the hilly capital of Kigali has embraced nature-based solutions
Restoring 18,000 acres of degraded wetlands, planting native species to filter and slow runoff and enhancing biodiversity
e360.yale.edu/features/kig...
Restoring 18,000 acres of degraded wetlands, planting native species to filter and slow runoff and enhancing biodiversity
e360.yale.edu/features/kig...
Plagued by Flooding, an African City Reengineers Its Wetlands
As climate change and urbanization intensify flooding in Rwanda, the hilly capital of Kigali has embraced nature-based solutions. The city is restoring and reshaping 18,000 acres of degraded wetlands,...
e360.yale.edu
January 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
As climate change and urbanization intensify flooding in Rwanda, the hilly capital of Kigali has embraced nature-based solutions
Restoring 18,000 acres of degraded wetlands, planting native species to filter and slow runoff and enhancing biodiversity
e360.yale.edu/features/kig...
Restoring 18,000 acres of degraded wetlands, planting native species to filter and slow runoff and enhancing biodiversity
e360.yale.edu/features/kig...
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Greenland losing 30 million tonnes of ice every hour,
with total ice loss 9,000 and 10,000 tonnes a second
so much ice that its gravity is getting weaker
Making it easier for mining
That is why Trump wants Greenland because global warming is real
www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...
with total ice loss 9,000 and 10,000 tonnes a second
so much ice that its gravity is getting weaker
Making it easier for mining
That is why Trump wants Greenland because global warming is real
www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...
Greenland is losing so much ice that its gravity is getting weaker: researcher | CBC Radio
According to a study published in the journal Nature, the Greenland ice cap is losing an average of 30 million tonnes of floating ice on average per hour — faster than scientists had previously estima...
www.cbc.ca
January 6, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Greenland losing 30 million tonnes of ice every hour,
with total ice loss 9,000 and 10,000 tonnes a second
so much ice that its gravity is getting weaker
Making it easier for mining
That is why Trump wants Greenland because global warming is real
www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...
with total ice loss 9,000 and 10,000 tonnes a second
so much ice that its gravity is getting weaker
Making it easier for mining
That is why Trump wants Greenland because global warming is real
www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...
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Are crabs animals and should we experiment on monkeys? Major review of Australia’s research code to mull tough questions
Are crabs animals and should we experiment on monkeys? Major review of Australia’s research code to mull tough questions
Ending use of animals in teaching and limiting surgery in research settings to veterinarians among suggested changes
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Are crabs animals and should we experiment on monkeys? Major review of Australia’s research code to mull tough questions
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Kent water failure was foreseen and could have been stopped, regulator says
Kent water failure was foreseen and could have been stopped, regulator says
Problem at water treatment centre left 24,000 Tunbridge Wells homes without drinking water for two weeks
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Kent water failure was foreseen and could have been stopped, regulator says
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Pesticide industry ‘immunity shield’ stripped from US appropriations bill
Pesticide industry ‘immunity shield’ stripped from US appropriations bill
Democrats and the Make America Healthy Again movement pushed back on the rider in a funding bill led by Bayer
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Pesticide industry ‘immunity shield’ stripped from US appropriations bill
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All over the world more and more communities are facing extreme weather as our climate-fueled planet breaks record after record.
How many records do we need to break? #ActOnClimate
#climate #floods
How many records do we need to break? #ActOnClimate
#climate #floods
January 6, 2026 at 7:07 PM
All over the world more and more communities are facing extreme weather as our climate-fueled planet breaks record after record.
How many records do we need to break? #ActOnClimate
#climate #floods
How many records do we need to break? #ActOnClimate
#climate #floods
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Norway's stunning EV-olution hit 96% of new cars in 2025 & attained nation's goal of phasing out gas-powered vehicle sales! Norway now looks to integrate EV energy into national grid: "The market has essentially gone straight from gas and diesel to full EVs." https://bit.ly/3N02r75
Norway Just Reached 96% Electric Car Sales and Gas Is Basically Over
Norway closed 2025 with 96% of new cars fully electric, a record that gave Tesla its best year yet there and turned combustion models into statistical outliers.
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Norway's stunning EV-olution hit 96% of new cars in 2025 & attained nation's goal of phasing out gas-powered vehicle sales! Norway now looks to integrate EV energy into national grid: "The market has essentially gone straight from gas and diesel to full EVs." https://bit.ly/3N02r75
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“Raising production to 1.5m barrels of oil a day from current levels of around 1m barrels would produce around 550m tons of CO2 a year when the fuel is burned. This is more carbon pollution than emitted annually by major economies such as the UK and Brazil.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump taking ‘drill, baby, drill’ plan to Venezuela ‘terrible’ for climate, experts warn
‘Everybody loses’ if production supercharged in country with largest known oil reserves, critics say
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:33 PM
“Raising production to 1.5m barrels of oil a day from current levels of around 1m barrels would produce around 550m tons of CO2 a year when the fuel is burned. This is more carbon pollution than emitted annually by major economies such as the UK and Brazil.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Specieswatch: tough times for reindeer as rain increases in warming Arctic
Specieswatch: tough times for reindeer as rain increases in warming Arctic
When rain falls on snow it creates a layer of ice that impedes feeding, which in turn has reduced herds’ birthrates
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Specieswatch: tough times for reindeer as rain increases in warming Arctic
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January 7, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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We study glaciers. ‘Artificial glaciers’ and other tech may halt their total collapse | Brent Minchew and Colin Meyer
We study glaciers. ‘Artificial glaciers’ and other tech may halt their total collapse | Brent Minchew and Colin Meyer
How might we prevent sea-level rise? Satellite-based radar, solar-powered drones, robot submarines and lab-based ‘artificial glaciers’ could all play a role
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM
We study glaciers. ‘Artificial glaciers’ and other tech may halt their total collapse | Brent Minchew and Colin Meyer
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The LA wildfire victims still living in toxic homes: ‘We have nowhere else to go’
The LA wildfire victims still living in toxic homes: ‘We have nowhere else to go’
A year after the Eaton fire, residents returning to Altadena confront lingering contamination and little official clarity
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The LA wildfire victims still living in toxic homes: ‘We have nowhere else to go’