U.S. Raises Threat of Steep Water Cuts in Lower Colorado River Basin
2026-08-01
A federal plan would impose drastic water cuts on Arizona, California and Nevada in dry years over the next decade. A legal battle could follow.Continue Reading
Civilians Battle Wildfire Threatening Bordeaux
2026-08-01
Residents in Bordeaux in southwestern France are doing everything in their power to stop a wildfire that’s been burning for more than a week. The flames are too spread out for professional firefighters to be everywhere, so for now, civilian volunteers are the only thing standing between the fire andContinue Reading
Western U.S. heat wave brings record temps to Phoenix, wildfire evacuations in Spokane
2026-08-01
Cities across the Western U.S. set or approached daily temperature records on Saturday, as SoCal officials cautioned residents to watch for symptoms of heat illness.Continue Reading
APOD: 2026 August 2 – A Fire Rainbow over West Virginia
2026-08-01
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 2 – A Fire… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation writtenContinue Reading
El Niño forecast to intensify, increasing likelihood of extreme weather
2026-08-01
More blistering heatwaves and other weather extremes are becoming increasingly likely across the world now and in coming months, linked to strengthening El Niño conditions in the tropical Pacific, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.Continue Reading
Developing innovative alternatives to conventional carbon capture methods
2026-08-01
Carbon capture is an important climate change mitigation strategy, but it faces technological barriers and can be energy-intensive and expensive. To help make necessary advances in this area, a team of MIT researchers, with support from the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium (MCSC), are exploring energy-efficient and scalable alternatives toContinue Reading
Tiny aerosol particles could supercharge tropical storm clouds
2026-08-01
Scientists discovered unusually high water-vapor supersaturation inside deep tropical clouds, creating conditions in which tiny aerosol particles could intensify storm updrafts. The finding suggests earlier studies may have missed the effect because they were looking in the wrong types of clouds., Read MoreContinue Reading
In France and Spain, the battle to contain wildfires faces another heatwave
2026-08-01
Authorities in France and Spain say some of their wildfires are mostly contained, but others are blazing on and a new wave of extreme heat is raising fears of more fires to come. (Image credit: Emma Da Silva)Continue Reading
Ant brains reveal how evolution turned hunger into parenting
2026-08-01
Ant parenting may have evolved from the same brain systems that once controlled hunger. Researchers found that two chemical signals push clonal raider ants toward either caring for larvae or leaving to forage, with the balance changing as the ants grow older. Similar signals are involved in mammalian caregiving, suggestingContinue Reading
The climate pattern putting millions at risk: El Niño explained
2026-08-01
El Niño is putting millions of lives at risk in eastern and southern Africa but the UN is ensuring that communities are better prepared to deal with its impact.Continue Reading
World News in Brief: Risk of atrocities in Sudan, UN programme prevents climate displacement, more civilians killed in Ukraine
2026-08-01
Drone attacks by advancing rebel fighters who are besieging El Obeid, Sudan, continue to result in civilian casualties, putting around half a million civilians at grave risk of large-scale atrocities.Continue Reading
France, Spain wildfires: Climate change increasing frequency, intensity of extreme weather events
2026-08-01
The fires tearing through forests in southwest France, around the region of Bordeaux, and in central Spain around the capital Madrid have been some of the worst in decades. Climate change which has brought successive heatwaves and a lack of rain has added fuel to the fires that are raging across parched grass and woodlands…Continue Reading
Border buoys are adding another risk to flooding in Texas
2026-08-01
Texas floods faced a new threat in addition to water damage: runaway buoys. About 600 metal border buoys floated free in floodwaters. Some hit columns supporting the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, which was shut down.Continue Reading