Soil mapping aims to boost agricultural production in Kenya
2026-10-24
A new Kenyan initiative is helping farmers better understand their soils in a bid to improve crop yields amid intensifying climate shocks.Continue Reading
Nearly 20% of Switzerland’s glacier ice has vanished in just five years
2026-10-24
Switzerland’s glaciers are disappearing at an alarming rate, losing more than 5% of their ice volume in 2026 alone. Some of the country’s most famous glaciers experienced their worst melting on record, while several smaller glaciers vanished completely. Nearly 20% of Switzerland’s glacier ice has disappeared in just five years,Continue Reading
Boeing’s Demolition of a California Nuclear Testing Facility Has Nearby Families Worried About Cancer
2026-10-24
The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District said local regulators do not require specific dust control measures as the buildings are torn down, despite the site’s troubled history and worries over radioactivity. By Steven Rodas, Nina Dietz Boeing has almost completed the demolition of five buildings at its infamous SantaContinue Reading
‘Snipped And Posted’: How Pro-Oil Groups Generate Viral Content Online
2026-10-23
In December 2025, former B.C. Premier Christy Clark gave an interview on Global News where she described Canada’s west coast ban on oil tankers as a “ridiculous” constraint on the Canadian economy. A clip of Clark’s interview then began to circulate online, where it was shared by several Canadian conservativeContinue Reading
Severe flooding hits Four Corners region, more expected through the weekend
2026-10-23
Intense rainfall slammed the Four Corners region late this week. As rivers flooded, towns declared evacuations and emergencies and made rescues. (Image credit: South Fork Fire Rescue)Continue Reading
A Homeowner’s Last Stand Against Alabama Power
2026-10-23
Fenn Church was ready to confront the utility if it tried to run transmission lines across his property. The company went around back. By Lee Hedgepeth CALERA, Ala.—Fenn Church knew what he had to do. Continue Reading
Nepal’s deadly glacier flood a ‘defining moment’ for the international community
2026-10-23
The deadly flash flood that tore through Nepal in August is a “defining moment” for both the country and the international community, according to the head of the UN field agency which builds roads, schools and clinics in crisis zones.Continue Reading
One of Earth’s most powerful supervolcanoes is refilling with fresh magma
2026-10-23
Deep beneath Japan’s Kikai caldera, a massive magma reservoir is refilling 7,300 years after one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in Earth’s recent geological history. Scientists used underwater seismic surveys to reveal a vast store of magma that appears to have accumulated since the ancient catastrophe. The discovery couldContinue Reading
Britain Is Said to Approve New Gas Drilling in the North Sea
2026-10-23
Jackdaw, a natural gas field off the coast of Scotland, would be the first new gas extraction project in the North Sea since a government moratorium in 2024.Continue Reading
State officials defend California clean-truck subsidy program as lawmakers weigh reforms
2026-10-23
California clean-air officials said they were disappointed by Los Angeles Times reporting on the state’s Clean Bus and Truck Voucher Project.Continue Reading
Europe’s heat claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths
2026-10-23
Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found. (Image credit: Gregorio Borgia)Continue Reading
A Warming Climate Is All Over Alaska’s Senate Race. The Candidates Hardly Mention It.
2026-10-23
Climate change is contributing to declines in the state’s fisheries and opposition to oil and gas development, two top issues in the election. By Nicholas Kusnetz If you listen to the candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat in Alaska, some of the biggest issues in the race revolve aroundContinue Reading
40 years later, Chernobyl’s nuclear fallout is not what scientists expected
2026-10-23
Forty years after the Chornobyl disaster, tiny radioactive particles still linger in the soil, carrying a dangerous legacy. Using powerful X-rays, scientists discovered that some of these particles have remained surprisingly stable, trapping radioactive substances inside instead of releasing them into the environment., Read MoreContinue Reading