Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff20 Aug 2026
Governments are preparing for heightened risks of drought, flooding, extreme heat and wildfires as a rapidly strengthening El Nino raises the prospect of a historic climate event later this year.
Timeby Veronique Greenwood20 Aug 2026
In the town of Nipomo on the central coast of California, in Bill Waycott's fields, lettuces of the future are taking root.
Good Good Goodby SueEllen Campbell20 Aug 2026
The Trump administration has shut down innumerable climate programs, including public-facing sources of information.
El País Englishby Nacho Sánchez20 Aug 2026
Refreshing, clear, clean water. Narrow gorges, waterfalls and pools amid dense vegetation. The Chíllar River, in Nerja (Málaga province, population 22,187), offers almost everything a summer...
Mongabay Globalby Sharon Guynup20 Aug 2026
Authorities in the U.S. state of Florida have cleared a controversial startup of criminal neglect after dozens of wild-caught sloths that it imported from South America for tourism purposes died.
Mongabay Indiaby Priyanka Shankar20 Aug 2026
- A recent study finds that humid heat stress during India’s monsoon season will rise sharply as global temperatures increase.
NASAby Emily DeMarco20 Aug 2026
As the effects of the 2026 snow drought in the western United States carry into summer, NASA Earth data is feeding machine-learning forecasts that inform decisions about water, power, and public...
The Conversation (US)by Ivis García, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University20 Aug 2026
Imagine turning on your kitchen faucet and nothing comes out. Not for an hour, but for two full days. Then the water returns, only to stop again two days later.
Environment | The Guardianby Oliver Milman20 Aug 2026
The Trump administration’s push to expand oil and gas extraction across the US is set to bring drilling near cherished natural and cultural sites, raising alarm among conservationists and prompting...
Scroll.inby Barasha Das20 Aug 2026
In Arunachal Pradesh, conversations in mithun-rearing communities often find their way to the animal.
Inside Climate Newsby By Dan Gearino20 Aug 2026
Illinois is the latest example of how a state can embrace virtual power plants and see results almost immediately.
Environment | The Guardianby Associated Press and Guardian sport20 Aug 2026
Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 opener against Rennes has been relocated at short notice, because of damage to their pitch by the extreme heat.
The Conversation (US)by Sarah Porter, Director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy, ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University20 Aug 2026
In August 2026 the nation’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, both on the Colorado River, hit their lowest levels since they first began to be filled in 1936 and 1963...
Mongabay Indiaby Aditi Tandon20 Aug 2026
- The Indian Ocean’s geological history and climate have shaped its unique biodiversity, from microscopic plankton to the largest whales.
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta20 Aug 2026
In many parts of India, entering a forest once meant entering the home of a deity. It also meant stepping onto land where a tree could not be cut, an animal could not be hunted and, in some places...
Anthropocene Magazineby Anthropocene Team20 Aug 2026
Solar power is in its heyday, with installations growing rapidly around the world as costs drop. Recent studies have suggested that photovoltaics could be the dominant power source by 2050.
The Narwhalby Fatima Syed20 Aug 2026
This story is part of a series called Shockwave: Rising energy demand and the future of the Great Lakes.
BBC Newsby John Campbell20 Aug 2026
- Published The Northern Ireland farming industry saw profits surge by 36% in real terms last year, reaching more than £1bn for the first time.
Wildlife | The Guardianby Whitney Bauck20 Aug 2026
When James Reed McGuire and Crystal Fritz first decided to replace their lawn with native plants, they did not really know what they were doing.
The Conversation UKby Christian Dunn, Professor in Natural Sciences, Bangor University20 Aug 2026
Firefighters have been battling a vast wildfire in the hills above Blaenavon in south Wales, spreading across more than 4,000 hectares, for three weeks.
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