Tropical Storm Saudel to make a comeback, with little impact on Taiwan - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·1 Sept 2026
A tropical depression near Hainan that was once Typhoon Saudel may once again strengthen into a tropical storm, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said yesterday, but a sea warning for waters...
Academic calls for protection amid coral bleaching - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·1 Sept 2026
Taiwan should tighten regulations on coastal development to boost coral resilience, an academic said yesterday after a report showed that coral bleaching was increasing in the Kuroshio subregion...
Summer 2026 expected to be declared UK's hottest on record
BBC Newsby Ben Rich; Justin Rowlatt·31 Aug 2026
- Published The Met Office is expected to confirm that the UK has had its hottest summer since records began in 1884.
Glacial flood death toll surpasses 900 in Nepal and Tibet
France 24by FRANCE 24·31 Aug 2026
Glacial flood death toll surpasses 900 in Nepal and Tibet Rescuers battled mud and debris Monday as the death toll from devastating glacial floods along the China-Nepal border topped 900, with...
Even small amounts of ocean plastic can affect petrel chicks
Phys.orgby Kat Kerlin·31 Aug 2026
Even small amounts of ocean plastic can affect petrel chicks Ocean plastic pollution is accidentally on the menu for southern giant petrel chicks.
Illegal firewood trade harming WA forests and hurting businesses
ABC News Australiaby Gabrielle Becerra Mellet, Madigan Landry, and Chela Williams·31 Aug 2026
In short: Residents say illegal firewood gathering is damaging the landscape and undercutting businesses across WA's South West forests.
Rising microplastics in soil a threat to UK food security, MPs and campaigners say
World news | The Guardianby Damien Gayle Environment correspondent·31 Aug 2026
The accumulation of microplastics in soil presents an emerging threat to the UK’s food security, according to scientists, MPs and campaigners who have called for legally binding targets to cut...
Explainer: The CMIP7 emissions scenarios – and how they explore future climate change - Carbon Brief
Carbon Briefby Zeke Hausfather·31 Aug 2026
Every six to seven years, climate modelling groups around the world run a coordinated set of simulations that explore how the climate could change in the future.
The world’s reefs are disappearing. Coral trafficking is booming
Mongabay Globalby Andy Lehren·31 Aug 2026
- There are more than 1,300 documented cases since 2000 of live coral smuggling, with many cases sourcing coral from Southeast Asia, including the Philippines and Indonesia, according to data from...
Grim update for 43 Aussies missing in horror Nepal floods
PerthNowby Madeline Cove·31 Aug 2026
Nepal floods leave 500 workers trapped in tunnels as 43 Australians remain missing amid China disaster Rescuers in Nepal are racing against time to reach hundreds of workers feared trapped inside...
Growing Indigenous food trees in East Africa fights malnutrition and biodiversity loss
Mongabay Globalby Morgan Erickson-Davis·31 Aug 2026
- In East Africa, many communities are experiencing both malnutrition and a loss of biodiversity due to deforestation.
Who pays for US power boom? Blue, red states offer starkly different ways to lower utility bills amid AI surge
FOX Newsby Alec Schemmel·31 Aug 2026
As the AI boom drives an unprecedented hunt for electricity, two states are taking sharply different approaches to assuage fears that Big Tech’s massive energy needs will raise Americans’ utility...
‘Loved’: Partner mourns Aussie flood victim
PerthNowby Jack Nivison and Ria Pandey·31 Aug 2026
Michael Keats’ partner speaks out after first Australian death in Nepal The partner of the first Australian confirmed dead after the Nepal floods has spoken of her “shock and grief” at losing...
A single fix reverses the case for rolling back vehicle emissions standards
Phys.orgby Yale University·31 Aug 2026
A single fix reverses the case for rolling back vehicle emissions standards Two administrations, the Biden administration and the second Trump administration, reached opposite conclusions about...
How intense rains in the Grand Canyon turned into a deadly disaster
World news | The Guardianby Gabrielle Canon·31 Aug 2026
A deadly flash flood in the Grand Canyon over the weekend was likely driven by a confluence of climate factors, including drought, wildfire scarring and warming temperatures in the Pacific Ocean...
Outback council to cut road funding as MinRes chases 'punitive' refund
ABC News Australiaby Kimberley Putland and Alistair Bates·31 Aug 2026
In short: The Shire of East Pilbara will refund Mineral Resources nearly $160,000 in historic rates from its road maintenance budget.
Revived Waiwera Thermal Springs in Auckland aims for 2028 opening date
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·31 Aug 2026
Revived Waiwera Thermal Springs in Auckland aims for 2028 opening date The developers behind the highly anticipated Waiwera Thermal Springs in Auckland are aiming for a 2028 opening date.
Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels since Nepal-Tibet floods
ABC News Australia·31 Aug 2026
In short: Rescue crews are continuing to search for more than 4,400 people missing since last week's catastrophic flash floods on the Nepal-China border.
Newsom already said no to data centers disclosing water use once. Now he has two more chances
CalMattersby Rachel Becker·31 Aug 2026
IN SUMMARY - Two bills requiring data centers to disclose water use head to Newsom’s desk. - Data centers are using billions of gallons of California’s water. Will Newsom make them say how much?
Remote Grand Canyon lodge hit by deadly flash flood boasts fabled history
World news | The Guardianby Joanna Walters·31 Aug 2026
Phantom Ranch has been a solitary refuge visited by some of the most famous names of history. More typically, it’s been a beacon for the half-collapsed, exhausted and overheated hikers trudging...
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