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Today: June 22, 2026
Today: June 22, 2026

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France restricts public drinking as Europe swelters under a ‘heat-dome driven furnace’ for the second time in two months

France restricts public drinking as Europe swelters under a ‘heat-dome driven furnace’ for the second time in two months

France restricts public drinking as Europe swelters under a ‘heat-dome driven furnace’ for the second time in two months
Business|Economy|Education|Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Science|World

No maps, no insurance: Michigan floods expose lack of information, preparation in many rural areas

Many homeowners hit by devastating Michigan floods had no insurance and no idea they were at risk — underscoring vulnerabilities throughout rural America as climate change causes more extreme weather

No maps, no insurance: Michigan floods expose lack of information, preparation in many rural areas
Education|Environment|Europe|Health|World

Temperatures to exceed 40C in European heatwave as three die in France

Three people died due to extreme heat in France and thousands of schools closed or modified timetables as European authorities

Temperatures to exceed 40C in European heatwave as three die in France
Education|Environment|Opinion|Science|Technology

Longtime Exxon CEO Lee Raymond’s legacy of climate denial and misinformation lives on – a psychologist offers ways to counter it

At the heart of combating misinformation is critical thinking and recognizing when you’re being spun for corporate profit.

Longtime Exxon CEO Lee Raymond’s legacy of climate denial and misinformation lives on – a psychologist offers ways to counter it
Environment|Europe|Health|World

France sizzles in a week of punishing heat that is already causing deaths

France is facing a grueling heat wave with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 Fahrenheit

France sizzles in a week of punishing heat that is already causing deaths
Environment|Europe|Health|World

France restricts public alcohol consumption and outdoor sports as heat wave bakes parts of Europe

France is in the grips of a severe heat wave, leading to canceled trains, concerts and sports events

France restricts public alcohol consumption and outdoor sports as heat wave bakes parts of Europe
Arts|Economy|Environment|Health|Science|Travel|World

Europe swelters under heatwave, France restricts alcohol consumption

A punishing heatwave sweeping across much of Europe prompted a partial alcohol ban in France, nationwide warnings in Germany and the closure

Europe swelters under heatwave, France restricts alcohol consumption
Education|Environment|Science|Technology|US

How Founding Father Benjamin Franklin's ideas have helped scientists understand climate change

How Founding Father Benjamin Franklin's ideas have helped scientists understand climate change

How Founding Father Benjamin Franklin's ideas have helped scientists understand climate change
Business|Economy|Environment

Trump administration to buy back another energy company's offshore wind leases for 4 more projects

The Trump administration says it’s buying back another energy company’s U.S. offshore wind leases for four more wind projects, as it seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels

Trump administration to buy back another energy company's offshore wind leases for 4 more projects
Environment|Science|Technology

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how much, and it’s not a small number

Heat waves do more than dry out vegetation that can easily burn. They also play a role in lightning strikes, particularly dry lightning.

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how much, and it’s not a small number
Economy|Education|Environment|Science

Why states are walking back their own climate and energy laws, and what they could do instead

Many steps that are good for clean energy also dovetail with federal priorities, from affordable housing to data centers and rural development.

Why states are walking back their own climate and energy laws, and what they could do instead
Business|Economy|Education|Environment|Political

Americans are divided on ‘culture war’ issues, a new CNN poll finds. Republicans are trying to leverage that in the midterms

Americans are divided on ‘culture war’ issues, a new CNN poll finds. Republicans are trying to leverage that in the midterms

Americans are divided on ‘culture war’ issues, a new CNN poll finds. Republicans are trying to leverage that in the midterms
Economy|Education|Environment|World

African and Commonwealth nations in Kenya urge quick execution of a key treaty protecting oceans

African and Commonwealth nations have called for a swift implementation of a landmark treaty protecting the high seas

African and Commonwealth nations in Kenya urge quick execution of a key treaty protecting oceans
Australia|Economy|Environment|Science|World

Australia declares El Nino set to be strongest in decades

Australia's weather bureau warned on Tuesday that an El Nino weather pattern has formed in the tropical Pacific and could intensify in the

Australia declares El Nino set to be strongest in decades
Education|Environment|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

How window-mounted heat pumps can give tenants efficient heating and cooling

Permanently installing a heat pump system in a building is expensive. But new window units can deliver many of the benefits with far less cost and go with renters when they move.

How window-mounted heat pumps can give tenants efficient heating and cooling
Crime|Economy|Environment|Europe|Political|World

Protesters set Tesla ablaze, smash UN office's windows in Geneva anti-G7 march

Geneva police on Sunday fired teargas at protesters who set fire to a Tesla vehicle and smashed windows at a United Nations agency as they vented

Protesters set Tesla ablaze, smash UN office's windows in Geneva anti-G7 march
Education|Environment|World

US judge orders halt to Trump administration's 'censorship' of park exhibits

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs on topics like slavery and climate change that

US judge orders halt to Trump administration's 'censorship' of park exhibits
Environment|Science|World

China warns of risk of 'extreme floods' in desert regions

HONG KONG, June 12 - China warned communities in its northwestern Xinjiang and nearby regions on Friday to prepare for "extreme floods" this summer, driven by abnormally high temperatures, heavy

China warns of risk of 'extreme floods' in desert regions
Economy|Environment|Health|Political|Science

Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas

The return of the screwworm parasite to the U.S. has some politicians trying to figure out who to blame

Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|World

El Nino conditions are present, US forecaster says

El Nino conditions are present and expected to strengthen into the Northern Hemisphere winter of 2026–27, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center said on Thursday.

El Nino conditions are present, US forecaster says
Economy|Education|Environment|Science|Technology

How the development of solar and wind farms on the Tibetan Plateau is affecting local communities

China’s national government policies on energy and economic development are changing pastoral life on the Tibetan Plateau.

How the development of solar and wind farms on the Tibetan Plateau is affecting local communities
Asia|Environment|Science|World

Deadly Indonesia floods wiped out at least 7% of rare orangutan population, report says

Deadly floods and landslides in Indonesia's Sumatra last year have wiped out at least 7% of the total population of the critically endangered Tapanuli

Deadly Indonesia floods wiped out at least 7% of rare orangutan population, report says
Business|Economy|Education|Environment

Home insurance and the unraveling of Florida communities

Florida’s current approach to insurance is forcing those who can least afford it to bear the cost of the climate crisis. But different approaches are available.

Home insurance and the unraveling of Florida communities
Environment|Europe|World

'Short, sharp and more strategic': the EU's new approach to climate talks

The EU wants to target fewer, clearer goals at the world's annual climate summit in November, building alliances in advance to avoid a repeat of last year's

'Short, sharp and more strategic': the EU's new approach to climate talks