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Environmental News - Recent Headlines

Evacuation warning issued for wildfire in southwest Douglas County

The Denver Post - 1 hour ago

Met Office issues 47-hour 'extreme heat' warnings for 51 areas - full list -- UK temperatures are forecast to soar well above 30C over the coming days.

Daily Express - 7 hours ago

Mourners bury a 6-month-old Ebola victim in the Congo outbreak's third orphanage death

The Mercury News - 8 hours ago

US pastors, a Ugandan musician, and salmon-friendly tech delivered good environmental news this week.

Deutsche Welle - 8 hours ago

Experts say bears are less afraid of humans as hunter numbers fall, pushing them beyond their traditional habitats.

Deutsche Welle - 9 hours ago

UK weather maps show 35C scorcher hitting on Tuesday - 24 counties above 28C -- The Met Office has also issued amber extreme heat warnings for several UK areas.

Daily Express - 10 hours ago

Met Office issues 47-hour extreme heat warnings for 71 UK areas - full list

Daily Express - 10 hours ago

Met Office weather maps show 16 areas facing rain on Monday - full list

Daily Express - 12 hours ago

Forget fertilizers: This Kenyan project uses algae and biology to revive barren land despite extreme heat and salinity.

Deutsche Welle - 15 hours ago

Skeleton of the world's rarest marine mammal preserved by digital imaging

Guardian UK - 15 hours ago

Our Hidden Fungal Networks Could Reach Beyond the Solar System

Mother Jones - 15 hours ago

Trees large enough to provide shade can help residents. A Dutch company is making these available for easy transport.

Deutsche Welle - 15 hours ago

Anyone applying sun cream urged to check three-digit code on bottle

Daily Express - 15 hours ago

From coal to cabernet: the wine seller using a flooded mine to cut heating bills

Guardian UK - 16 hours ago

'Absolute disrespect': Bulldozers at the gate as fight over river steps up

Sydney Morning Herald - 17 hours ago

How a global treaty is bringing control to international waters

Euronews - 18 hours ago

Mona Khalil, Lebanon's turtle advocate, dies after Israeli attack

Aljazeera - 19 hours ago

Australia pledges action on H5N1 after bird flu case confirmed

Aljazeera - 19 hours ago

Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to centre stage

Guardian UK - 20 hours ago

'It's Russian roulette': alarm as Europe backs critical minerals mines in water-stressed regions

Guardian UK - 20 hours ago

Met Office expert names areas most at risk of thunderstorms on Monday and Tuesday

Daily Express - 20 hours ago

In Turkish capital, farm revives ancient Akhal-Teke horse lineage

Daily Sabah - 1 day ago

Electric is the new normal as growing secondhand EV market helps Australian car buyers shift gear

Guardian UK - 1 day ago

Water -- The Reflecting Pool turned green. Killing the algae may not fix it

Scientific American - 1 day ago

In up-and-down weather pattern, it's time for Bay Area temperatures to rise

The Mercury News - 1 day ago

First pelicans in 360 years hatch in St James's Park London

Guardian UK - 1 day ago

MAHA's treatments for autism: Camel's milk, stem cell injections — and spelling therapy

The Mercury News - 1 day ago

First Oil Sands Project in 10 Years Starts Production

OilPrice.com - 1 day ago

Bedrooms will stay cooler at night if 1 item is removed -- Amber and yellow heat-health alerts are in force across England.

Daily Express - 1 day ago

Met Office names most unexpected UK area set to hit 34C on Monday and Tuesday

Daily Express - 1 day ago

Met Office heatwave verdict as 34C scorcher forecast with amber alerts issued for 4 areas -- The UK is set to face another heatwave this weekend as health alerts have been issued

Daily Express - 1 day ago

Man charged with arson in Palisades fire ranted to federal agents when asked about the blaze, ATF investigator testifies

The Mercury News - 1 day ago

Maybeetles take flight — the mass emergence

Deutsche Welle - 1 day ago

Federal flood insurance carries 2 moral hazards – which you face depends largely on how wealthy you are -- Ivis García, Texas A&M University

The Conversation - 1 day ago

UK weather maps turn volcanic red with 37C blast in days - 7 counties above 34C

Daily Express - 1 day ago

California and US West threatened by wildfires over coming days

The Mercury News - 1 day ago

'Enough is Enough': Ralliers gather outside Driscoll's to demand end to pesticide use

The Mercury News - 1 day ago

California ranked nation's No. 3 spot for natural disaster risks

The Mercury News - 1 day ago

A mighty El Nino weather pattern could bring drought, flooding and extreme heat. Can we prepare for the worst of it?

Deutsche Welle - 1 day ago

From Pompeii to Évora: Invisible solar panels for heritage sites

Euronews - 1 day ago

Phony doctor who killed mom in botched butt lift surgery pleads guilty to manslaughter

The Mercury News - 1 day ago

For decades, Nighttime Zoo has been a summer staple. This is the last year.

The San Diego Union-Tribune - 1 day ago

The decline of willow trees is putting livelihoods and manufacturing units in Indian-administered Kashmir at risk.

Deutsche Welle - 1 day ago

Did 'attacks on science' undermine the UN climate conference in Bonn?

Euronews - 1 day ago

UK households told to stockpile 6 items for extreme heat amber warning

Daily Express - 1 day ago

People urged to hang cold towels in their windows today

Daily Express - 1 day ago

Met Office issues 47-hour power cuts warning for 51 UK areas from Monday

Daily Express - 1 day ago

Spain braces for first major heatwave of year, highs up to 45C

Euronews - 1 day ago

NHS alert as millions told to 'use Vaseline' this week - The guidance sounds unusual - but millions might find some relief from a common health problem...

Daily Express - 1 day ago

Millions are being invested in storing CO₂ beneath the seabed. But is it a climate solution - or a costly distraction?

Deutsche Welle - 1 day ago

A real estate project has stirred mass protests in Albania — and it's backed by Trump's son-in-law.

Deutsche Welle - 1 day ago

Britons urged to rub sponges on skin on Sunday -- Heatwave conditions are likely to be met in some locations this weekend, the Met Office says.

Daily Express - 1 day ago

Beds stay cool on hot nights without a fan with 'body ice pack' that 'lasts' -- People are struggling to sleep comfortably as temperatures reach sweltering highs at night...

Daily Express - 1 day ago

UK weather maps turn volcanic red in 35C heatwave – the 22 counties over 30C

Daily Express - 1 day ago

UK households urged to close curtains until 8pm on Tuesday

Daily Express - 1 day ago

'Explosive cocktail': El Niño raises fears of summer wildfires in Portugal

Euronews - 1 day ago

Week in wildlife: a hungry hoopoe, a hot croc and a snoozing otter pup

Guardian UK - 1 day ago

Germany, Poland, Romania accused of locking EU into fossil fuels

Euronews - 1 day ago

Cool your home down during a heatwave by opening one door in house - not the entrance -- An expert has provided their verdict on which window is the best to open during a heatwave to...

Daily Express - 1 day ago

Grok Is More Important Than Clean Air, DOJ Says

Mother Jones - 2 days ago

Small forest fragments can protect more birds when the surrounding landscape is more helpful -- Anderson Saldanha Bueno, Instituto Federal Farroupilha (IFFar); Carlos A. Peres, University of East Anglia, and Chase Mendenhall

The Conversation - 2 days ago

Why Matt Damon & Gary White Are Fighting The Water Crisis

Huffington Post - 2 days ago

National Science Foundation reverses decision to dismantle oceans-monitoring network after outcry

The San Diego Union-Tribune - 2 days ago

UK hot weather map shows 31C heat on Friday - 14 counties above 25C -- The rise in temperatures comes days after the country witnessed a period of unsettled weather.

Daily Express - 2 days ago

Man Arrested For Attempted Murder After Boy Lands In Zoo's Crocodile Enclosure

Huffington Post - 2 days ago

A Belarusian dissident vanishes in Russian-controlled waters

Deutsche Welle - 2 days ago

Earth -- Japan's 2011 earthquake was so powerful that it shifted the entire country's location

Scientific American - 2 days ago

Don't touch the bat! Jefferson County officials warn of rabies exposure

The Denver Post - 2 days ago

Politics -- Trump administration reverses course on plan to dismantle ocean monitoring network

Scientific American - 2 days ago

UN Bonn climate conference reveals flashpoints ahead of COP31

Euronews - 2 days ago

'Mega-consumers' of food and energy cost environment $5.7tn a year, study finds

Guardian UK - 2 days ago

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how much, and it's not a small number -- Dmitri Kalashnikov, University of California, Merced; Cong Yin, University of California, Merced; Madhulika Gurazada, University of California, Merced, and Mukesh Kumar, University of California, Merced

The Conversation - 2 days ago

Oil nations on edge in the face of new climate coalition

Deutsche Welle - 2 days ago

Drivers urged to remove item from their car before Friday

Daily Express - 2 days ago

Met Office names 6 areas of England facing heat warnings from 12pm – full list

Daily Express - 2 days ago

A presidential library that's not a library. Obama Center pilots a community model. -- As the Obama Presidential Center opens its doors to the public this week, its vision of transforming a traditional presidential library into a modern community center will be put to the test. -- Richard Mertens

Christian Science Monitor - 2 days ago

Some Colorado campgrounds won't have water for visitors this summer

The Denver Post - 2 days ago

Oceans in deepening crisis as warming, rise accelerate: UN

Daily Sabah - 2 days ago

Trump's Justice Department Backs Elon Musk in Data Center Lawsuit

Mother Jones - 2 days ago

'Public health emergency': France heatwaves cause 5,400 deaths a year

Euronews - 2 days ago

Expert confirms 'best' sleeping position to stay cool as hot nights ahead

Daily Express - 2 days ago

India: Tiny bees hiding homes could save our food supply

Deutsche Welle - 2 days ago

Met Office names 8 areas facing 32C heat surge on Sunday - full list

Daily Express - 2 days ago

How a Belarusian exile vanished in waters held by Russia

Deutsche Welle - 2 days ago

Met Office names 11 UK areas facing heavy rain on Friday - full list -- A swathe of the UK is set for a wet end to the working week, with forecast maps highlighting...

Daily Express - 2 days ago

State of Global Oil Inventories Ruins Iran Peace Optimism

OilPrice.com - 2 days ago

A crisis 'unfolding': Why El Niño won't just make Europe warmer

Euronews - 2 days ago

British Gas urges households to use tea towels on Friday - The basic kitchen item can prove unexpectedly useful when temperatures rise.

Daily Express - 2 days ago

Universe still expanding at accelerating rate: Study

Daily Sabah - 3 days ago

Trump administration pays another offshore wind project to pull out of California

The San Diego Union-Tribune - 3 days ago

Air quality alert issued for Colorado's Front Range amid 'hot, stagnant weather'

The Denver Post - 3 days ago

15 countries in Kenya adopt the Mombasa Declaration to fight illegal fishing

The San Diego Union-Tribune - 3 days ago

'Most famous tree in the world': Sherwood Forest's 1,000-year-old Major oak dies

Guardian UK - 3 days ago

California offers free passes to more than 30 state historic parks

The Mercury News - 3 days ago

This Is How Things Are Going At The Reflecting Pool

Huffington Post - 3 days ago

Türkiye's Gulf of Saros emerges as top summer destination

Daily Sabah - 3 days ago

Ancient Teeth From Siberia Show Plague Appeared Earlier Than Expected

Huffington Post - 3 days ago

Trees near Colorado national forest doused in gas, set on fire in attempt to start wildfire, sheriff says

The Denver Post - 3 days ago

Judge Says EPA Illegally Canceled a $2.8 Billion Environmental Justice Program

Mother Jones - 3 days ago

New Estimates Challenge Assumptions About Lost Gulf Oil Supply

OilPrice.com - 3 days ago