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Fresh Storms Menace Tornado-Weary Heartland
Laurel County, Kentucky, USA: Tornado-ravaged communities brace for more severe storms just days after an EF-4 twister killed 19 in southeastern...
Trump Relents on New York Offshore Wind Project
Long Island, New York, USA: The Trump administration has lifted a stop-work order on the 816 MW Empire Wind farm, allowing Norwegian firm Equinor...
“Climate-Proof” Cities: New Report Urges Urban Resilience to Extreme Weather
London, UK: A new global analysis emphasizes that cities must rapidly improve resilience to cope with intensifying floods, wildfires, and...
French Inquiry: Officials Covered Up Nestlé’s Illegal Water Extraction
Paris, France: A Senate investigation found that top officials suppressed evidence of Nestlé Waters France illegally treating mineral water,...
Early Season Canadian Wildfires Force Mass Evacuations, Disrupt Energy Output
Alberta, Canada: An unprecedented outbreak of May wildfires has driven over 10,000 people from their homes and shuttered key oil and gas...
UN Warns Earth Likely to Briefly Surpass 1.5 °C Threshold Soon
Geneva, Switzerland: A World Meteorological Organization report projects at least one of the next five years will exceed 1.5 °C of warming above...
Hydrogen Reserves Could Power Earth for 170,000 Years
Scientists report the Earth’s available hydrogen reserves could theoretically meet global energy needs for at least 170,000 years—if extracted and...
Basel Climate Law Protest Disrupts Eurovision, Highlights Tensions
Basel, Switzerland: While the Eurovision Song Contest dazzled global viewers, climate and pro-Palestine activists staged protests in the city....
Tornado Outbreak in U.S. Midwest Kills 25, Triggers Emergencies
Kansas City, Missouri, USA: Severe storms unleashed multiple tornadoes across the Midwest, leaving at least 25 people dead and many more...
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