Suitcase-sized satellites are scanning for Greek wildfires in a global first

by News Feed Editor | Jun 26, 2026 | Science

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — In the searing Mediterranean summer, wildfires turn dangerous in minutes.Greece has learned that at a terrible cost. In 2018, a blaze east of Athens moved with ferocious speed, killing more than 100 people. Five years later, a massive fire tore...

Europe’s heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, scientists say

by News Feed Editor | Jun 26, 2026 | Science

By Kate AbnettBRUSSELS, June 26 (Reuters) – The record-breaking heatwave engulfing Western Europe would have been “virtually impossible” without human-caused climate change, which has made this week’s soaring night-time temperatures 100 ‌times...

Europe’s extreme heat would be impossible without climate change, scientists say

by News Feed Editor | Jun 26, 2026 | Science

The record-breaking heat that’s scorching Europe day and night this month would not have been possible without climate change, according to a new study.The World Weather Attribution rapid study released Friday found that the heat would have been virtually...

Europe’s record-shattering heat wave would have been ‘virtually impossible’ just a few decades ago. Here’s why

by News Feed Editor | Jun 26, 2026 | Science

The record-shattering June heat that’s baked Europe this week would have been “virtually impossible” just a few decades ago, according to a new analysis, which says the human-driven climate crisis is “unequivocally to blame.”The ongoing heat wave is the region’s “most...

Delayed rains bring water shortages to cities and uncertainty to farms across India

by News Feed Editor | Jun 25, 2026 | Science

BENGALURU, India (AP) — The late arrival of India’s monsoon season and below-average rainfall have caused problems ranging from planting delays for farmers to water restrictions for construction sites in its largest business hub, Mumbai.Water shortages have been...

Are deadly heat waves driving Europeans to embrace air conditioning?

by News Feed Editor | Jun 25, 2026 | Science

London — Many Europeans have long seen air conditioning as an unnecessary, costly, carbon emissions-heavy indulgence. But as the continent’s summers get hotter, claiming more lives as they do, that appears to be changing.Over the last week, 40 people died in...