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The never-ending struggle to protect Georgia’s most popular beach
Tybee Island in Georgia faces severe beach erosion despite periodic renourishment efforts, with more than half of recently deposited sand already gone and coastal businesses and sea turtle habitats at risk.
In New Mexico, a river runs through ‘the middle of a hellscape’
In southern New Mexico, oil and gas operations along the Pecos River create environmental hazards through produced water disposal, flaring emissions, and potential contamination of the river that supplies farms and ranches across the region.
Nepal floods: Why Balendra Shah wants India and China to work together in the Himalayan region
Nepal’s Prime Minister proposed a Himalayan Climate Resilience Mechanism to unite India and China on shared environmental threats, though past regional cooperation efforts have achieved limited results.
Brazil’s election could determine the fate of the Amazon
Brazil’s October 25 runoff election between incumbent Lula and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro will substantially determine the Amazon rainforest’s future, with starkly different deforestation policies at stake.
Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero
A Glasgow retiree’s heat pump became too expensive to operate as electricity prices surged, raising questions about whether prioritizing renewable generation over system-wide costs hinders net-zero progress.
‘Concerning’ low sea ice persists as Antarctic hits third-lowest winter peak
Antarctic sea ice reached its third-lowest winter peak on record, while Arctic sea ice hit its joint-10th lowest minimum, raising concerns among scientists about persistent low ice levels.
Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action
Scientists who believe technology will solve climate change are 23% less likely to participate in climate activism, according to a study from the London School of Economics.
‘Catastrophic wildfire loop’ after colonisation left parts of Australia more at risk from bushfires, study finds
A study of 1,000 years of vegetation history in southeastern Australia reveals that colonization’s land use changes created conditions for more intense wildfires by eliminating Indigenous cultural burning practices.
After a decade of wildfires, an overlooked election could shape California’s climate future
California’s insurance commissioner election could reshape the state’s climate future as two Democratic candidates propose competing visions for addressing widespread home insurance availability and affordability crises stemming from devastating wildfires.
Plan unveiled to increase share of land farmed organically in England to 10%
The government has announced a plan to increase organically farmed land in England from 3.4% to 10% by 2036, though questions persist regarding funding mechanisms for the transition.
‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Switzerland lost nearly one-fifth of its glacier ice in five years, with 5.5% melting in the first eight months of 2026 alone following intense summer heatwaves and minimal winter snow.
The Northeast’s reliance on heating oil is turning into a crisis
Over 4 million Northeast households relying on heating oil face a potential crisis this winter as prices have surged to around $6 per gallon due to geopolitical disruptions, threatening affordability and straining federal assistance programs.