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Hurricane Polo makes landfall in Mexico, with life-threatening winds and flooding
Hurricane Polo made landfall in Mexico’s Baja California Sur with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph, bringing life-threatening conditions and flooding to coastal communities.
‘Children are dying’: Fiji hopes declaring an HIV emergency will help it tackle crisis
Fiji declared a national health emergency this month as HIV cases surge dramatically, with new infections rising 27% annually and affecting young people at alarming rates, prompting urgent government intervention measures.
Hyundai expected to outsell Ford in third quarter as Detroit automakers lack hybrids
Hyundai is forecast to outsell Ford in the third quarter for the first time, marking a significant shift in U.S. automotive market rankings amid stronger hybrid vehicle sales.
UK food and drink trade deficit largest since 2000 at £21bn
The UK’s food and drink trade deficit reached £21bn in the first half of 2026, its largest since 2000, as Brexit, Middle East conflict, and US tariffs reduced exports while imports surged.
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Uzbekistan Eyes Caspian and Black Sea Ports to Break Out of Central Asia
Uzbekistan is establishing logistics facilities at Caspian and Black Sea ports to expand its Middle Corridor trade routes and diversify export pathways for various goods.
China’s Newest Power Plant Swaps Steam for Supercritical CO2
China has begun construction on a hybrid power plant in Shandong province that will store excess energy as molten salt and use supercritical carbon dioxide to generate electricity during peak demand.
Canada’s Oil Patch On Track For Biggest M&A Wave In A Decade
Canada’s oil patch is experiencing its largest merger and acquisition wave in a decade, with over $30 billion recorded so far this year, driven by high oil prices and strong asset valuations.
NEW REPORT: Mississippi Power Failing to Lower Costs & Pollution
Sierra Club’s Dirty Truth Report gave Mississippi Power a 44 out of 100, citing the utility’s insufficient renewable energy investments and continued reliance on coal and fossil fuels.
New National Sierra Club Report Spotlights We Energies Failing the Clean Energy Transition Amid Data Center Surge
The Sierra Club’s annual Dirty Truth Report gives We Energies its worst-ever score of 4 out of 100, citing delayed coal plant retirements and plans to significantly expand gas capacity to support data center development.
How the UK’s extreme heat is shifting the conversation about air-con
Recent heatwaves in the UK are forcing a reassessment of climate strategy, pitting investment in carbon reduction against spending on cooling systems to protect vulnerable populations from dangerous heat.
El Niño: Indonesia fire emissions in 2026 ‘on track’ to match record for this century
Wildfires across Indonesia are on track to match the country’s most intense fire season this century in 2015, with emissions reaching 76 million tonnes of carbon as of early September.
Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’
Europe endured an unprecedented summer of extreme weather that caused an estimated €180 billion in damage and killed approximately 35,000 people, yet political responses remain mixed amid growing climate denial.
Trump cut their climate jobs. This secretive network found them new ones.
A network of climate experts has created an initiative to rehire scientists laid off by the Trump administration, funding dozens of new positions across nonprofits and universities.
Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds
Archaeological evidence from ancient Indonesian skeletons suggests foragers sucked on psychoactive betel nuts as far back as 25,000 years ago, potentially marking the earliest known human drug use.
UK mathematician debunks myth around Parthenon’s optical illusions
A UK mathematician challenges the long-held belief that the Parthenon’s architectural features were designed to correct optical illusions, finding little evidence to support the 2,000-year-old claim.
‘Very messy eaters’: scientists solve the mystery of when black holes ‘burp’
Scientists have identified when black holes release powerful jets after consuming stars, finding they occur at two specific phases of the feeding cycle regardless of the black hole’s size.