Category Archives: Climate

An aggregation of recent climate news feeds:

The Independent Climate→ Mapped: The three giant storms impacting millions of people across Asia

2026-08-12 Chan-hom makes landfall in Japan and Dolphin triggers rainstorm warning in Beijing …›

Climate crisis | The Guardian→ UK politics: Burnham urges retailers to stop selling disposable barbecues after emergency Cobra meeting – as it happened

2026-08-12 PM warns extreme heat conditions ‘could be with us fo some time yet’Just 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the part of government tasked with protecting the environment and mai …›

Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Making fun of the English is an Australian national pastime but the drought in Britain isn’t funny at all | First Dog on the Moon

2026-08-12 38C is hot by anyone’s standardsSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading... …›

CleanTechnica→ Germany’s Hydrogen Industry Is Overselling Its 6 GW Reservation Headline

2026-08-12 Germany’s hydrogen industry finally has a demand number it can put in a headline: nearly 6 GW of paid reservations on the country’s emerging hydrogen core network. FNB Gas presented the reservations and customers’ willingness to pay as a strong i …›

Climate crisis | The Guardian→ All-British chocolate bar made by scientists using Reading-grown cocoa

2026-08-12 Master’s student made first bar with 100% UK ingredients since 1932 to highlight effect of climate crisis on cocoa plantsThe late queen was the only person in history to have ever eaten a chocolate bar made with 100% British ingredients, after she wa …›

CleanTechnica→ Scaling Autonomous Freight: Inside Pony.ai’s Robotruck Business

2026-08-12 From Gen-4 heavy-duty trucks to L4 urban delivery vehicles, shared technology, automotive-grade production and industry partnerships are shaping the next phase of Pony.ai’s autonomous freight business. At a media briefing on August 3, He Xing, Vice P …›

CleanTechnica→ Computing Facilities Can Save Big and Keep Cool by Looking Underground

2026-08-12 A New National Laboratory Study Finds that Underground Thermal Energy Storage Can Keep Servers Cool Year Round To ensure equipment in computing facilities function, they need to be kept cool, which can require a lot of energy and water—as much as 40 …›

CleanTechnica→ Schneider Electric Canada Strengthens Commercial Leadership to Help Customers Navigate the New Energy Landscape

2026-08-11 Expanded leadership roles for Shaun MacGarvie and Sophie Chadefaud reinforce Schneider Electric’s commitment to helping customers accelerate efficiency, resilience, and sustainability outcomes. MILTON, Ontario — Schneider Electric Canada is strengt …›

CleanTechnica→ Flock Cameras Spark Community Backlash

2026-08-11 “If you haven’t done anything wrong, you’ve got nothing to worry about.” That is the mantra of those who believe surveillance technology is a public benefit. The UK has perhaps the largest number of security cameras per capita o …›

CleanTechnica→ ACMobility Sets Up Chargers Supporting Public Transport

2026-08-11 MANILA, Philippines — ACMobility has expanded its electric vehicle infrastructure initiatives to strengthen public transportation networks through dual partnerships with Basic Energy Corporation and Grab Philippines. The Ayala Group’s mobility …›

NYT > Climate and Environment→ Trump Administration Kills Annual Arctic Report Card

2026-08-11 The top of the world is warming faster than any other region. For 20 years, the Arctic Report Card chronicled the extraordinary transformation. …›

Climate crisis | The Guardian→ The Guardian view on wildfires: firefighters can’t handle this crisis alone | Editorial

2026-08-11 The response to this summer’s record heat and drought should be led by ministers – not left to the emergency servicesThe wildfire that began on protected heathland in the New Forest in Hampshire on Sunday was reported to be under control on Tuesday …›

CleanTechnica→ AI Data Centers Are A Regional US Grid Issue, Not A Global Power Crisis

2026-08-11 AI has changed the data-center electricity story. Demand is rising much faster than it did through much of the 2000s and 2010s, hyperscale facilities are being proposed and built at extraordinary scale, and utilities in several US regions are confronti …›

CleanTechnica→ Organic Flow Batteries Get Another Shot At Long Duration Energy Storage

2026-08-11 Despite the sharp U-turn in federal energy policy, US innovators continue to push the long duration energy storage envelope, with organic flow batteries in play among other solutions. The post Organic Flow Batteries Get Another Shot At Long Duration En …›

The Independent Climate→ The Independent’s acclaimed Climate 100 List returns for 2026 – and we need your help

2026-08-11 Back for its third year, our Climate 100 List will be backed by a keynote speech from former British foreign secretary David Miliband at an event during the annual Climate Week NYC in New York …›

Climate News -- ScienceDaily→ Marine heatwaves are harming human health in surprising ways

2026-08-11 Marine heatwaves are emerging as a threat not just to coral reefs and fisheries, but to human health and well-being. Researchers warn that unusually hot oceans can fuel stronger storms, trigger harmful algal blooms, reduce seafood supplies, disrupt liv …›

From Us Archive — Covering Climate Now→ Covering Disruptions to Education

2026-08-11 Story Spark: Education Disrupted This school year will likely be the hottest students have ever faced as a historic El Niño develops amid a planet already broiling under climate change. After a “stolen summer” marked by frequent heatwaves and plum …›

Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Don’t despair about what’s happening to our planet. That’s what they want you to feel

2026-08-11 There are social tipping points when the seemingly impossible suddenly becomes inevitable. Good journalism plays an essential role in helping drive these shifts and shows us how real change can happenClimate campaign 2026: help us reach 20,000 acts of …›

Climate crisis | The Guardian→ AI’s potential climate benefits outweighed by role in boosting fossil fuels, study finds

2026-08-11 Modelling finds AI-driven productivity gains in coal, oil and gas enable more emissions than applications in renewables avoidAI-driven productivity gains enable more planet-heating pollution from fossil fuels than they avoid from renewables, a study ha …›

NYT > Climate and Environment→ Heat, Fire, Smoke and Storms Are Wreaking Havoc on the Economy

2026-08-11 Businesses are reckoning with the financial toll of this year’s brutal climate shocks. …›

The Independent Climate→ At least 15 dead as Philippines hit by twice London’s annual rainfall in just nine days

2026-08-11 Rain and flooding affects more than 1.3 million people across 10 regions …›

CleanTechnica→ Steady Progress Reshapes Australia’s Energy Market — July 2026 Update

2026-08-11 So much to share with you. First, we have the overall picture from the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO’s) latest Quarterly Energy Dynamics (QED) report. As gentailers increase their charges to stay profitable, Australia is producing r …›

CleanTechnica→ SolarAnywhere® Supports Solar PV & Unmanned Flight!

2026-08-10 SolarAnywhere® is often associated with utility-scale or distributed PV, but our solar irradiance data powers a lot more than solar plants. A great example: Piotr Lichota at the Warsaw University of Technology is using SolarAnywhere to figure out w …›

CleanTechnica→ A. O. Smith Partners with Panasonic to Bring a CO2 Split HPWH to Market

2026-08-10 Split heat pump water heaters (HPWH), where the compressor and tank are separated, are having a moment. Several new products have come to market this year, and more are on the way. To add to this excitement, A. O. Smith, one of the “big three” manu …›

CleanTechnica→ Beijing Automobile Works Enters Indonesia EV Push

2026-08-10 JAKARTA, Indonesia — Beijing Automobile Works Co. Ltd. launched its brand in Indonesia at the 2026 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show in Tangerang, anchoring its right-hand-drive market entry on electric passenger vans, city commuters and com …›

Climate crisis | The Guardian→ July was hottest month ever recorded in US as heatwaves scorched country

2026-08-10 Scientists have made clear that the elevated heat in the US was being amplified by the human-caused climate crisisJuly was the hottest month ever recorded in the US, with repeated, scorching heatwaves across much of the country helping shatter all prev …›

NYT > Climate and Environment→ Top Science Body Deletes Climate Chapter From Judges’ Manual

2026-08-10 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine had been under pressure from Republican leaders, including President Trump. …›

CleanTechnica→ DFSK Launches Right-Hand Drive E5 Plus in Indonesia as Chinese automakers expand across Southeast Asia

2026-08-10 TANGERANG, Indonesia — Chinese vehicle manufacturer DFSK has introduced a right-hand drive version of its E5 Plus plug-in hybrid SUV at the 2026 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show, taking another step in its efforts to build a broader presenc …›

Climate crisis | The Guardian→ ‘It’s very challenging’: how the Duke of Westminster’s farm is taking on the climate crisis

2026-08-10 Amid world pressure from heatwaves and fertiliser shortages, billionaire’s business has invested in circular farming and biomethaneThere is a distinctive smell of cow manure in the air at the Duke of Westminster’s dairy farm near Chester. It is a w …›

Climate crisis | The Guardian→ How to feel optimistic in the face of crisis? Ask the kids fighting slug-like aliens | Alexander Hurst

2026-08-10 The Animorphs books taught my generation about digging deep in the face of an existential threat. We need that spirit now more than everRecently I found myself thinking about slug-like aliens that crawl through people’s ears and into their brains, wi …›

Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Amnesty International says Farage putting ‘hate and inhumanity’ over leadership with El Salvador prison plan – as it happened

2026-08-10 A spokesperson for the human rights group likened the proposal to ‘financial brutality with British taxpayers’ money’Farage and Yusuf are now taking questions.Q: [From Jack Fenwick from the BBC] Are there other countries where you might send fore …›

NPR Topics: Climate→ Flood death toll in India’s Assam reaches 100 as thousands lose their homes

2026-08-10 Days of heavy monsoon rain has caused rivers, including the Brahmaputra, to overflow, inundating communities, disrupting livelihoods and damaging infrastructure.(Image credit: Parikhit Saikia) …›

CleanTechnica→ Is All-Electric Living Possible In A Basic Summer Home?

2026-08-10 Like many people today, I am able to work remotely. My primary home is on the Atlantic coast of Florida, but, for ten or twelve weeks in the summer, I move to Connecticut. I own a modular home in a rural seasonal community that was established in the 1 …›

Climate crisis | The Guardian→ ‘Unprecedented, dangerous territory’: US north-west reckons with a summer of historic wildfires

2026-08-10 Extreme conditions in Washington and Oregon have fueled fast-moving fires, leaving the region draped in toxic plumes – and the danger isn’t overPiles of twisted metal and ashen debris line the cul-de-sacs where the tranquil suburbs of Spokane, Wash …›

CleanTechnica→ Silicon EV Batteries Earn $1.4 Billion Seal Of Approval From Defense Department

2026-08-10 The US startup Sila has widened its field from EV batteries to include military and industrial applications, earning a $1.4 billion conditional loan commitment from the US Department of Defense. The post Silicon EV Batteries Earn $1.4 Billion Seal Of A …›

CleanTechnica→ New Nuclear Gets Built When Governments Run Development & Taxpayers Take The Risk

2026-08-10 Nuclear power works. It produces low-carbon electricity, avoids the health burden of fossil-fuel combustion, provides firm generation and can operate for many decades. My skepticism about building large new nuclear fleets has never depended on pretendi …›

The Independent Climate→ Typhoon Dolphin: More than a million evacuated as China’s most powerful storm of the year makes landfall

2026-08-10 Authorities reported no casualties but several state media outlets said a nine-year-old boy was missing after being swept into the sea …›

CleanTechnica→ Jeff Bezos Plans To Enrich Himself With Mammoth Carbon Dioxide Emissions In Texas

2026-08-09 There is no way to sugarcoat this. Amazon, which is owned by Jeff Bezos, has pledged to virtually eliminate carbon emissions from its various operations by 2040. However, in the past several years its total emissions have increased rather than declined …›

CleanTechnica→ Jakarta Solidifies Role As Southeast Asian Fleet Electrification Epicenter At Busworld 2026

2026-08-09 This story came two months and a half late. It was buried under the many stories propped up in the content management system. But the article remains relevant. I adjusted the tone and the tenses to catch up. The hype surrounding Jakarta’s transit tra …›

Climate crisis | The Guardian→ The Guardian view on India’s green growth gamble: it will need more than private finance | Editorial

2026-08-09 The world’s most populous country needs state-generated demand to industrialise, decarbonise and avoid China’s overcapacity trapIndia is attempting to do something the world has never seen before. So claimed Niti Aayog, the government of India’s …›