Climate Pentagon Think Tank Tests Ingenious Plan to Protect Coasts From Hurricanes—and It’s WorkingMay 8, 2026
Climate ‘The worst time for wheat’: US farmers face losses to extreme heat and drought | FarmingMay 8, 2026
Climate Oceans near record heat again as El Niño conditions begin to build. The last El Niño helped make 2023 and 2024 the second- and first-hottest years on record. “It’s a matter of days before we are back in record-breaking ocean SSTs (sea surface temperatures) again.”May 8, 2026
Climate As a Colorado aquifer runs low, dangerous heavy metals threaten rural communities’ drinking water. The ongoing megadrought and a record-low snowpack are draining groundwater and increasing its concentrations of toxic metals. There are few protections for residents drinking from private wells.May 8, 2026
Climate Microsoft may shelve 2030 clean energy target as AI lifts power use, Bloomberg News reportsMay 8, 2026
Climate ‘The greatest ambassador for life on Earth’: Tributes paid to David Attenborough on his 100th birthday | David AttenboroughMay 8, 2026
Climate Colorado River to hit record low after worst-ever Rockies snowpacks | The U.S. Southwest is caught in a decades-long megadrought in which rising regional temperatures, attributed by scientists to climate change, have caused aridification and falling stream levels.May 8, 2026
Climate Trump Shelved ‘Project Freedom’ after Saudis Refused Use of Bases and Airspace | The Saudis are reportedly neither impressed by the degree of protection the US provided from Iranian attacks nor the coherence of White House strategy #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetitionMay 7, 2026
