Climate ‘A Disaster Waiting to Happen’: How the Fracking Boom Put an Oil Field in the Guadalupe River Floodplain / If the flood of 1998 on the Guadalupe River in Texas occurred today, it would cover at least 22 tank batteries containing 144 individual oil and wastewater tanks with 10 or more feet of waterFebruary 8, 2026
Climate Bank chairs backtracking on climate commitments could face shareholder revolts | Campaign group calls on institutional shareholders to vote against re-election of bosses overseeing net zero row-backFebruary 8, 2026
Climate These US states want polluters to pay for the rising insurance costs of climate disasters | Proposals by California, Hawaii and New York lawmakers aim to hold fossil fuel industry accountable for soaring ratesFebruary 8, 2026
Climate Heat with no end: climate model sets out an unbearable future for parts of AfricaFebruary 8, 2026
Climate Warmer springs speed up Mediterranean gorgonian breeding, study finds. Climate change is accelerating the arrival of warmer spring temperatures, and this phenomenon is affecting the conservation of many species.February 8, 2026
Climate Mineral and petroleum resources minister Gwede Mantashe declared on Thursday that “King Coal is back”, insisting that the fossil fuel remains indispensable to both South Africa’s economy and the global energy landscape.February 8, 2026
Climate Farmers report ‘catastrophic damage to crops as Storm Marta hits Spain and Portugal. The Iberian Peninsula has already experienced a succession of extreme weather in recent weeks, bringing heavy rain, thunder, snow and strong gales before the arrival of Storm Marta on Saturday.February 8, 2026
Climate Most of Virginia restricts solar farms. Lawmakers want to change that. As more counties effectively shut out utility-scale solar, the legislature is advancing a measure that would block blanket bans and establish siting standards.February 8, 2026
