Impacts
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Why are Europe's skies turning orange? A massive Saharan dust cloud is on the way

A massive plume of Saharan dust is currently sweeping across the Mediterranean and into Western Europe, bringing with it orange sunsets, hazy horizons, and a fine layer of desert sand that will coat everything from windscreens to solar panels.

www.euronews.com
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Falling Amazon river flows trigger reality check at Brazilian power plant

Brazil bet big on a mega river dam using old data, but climate change is leaving its massive turbines high and dry.
news.mongabay.com
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Arizona’s water is drying up. That won't stop its data center rush

Though tech companies are secretive about water usage, Arizona’s 150-plus data centers and chip factories use a tiny fraction of its supply.
grist.org
FEMA logo set on United States of America flag

Noem’s spending limits have frozen millions in disaster aid, Democratic report charges

The report says more than 1,000 Federal Emergency Management Agency contracts, grants or disaster aid awards have been delayed or remain pending, including for victims of July’s deadly flooding in Texas and Hurricane Helene in 2024.

www.washingtonpost.com
Greenland fisherman on his boat with ice floes in background

‘It’s too warm': Greenland’s fishermen are under threat from climate change

Greenland’s fishermen are struggling as warming weather from climate change makes the sea ice unreliable and the fish harder to predict.
apnews.com
A mountain range with light snow above a lake

Wyoming just wrapped up its warmest winter ever, surpassing Dust Bowl records

Low-elevation snowfall hit new record lows and temperatures soared to new highs at almost every station in the state.
wyofile.com
A farmer in a field looking down at a tablet

After a lawsuit, USDA agrees to share climate risk data with farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to share key datasets behind its climate risk tools after environmental and farming groups sued over the removal of climate-related webpages.

grist.org
A person sitting in a chair with their head on their knees

‘An epidemic of suffering’: Why are conservationists breaking down?

Conservationists are struggling with their mental health for many reasons, but one of the largest is watching ecological destruction in real time.

news.mongabay.com
A closeup of a hand putting a seed into a tray full of soil

A network is racing to save the Midwest’s native seeds

As wildfires and extreme weather intensify, a coalition led by the Chicago Botanic Garden is working to shore up the Midwest’s dwindling supply of native seeds.

www.wbez.org
Woman placing a plastic bottle into a plastic bag on a beach

Ontario woman’s 1,300 bags of garbage tell a story of pollution, climate change and the Great Lakes

Lynn Tremain's Lake Huron cleanup has evolved into citizen science, highlighting the growing threats of microplastics, invasive species and climate change on the region’s fragile freshwater ecosystem.

thepointer.com
Wildfire observers silhuouetted against glowing horizon

What emergency managers say they need more than ever

We heard from more than 40 current and former emergency managers in 11 states about what they need to prepare for the next disaster — and what they aren’t getting.
www.propublica.org
A variety of canned fish in metal cans with the lids open on a wood surface

Chilean mackerel now sourced for popular Patagonia tinned fish

Canned fish has one of the smallest carbon footprints among animal proteins — but sourcing it is getting harder with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com
A side view of a Greater Prairie Chicken with orange and red feathers on its head

Republicans celebrate as lesser prairie chicken loses threatened, endangered status

The stocky, dancing bird that populates prairies across five states lost its federal protections — not because its habitats have dramatically improved, but because a Texas court sided with energy and livestock groups.
kansasreflector.com
School of fish around a coral reef

US government is accelerating coral reef collapse, scientists warn

Proposed Endangered Species Act rollbacks and military expansions are leaving the Pacific’s most diverse coral reefs legally defenseless.
insideclimatenews.org
The Mackinaw Bridge stretching across a body of water at sunset

Supreme Court weighs venue fight in Michigan Line 5 pipeline dispute

he Supreme Court heard arguments this week over whether Enbridge can move Michigan’s lawsuit to shut down the Line 5 oil pipeline from state to federal court, a procedural battle that could shape the future of the aging pipeline beneath the Great Lakes.

www.eenews.net
The Argentinian "Esperanza" Base at Hope Bay on the Antarctic Peninsula. Red buildings dotting the landscape.

Antarctica’s mineral riches exposed as climate warms

Mining is banned on the frozen continent. But new research suggests that could change as ice melts and land and valuable minerals are exposed.
www.nytimes.com
A pair of emperor penguins

Satellites reveal new climate threat to emperor penguins

Ice loss in the Antarctic Ocean may be killing the sea birds during their molting season.
insideclimatenews.org
Approaching the Taj Mahal in India

Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water

Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available.

www.theguardian.com
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