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New study suggests we could weaken El Niño — but should we?
3 days ago
The debate about whether it is doable, wise, or even worth attempting is just getting started.
New study says we could weaken El Niño, but should we?
4 days ago
Scientists say we could turn down El Niño by whitening clouds over a patch of the Pacific. While this has only been simulated in computer models and never tested in the real world, it begs the question of whether this should ever be tested. Watch this video to see what scientists are saying.
Earth had its hottest August in 176 years, and 2026 may be a record year
September 10, 2026, 2:13 pm EDT
August and summer shattered heat records across the globe, and the intensifying El Niño could set a new warmest year.
It survives Antarctica — and could feed the world
September 1, 2026, 12:05 pm EDT
Scientists have discovered that a flower in Antarctica could hold the ticket to helping our world’s food supply in a warming world. They have discovered the flower’s genetic code in hopes of finding its toughest genes. Could this be one solution to climate change?
Could 'weather jiu-jitsu' nudge the next superstorm off course?
September 1, 2026, 6:03 am EDT
Scientists have used AI simulators in a controversial study to shows how storms could be steered off course using cloud-seeing.
Sinking land doubling sea level rise in populated coastal cities
August 27, 2026, 4:31 pm EDT
Sea levels are rising on average a quarter inch per year on populated coasts, and nearly half comes from sinking land in cities like Jakarta and Houston. This sinking, called subsidence, is driven mainly by groundwater withdrawal compacting sediment underground. Southeast Asia is sinking fastest, but U.S. cities including Houston, Philadelphia, and New York are dropping 2 to 4 millimeters a year, compounding the risk of coastal flooding and infrastructure damage.
Sinking cities: land subsidence is doubling sea level rise on populated coasts
August 27, 2026, 4:05 pm EDT
Sea levels are rising on average a quarter inch per year in coastal cities, and nearly half of that is from sinking land
Weather extremes are changing movie production
August 27, 2026, 11:45 am EDT
Every film production begins with the same question: Where do we shoot this? Now, climate change is making crews have to consider whether the weather will let them finish.
Lake Powell hit a record low; when could Glen Canyon Dam shut off?
August 25, 2026, 1:21 pm EDT
Lake Powell just reached its lowest water level on record, but the real crisis happens when it drops another 30 feet. At that point, the massive turbines inside the Glen Canyon Dam will stop spinning, cutting off cheap electricity for millions of people across the West. See how fast the lake is falling, and when shutdown could occur.
Manhattan-sized iceberg snaps off glacier in Greenland
August 25, 2026, 11:32 am EDT
A 29-square-mile chunk broke from the Petermann Glacier, creating the largest Arctic calving event recorded in years.

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