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Donor Influence Tests Climate Research Independence

A perspective study links fossil fuel and corporate donations to potential influence over university research agendas.

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Germany Builds Backups for U.S. Climate Data

The German Climate Computing Center is preparing roughly five petabytes of storage in Hamburg.

4 articles and details

Seven Earth Boundaries Exceed Safe Limits

The 2026 Planetary Health Check reports seven of nine planetary boundaries beyond safe limits.

4 articles and details

Batteries Bridge Google’s Hourly Clean Power Gaps

A three-month Google-sponsored pilot used two esVolta battery systems in the United States.

5 articles and details

Morocco Links Solar to Battery Storage

The system has 25 MW of power capacity and 125 MWh of storage, providing up to five hours of discharge.

3 articles and details

Rainmakers Face Blame as Rains Shift

Prolonged droughts and sudden intense storms are damaging crops, livestock, food supplies, and subsistence incomes.

3 articles and details

Space Solar’s Promise Meets Cost Reality

Overview Energy says it plans a space-based solar demonstration in January 2028.

3 articles and details

Courts Block Emergency Coal Extensions

The D.C. Circuit rejected orders requiring Michigan’s J.H. Campbell coal plant to operate beyond its planned retirement.

4 articles and details

Europe’s Heatwave Bill Reaches €180 Billion

Stiell cited an estimate of €180 billion in European summer weather-related losses, described in some reports as about 1% of EU GDP.

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Record Heat Nears Climate Thresholds

August 2026 was the hottest August in multiple global temperature datasets and tied July 2023 for the hottest month in the Copernicus record.

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Donor Influence Tests Climate Research Independence

A perspective study links fossil fuel and corporate donations to potential influence over university research agendas.

3 articles and details

CI Score
Nepal Flood Exposes Himalayan InstabilityA collapse near Langtang triggered a destructive flood and debris flow through downstream areas of Nepal.89 articles and detailsCI Score over 30 days: 57 to 52
Weekly:Declining
U.S. Climate Regulatory RollbacksEPA rescinded the 2009 greenhouse-gas endangerment finding, weakening the Clean Air Act basis for federal climate regulation.87 articles and detailsCI Score over 30 days: 44 to 50
Weekly:Declining
Europe’s Record Heat Tests PreparednessRecord temperatures affected countries from France and Spain to Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Central Europe.120 articles and detailsCI Score over 30 days: 56 to 50
Energy Security Turns Toward ElectricityStrait of Hormuz disruptions have raised oil and LNG prices and exposed import-dependent economies to shortages, inflation, and higher industrial costs.94 articles and detailsCI Score over 30 days: 58 to 49
Plug-In Solar Challenges Rooftop RulesPlug-in systems connect small solar panels to standard household outlets, reducing the installation burden associated with conventional rooftop solar.87 articles and detailsCI Score over 30 days: 46 to 49
Heat Pumps Cut Europe’s Gas ExposureEuropean heat-pump sales rose 13% in 2025 to 2.9 million units across 21 countries, bringing installed stock to 29.3 million.71 articles and detailsCI Score over 30 days: 47 to 48
Climate Warming Raises Extreme WeatherHeat and humidity across the eastern United States, northeastern United States, and eastern Canada were assessed as effectively impossible in the pre-industrial climate.69 articles and detailsCI Score over 30 days: 48 to 48
UK Faces Repeated Extreme HeatA June heatwave broke UK temperature records and caused widespread rail disruption, transport delays, and emergency alerts.99 articles and detailsCI Score over 30 days: 51 to 48
2026–27 El Niño Risks and ImpactsForecast agencies and seasonal models expect the event to intensify, peak near the end of 2026, and persist into early 2027.28 articles and detailsCI Score over 30 days: 45 to 47
India’s Solar Boom Meets Its GridIndia has surpassed 300 GW of clean-energy capacity and is pursuing a 500 GW clean-capacity target by 2030.40 articles and detailsCI Score over 30 days: 42 to 47