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A newly listed Science paper points to rumen ciliates as a factor in methane emissions from ruminants, putting a microbial mechanism at the center of an important emissions question.

A five-year drought and long-warned supply strains have pushed Corpus Christi toward sweeping water cuts, raising the prospect that a major U.S. city could face exhaustion of its reservoirs within a year.

A new flood risk index found eight East Coast cities at high or very high risk of extreme flood damage, with New York City facing the largest absolute exposure in people and buildings.

A new report highlighted by Ars Technica argues that heat-retaining sharks and tuna could become physiologically vulnerable as oceans warm, forcing habitat shifts and raising ecosystem-level risks.

Climate models are increasingly pointing to a very strong El Niño later this year, with some suggesting a chance of the strongest event on record and broad consequences for heat, drought, and flooding.

A new NASA Earth Observatory image highlights subtle ridges and frozen channels along James Bay, where land is still rebounding from the weight of the Laurentide Ice Sheet thousands of years after the last glacial

New research highlighted by Phys.org suggests that more timely and accurate weather forecasts could materially reduce heat-related deaths as the climate warms, sharpening the case for investment in forecast quality as a 

Scientists say nearly 18% of gray whales that enter San Francisco Bay die there, adding a stark new measure to changing whale behavior as the animals are increasingly seen foraging in unexpected plac

The sky’s color is more than a scenic backdrop. New reporting highlights how atmospheric physics, aerosols and pollution can turn deep blue skies milky white, making visible what is suspended in the air around us.

A McGill-led study reports that non-producing oil and gas wells may emit microbial methane at rates about 1,000 times higher than previous estimates.

New reporting highlights how AI systems can miss urgent meaning in regional phrasing and local language, limiting their usefulness during floods and other climate emergencies.

Fresh water from desalination remains a small share of global withdrawals, but in parts of the Middle East it has become foundational infrastructure for drinking water, cities, and industry.

Satellite and ground-based measurements indicate that Florida’s escalating drought has dried shallow groundwater in northern and central parts of the state, extending the crisis beyond surface conditions.

The World Meteorological Organization says Earth is trapping heat faster than it can release it, adding a new metric to show how deeply the climate system has been disrupted.

A new look at food disposal argues that sending organics to landfills is worsening methane emissions and missing a chance to recover energy and nutrients elsewhere.

A new preprint argues that large data centers may be warming surrounding land for miles, adding a fresh environmental concern to the AI infrastructure boom.

NASA says patches of open water and thin sea ice in the Barents Sea contributed to the Arctic’s unusually low maximum sea ice extent in March 2026.

OpenSnow has grown from a tiny forecast operation into a trusted weather service for skiers by combining government data, in-house AI models, and human forecasters whose local knowledge has become part of the product.

New analysis from Vaisala finds EV drivers in Southern US states enjoy better real-world range than anywhere else in the Lower 48, as warm temperatures offset battery efficiency losses that cold climates cannot.