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Scattered severe storms possible Wednesday from the Great Basin to the northern Rockies with damaging wind gusts

Mayon volcano continues erupting with lava flowing down multiple slopes — 287,000 people are still sheltering across the Philippines

Drought now covers more than half the United States and affects 155.7 million Americans — with peak fire season still ahead

Wildfires have burned 1.88 million acres across 25,000 fires in 2026 — the number of fires is 150% above the 10-year average

Supercell thunderstorms with EF-2+ tornadoes threaten the central Plains Sunday as a deep trough pushes across Oklahoma and Kansas

BYD overtakes Tesla as the world’s largest battery energy storage deployer — capturing 13% of the global market

The Strait of Hormuz has collapsed from 60 ship transits a day to just 6 — and oil markets are pricing in a long blockade

AI data center power demand has hit 29.6 gigawatts — roughly what it takes to power the entire state of New York at peak

China’s Linglong One — the world’s first commercial small modular reactor — is scheduled to begin operations this year

Researchers discover unexpectedly high levels of silicone-based pollutants floating through cities, forests, and rural air

Wildfires have burned 1.88 million acres in 2026 — 194% above the 10-year average — and peak fire season hasn’t started

Severe storms target the Plains this weekend with supercells, large hail, and tornadoes from Oklahoma to Kansas

El Niño will suppress Atlantic hurricane activity this season but amplify Pacific storms — forecasters call it a ‘code red’ atmosphere

The 2026 Super El Niño is expected to push global temperatures past every modern record — with peak heat arriving by November

Firm renewable energy costs for solar plus storage now range from $54 to $82 per megawatt-hour in most regions

Scotland generated more than 100% of its electricity demand from renewables for the first time — supporting 42,000 jobs

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