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Everett Sloane

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The U.S. is running about 2.9°F warmer than normal this June, forecasters say

Lithium prices have fallen about 70% from their 2022 peak

The Tower Fire exploded across 2,000 acres in under two hours east of Bakersfield, forcing evacuations

Data centers could swallow up to 17% of all U.S. electricity by 2030 as AI demand surges

A disturbance off eastern Mexico has a 20% shot at developing as it eyes the northwestern Gulf

Forecasters say 2026 is on track to be the hottest year in U.S. history after more than 7,000 daily heat records fell

A typical gas engine wastes more than half its fuel as heat, not motion

8 weather phenomena most people will never see in person

China’s Linglong One is set to become the world’s first commercial onshore small modular reactor this year

Researchers built biodegradable beads from dairy and tofu waste that pull carbon dioxide from the air

The U.S. has already logged more than a dozen billion-dollar weather disasters in 2026

U.S. data-center power demand has nearly doubled since 2023, reaching about 42 gigawatts

A single hurricane can release more energy in a day than the entire world uses in a year

Modern wind-turbine blades can stretch longer than a football field

A fingertip-sized pellet of nuclear fuel holds about as much energy as a ton of coal

Solar panels still generate power on cloudy days, just less of it

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