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Extreme Weather

Record-breaking heat is building from California into the southern Plains with temperatures approaching 112 degrees in the desert

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Energy Transition

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

By Everett Sloane

Energy & Climate

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

By Everett Sloane

Energy & Climate

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

By Everett Sloane

Nuclear

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

By Everett Sloane

Energy & Climate

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

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

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

By Everett Sloane

Energy Transition

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

By Everett Sloane

Energy Transition

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

By Everett Sloane

Energy Transition

Solar and wind are both projected to surpass nuclear power output in 2026 for the first time — backed by record battery storage

By Everett Sloane

Energy Transition

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

By Everett Sloane

Nuclear

The Pentagon is hardening Guam with $1.9 billion in missile defense — including nuclear-hardened power and water systems

By Everett Sloane

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