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Energy Transition

More than 100% of Scotland’s electricity demand has been produced by renewables for the first time — supporting 42,000 jobs

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Tornado outbreaks are catching forecasters by surprise after the National Weather Service lost 15% of its scientists

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Colorado imposes the earliest water restrictions in state history as snowpack hits an all-time low

By Everett Sloane

Power and Grids

Hoover Dam may lose 40% of its power this fall as the feds drain one reservoir to save another

By Everett Sloane

Energy Transition

Solar combined with storage now costs $54–82 per megawatt-hour — cheaper than new coal in China and new gas almost everywhere

By Everett Sloane

Energy Transition

Renewables will surpass both nuclear and coal worldwide in 2026 as battery storage hits industrial scale for the first time

By Everett Sloane

Energy Transition

California’s batteries just discharged 12,000 megawatts at once — the equivalent of 12 nuclear power plants firing simultaneously

By Everett Sloane

Nuclear

Orano USA signs $5 billion deal for new uranium enrichment plant at Oak Ridge

By Everett Sloane

Nuclear

Commonwealth Fusion is 75% built and already has Google and Eni signed up to buy its power — the first fusion company ever to apply to a U.S. power grid

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

El Niño could reach +3°C above average by fall and +4.5°C in the eastern Pacific by November — European models show a potential record-smasher

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Mount Dukono’s 10 km ash column killed 3 climbers who ignored restricted zone signs to film content for social media

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Mayon volcano pyroclastic flows cover 87 Philippine villages in ash as SO₂ emissions hit 2,785 tonnes per day

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Georgia’s most destructive wildfire season in history has burned 55,000 acres as Florida rain finally chips away at exceptional drought

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

AccuWeather forecasts 65,000 to 80,000 wildfires will ignite across the U.S. in 2026 — burning up to 8 million acres

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

62% of the U.S. sits in drought after the driest spring in recorded history — and wildfire season hasn’t even peaked

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Washington state declares statewide drought emergency over dismal snowpack

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Record-breaking heat pushes from California into the southern Plains next week with record-tying highs and moderate to extreme HeatRisk

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

14 tornadoes ripped through southern Mississippi this week including two long-track EF3s that damaged 500 homes and injured 17

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Severe thunderstorms roll into central Oklahoma tonight with EF-2+ tornadoes possible — Mother’s Day morning storms follow

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Mayon volcano has displaced 200,000 people across the Philippines as lava flows reach 3.8 km and ash blankets 87 villages in total darkness

By Everett Sloane

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