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07/20/26

…Wildfire Smoke

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The New York Times

Climate Change and Air Pollution Combo Is a ‘Double Whammy’ for Health

By Claire Brown and Christina Kelso 07/15/26
Soaring temperatures are expected to collide with wildfire smoke across parts of the United States this week, a combination that can pose health risks. As climate change drives up global temperatures past record levels, the…
The New York Times

Wildfire Smoke Hangs Over World Cup Final

By Maia Coleman 07/18/26
As soccer fans from across the globe stream into New York City and New Jersey for the FIFA World Cup final on Sunday, another sort…
wttw

Wildfire Smoke Kills Tens of Thousands of People a Year. Here’s How It Attacks the Body

By Associated Press 07/17/26
Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms — attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing…
Chicago Tribune

Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here’s how it attacks the body.

By Seth Borenstein 07/17/26
Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms — attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing…
Gothamist

Smoke-filled skies are new normal for NYC summers, experts warn

By Rosemary Misdary 07/17/26
Smoke-filled summer skies are a new normal for New York City, and experts say it's likely to worsen. When Canadian wildfire smoke blanketed the city…
Heatmap

The East Coast’s New Forever Problem

By Jeva Lange 07/17/26
Heat kills more Americans than any other extreme weather event in the United States. But wildfire smoke - while not strictly "weather"- appears to kill…
The Easthampton Star

Wildfire Smoke Descends, Creating Health Hazard

By Christopher Gangemi 07/16/26
It felt like a storm was coming all day Wednesday and Thursday, but there was no rain in the forecast. The sky was sepia-toned, and…
The New York Times

A Warmer World Will Be a Smokier One

By Quinn Glabicki 07/16/26
When dense clouds of smoke from wildfires in Canada last smothered large parts of North America in 2023, the hazy skies were a shocking new…
The New York Times

Wildfire Smoke Will Kill Thousands More by 2050, Study Finds

By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Harry Stevens 09/18/25
If the planet continues to warm at its current rate, exposure to wildfire smoke will kill an estimated 70,000 Americans each year by 2050, according…
Climate Central

Climate Change Worsens Wildfire Smoke

08/20/25
Wildfire smoke pollution has surged in recent years, putting health at risk across the U.S. Emerging research shows that climate change is making it worse.
The New York Times

Wildfire Smoke Is Erasing Progress on Clean Air

By Mira Rojanasakul 09/22/22
Smoke from wildfires has worsened over the past decade, potentially reversing decades of improvements in Western air quality made under the Clean Air Act, according…
07/03/26

…185 million Americans under heat alerts

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CBS News

This July 4th could be hottest ever in parts of U.S. Maps show the forecast expected to break records.

By Kiki Intarasuwan 07/15/26
This July Fourth could be the hottest on record for millions of Americans as a massive heat wave traps more than half of the United States under a heat dome through the holiday weekend. The…
CBS News

This July 4th could be hottest ever in parts of U.S. Maps show the forecast expected to break records.

By Kiki Intarasuwan 07/03/26
This July Fourth could be the hottest on record for millions of Americans as a massive heat wave traps more than half of the United States under a heat dome through the holiday weekend. The…
Bloomberg

US Heat Sends Power Demand Far Beyond Forecasts

By John Aigner 07/08/26
The scorching heat dome that hit the eastern US last week didn’t just disrupt America’s 250th birthday celebrations. It put huge strain on the country’s…
Climate Central

How 65 Major U.S. Cities Are Responding to Urban Heat

07/08/26
The entire planet is warming due to human-caused climate change, but the built environment further amplifies both average temperatures and extreme heat in cities. Climate…
FAS

Amid Sweltering Weather, the Federation of American Scientists Releases Expert-Sourced “State and Local Heat Policy Agenda”

07/07/26
As millions of Americans continue to struggle to stay cool following one of the hottest Independence Day holidays on record, the Federation of American Scientists…
Reuters

Heat wave disrupts Fourth of July events across US, strains power grids

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Nathan Layne 07/05/26
A dangerous heat wave upended Fourth of ​July celebrations across swaths of the central and eastern U.S. on Friday, forcing officials in the nation's capital…
Climate Uncensored

Yes, 2026 is on Track to be the Hottest Year

By James Hansen 06/12/26
Prognosticators such as Nostradamus and the Wizard of Oz need not explain the basis of their opinions, as they are entertainers or charlatans. All others,…
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06/11/26

…El Niño

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NOAA

El Nino forms, expected to strengthen, say NOAA forecasters

06/11/26
NOAA’s National Weather Service announced today that El Nino has developed in the tropical Pacific, and issued an El Nino Advisory. El Nino, the warm phase of the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), is predicted…
AOL

NOAA confirms ‘very strong’ El Niño. What it means for Tennessee storms

By Jordan Green 06/16/26
The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center confirmed El Niño is here, and it could be one of the most expensive years for storm damages…
Insurance Business

El Niño is declared. Atlantic wind shear should help US insurers – but…

By Matthew Sellers 06/16/26
When Australia's Bureau of Meteorology declared on Tuesday that El Niño had officially arrived in the tropical Pacific - and warned that it could become…
BBC

El Niño and climate change: Can we handle both?

06/15/26
Scientists say the El Niño weather pattern has started and this one is potentially so strong that it could have devastating effects in many parts…
Los Angeles Times

El Niño has arrived: 5 ways California could get pummeled

By Rong-Gong Lin II 06/15/26
El Niño has arrived and it could become one of the largest on record, and California may be in for a bumpy ride. While the…
03/04/26

…Effects of the Iran war on climate

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The New York Times

Deal to Reopen Hormuz Kicks Off Long Effort to Ease Energy Crisis

By Rebecca F. Elliot 06/15/26
The long-awaited deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz brought quick relief to the oil market, sending prices to their lowest levels since early March.
The New York Times

An environmental crisis in Iran

By David Gelles 03/10/26
In addition to raising concerns about a humanitarian crisis and setting off a global energy crisis, the war in Iran is emerging as a major environmental disaster. Over the weekend, Israeli strikes ignited four fuel…
Bloomberg

Middle East Conflict Leaves Energy Winners — and Losers

By Coco Liu and Emma Court 08/28/26
The war in Iran has dramatically raised fuel prices and pushed companies and consumers towards renewable energy and electric vehicles.
Bloomberg

Breadbasket States Hammered by War and Heat

By Agnieszka de Sousa 08/26/26
Wheat feeds the world, and when it runs short, whole societies are at risk.
Bloomberg

Global Fuel Markets Have Little Margin for Error

By Will Kubzansky 08/26/26
Fuel markets are the tightest they’ve been in years thanks to the ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy…
Yale Climate Connections

Trump’s Iran war supercharged EV sales everywhere except the U.S.

By Dana Nuccitelli 08/24/26
Electric vehicle sales are a surprising beneficiary of the Trump presidency – at least outside of the United States.
Bloomberg

China’s Oil Demand ‘Very Likely’ Peaked Last Year, Sinopec Says

By Rong Wei Neo 08/24/26
China’s oil demand probably peaked last year, earlier than previous estimates, according to the head of the nation’s top refiner.
CBS News

Trump orders new round of strikes to “hold Iranian forces accountable,” CENTCOM says as two sides exchange threats

By Tucker Reals, Faris Tanyos and others 07/13/26
U.S. forces on Sunday conducted another round of strikes on Iran, following another strike Saturday in retaliation for an Iranian attack on a Cyprus-flagged container…
Bloomberg

US Renews Iran Strikes as Both Sides Dispute Hormuz Status

By Arsalan Shahla and Sara Gharaibeh 07/12/26
The US launched fresh missile attacks against Iran on Sunday in what has become a pattern of strikes and counterstrikes by Washington and Tehran as…
Inside Climate News

Iran War Jeopardizes Global Food Security

By Madeline Shaw 06/05/26
The worldwide fallout from the U.S. war in Iran isn’t limited to gas prices. The largely blocked Strait of Hormuz has become “a critical failure…
The New York Times

The U.S.-Qatar Domination of Gas Left the World Dangerously Exposed

By River Akira Davis 06/04/26
Years before the war in the Persian Gulf, executives in boardrooms across Japan were discussing a development they feared posed a growing risk to Asia’s…
iea

Impacts of Middle East conflict set to reshape energy investment plans as disruptions put focus on security

05/28/26
The far-reaching effects of the conflict in the Middle East are prompting countries and companies to rethink energy investment strategies in response to heightened concerns…
People

Cabinet Secretary Touts Trump’s Efforts to ‘Keep the Price of Gas Down at Home,’ Though Gas Is Actually Up 50% amid Iran War

By Joseph Konig 05/27/26
At a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, May 27, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum lavished praise on President Donald Trump for policies he claimed were helping "keep…
The Guardian

Oil prices fall after Trump says Iran negotiations in final stages

05/20/26
Oil prices fell 6% on Wednesday after Donald Trump said that negotiations with Iran were in the final stages, though investors remain wary about the…
Grist

The Iran war is destroying oil demand. Could it also spark a shift to clean energy?

By Kate Yoder 05/20/26
With the average price of gasoline in the United States above $4.50 a gallon — about a 40 percent rise since the Iran war began…
Bloomberg

Iran Energy Shock Supports Boom in Renewables and Electrification

By Akshat Rathi 05/19/26
The world’s hunger for electricity, as demand rises almost everywhere, will lead to solar becoming the dominant source of power early next decade, according to…
The New York Times

Catastrophe Is Emerging in the World’s Most Vulnerable Places

By Peter S. Goodman 05/18/26
For nine days, they trudged across the parched soil of southern Somalia, taking turns carrying their 3-year-old daughter on their shoulders. Abdullahi Abdi Abdirahman, his…
Bloomberg

Trump Says Holding Off on New Iran Strikes After Gulf Appeal

By Eltaf Najafizada and Catherine Lucey 05/18/26
President Donald Trump said he called off a strike on Iran planned for Tuesday after an appeal by the leaders of Persian Gulf allies, who…
Heatmap

What’s Truly Baffling About the Strait of Hormuz Energy Crisis

By Robinson Meyer 05/13/26
The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for months.Yet oil is trading-atleast of late Tuesday-at $110 a barrel.
Bloomberg

How Long Can the US Be the Oil Supplier of Last Resort?

By Javier Blas 05/13/26
What do the Federal Reserve and the US oil industry have in common? In today’s war-torn market, both are the supplier of last resort. One…
Bloomberg

Oil Inventories Falling at Record Pace on Iran War, IEA Says

By Grant Smith 05/13/26
Oil inventories are falling around the world at a record pace and will continue to drop for months as the disruption to Middle East supplies…
Axios

Iran war energy shock squeezes U.S. paychecks

By Courtenay Brown 05/12/26
For the first time in three years, American workers' paychecks are lagging behind inflation, a casualty of the Iran war energy shock.
Bloomberg

Iran’s Kharg Island Oil Shipments Show First Prolonged Halt Since Start of War

By Julian Lee 05/12/26
Oil shipments from Iran’s main export terminal appear to have come to a standstill over the past several days, according to satellite images, the first…
npr

Trump wants to suspend the federal gas tax as prices soar amid war with Iran

By Danielle Kurtzleben 05/11/26
President Trump says he wants the gas tax to be temporarily suspended as the war in Iran extends into its 11th week and keeps oil…
Bloomberg

Qatar Sends First LNG Shipment Through Hormuz Since War Started

By Stephen Stapczynski and Weilun Soon 05/10/26
A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas from Qatar appears to have transited the Strait of Hormuz, marking the country’s first export out of the region…
Bloomberg

Iran War Is Draining World’s Oil Buffer at an Unprecedented Pace

By Grant Smith and Yongchang Chin 05/09/26
The world has burned through oil inventories at a record speed as the Iran war throttles flows from the Persian Gulf, eating into the very…
Bloomberg

Oil Ticks Higher as Gulf Clashes Threaten to Derail Ceasefire

05/08/26
Oil edged higher as traders speculated on whether fresh clashes between the US and Iran would derail a fragile ceasefire, dimming hopes a peace deal…
Heated

Trump’s NOAA cuts would save less than a day and a half of Iran War spending

By Emily Atkin 05/07/26
Our good friends at the Popular Information newsletter have calculated the real cost of the Iran War so far: $72 billion for the first 60…
The New York Times

The Global Oil Crisis Seems to Be Helping One Industry: Renewable Energy

By Chico Harlan 05/06/26
With the world’s most important fossil fuel supply route at a near-standstill, many advocates for wind and solar say the transition to renewable energy is…
NBC News

Trump pauses ‘Project Freedom’ in Strait of Hormuz, citing progress on an Iran deal

By Yuliya Talmazan and Rebecca Shabad 05/05/26
The ceasefire in the Middle East was in peril Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran traded fire and threats over President Donald Trump's new mission…
The Washington Post

With gas prices so high, how much will you actually save with an EV?

By Michael J. Coren 05/05/26
Twenty percent of the world’s oil and gas production remains bottled up behind the Strait of Hormuz. In Asia, schools are closing. In Europe, flights…
Reuters

Trump broke OPEC. He may regret it

By Ron Bousso 05/05/26
U.S. President Donald Trump’s military forays in Venezuela and Iran have weakened OPEC more than anyone thought possible just months ago. The White House may…
NBC News

Gas prices rise to $4.46 per gallon and oil jumps as shippers stay out of Strait of Hormuz

By Steve Kopack and Yuliya Talmazan 05/04/26
The national average price of gas pushed higher Monday to $4.46 per gallon, as oil futures rose again after three days of declines, increasing the…
Bloomberg

Beijing Tells China Firms to Ignore US Sanctions on Refiners

05/02/26
China ordered companies in the country not to comply with US sanctions on five domestic refiners linked to the Iranian oil trade, deploying a blocking…
Bloomberg

Exxon Profit Surprises Analysts Despite Iran War’s Tumult

By Kevin Crowley 05/01/26
Exxon Mobil Corp. outperformed expectations after oil-production increases from Guyana and the Permian Basin helped offset supply losses due to the Middle East war.
E&E News

Trump bets on short Iran oil crunch. Experts see prolonged pain and rising costs.

By Scott Waldman 05/01/26
The Trump administration insists that its naval blockade is putting the squeeze on Iran and that the regime is just a “matter of days” away…
Quartz

Oil surges to its highest level in years as Trump eyes an extended Iran blockade

By Cris Tolomia 04/30/26
Brent crude oil prices reached $126 a barrel overnight before pulling back early Thursday, the highest level in four years, as President Donald Trump signaled…
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01/08/26

…Trump’s withdrawal from all climate organizations

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Inside Climate News

Outcry Builds Over Trump’s Withdrawal From International, Climate Treaties

By Marianne Lavelle 01/08/26
It landed as one fell swoop after a year of relentless cuts to U.S. climate programs, personnel and policy.
PBS

U.S. will leave 66 international organizations as Trump further retreats from global cooperation

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press and Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press 01/07/26
The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.'s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global cooperation. President Donald Trump…
The New York Times

Trump Pulls Out of Global Climate Agreement

01/08/26
U.N. treaties: President Trump said on Wednesday that the United States would withdraw from the bedrock international agreement that forms the basis for countries to…
Mother Jones

Trump’s Withdrawal of US From Global Groups and Pacts Sparks Outrage

By Oliver Milman 01/08/26
Donald Trump has sparked outrage by announcing the US will exit the foundational international agreement to address the climate crisis, cementing the US’s utter isolation…
E&E News

US ditches world’s biggest climate fund

By Sara Schonhardt 01/08/26
The U.S. announced it will abandon the world’s largest climate fund a day after President Donald Trump moved to withdraw from 66 international organizations, including…
BBC

Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups

By Danny Aeberhard and Others 01/08/26
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from dozens of international organisations, including many that work to combat climate change.
npr

Why is the U.S. pulling out of 31 U.N. groups? And what’s the impact?

By Gabrielle Emanuel and Fatma Tanis 01/08/26
President Trump's executive order to withdraw the United States from 66 international organizations, agencies and commissions is reverberating across the globe. Many people who work…
Reuters

Trump withdrawal from bedrock UN climate treaty raises legal questions

By Valerie Volcovici 01/08/26
The Trump administration's decision to withdraw the United States from the foundational U.N. climate treaty, which the U.S. Senate unanimously adopted more than 30 years…
Grist

Trump just took his most dramatic step yet against global climate action

By Jake Bittle 01/08/26
President Trump’s withdrawal of the U.S. from the global fight against climate change has gone further than almost anyone expected.
CNN

Trump moves to pull US out of bedrock global climate treaty, becoming first country to do so

By Andrew Freedman and Others 01/08/26
The Trump administration is pulling the United States out of the bedrock treaty that underpins international cooperation on climate change, along with dozens of other…
The New York Times

House Fails to Override Trump’s Vetoes

By Adam Sella 01/08/26
Trump vetoes: The House voted on Thursday to uphold two of President Trump’s vetoes, despite efforts by some Republicans to override them. The first veto…
ucs.org

Trump Sinks to New Low by Announcing US Withdrawal from 66 International Organizations, Including UNFCCC and IPCC

01/08/26
President Trump announced today that he is removing the United States from the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a Senate-ratified treaty. He also…
Bloomberg

Trump Deals Climate Blow by Exiting Crucial UN Bodies

By David Stringer and Others 01/08/26
President Donald Trump extended the US retreat from global cooperation on climate action by signaling a withdrawal from flagship international organizations, including the main United…
Los Angeles Times

Trump withdraws U.S. from 66 international organizations and treaties, including major climate groups

By Hayley Smith 01/07/26
President Trump on Wednesday withdrew the United States from 66 international organizations and treaties, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the…
USA Today

Trump withdraws US from 66 international organizations and treaties

By Dinah Voyles Pulver 01/07/26
President Donald Trump announced that the United States will withdraw from more than 60 international treaties and organizations, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate…
edf

U.s. Withdrawal From Unfccc, Ipcc, And More Vital International Agreements Undermines U.s. Global Standing And Economic Edge

01/07/26
President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the United States to withdraw once again from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),…
12/31/25

…China’s embrace of and exporting of renewables

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Heatmap

The Climate Story Is the China Story Now

By Robinson Meyer 12/12/25
Ten years ago today, the world’s countries adopted the Paris Agreement, the first global treaty to combat climate change. For the first time ever, and after decades of failure, the world’s countries agreed to a…
Barrett

This Chinese Solar Farm Is Redefining What’s Possible

12/23/25
In today’s video, I’m taking you to Changzhou in Jiangsu — China’s rapidly rising new-energy capital — to explore one of the most impressive clean-energy…
Carbon Brief

IEA: Declining coal demand in China set to outweigh Trump’s pro-coal policies

By Josh Gabbatiss 12/17/25
Global coal demand is due to grow by 0.5% year-on-year to reach record levels in 2025, according to the latest figures in the IEA’s annual…
The New York Times

Clean, Limitless Energy Exists. China Is Going Big in the Race to Harness It.

By Raymond Zhong, Chris Buckley and Others. 12/13/25
On a leafy campus in eastern China, crews are working day and night to finish a mammoth round structure with two sweeping arms the length…
Bloomberg

Five Things to Watch in China’s EV Market Next Year

By Danny Lee 12/08/25
It’s been another frenetic year in China’s electric vehicle market. Xiaomi continued its stunning rise from smartphone maker to EV darling, while market leader BYD’s…
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