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Hurricane Lala Wipes Out 100 Homes on Hawaii's Big Island
Hurricane Lala skirted Hawaii's Big Island without making landfall yet still triggered flash floods and mudslides that swept more than 100 homes from their foundations, killed one person, and cut powe
Belgian wildfire doubles in size on third day tearing through nature reserve
A wildfire tearing through Belgium's largest nature reserve has more than doubled in size in 24 hours, forcing village evacuations and prompting firefighting aircraft from Sweden and the Netherlands.
Novelist Debuts 'Under Water' as Climate Fiction Response to Ghosh
A novelist debuts 'Under Water'—a realist novel spanning Hurricane Sandy and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami—as a direct response to Amitav Ghosh's argument that literary fiction has failed to capture t
Hungary shuts nuclear reactors as Danube hits record low
Record-low Danube waters in Hungary have exposed the legendary Rock of Starvation beneath Gellért Hill, devastated farmland with 50-70% crop losses, and forced the country to shut down all but one of
Beth Chatto Names UK Drought Plant Survivors
As southern England endures zero or near-zero rainfall since mid-June, Beth Chatto Gardens in Essex is documenting exactly which plants can survive increasingly harsh UK summers, while the RHS urges g
Japan’s Chiba prefecture deals with removing abandoned cars after record rainfall
Over 1,000 flood-submerged vehicles sit stranded along Chiba prefecture roads after record Aug 13 rainfall, blocking emergency access and causing collisions as cleanup crews struggle to keep pace with
Eastern Japan Rain Kills Nine; Chiba Sees Record August Downpour
Unprecedented rainfall in eastern Japan's Chiba region has killed nine people and flooded over a thousand homes, with the city logging more than triple its typical August total in days.
Triodos: Heatwaves to Erase €180bn From EU GDP
Europe's summer heatwaves could erase €180bn from EU GDP, according to economists at Triodos, with France projected to suffer the worst hit as nuclear plants shut down and Germany's Rhine freight corr
Mongolia Revives Horseback Fire Rangers to Battle Steppe Blazes
Mongolia is reviving ancient horseback fire ranger traditions and pairing them with satellite detection, Starlink communications, and UN-funded training to counter increasingly devastating steppe wild
Influencer shark bites rise as close-contact videos spread
At least three social media influencers have been bitten by sharks in less than a year while filming close encounters, with shark scientists warning that viral videos of people touching or riding shar
Tesla adds 2.4 kW vehicle-to-load to Model Y Premium with $80 adapter
Tesla switched on 2.4 kW vehicle-to-load for the Model Y Premium in the US, but the capability trails Hyundai, Ford, and Chevy and excludes the cheaper Model Y Standard and all Model 3 trims.
Duffy's Reality TV Show Funded by Boeing, Shell, Toyota
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy filmed a reality TV road trip show called 'The Great American Road Trip' sponsored by Boeing, Shell, Toyota, United Airlines, and Royal Caribbean—all companies his
WETOX D2 earns first next-gen V2X SGS certification
WETOX's D2 V2L adapter, designed to retrofit Teslas and Ford Mustang Mach-Es that lack native bidirectional power, has earned the world's first ISO 15118-20 certification report from SGS while raising
Bisimoto's 600 hp Electric Rolls-Royce Restomod Returns
Bisimoto's 600 hp electric Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow restomod resurfaced at Exotics on Broadway after debuting at Toyo Tires' 2024 booth, debuting a refreshed interior and wax job ahead of its next sh
Hungary Sinks Barges to Raise Danube for Nuclear Plant
Hungary has sunk barges in the Danube River to artificially raise water levels near its nuclear power plant, with the government planning further interventions on the river to keep the facility operat
Depleted strategic oil reserve nears level that raises concerns about damage to caverns, operations
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has dropped below 300 million barrels for the first time since the early 1980s, releasing 172 million barrels in response to the Iran war, prompting outside engine
Cornish Park Switches 26 Penguins to Locally-Caught Sardines
Paradise Park in Cornwall has replaced frozen sprats imported from the Netherlands with sardines caught 10 miles away by local fisherman Tom Lambourn, after he overheard a keeper mention the penguins
Lobanova Cartoon Finds Silver Linings in UK Heatwave
Guardian cartoonist Natalya Lobanova has published an opinion cartoon highlighting the positives to be gained from the UK's latest heatwave, appearing as a Saturday Opinion piece.
SUVs Squeeze Out the Traditional Family Car
Writer Coco Khan documents how SUVs now dominate showrooms so thoroughly that finding a used estate, saloon, or hatchback is nearly impossible in the UK, with Volvo selling only SUVs and the vehicles'
Kia EV3 Dethrones Chevy Equinox EV as Cheapest 315-Mile EV
Kia's new EV3 Wind FWD undercuts the Chevrolet Equinox EV's claim of being America's most affordable 315+ mile range EV, matching it on price while delivering more range after destination fees.
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