# drought • summer • brits • england • heatwave • boats
Liberal
The UK's driest village has been transformed by weeks of scorching temperatures and little rain, with residents now noticing an unexpected impact of the extreme conditions
August 11, 2026, 3:08 am
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Climate change is narrowing the window for harvesting wine grapes, forcing winemakers to make quick decisions.
August 12, 2026, 7:13 am
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Conservative
The cost comes from paying wind farms in remote areas to turn off when they are generating too much power to be transported - while also paying gas power plants near cities to cover for this.
August 11, 2026, 2:32 pm
Liberal
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Liberal
Toronto will see occasional heavy downpours on Wednesday as humidity rises.
August 12, 2026, 1:53 pm
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The Mercury News
Update: Expect marble-sized hail with thunderstorms in the Greater Lake Tahoe Area Wednesday – The Mercury News
Liberal
August 13, 2026, 2:01 pm
Liberal
Thanks to the drought, these black-and-white beauties are struggling to catch worms in the rock-hard earth. But there’s still good foraging on well-watered fairways and greens
August 13, 2026, 4:50 am
Conservative
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Liberal
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Conservative
Parts of the shipping industry are partnering with environmental scientists to monitor ocean plastic pollution.
August 12, 2026, 1:23 am
Chicago Tribune
Illinois law 1st in region to call plastic pellets pollution
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Conservative
The former Royal Air Force fighter pilot reached 406.320mph (653.908kph) in JCB's 1,600bhp Hydromax streamliner less than two weeks after celebrating his 64th birthday.
August 12, 2026, 9:56 am
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Liberal
A remarkably well-preserved motorcycle and identification tags were found alongside the bodies.
August 12, 2026, 5:28 am
Conservative
August 11, 2026, 9:41 am
The Mercury News
Alameda’s Saildrone specializes in uncrewed aircraft's cousins at sea
Liberal
August 11, 2026, 4:50 pm
Conservative
Prime Minister-led emergency COBR meetings have been held to co-ordinate the official response to heat, wildfires and drought.
August 12, 2026, 4:23 am
Liberal
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Liberal
A shutdown in solar energy generation will coincide with a usual surge in electricity demand in the UK
August 12, 2026, 2:16 am
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Conservative
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Conservative
Andy Green beat the previous speed record for a hydrogen-powered car by more than double. Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. British racer Andy Green.
August 12, 2026, 12:21 pm
Conservative
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Liberal
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August 12, 2026, 12:56 am
Liberal
WENDOVER, Utah (AP) — The only person to break the sound barrier in a car earned another world record Tuesday in a show of force for hydrogen power.
August 12, 2026, 11:20 am
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Liberal
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