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2026/09/29

-Hurricane Polo one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, while a Nor'easter wreaked havoc on the Atlantic coast-Global ocean waters outside the polar regions remained at unprecedented average surface temperatures for 100 straight days-Europe’s heatwaves and drought have driven the Rhine River to critically low levels-NOAA Fisheries has issued 34 priorities supporting the Trump administration’s push to deregulate U.S. commercial fishing-A weakening Atlantic

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GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/09/29

-The Mediterranean is warming and becoming saltier at an accelerating rate-Greenland and Antarctica have lost about 12.5 trillion tons of ice since 1979-The EPA repeals major Biden-era limits on greenhouse-gas emissions from fossil-fuel power plants. -Mining companies quickly moved to stake claims on lands removed from National Parks by Trump-Invasive species European green crabs, are spreading across Washington’s Puget Sound-Florida recycled 500,000 tons plus of discarded oyster and clam

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4:29

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/09/14

-August 2026 became Earth’s hottest month on record, driven by human-caused climate change and a strengthening El Niño-California faced an unusually rare tropical threat as three key weather conditions align-The US reached a major solar milestone in Q2 2026, with installed capacity sufficient to power over 50 million homes-The UK found that found flying insect deaths on license plates fell 60% in five years-U of Florida researchers track invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades using

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4:33

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/09/10

-A record-breaking El Niño is developing across the equatorial Pacific, pushing ocean temperatures far above historic baselines.-Sea level rise driven by melting ice sheets poses an urgent threat to coastal communities-Sea-level rise places over 14 million people at immediate risk of permanent inundation.-The Himalayan region faces severe risks from future glacial floods-The Iran war has heightened the risk of a catastrophic oil spill in the Strait of Hormuz-Trump administration opposes

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4:30

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/09/02

-Investigations indicate the deadly flash floods along the Nepal–China border were triggered by a massive rock and glacier collapse due to a warming climate -National Park Service states that a landowner is seeking to connect their property with a park service road in Yosemite National Park for commercial development.-Federal officials have sharply cut how much water Arizona, California and Nevada can draw from the Colorado River over the next two years-Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has

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4:31

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/09/02

-Forecast models give El Niño a 69% chance of becoming the strongest on record since 1950 -South Floridians continue to fend off the near-record heat wave enveloping the region-Stifling heat in Europe in June was unusually deadly, producing a historic spike in deaths-Seventy percent of the world’s major aquifers are in long-term decline-A border wall appeared poised to be built through Big Bend National Park-The administration advanced a plan to open nearly 45 million acres of wilderness in

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4:28

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/09/02

-Multiple Typhoons form in western Pacific due to warming oceans-Puerto Rico declared an emergency due to a worsening drought-driven water crisis affecting more than 180,000 households. -Amazon confirmed it is investing in a large-scale natural-gas-burning power plant as part of a huge data center in Texas-Cuba expands incentives for importing renewable energy equipment-The rapid deployment of solar power is one of the greatest stories of the 21st century-Volunteers on Lebanon’s crowded

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4:29

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/09/02

-Fires are the worst natural disaster the state of Washington has ever faced-Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir by storage capacity, hit a record low -Extreme drought and heat waves have dropped the Danube River in Budapest to a record low -Mexico is battling a record sargassum seaweed surge-Researchers developed a catalyst-free recycling method using only water and oxygen to break down plastics-Four Melanesian countries plan a network of marine reserves across one of the world’s

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4:25

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GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/08/03

-Fires threatening central Spain and southwestern France are the largest in their countries’ modern histories,-Heatwave that saw temperatures exceeding 37 degrees in parts of the United Kingdom-Seventy million people across the South and western U.S. sweltering under a heat dome-Corpus Christi, Texas is facing a severe water crisis driven by long-term drought-New Orleans sea levels could rise 3 to 7 meters, threatening the city’s survival.-The U.S. Interior Department canceled a rule

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4:34

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/07/31

-Spain's Meteorological Office Aemet said the country was facing its third extreme summer heatwave -Northern Italy faces an “extremely critical” water shortage as heatwaves and water shortages-A critical year is ahead for the United states two largest reservoirs due to low snow packs-The Aral Sea’s human-driven collapse has not only an ecological disaster but released vast carbon emissions,.-Global oceans reached record June temperatures, averaging nearly 70 fahrenheit-Two South Asian

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4:36

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/07/20

A blanket of dense wildfire smoke from Canada spread across Ontario and into the U.S. Midwest and Northeast last weekThe fossil fuel industry benefits from subsidies of $11m every minute near 6 trillion per yearThe United States is driving a global emissions surge. Despite expanding renewable energyResidential battery storage is expanding in the US, with homeowners installing record capacity Renewable electricity grew 9.8% in 2024, far outpacing non-renewablesMajor industrialized nations

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4:31

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/07/15

Connecticut beaches, including Sherwood Island state park are closed for swimming until further notice El Nino will likely become a strong event between July and September, Global ocean surface temperatures reached record highs in June 2026.Maryland environmental officials are investigating a reported fish kill in the Potomac River.People in the U.S. appear to be choosing EV hybrids over EV's. China’s Great Green Wall reforestation program shows signs of success.Shelton Ct has purchased

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4:32

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/07/08

Three firefighters died last week while battling an inferno along the Utah-Colorado border French Polynesia has expanded its marine protections, bringing 30% of its waters under full protection Legal challenge targets the nearly completed 900-mile East African Crude Oil Pipeline in UgandaTurkey’s has a growing crisis as drought and intensive farming drain groundwater, making sinkholesDrifting tuna fishing devices (dFADs) are entering over half of the world’s marine protected areas,

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4:28

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/07/08

Europe has been gripped by severe weather recently as a prolonged heat wave set in NOAA forecasts a hotter-than-average summer across most of the United States.The Caspian Sea is shrinking due largely to human activityTrump administration has ordered removal of more than 900 bison from federal lands in MontanaLebanese conservationist Mona Khalil, died at 76 after an Israeli airstrike struck her coastal homeData shows people consistently underestimate how much others care about climate

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4:31

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/06/21

An unprecedented winter heatwave has struck Antarctica’s rapidly warming peninsula, shattering temperature records Scientists warn the AMOC , a key ocean current, may be nearing a tipping point as warming surpasses 1.5°CelciusSolar power generated more U.S. electricity than coal for the first timeA judge rules the Trump administration illegally canceled a $2.8 billion environmental justice grant program Arnold Schwarzenegger urges environmentalists to focus on action rather than

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4:26

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/06/21

France enacts one of the world’s toughest environmental laws by criminalizing ecocide under its Climate and Resilience Act.Humanity exceeded Earth’s sustainable population decades agoTrying to save a critically endangered Chilean tree reduced to a single wild individual Asian Glaciers may have finally begun to succumb to global warmingAntarctic krill, food for whales, seals, and penguins, face pressure from climate change and industrial fishingCovering irrigation canals with solar panels

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4:28

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/06/03

War’s tolls leave enduring ecological and health crises long after fighting ends.A vital ice shelf is about to break away from Antarctica's "Doomsday GlacierDensely populated coastal regions face accelerated flooding risk as land subsidence amplifies sea-level riseThe Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observing network Japan has launched Asia’s first osmotic power plant a reliable, emissions-free sourceReintroduced beavers in West London help to combat

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4:20

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/05/28

Severe erosion and crumbling asphalt closes beloved Long Island beachU.S. Forest Service plans to spray glyphosate across tens of thousands of acresEurope is experiencing unusually high spring temperatures reaching up to 100 FahrenheitHeavy Rain and Floods in China Killed at Least 22 peopleRenewable Energy Agency report finds that combining solar, wind, and battery storage is cheaper than new coal and gas plantsGrowth in renewables and electric vehicles—has slowed emissions growth and

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4:29

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/05/28

Rapid warming in the Gulf of Mexico, outpacing oceans since 2012Late April heat event saw all of the world’s 50 hottest cities located in IndiaTwo airborne toxins, acrolein and ethylene oxide, more carcinogenic than previously believedEPA blocked Hawaii’s plan to force retirements of two oil-fired power plantsClimate change could wipe out up to 91% of South America’s cloud forests by 2070The Colorado River is in crisis as climate change and rising demand strain dwindling suppliesColombia

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GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a...

GaiaGram - Environmental Headlines from around a... ·

2026/05/17

Southern Florida battled a growing wildfire in the Everglades pushed by prolonged droughtRecord-breaking, deadly heatwave sweeping South Asia pushed temperatures to dangerous highsScientists warn the (AMOC), ocean current may be nearing a climate tipping point as global temperatures riseMassive green, blue plumes of spring phytoplankton blooms appear off East coastTrump administration will repeal rule that allowed public lands to be leased for conservationTürkiye is accelerating its green

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