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Today: August 21, 2026
Today: August 21, 2026

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What’s in a name? Why naming storms, military operations and medical maladies matters

U.S. hurricane season is gearing up

What’s in a name? Why naming storms, military operations and medical maladies matters
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Move over bears. Fat Marmot Week puts a spotlight on the alpine rodents

Fat Marmot Week is coming soon

Move over bears. Fat Marmot Week puts a spotlight on the alpine rodents
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Antarctic krill fishing is now concentrated in the exact pattern conservation rules were designed to prevent

With location regulations no longer in force, fishing boats are harvesting thousands of tons of krill from very few areas, increasing competition with penguins, seals, whales and other marine life.

Antarctic krill fishing is now concentrated in the exact pattern conservation rules were designed to prevent
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Countries fall far short of pledges to restore stricken land, report shows

Countries have restored an area roughly twice the size of France under U.N.-backed efforts to reverse land degradation – far short of their own restoration targets – a study

Countries fall far short of pledges to restore stricken land, report shows
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Under pressure: Tracking the pain in G7 government debt

U.S. debt has topped $40 trillion for the first time, underscoring the pressures on the

Under pressure: Tracking the pain in G7 government debt
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El Niño will upend winter weather in the US. Here’s who will feel it the most

El Niño will upend winter weather in the US. Here’s who will feel it the most

El Niño will upend winter weather in the US. Here’s who will feel it the most
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Champagne growers race to preserve quality in record-early harvest

Champagne producers are racing to pick grapes as the region experiences its earliest harvest on record

Champagne growers race to preserve quality in record-early harvest
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Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms

Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana remain without power, more than a week after deadly storms leveled trees and knocked down power lines across the region

Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
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Japan's farmers go nocturnal as deadly heat intensifies

Long after sunset, Motoaki Iijima's illuminated greenhouse north of Tokyo glows like a lantern as the flower farmer

Japan's farmers go nocturnal as deadly heat intensifies
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Climate change is driving record heat in Europe's seas, scientists say

Human-caused climate change was the main driver of recent record-breaking sea temperatures around Europe, scientists said on Wednesday, warning of severe

Climate change is driving record heat in Europe's seas, scientists say
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Pulling from ancient cooling principles, the 'swamp cooler' remains important today

The evaporative cooler was an essential invention perfected in the U.S. before central air conditioning became mainstream

Pulling from ancient cooling principles, the 'swamp cooler' remains important today
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The best fabric for extreme heat? It's more complicated than you think

What we wear can affect how the body handles extreme heat, but there’s no single “best” fabric

The best fabric for extreme heat? It's more complicated than you think
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A looming rock collapse threatens a Swiss village as thawing permafrost destabilizes the Alps

Residents of the Swiss village of Kandersteg face a looming threat from an unstable mountain rock formation called Spitze Stei

A looming rock collapse threatens a Swiss village as thawing permafrost destabilizes the Alps
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Lula calls oil near the Amazon River a passport to Brazil's future after Petrobras strikes new find

Brazil’s President Lula da Silva says oil drilling in northern coastal regions could be a "passport to the country’s future."

Lula calls oil near the Amazon River a passport to Brazil's future after Petrobras strikes new find
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Belgian wildfire approaches Germany as Greece probes deadly blaze

Belgium is battling one of its largest wildfires, despite cooler weather and rain

Belgian wildfire approaches Germany as Greece probes deadly blaze
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1 dead, thousands without power as Tropical Storm Lala lashes Hawaii

1 dead, thousands without power as Tropical Storm Lala lashes Hawaii

1 dead, thousands without power as Tropical Storm Lala lashes Hawaii
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Hungary to sink two barges near nuclear plant to ensure cooling

Hungarian authorities are expected to start sinking two barges later in the day to raise the water level at the Paks nuclear plant in the Danube, Prime Minister Peter

Hungary to sink two barges near nuclear plant to ensure cooling
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Germany evacuates about 2,000 people as wildfire reaches western village

More than 2,000 people were evacuated from their homes in western Germany on Friday, after a wildfire near the Belgian border spread towards a village, local

Germany evacuates about 2,000 people as wildfire reaches western village
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European countries battle multiple wildfires as record heat grips the continent

Firefighters across Europe are battling multiple wildfires as a record-breaking heat wave grips the continent

European countries battle multiple wildfires as record heat grips the continent
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Oppressive heat, high humidity grip much of the US as students start a new school year

A late summer heat wave has gripped much of the United States in a sweaty headlock and won’t let go anytime soon

Oppressive heat, high humidity grip much of the US as students start a new school year
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Mudslide in eastern China kills one, more heavy rain expected

A mudslide in eastern China's Zhejiang Province on Friday killed one person and three others remained missing, while eastern and southern provinces were bracing for more

Mudslide in eastern China kills one, more heavy rain expected
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The livin' is no longer so easy: How carefree dreams of 'summertime' are fading in 2026's swelter

Summertime, the dreamy ideal of lazy days, is fading

The livin' is no longer so easy: How carefree dreams of 'summertime' are fading in 2026's swelter
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How bomb cyclones form and create dangerous conditions

Meteorologists sometimes warn of a winter storm that could “bomb out” or become a bomb cyclone

How bomb cyclones form and create dangerous conditions
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UK firefighters out in force to tackle fires on hottest day of the year

Firefighters are tackling multiple fires in central England on a day that the U.K. recorded its hottest day of the year as an intense stretch of hot weather continued to grip Europe

UK firefighters out in force to tackle fires on hottest day of the year