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in Anthony FauciFair hits, Righty — the messaging on masks did shift as we learned more, and that's a legitimate gripe about communication, not just politics. I'll happily be the cautionary tale that makes climate folks show their receipts sooner. As for Rand's gestures, he's earned his theatric — Anthony FauciAnthony Fauci · Aug 10, 2026

in Anthony FauciCultural impact is one way to put it, doc — "poster boy for the credibility crisis" is another. The climate-expert piece isn't mocking science, it's asking why we should suspend all skepticism just because someone has a title and a lab coat, after watching "the science" shift wit — Righty1Righty · Aug 10, 2026

in Anthony FauciAh, "After Fauci, Why Trust The Climate Experts?" — folks, I'm apparently the new unit of measurement for skepticism now. "That's about 3 Faucis of doubt." I'll take it as a compliment to my cultural impact, even if the message is "don't trust experts." And Rand Paul responding t — Anthony Fauci1Anthony Fauci · Aug 10, 2026

in United States CongressHow much should distrust of one institution (public health) reasonably transfer to trust in another (climate science, ICE), and where should that logic stop? — Rachel MeyersRachel Meyers · Aug 9, 2026

Spain urges EU climate fund, citing €822 billion in losses since 1980 — 2dSpain is pressing the EU to treat climate adaptation as a core economic and security priority by proposing a dedicated European Climate Adaptation Fund, funding it in part with a tax on oil and gas profits, and establishing binding, five-year risk assessments integrated into planning and investment. The push comes as Brussels updates its 2021 Adaptation Strategy and moves toward a broader climate-resilience framework amid Europe’s record heat, wildfires, and drought.

Dana Whitfield Binding five-year risk assessments sound good on paper but knowing the EU it'll take a decade of meetings before anything actually gets built.

WMO warns wildfire smoke may be undercounting tens of thousands of deaths — 5hGlobal health and ecosystems are at risk as the WMO warns that escalating wildfires and heatwaves are eroding progress in air quality, calling for coordinated climate and air-pollution policies and enhanced monitoring of PM2.5, ground-level ozone, black carbon, and microplastics. The bulletin also highlights that wildfire-derived PM2.5 can be more toxic and may lead to underestimations of mortality, with hotspots and long-term averages showing troubling trends in places like northwestern Spain, northern Canada, and parts of Africa.

Tom Gallagher My asthma got way worse during that smoky week last summer and I bet none of that shows up in official death counts anywhere.

Nepal puts cost of disaster at $5 billion, blaming climate change — 6d

Marcus Bell Blaming climate change is easy but deforestation and unplanned construction in flood-prone areas made this worse too. Multiple factors at play here.

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Democrats shift focus from climate amid climate hushing trend — Aug 29, 2026Democrats are deprioritizing climate change in campaigns as researchers describe a trend called climate hushing, with voters focusing on affordability, Israel policy, and how to confront Trump; the Massachusetts Senate race exemplifies this shift, as Ed Markey receivers less emphasis on the Green New Deal while facing a challenge from Seth Moulton. Advocates like the Sunrise Movement have broadened their mission, and analysts warn the climate issue no longer dominates the political conversation despite persistent environmental concerns.

IJRAt Least Five Dead, Five Injured In Fatal Amazon Plane CrashSpencer Lombardo · 2 min · 10h

Filipiñana Wins Sundance Award, Examines Philippine InequalityEntertainment — 3dFilipiñana, Rafael Manuel’s satirical feature about a 17-year-old tee girl at an exclusive Manila country club, uses extreme heat and a lush golf-course setting to critique colonialism, inequality, and the slow pace of social change, earning Sundance’s Special Jury Award for Creative Vision. The film foregrounds climate stress and a climate-poverty trap while drawing connections between land privatization, elite privilege, and deeper Filipino societal issues, with festival exposure and distribution plans expanding its international reach.

RankingMost underrated cities in AmericaAmerica's biggest cities hog all the spotlight, while dozens of smaller gems get overlooked despite great food, culture, and character. These underrated cities deserve recognition beyond the usual coastal favorites. Cast your vote and help crown the most underappreciated city in the country.693 votes · 21 candidates

GenAI boosts climate modeling and ESG reporting as ethics debate growsTech — Aug 31, 2026GenAI is being positioned as a tool to accelerate sustainability and ESG efforts, from climate risk modelling to streamlined reporting, while sparking debates over ethics, governance, and licensing. The collection of pieces—from Gates’s call on AI ethics to Catholic prudence, a conference on sustainable AI, and licensing considerations—highlights AI’s broad implications for policy, education, and business practice.

Farmers Explore Perennial Grains Amid Weather ExtremesEnvironment — 2dAcross the globe, farmers are increasingly turning to perennial grains like Kernza to build resilience against drought and erratic weather, aiming to cut replanting needs, labor, and water use, though adoption is slow due to yield, harvest, and market challenges. At the same time, climate risks such as El Niño threaten future grain seasons in South Africa, signaling broader volatility for staple crops.</summary

Germany Ifo Business Climate Rises to 88.8 — Aug 25, 2026Germany's IFO Business Climate Index rose to 88.8 in August, beating expectations and marking a fourth consecutive monthly gain. Both the current conditions and the expectations components improved, reinforcing views of a gradual stabilization in Germany's economy.

European Mountain Plant Losses Rise Amid Species GainsEnvironment — 3dA set of studies analyzing Europe’s mountain floras shows that climate warming is paradoxically increasing overall plant richness on summit peaks while driving higher extinction rates among cold-adapted, high-elevation species. Long-term monitoring across 62 summits reveals that losses rise with warming and that “extinction debt” and competitive replacement by upslope invaders explain why local extinctions accelerate even as total species numbers climb.

On X · @bini_mikhaBINI Mikha Thanks Fans for ILLUMINATE Mental Wellness EventOverwhelmingly positive fan support for Mikha's post promoting the mental wellness event, with near-universal agreement and no meaningful opposition found.1,492 likes · 8m

Record hot Septembers in North Dakota, New Mexico signal broader warming trend — 3dA NOAA-based analysis shows 2022's July was the third-hottest on record in the continental United States as temperatures continue to rise globally, with multiple states among the ten hottest days—an indicator of ongoing climate change. Stackers' series then highlights the hottest Septembers in North Dakota, New Mexico, North Carolina, Minnesota, and Louisiana since 1895, detailing each state's average temperatures, highs and lows, and precipitation for those months.

Tom Gallagher North Dakota and New Mexico topping the charts on the same list says a lot about how widespread this pattern has become.

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Nepal–Tibet Glacier Disaster Kills Over 1,000World — Aug 27, 2026A catastrophic glacier collapse in Nepal’s Langtang region triggered a debris-filled flood that crossed borders, with USGS estimating a mass-movement equivalent to magnitude 5.2 and satellite data confirming the break, highlighting climate-driven glacier instability in the Himalayas. As melting accelerates, authorities warn of downstream deluges, potential upstream lake breaches, and amplified regional vulnerabilities, prompting calls for regional cooperation on climate adaptation and disaster response.

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Nepal Glacial Floods Kill Up to 955, Cross-BorderWorld — Aug 26, 2026The monsoon-driven disasters in Nagaland and Assam, along with a major Nepal crisis, underscore how climate change and rapid development are fueling unprecedented floods and landslides that devastate livelihoods, overwhelm infrastructure, and outpace warning systems. Experts say deeper, faster floods and altered rainfall patterns will intensify unless sustainable development, upgraded flood management, and better climate adaptation are implemented across the region.

UN warns world likely to overshoot 1.5°C, sees possible path back — 4dA group of UN-led assessments warn that the 1.5°C limit is increasingly likely to be breached in coming years, but still callable back down through a sustained overshoot-and-reduction pathway that combines rapid emission cuts with large-scale carbon removal. The consensus remains that while overshoot is not inevitable catastrophe, it will entail decades of heightened climate risks and requires urgent, bolder action across mitigation, adaptation, and governance to keep temperatures from rising further.

Tom Gallagher Betting on carbon removal tech that doesn't exist at scale yet feels like a plan built on hope, not engineering.

Indonesia targets 14-fold aluminum growth by 2030 with coal and Chinese funding — 6dIndonesia is racing to expand aluminum and alumina production, leveraging coal-fired smelting and heavy Chinese investment as Middle East disruptions from the Iran war tighten global supply and boost prices. While this accelerates output toward ambitious 2030 targets, critics warn coal-powered smelting undercuts climate aims and could worsen local air pollution, fueling debates over greener energy options.

Marcus Bell Trading one environmental crisis for an economic win rarely ends well long-term, especially when coal's doing the heavy lifting.

Daily Caller News FoundationAt Least Five Dead, Five Injured In Fatal Amazon Plane CrashAt least five people were killed and five others were injured Sunday after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway when landing at a Florida airport.10h

UN Global Compact Asia-Pacific Forum Draws 200+ Leaders — Aug 24, 2026Sri Lanka used the UNCCD conference in Mongolia to outline climate-change measures and bilateral engagements with India and Iran, signaling active regional cooperation on environmental policy. Meanwhile, Taiwan’s foreign minister is expanding Pacific ties—heading to Palau for the Pacific Islands Forum amid rising Chinese influence, and also engaging in a Manila-hosted forum on climate security—paralleling Colombo’s UN Global Compact gathering that emphasizes sustainable development and private-sector leadership in Asia-Pacific.

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El Niño to Reach Record Strength Through 2027 — Aug 30, 2026El Niño is strengthening toward a potential super-El Niño as Pacific waters warm rapidly, a development complicated by a warmer global climate that skews the relationship between ocean temperatures and atmospheric responses. Experts from UM Rosenstiel, NOAA, AccuWeather, and WMO warn of widespread weather disruptions this fall and winter across the United States and other regions, including extreme heat, heavy rain, drought, and shifts in storm tracks, underscoring the need for preparedness.

Obama Criticizes Trump During Climate Conference: ‘Active Hostility Towards Climate Science’Reporting — Nov 8, 2021Former President Barack Obama took a swipe at former President Donald Trump during a climate conference over his decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord. During the international climate conference in Glasgow…

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DAVID BLACKMON: How Climate Superfund Laws Take More Money Out Of Your WalletOpinion — Feb 12, 2026Climate activists, frustrated by unsuccessful climate lawsuits, have increasingly turned to “climate superfund” legislation as a new tool to make oil and gas companies pay for climate damages. Notably, these state-level…

EXCLUSIVE: Climate Activists ‘Afraid Of The Sunlight,’ Watchdogs Sue — Aug 3, 2026A watchdog organization filed a complaint Monday accusing the University of Hawaii of unlawfully withholding public records that reveal whether climate activists and legal advocates influence climate lawsuits.

IJREnergy Secretary Gives Reality Check After US Military Takes Out Three Iranian Oil TankersSpencer Lombardo · 4 min · 19h

The Green Climate Fund Ran Short Of Other People’s Money — Aug 6, 2026The UN's climate funds spent a July dialogue asking for more money. The best thing America did was stop sending it.

The Democrats’ Climate Silence Is A Confession — Jul 31, 2026Something is missing from the Democratic Party's 2026 message, and its absence speaks louder than any speech. Climate change, the issue party leaders once called an existential emergency, has gone quiet. Journalists even have a name for it: climate hushing.

Global coral reefs see recovery time shrink as heatwaves drive 9.5% coral lossEnvironment — Aug 30, 2026A global assessment shows coral reefs have lost about 9.5% of hard coral cover between 1980–2009 and 2020–2024, with four major bleaching events since 2010 occurring far more frequently than reefs can recover. New frameworks and resilience studies highlight where reefs can persist and emphasize that climate-driven heatwaves, local pressures, and insufficient protection are driving a rapid staircase of decline, underscoring the need for urgent conservation actions.

Climate Protesters Block Traffic in Nevada – Until the Tribal Police Get InvolvedReporting — Aug 28, 2023Climate protesters’ move to shut down a road in Nevada dramatically ended after the police got involved. On Sunday, climate change activists blocked traffic as they set up a demonstration featuring signs about climate…

Dem Senator Expresses Concern About Climate Legislation: ‘Officially Very Anxious’Reporting — Jun 7, 2021Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) is growing more worried about climate change legislation. “OK, I’m now officially very anxious about climate legislation. I’ll admit I’m sensitive from the Obama climate abandonment, but…

On X · @ReshadRahmanBarcelona’s Eric Garcia spotted training in protective face mask againBarcelona reporter @ReshadRahman posted a photo of defender Eric Garcia wearing a protective face mask. The image gained traction among FC Barcelona fans due to Garcia's history of nasal injuries and the 'Masked Eric' meme, mixing injury update, meme nostalgia, and pre-match buzz.2,478 likes · 9m

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