4+ hour, 26+ min ago   (360+ words) Forecasters have said Southern California may be in for an intense winter, with a powerful El Niño expected to increase rainfall, raise tides, and heighten flood risk across the region. Since standard homeowners insurance usually excludes flood damage, the season…...

1+ day, 6+ min ago   (628+ words) A chemical cloud-seeding company focused on manufacturing human-caused rainclouds has reportedly unleashed 19 million gallons of rainwater on the Kenai Peninsula. Founded in 2023, Rainmaker Technology Corporation claims it produced the rain over three hours on Aug. 22-23. A highly technical report from…...

6+ hour, 43+ min ago   (371+ words) Published 26 Aug.2026 11:18(KST) Updated 26 Aug.2026 15:18(KST) Radioactively contaminated soil, also known as “decontaminated soil,” resulting from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, is now spreading beyond Tokyo to local regions in Japan. According to Kyodo News on the 25th, Japan’s…...

28+ min ago   (355+ words) If one biscuit is just never enough and you find yourself polishing off a whole packet, those days might be almost over, because scientists have made edible cookies out of plastic waste. So, while they are great when it comes…...

2+ hour, 12+ min ago   (231+ words) The Jhelum River, crucial for Kashmir and the Himalayan region, is facing a potential transformation due to climate change, affecting temperature, rainfall, and river flow patterns In the Himalayan region, increasing temperatures are predicted to impact both the timing and…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago   (620+ words) Whitefish Pilot Guest opinion: The plight of the adorable pika For anyone lucky enough to spend time hiking in Montana’s alpine ecosystems, you’ve probably had the privilege to see the American pika frenetically running around collecting vegetation or “hay” in…...

7+ hour, 46+ min ago   (277+ words) The National Weather Service has extended an Extreme Heat Warning for western Pima County until Saturday, August 29 at 8 p.m. Visit pima.gov/ExtremeHeat to Beat the Heat. Select a date on the calendar below to explore events taking place on that…...

48+ min ago   (951+ words) JAKARTA: It was still 10am at Embung Jagakarsa open green space in Jagakarsa district, South Jakarta, but the temperature had already reached 30 degrees Celsius. The yellow-and-blue play structure stood tall in the middle of the playground under the sweltering sun, making…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago   (317+ words) 26 Aug, 2026, 15:00 CST Event expected to convene 10,000+ decision-makers, 500+ speakers, and 350+ solution providers at HKCEC on 10–11 September Since 2020, attendance has grown more than 12-fold - a 1,150% increase in six years. Nearly one-third of attendees hold board-level or sustainability leadership roles, reflecting the event's…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (248+ words) MIAMI — The next tropical storm that develops in the Atlantic this hurricane season will be named Dolly, but the timing is pure coincidence and has no connection to Dolly Parton's death Tuesday. Storm systems are named by procedures set by…...