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Amazon's planned data center in Pecos County, Texas, includes an on-site natural gas power plant that could become the largest source of climate pollution in the U.S., according to The New York Times.
The Trump administration is spending over $3 billion to cancel offshore wind farm leases, including one in California that would have generated more than 3 gigawatts of power.
Winemakers in England are thriving in the hot, dry weather, while vegetable farmers are struggling to cope with the drought. The dry conditions have helped ripen the grapes, allowing English winemakers to produce still red wines. However, veg farmers are warning of a shor…
SpaceX has purchased $329 million worth of Tesla Megapacks this year, with $295 million of that spent in the second quarter, according to the company's earnings report. This purchase highlights the interconnectedness of Elon Musk's companies, including Tesla and xAI.
Farmers, landowners, firefighters, and MPs in England and Wales are urging a temporary ban on disposable barbecues, citing wildfire risks amplified by record heat and drought.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced that all new data center projects will need to be audited by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the state's grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. This move comes as the state's grid is facing a surge in …
UK heatwaves are impacting farmers and supply chains, potentially leading to higher food prices. While immediate impacts might be buffered, long-term effects on crop yields and animal feed could drive up costs.
Sequoia's Shaun Maguire leads a $1 billion round for nuclear startup Valar Atomics, which is building small modular nuclear reactors. Valar has raised $200 million in credit from Erebor and other banks.
Base Power, a startup that installs batteries in people's backyards, has raised another $1 billion to expand its operations. The company, which values at $13 billion, aims to double its battery installations to 200 per day by the end of the year.
The River Rhine has fallen to record low levels in several locations in Germany and the Netherlands due to prolonged heatwaves across Europe. Other major European rivers have also seen record low levels, including the Danube and Italy's Po river.
Gironde megafire contained: Nearly 3,000 firefighters remain deployed
A massive wildfire in France's Gironde region has been contained, with most of the 200,000 people who were evacuated allowed to return home. However, parts of the fire are still burning, and the blaze has scorched an area four times the size of Paris.
SpaceX said it will remove the unpermitted turbines powering its xAI data centers near Memphis as it transitions to a permanent, 1.2 gigawatt natural gas power plant. The turbines won’t be completely removed until July 2027.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts below-normal rainfall for August and September, indicating weaker monsoon activity in the latter half of the season. Orange alerts have been issued for Himachal Pradesh and 11 districts in Kerala due to anticipated heavy…
Spain's PM Pedro Sánchez says the next 12 hours are 'decisive' for consolidating progress against wildfires, as the EU's crisis team warns of difficult weeks ahead for France, with fires also threatening Madrid suburbs and concerns growing for Italy, Greece and Portugal.
Firefighters in France's Gironde region are battling flare-ups from wildfires that have already forced more than 70,000 evacuations, with a fourth heatwave bringing 40C temperatures by Wednesday.
Nuclear power startup Antares Nuclear has raised $470 million to build small reactors for U.S. military bases. The company's small modular reactor (SMR) uses TRISO fuel, which is designed to be safer than traditional nuclear fuel.
Spain forest fires live updates: Sánchez warns of "difficult hours ahead" as new heat wave looms
Prime Minister Sánchez warns of "difficult hours ahead" as a new heat wave threatens Spain's ongoing forest fires, with over 91,000 evacuated and major blazes in Madrid, Ávila, and Toledo.
Massive wildfires are raging across southwestern Europe, particularly in France and Spain, forcing the evacuation of over 325,000 people and destroying hundreds of thousands of hectares of land.
French President Emmanuel Macron has convened a crisis cabinet meeting to coordinate efforts against massive wildfires threatening Bordeaux, as a new heatwave approaches. The blazes have already caused widespread destruction and forced over 300,000 people to evacuate acro…
Climate experts say super El Niño will negatively impact African economies
Climate experts warn that an impending 'super' El Niño will have a negative impact on African economies, triggering mass migration and a combined $10 billion to $20 billion hit on affected countries.
Spain struggles to contain wildfires: 60,000 evacuated around Madrid
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from villages west of Madrid, Spain, as wildfires exacerbated by heatwaves and strong winds continue to rage.
Spanish Government and Ayuso Set Aside Differences Amid the Scale of the Wildfire
Spain's government and Madrid's regional leader Isabel Díaz Ayuso set aside their public feud to coordinate response to a major wildfire in the southern sierra of Madrid, meeting at the emergency command post in Cenicientos.
Wildfires have forced more than 250,000 people to evacuate in France and Spain, with Spain declaring its first-ever national emergency over wildfires and France mounting what its interior minister called probably its largest peacetime evacuation.
A rig accident at the Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea has caused a delay in production, which could be months. The field is projected to produce 300m barrels of oil over its 25-year lifespan.
A power line went down outside of Washington, DC, causing data centers in Northern Virginia to switch to backup power, removing 3.1 gigawatts of load from the grid and causing lights to flicker. The incident highlights the growing problem of data centers disrupting the el…
Severe wildfires are causing mass evacuations in France's Bordeaux region and near Madrid in Spain, exacerbated by extreme heat and strong winds. Authorities in both countries are struggling to contain the blazes, which have destroyed buildings and forced tens of thousand…
Ticks are expanding their territory and infecting more people than ever due to climate change, changing land use, and an explosion in the deer population. They carry pathogens that cause Lyme disease, Alpha-gal syndrome, and other illnesses.
A new analysis by Berkeley Earth climate scientist Zeke Hausfather paints a worrying picture of the climate phenomenon developing in the Pacific Ocean, indicating that this year's El Niño could be the strongest on record.
Spain declares wildfire emergency, 10,000 evacuated near Madrid
The Spanish government has declared a national emergency after a series of wildfires in the Madrid region and in the province of Avila, near the capital, late on Thursday. The measure aims to speed up the deployment of resources to fight the blazes, which have forced some…
Bluecore Energy, a maritime nuclear energy startup, has raised $10 million in a pre-seed funding round to build portable nuclear reactors on barges. The reactors will provide clean power to ports and nearby infrastructure.