POLITICO: ‘AI killed the climate star’ – ‘Google says its huge energy uptake for data centers is jeopardizing its climate goals’
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-surge/2026/10/14/ai-killed-the-climate-star-01117484 By ZACK COLMAN The tech industry is the new kingmaker of the energy world — and it’s about to face some major climate tests. Take Google. Six years ago, the company pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2030. Then came the artificial intelligence boom. The tech giant saw its carbon emissions rise 18% in […]
NASA: Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2026 Annual Minimum Extent – Tying 2008, 2010, & 2025 for the 10th-lowest minimum in the satellite record
https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/climate-science/sea-ice/arctic-sea-ice-2026-min/ By James Riordon Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on Sept. 12, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder. The ice covered an estimated 1.78 million square miles (4.6 million square kilometers), tying 2008, 2010, and 2025 for the 10th-lowest minimum […]
STUDY: Too much penguin poop in Antarctica is accelerating snow melt and rising sea levels
https://nypost.com/2026/10/13/science/penguin-poop-could-be-accelerating-antarctic-decline-study/ By Ben Cost Crappy feet. While humans might be mostly to blame for Antarctica’s snow melt, scientists are pointing to another surprising source of the a-thaw-calypse — penguin poop. Per the study in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, these flightless birds’ droppings are fertilizing algae blooms across the Antarctic Peninsula. The penguins track […]
PONDER THIS! ‘Climate change is putting Europe’s brain health at risk’ – ‘Climate change is emerging as a growing threat to brain health’
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/climate-change-is-putting-europes-brain-health-at-risk By Giedre PeseckyteBy Giedre Peseckyte Rising temperatures, poor air quality and the spread of infectious diseases could increase the burden of neurological disorders, with the most vulnerable communities facing the greatest risks. Climate change is emerging as a growing threat to brain health, as rising temperatures and other environmental pressures add to the burden of […]
Europe moves to further destroy itself! EU eyes COP31 climate deal to accelerate CO2 cuts, document shows – Seeks to turn ‘countries’ existing climate pledges into real-world actions’
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/eu-eyes-cop31-climate-deal-accelerate-co2-cuts-document-shows-2026-10-12/ By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Oct 12 (Reuters) – The European Union will use next month’s COP31 climate summit to push for agreement on a “package” of efforts to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions heating the planet, an internal EU document seen by Reuters showed. Even as the world suffers extreme weather due to climate […]
Claim: ‘Climate change worsened Hurricane Isaias’ – Made winds ‘7 mph stronger than it would have been’ –
How climate change worsened Hurricane Isaias By JEFF MASTERS Climate Central says climate-warmed Gulf waters made Isaias’s winds 7 mph stronger than they otherwise would have been. This would result in over a doubling of the hurricane’s damages, because of the exponential rise in damage with winds. Hurricane Isaias made landfall around 9:30 p.m. EDT […]
Keeping global temperature gain in check is a matter of survival, UN’s COP31 president says
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/keeping-global-temperature-gain-check-is-matter-survival-cop31-president-says-2026-10-08/ By Peter Hobson Excerpt: Kurum says too many governments are evading responsibility to curb emissions Visit to Tuvalu underscored growing dangers from flooding, saltwater intrusion and erratic weather Pacific states pushed resilience funding and ocean protections onto COP 31 agenda NADI, Fiji, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Restricting global warming is a matter of survival […]
After 46 years of failed attempts, America finally has the opportunity to fix permitting
https://alexepstein.substack.com/p/after-46-years-of-failed-attempts By ALEX EPSTEIN Excerpt: Americans hear a lot about the fuel crisis, the electricity crisis, the housing crisis, and the munitions crisis. But we don’t hear about the deeper, underlying crisis: the building crisis. Despite the fact that technology has made it easier than ever to build great things quickly and cheaply, America has […]
UN Climate Doomers Told Weather Driving Child Marriages, Teen Pregnancies and Anti-Girl Violence
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/10/08/u-n-climate-doomers-told-the-weather-driving-child-marriages-teen-pregnancies-and-anti-girl-violence/ By SIMON KENT Excerpt: Climate doomers who have flown to a U.N. climate conference in tropical Fiji have heard “global warming” increases the risk of child marriages, teenage pregnancies and violence against girls. Yes, you read that right the first time. The weather, not religious and societal practices, are to blame for the abuse of […]
Hurricane Isaias Weakens After Killing Two, Leaving Hundreds Of Thousands Without Power – Landfall with maximum sustained winds at 105 miles per hour, it has now weakened to 35 miles per hour
https://www.dailywire.com/news/hurricane-isaias-weakens-after-killing-two-leaving-hundreds-of-thousands-without-power By Drew Berkemeyer Hurricane Isaias weakened into a post-tropical cyclone Saturday after making landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast, but not before the storm killed at least two people, damaged homes, and knocked out electricity for hundreds of thousands of people across the Southeast. The storm made landfall near Destin, Florida, on Friday evening as […]