September 9, 2026

 

One writer details how climate change is “taking some of the shine out of Pure Michigan” summers as increasing heat, storms and wildfire smoke threaten the state. (Carol Thompson/The Detroit News)

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A first-of-its-kind United Nations (UN) report warns the world will surpass a critical climate threshold with perilous consequences, with scientists recommending mass carbon removal and zeroing out greenhouse gas emissions to try reversing global warming instead of limiting it. (Sarah Kaplan/The Washington Post)

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A two-year investigation finds the total number of year US heat-related deaths is significantly higher than official records report. (Alejandra Borunda/NPR)

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Scientists say deadly flooding in Nepal was likely caused by a glacier collapse from rising temperatures and melting glaciers driven by climate change. (Leo Sands/The New York Times)

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The Trump administration is considering trading Yosemite National Park land to a private developer to build an access road. (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

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A new study estimates proposed natural gas generation to power data centers is driving a boom in the U.S., doubling in six months, twice as fast as countries like China. (Emily Pontecorvo/Heat Map)

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A federal judge struck down New York’s climate “superfund law” requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for global warming related costs, ruling it conflicts with federal law. (Marc Levy/The Associated Press)

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The Trump administration lifted a stop-work order on the project to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes after Governor Whitmer reached out. (Kyle Davidson/Michigan Advance)

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Recent extreme flash flooding in the Grand Canyon was triggered by multiple climate and weather factors. (Ben Noll/The Washington Post)

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And then there’s this...

 

Prehistoric pitches – scientists spent over a decade reconstructing the calls of ancient insects to create the best evidence-based approximation of a Jurassic soundscape ever created. (Annie Roth/The New York Times)