Making it rain: Why more and more countries are turning to cloud seeding
Today 12:00pm
Countries across the globe are increasingly turning to a decades-old weather modification technique as part of a push to control when and where it rains.
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Trump’s plan for rising energy costs: Pump oil, make data centers pay
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Energy affordability was in the spotlight during President Trump’s lengthy and at times rambling State of the Union address Tuesday evening as the president promised to bring down electricity prices in an effort to assuage voter concerns about rising costs.
Floods and landslides in Brazil kill at least 30 after record rainfall
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Three firefighters pulled a man’s body from the mud amid the rubble of houses swept away in a landslide in south-eastern Brazil, where 30 people died and 39 were still missing on Tuesday after torrential rains.
EU countries give final approval to weaken company sustainability laws
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EU countries on Tuesday gave their final approval to scale back rules that require companies to address environmental and human rights risks in their supply chains, after months of pressure from businesses and governments including the U.S and Qatar.
Trump slaps 126% solar import duty on India in threat to India-US trade deal
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The solar import duty suggests that Trump's “America First” policy remains the priority, even at the expense of an India-US trade deal.
Why California could be the big winner as EPA abandons climate policy
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The federal government is walking away from its tailpipe emissions rules, sparking a legal debate over whether states can now write their own standards.
US Supreme Court to hear bid by oil companies to toss climate suits
Wed 25 Feb 2026
The U.S Supreme Court has agreed to hear a bid by ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy to scuttle a lawsuit brought by officials in Boulder, Colorado that seeks to hold the oil companies liable for helping fuel climate change in a case that could affect dozens of similar lawsuits around the country.
‘Tinderbox’ UK may be one shock away from food riots, experts say
Wed 25 Feb 2026
A series of issues are making access to food vulnerable in the UK, including the climate crisis, low incomes, poor farming policy and fragile just-in-time supply chains.
South Korean farmers sue utility giant KEPCO over climate damage to crops
Wed 25 Feb 2026
As harvest season approached last November, farmer Ma Yong-un walked through his apple orchard in southern South Korea with a growing sense of dread.
3,600 times faster: China is shaking up the steel industry
Wed 25 Feb 2026
For over a century, making steel meant coal, heat, and hours of waiting. A Chinese research team now reports collapsing that process into just three to six seconds; no coal, near zero emissions, and a vortex lance already moving toward commercial production. The technology is called flash ironmaking, and in February 2026, its implications are still unfolding.
