Environmental News

West Point’s only climate scientist fired after continuing to teach human causes of climate change

Environmental NewsAugust 30, 2026

The only climate scientist teaching at West Point, the U.S. Army’s military academy, was fired after he resisted an order to stop teaching about the human...

India steps up monitoring after Nepal disaster – but what are ‘hanging glaciers’ and should we be worried?

Environmental NewsAugust 30, 2026

How rising temperatures likely contributed to Nepal’s deadly flood

Environmental NewsAugust 29, 2026

Roughly 160 people are dead and hundreds more — including dozens of international tourists — are missing after flash floods hit a region on...

Bodies wash up in neighbouring India and as far as 250 miles downstream from Nepal disaster

Environmental NewsAugust 29, 2026

Flash flood death toll rises to 626 as Nepal rejects international search and rescue offers

Environmental NewsAugust 29, 2026

A Storm 250 Years Ago Today

Environmental NewsAugust 29, 2026

On August 29, and into the morning of August 30, 1776, the American revolution was about to end badly, unless General George Washington could...

Nevada preached peace on the Colorado River. Now it’s suing to protect its water.

Environmental NewsAugust 28, 2026

Nevada officials have long presented themselves as a voice for compromise and conservation in debates over the Colorado River. The Las Vegas area, home...