Summer of 2026 named UK’s hottest on record after five heatwaves
The Independentby Holly Evans1 Sept 2026
The Met Office has confirmed the UK has provisionally experienced its hottest summer since records began nearly 150 years ago.
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top 38%An Autumn in Sun Valley Is Unlike Any Other
Atlas Obscuraby Holyn Thigpen1 Sept 2026
Sun Valley is renowned for its winter ski slopes, drawing in thrill-seekers with its 3,400 vertical feet and over 2,500 acres of diverse, snowy terrain.
Rights groups accuse China of intensifying censorship in Tibet after mudslide
The Independentby Alisha Rahaman Sarkar1 Sept 2026
Human rights groups working in the Tibetan side of the border after Nepal’s catastrophic flash floods have accused China of intensifying censorship and limiting access to information flowing out...
Last-ditch protests to keep Simon's Town baboons wild as troops face captivity
The South Africanby Nick Pawson1 Sept 2026
Last-ditch protests to keep Simon’s Town baboons wild as troops face captivity Locals are making a final plea to keep Simon’s Town’s baboons wild as authorities prepare to move two troops into...
2026 named UK's hottest summer on record as experts issue warning
Daily Express :by Steph Spyro1 Sept 2026
Summer 2026 was the UK's hottest on record, provisional data from the Met Office showed. The average mean temperature – which includes day and night – over June, July and August was 16.5C.
Haze and air quality index: Things to know
Rapplerby Lourence Angelo Marcellana1 Sept 2026
AT A GLANCE - Haze is a form of air pollution caused by smoke, dust, and moisture that can lead to serious health risks, especially for individuals with respiratory diseases.
Data center projects in Pennsylvania face stronger local scrutiny after Shapiro’s executive order
The Conversation (US)by Michael Helbing, Adjunct Professor of Law, Penn State1 Sept 2026
Governors across the country are relying on their executive powers to address the increasing public backlash against data center proposals. In July 2026, New York Gov.
The greenest building is the one still standing after a disaster
The Conversation (US)by Fernanda Cruz Rios, Assistant Professor of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Drexel University1 Sept 2026
When Hurricane Michael tore through the Florida Panhandle in 2018, a beach house called the Sand Palace was left standing, while more than half the buildings around it were destroyed.
View: Venezuela oil deal needs transparency to last
Semaforby Tim McDonnell1 Sept 2026
US President Donald Trump hasn’t won the energy war in Venezuela yet. The White House this week released the first details of the deal Trump announced Friday between Washington and Caracas: The...
‘They take the water, the springs dry up’: fear as Guatemalan goldmine plan is revived
The Guardianby Euan Wallace and Martina Mariano in Asunción Mita, Guatemala1 Sept 2026
In the community of La Lima in Guatemala, Elda Dinora Ramírez, 58, looks towards a small well at the back of her home.
Brampton’s fight against Canada’s largest garbage incinerator | The Narwhal
The Narwhalby Prarthana Pathak and Joel Rodriguez1 Sept 2026
The smell of decomposing garbage hits before the building comes into view — a sour, earthy odour that stings your teeth.
The Tijuana River sweeps raw sewage into the U.S. Local officials want to stop it at the border.
CalMattersby Deborah Brennan1 Sept 2026
In summary Tijuana River pollution has caused asthma, stomach illness and other ailments for decades. Now officials are floating a billion dollar plan to clean it up.
A nonprofit wants to buy a former East Bay horse track. The state will foot most of the bill
CalMattersby Yue Stella Yu1 Sept 2026
In summary California lawmakers struck a deal to divert $125 million in climate funding to buy the former Golden Gate Fields track and turn it into a park. Gov. Gavin Newsom supports the project.
Top 3 backwater escapes near Hyderabad for a peaceful weekend
The Siasat Dailyby Bushra Khan1 Sept 2026
When people think of Hyderabad’s landscape, they usually picture granite boulders, arid scrublands, and urban lakes bounded by concrete embankments.
7 things no one tells you before installing solar panels, according to an expert
The Independentby Jeff Meyer1 Sept 2026
Solar panels can cut the amount of electricity you need to buy from the grid and give you more control over how your home uses energy.
41 deaths, one big ban: Why Bengaluru is banning bikes on flyovers
Open Magazineby Open Bureau1 Sept 2026
41 deaths, one big ban: Why Bengaluru is banning bikes on flyovers If you are used to zipping across Bengaluru on a bike, there is a new road rule worth knowing.
Nepal tragedy highlights a growing threat: 15 million people live at risk from glacial lakes
El País Englishby Miguel Ángel Medina Rodríguez,Pablo Montalvo1 Sept 2026
The catastrophic Tibet-Nepal flood, which has left hundreds dead and thousands missing, has drawn renewed attention to the risks of living in mountain regions with glaciers, as all indications...
Rare butterfly spotted at Cornwall's Eden Project
BBC Newsby Britta Zeltmann1 Sept 2026
- Published A rare continental butterfly has been spotted in Cornwall as warmer weather draws more migrant species to the UK, an attraction says.
Himalayan Glacial Lakes Are Growing. What Is the Risk?
Frontlineby N V Geetha1 Sept 2026
On August 26, when a rapid slope failure involving a glacier occurred high on Langtang Lirung near the Nepal-China border, the disaster that followed travelled astonishingly far. The U.S.
7 Best Tiny Homes of September 2026 - Yanko Design
Yanko Designby Srishti Mitra1 Sept 2026
The tiny home movement has been threatening to plateau for a few years now, and it keeps refusing to.