The Brand News
A Quiet Atlantic and a Record El Nino Collide
Forecasters warn of the strongest El Nino on record even as September passed without a single Atlantic hurricane
Ukraine's Distributed Grid Outlasts Russia's Bridge Strikes
As drones hit Kyiv's bridges, dispersed solar and battery storage prove harder to knock out than central plants
More From The Editors
G7 Opens the Oil Taps After a Trump Export Threat
Coordinated reserve releases aim to cap diesel prices, but the trigger was a threatened US export ban rather than a supply shock
Trump Weighs Diesel Export Ban, Leans on Europe's Reserves
A domestic bid to cut fuel prices before November could destabilize the markets Europe depends on
NOAA Pulls Back as a Super El Nino Builds
A powerful El Nino is driving extreme weather worldwide, and the agency that studies it is scaling back
AI's Power Bill Comes Due in the Utah Desert
A startup wants 450-plus small reactors on public land to feed one data center, a bet on nuclear that regulators have not yet allowed
Honda's $9 Billion EV Writedown Marks the Hybrid Reversal
A 70-year profit streak ends as Honda absorbs an EV loss and pivots to hybrids for an American market cooling on battery vehicles
The Cement Problem Gets a Geological Workaround
Swapping limestone for calcium silicate rocks could eliminate the chemical CO2 baked into Portland cement, if the supply chain cooperates
In the wires
Raw stories we’re tracking. Some will become posts above; many won’t. Listed here so you can see the source feed.
- Wildfire smoke affects animals in unique ways. Scientists are trying to understand itNPR ·
- Supreme Court's new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change caseNPR ·
- Super El Niño is here. What's so super about it?NPR ·
- Morning news briefNPR ·
- Sales of sub-€25,000 electric car models set to rise sevenfoldHacker News ·
- Replacement of petroleum based products with plant-based materials (2025)Hacker News ·
- Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and electricity usageHacker News ·
- In Ukraine, distributed renewables foil Russia's assaultsHacker News ·
- The Supreme Court faces another term jam-packed with controversyNPR ·
- G7 to release millions of barrels of oil and diesel after Trump threatBBC ·
- Could El Niño mean there are no Atlantic hurricanes this year?BBC ·
- US pressures Europe to release diesel reserves as Trump threatens export banBBC ·
- Studying this super El Niño could save lives. NOAA is scaling back researchNPR ·
- Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water suppliesBBC ·
- Trekkers helicoptered off mountains as more deadly landslides hit NepalBBC ·
- A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in UtahNPR ·
- One year after the end of the EV tax credit, is the future still electric?NPR ·
- Africa's richest man to launch Kenya oil refinery despite land protestsBBC ·