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Wildfires in Europe are blowing up old WWII bombs. The US has a related problem, which is gas installations

EV sales in most nations are much higher than three years ago. The US is the exception. Even with recent increases, gas is still cheap here. And all the government incentives to buy EVs in the US are gone.

Big tech will spend $1 trillion on data centers in the next year. Some will build their own grids. Others will use the current, aging system. Either way, renewables won’t be enough to meet the demand. Building a nuclear facility takes years. This means fossil fuel use will soar.

Heatmap’s new poll shows that more Americans oppose having a data center near their homes. This figure is rising sharply. At the same time, big tech companies plan to spend $1 trillion on centers. A big conflict is coming

New research shows that wildfires are much more dangerous to human health than previously believed. There are two reasons. Smoke affects many organs and is more toxic than previously assumed. The other is that more wildfires are burning, and their smoke often covers most of America.

The reason is the huge battery. It can cost $10,000 to replace.

Because of electricity demand from AI data centers and air conditioning, and the risk of fires, utilities have started investing tens of billions of dollars to upgrade the grid. They are using AI for modeling and putting some wires underground. It will take years to finish the work.

In Hawaii, heavy rains and flooding have damaged cemeteries and dislodged coffins. This has happened elsewhere in the nation. Some of these are decades or even centuries old.

Berkeley Earth has raised its odds of 2026 being the hottest year in history to 69%. A month ago, the figure was 12%. The main reason is that temperatures on land and at sea are at record highs. And, El Niño may worsen the problem

As Lake Powell and Lake Mead hit their lowest water levels since 1957, scientists have already said the US Southwest is in the midst of a 1,200-year drought. After so many centuries, it is unlikely to improve.

Two things are at stake as the water levels drop to the lowest point since 1957. One is electricity generation. But more importantly, what happens to the supply of water?

For the first time in years. Americans are eating less beef. The reason is soaring grain prices. That’s because of a low supply of the grain they eat. The reason for that is drought. Scientists believe global warming is causing the drought.

New data from the UK shows that hospitals are getting too hot for emergency room patients. Phoenix has a related problem. Emergency rooms are overcrowded when the city is extremely hot. Both show the medical challenges of global warming.

A new 9.2-gigawatt AI data center will be built in Ohio. AI giants OpenAI, Nvidia, and SoftBank will fund it. It will be one of the world’s largest data centers. It will run on gas, a move away from attempts to power these huge installations with green energy. It is yet another precedent for the…

The blockage of tankers is taking up oil prices again EVs and solar are becoming more popular

A new FT study shows that emissions from the 60 largest proposed data centers would match those of 24 million cars per year or 27 coal plants. It’s an odd comparison. Coal is coming back online to help create electricity for these centers

The most profitable way to raise cattle is to keep them close together so they can be fed and watered. A new plan would raise 200,000 cattle on a huge concrete block. According to Bloomberg, “They will eat roughly 20 pounds of grain a day, reaching 1,400 pounds or more each. They will consume, by…