Extreme weather has upended life across Europe and Asia this week, with devastating flooding in Japan, heatwave wildfires in England, and a historic drought forcing two countries to power down nuclear reactors. The disruption spans two continents, leaving thousands of people stranded, evacuated or rationing water. In Japan, record rainfall triggered landslides and power
Climate change threatens to bring about humanity's collapse as civilisations face mounting pressure from our planet's shifting conditions, scientists have warned. Multiple "global tipping" points are approaching dangerous thresholds that could spell disaster for our species. The most catastrophic milestones Earth is poised to cross include the collapse of the Amazon Rainforest, the complete
Who else remembers the COVID briefings on TV given by governments around Europe at the height of the crisis? In the UK, the Prime Minister and top scientists stood behind lecterns, earnestly briefing the nation about the number of deaths, how quickly COVID was spreading and how we should be behaving to protect ourselves.
In December 2025, Russian state-sponsored hackers deployed a destructive “wiper” malware against Poland’s power grid, targeting the digital links between wind and solar farms and their distribution operators, along with two heat-and-power plants serving roughly half a million homes. The strike was not an abstract military maneuver. It was a calculated attempt to plunge
Americans are seeking out solar, batteries, and electric vehicles at a pace unlike anything the clean energy movement has seen in fifty years. In the 23 days after the Iran war began and the Strait of Hormuz closed, requests for home solar systems paired with battery storage jumped 21%. Used EV sales reversed course
homeowners are getting a preview of what the future could hold: longer, more frequent electrical outages that leave neighborhoods in the dark, sometimes with little warning. From extreme weather to wildfire-prevention shutoffs, residents are questioning whether the conventional power grid can meet modern demands. Enter home battery backup coupled with solar panels, an energy solution
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication I know it’s almost impossible to turn your eyes away from the Trump show, but that’s the point. His antics, ever-grosser and more preposterous, are designed to keep him in our minds,
‘When spectacular success spells calamitous failure’ What is real? One of humanity’s more curious traits is an unlimited capacity for self-delusion. And if you don’t think you are delusional, you are doubly deluded. There are numerous causes of this enigma, many springing from basic human nature. Perhaps the most obvious is that human groups
Highlights The stable climate of the Holocene made agriculture and civilization possible. The unstable Pleistocene climate made it impossible before then. Human societies after agriculture were characterized by overshoot and collapse. Climate change frequently drove these collapses. Business-as-usual estimates indicate that the climate will warm by 3°C-4 °C by 2100 and by as much as
Iran - especially its capital, Tehran - is facing an unprecedented drought this autumn, with rainfall at record lows and reservoirs nearly empty. Officials are pleading with citizens to conserve water as the crisis deepens. President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that if there is not enough rainfall soon, Tehran's water supply could be rationed.