Water & Oceans

How Intense Rains In The Grand Canyon Turned Into A Deadly Disaster

"A deadly flash flood in the Grand Canyon over the weekend was probably driven by a confluence of climate factors, including drought, wildfire scarring and warming temperatures in the Pacific Ocean that can supercharge storms."

Source: Guardian, 09/02/2026

Tropical Storm Edouard Strengthens, Arrives On Texas And Louisiana Coasts

"Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall Tuesday afternoon along the Texas-Louisiana border after picking up a late burst of strength in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing ashore heavy rains and setting off flood warnings along the coast."

Source: AP, 09/02/2026

US-Venezuela Oil Deal Won't Lower Your Gas Prices. What You Need To Know

"The Trump administration announced an agreement with the Venezuelan government on Friday to develop a vast amount of Venezuela's oil reserves.

The U.S. government says it is entering into a joint venture with a private Venezuelan company, according to an official who spoke to NPR on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly about the deal. The Trump administration says the U.S. would get 55% of the oil from the joint venture. That's equivalent to about 65 billion barrels of oil that's under the ground.

Source: NPR, 09/01/2026

Texas And Louisiana Could Get Hit By Fast-Spin-Up Tropical Storm Tuesday

"Tropical Storm Warning flags were flying today on the Gulf Coast of southeast Texas and southeast Louisiana ahead of the expected arrival on Tuesday of Tropical Depression Five (TD 5), which was designated a tropi�cal depression at 2 p.m. EDT Monday. As of 11 a.m. EDT Monday, TD 5 was predicted by the National Hurricane Center to become a tropical storm before its center reaches the Texas-Louisiana coast on Tuesday afternoon. The next name on the Atlantic list is Edouard."

Source: Yale Climate Connections, 09/01/2026

Big Bend Border Wall Preparations Paused by Texas Federal Judge

"Construction on — or at least preparations for — a border wall through Texas’s Big Bend National Park and the larger Big Bend region have been halted through Sept. 15, and possibly longer, a federal judge said from the bench Friday."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/01/2026

California Sues Over Trump Deal to Cancel Wind Project Lease

"California sued the Trump administration and Golden State Wind over the federal government’s deal with the company to cancel an offshore wind project lease, alleging the transaction violated multiple federal laws."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/01/2026

Secretive Deals May Cut Billions From US Global Health Spending: Analysis

"The Trump administration is working to cut global health funding to developing nations by tens of billions of dollars by 2030, according to a new analysis of the secretive agreements U.S. officials have pursued with more than a dozen governments to date."

Source: Washington Post, 09/01/2026

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