Hurricane Lala cuts power to thousands in Hawaii — rural outages could last months – the San Francisco Chronicle
Hurricane Lala unleashed destructive flash flooding in Hawaii over the weekend as several feet of rain swept homes off their foundations and strong winds left hundreds of thousands of customers without electricity, outages that the islands’ primary utility provider warned could last for months in some rural areas…
Read the latest Imagine 2200 short story − Grist Magazine
In “Forty-Seven Vacant Floors of Ur,” Morgan Bernd is the third-to-last employed user experience writer in Silicon Valley — kept on just long enough to train the AI that will replace him. On his last day, he makes a decision that is completely human…
Cambodia’s banned sand trade with Singapore appears to be back – Mongabay
“Most countries don’t grow 10 km or 20 km [6-12 mi] every single decade, but Singapore does,” said William Jamieson, a postdoctoral research associate at Royal Holloway, University of London, who works on the global sand crisis. Between 1965 and 2025, the country’s total land area increased by 28%…
On the Great Barrier Reef, management by Traditional Owners is growing – Mongabay
Joint management of the Great Barrier Reef is changing, with Traditional Owners playing an increasing role in the conservation of one of the seven natural wonders of the world…
Heat Is Hammering Europe, Again. Here’s What That Looks Like – the New York Times
Extreme temperatures and repeated wildfires are pushing infrastructure to the limit and testing the continent’s resolve..
Rapid erosion reveals decades-old infrastructure at California beach – SF Gate
Massive swells created by Hurricane Genevieve earlier this month have caused huge changes to the California coastline. An entire beach near San Diego nearly disappeared, and access to one of Malibu’s most scenic beaches remains closed indefinitely due to severe erosion. And at the Wedge in Newport Beach, a celebrated surf spot on the Balboa Peninsula, not only has the sandy area shrunk dramatically..
A Coastal Path Fit for a King, Now Open to All – the New York Times
Paul Theroux traced the British coastline in 1982 for his book “The Kingdom by the Sea.” This year he walked parts of the new King Charles III England Coast Path, a continuous route along the country’s seashore…
What will El Niño bring where you live? Maps show its wide-reaching impacts – the Washington Post
Global weather patterns are starting to change. These forecasts will be updated regularly….
A Carlsbad beach lost most of its sand in less than 2 weeks – SF Gate
At the center of the uncertainty for upcoming beach nourishment projects is the Federal Emergency Management Agency — better known as FEMA — where policy changes, funding delays, and broader federal debates about disaster response are creating unknowns for coastal communities nationwide, including those on the Outer Banks…