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Australia Faces Historic 50°C Heatwave as Fire Evacuations Begin, Tasmania Salmon Farms Lose 4 Million Fish to Rising Ocean Temperatures — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Mon, Jan 26 2026

Southeastern Australia braces for potentially record-breaking 49°C temperatures with fire evacuations underway, while Tasmania reports devastating salmon farm deaths from warming oceans. Meanwhile, UK partners with nine European nations on groundbreaking multi-country wind farm project. Read the full article

January 26, 2026

Tasmania salmon farms report devastating loss of 4 million fish in 2025 as ocean temperatures rise

A staggering 4 million salmon died prematurely at fish farms across Tasmania in 2025, according to new data from the state’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), highlighting…

January 26, 2026

Uk partners with nine european nations in groundbreaking multi-country wind farm initiative

The United Kingdom is joining forces with nine other European countries in an unprecedented offshore wind energy project that will revolutionize how renewable power is shared…

January 26, 2026

Salesian priest josé zanardini dies at 83 after decades defending indigenous rights in paraguay’s chaco

Father José Zanardini, a Salesian priest and anthropologist who dedicated nearly five decades to supporting Indigenous communities in Paraguay, died on January 19th at age 83.…

January 26, 2026

New mexico sues three texas oil executives for allegedly pocketing profits while dumping cleanup costs on taxpayers

New Mexico has filed a sweeping lawsuit against three Texas oil executives, accusing them of orchestrating what the state calls “a fraudulent scheme” to extract profits…

January 26, 2026

Australia Faces Historic 50°C Heatwave as Fire Evacuations Begin, Tasmania Salmon Farms Lose 4 Million Fish to Rising Ocean Temperatures — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Mon, Jan 26 2026

Heat waves shimmer above cracked, dry Australian landscape under intense sun with emergency vehicles in distance

Southeastern Australia braces for potentially record-breaking 49°C temperatures with fire evacuations underway, while Tasmania reports devastating salmon farm deaths from warming oceans. Meanwhile, UK partners with nine European nations on groundbreaking multi-country wind farm project.

January 26, 2026

Australia faces historic heatwave as temperatures could hit 50°c and fire evacuations begin

A dangerous heatwave is gripping southeastern Australia, with meteorologists warning that Tuesday could bring the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Victoria. The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts…

January 26, 2026

Tech giants launch multi-million dollar pr campaign to counter growing opposition to data centers

As community resistance to data center development intensifies across the United States, the tech industry is spending millions on advertising campaigns to reshape public perception of…

January 26, 2026

Spider monkeys use strategic group-switching to share food intelligence, new research reveals

Spider monkeys have developed a sophisticated information-sharing network that rivals modern social media platforms, according to groundbreaking research on primate behavior. Scientists have discovered that these…

January 26, 2026

Ancient patagonian forests burn as argentina’s environmental budget cuts spark outrage

Devastating wildfires have torn through Argentina’s pristine Patagonian forests since January, highlighting a growing crisis in the country’s underfunded environmental protection efforts. Two major blazes erupted…

January 25, 2026

China’s coal power promise leaves pakistan trapped in environmental and financial crisis

Pakistan’s leaders once hailed Chinese-backed coal power plants as the solution to the nation’s crippling energy shortages. But what was promised as economic salvation has instead…

January 25, 2026

America’s wind energy boom hits wall of local opposition and federal roadblocks

Despite surging electricity demand and climate goals, the United States wind energy industry is facing an unprecedented crisis that’s grinding new project development to a halt.…

January 25, 2026

Brooklyn bagel shop cuts energy bills with innovative plug-in battery system

A Brooklyn bagel shop is pioneering a new approach to managing energy costs through an innovative plug-in battery program that could reshape how small businesses handle…

January 25, 2026

The ocean crisis: climate change’s multi-trillion-dollar blind spot

Despite covering 70% of Earth’s surface and absorbing 90% of excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases, our oceans remain surprisingly absent from mainstream climate change discussions.…

January 25, 2026

Climate change transforms greenland’s waters into fishing goldmine, making territory too valuable to sell

While President Trump recently claimed that Greenland was surrounded by Chinese destroyers and Russian submarines, the reality on the water tells a very different story. The…

January 24, 2026

England’s water crisis isn’t about privatization, says government review author

The privatization of England’s water system isn’t the root cause of its current problems, according to Sir Jon Cunliffe, the former Bank of England deputy governor…

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