UNCOVERED: 74 - The Untold Story

Earth just got hit by a stealth solar storm no one saw coming

The quiet arrival offers another indication that the sun is moving into the declining phase of its 11-year cycle.

Space · Nov 21, 2025

A Colorado city is so desperate to save water that it asks restaurants only to serve on customers’ request

The water supply in Aurora, Colorado, is currently at 65 percent of capacity, which can drop quickly during dry winters or low snowpack

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025

Drax, the forestry industry and the guise of ‘green’ energy

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025

A drying-up Rio Grande basin threatens water security on both sides of the border

Researchers have completed a full accounting of water uses and losses in the Rio Grande-Bravo basin as it faces severe shortages throughout its range in the United States and Mexico

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025

Fossil fuel phaseout becomes COP30’s biggest talking point. But, will it ever happen?

Establishing a timeline to transition away from fossil fuels is COP30’s trickiest agenda.

Euronews · Nov 20, 2025

Trump officials reveal plan to roll back regulations in Endangered Species Act

Experts fear plan, one of many attempts Trump’s made to dismantle wildlife protection, will speed up extinction crisis

The Guardian - US · Nov 20, 2025

Divide over fossil fuels phaseout can be bridged, Cop30 president says

Exclusive: André Corrêa do Lago says rise of clean energy must be acknowledged and rich countries need to do more

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025

Five ways to make the ocean economy more sustainable and just

The ocean has long been treated as boundless – a frontier for extraction and a sink for waste. This perception has driven decades of exploitation and neglect, pushing marine systems toward irreversible decline. Yet with urgent, collective action, recovery remains within reach, offering renewed global benefits for people, nature and…

The Conversation · Nov 19, 2025

Researchers say real impact of deforestation being hidden in Australia’s official figures by ‘sleight of hand’

Report commissioned by conservationists suggests some recorded new growth is misclassified or otherwise not equivalent to losses in species-heavy forests

The Guardian - AU · Nov 19, 2025

How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell game – donors have counted fossil fuel projects, airports and even ice cream shops

When Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean in October 2025, it left a trail of destruction. The Category 5 storm damaged buildings in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba, snapped power lines and cut off entire neighborhoods from hospitals and aid.

The Conversation · Nov 19, 2025