NYTIMES (Lisa Friedman) - Spike in ‘Dark’ Oil Tankers in Gulf Raises Risk of Catastrophic Spills
More vessels are navigating the Strait of Hormuz with their location devices turned off to evade attacks by Iran, adding to the threat of collisions.
HUFFPOST - Lawmakers Demand Crackdown On Wildfire Prediction Betting Over Arson Concerns
Federal market regulators are being urged to set new rules to prevent gamblers from profiting and potentially encouraging disasters.
NYTIMES (Selam Gebrekidan) - A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week
Flaming chunks of metal crash into homes, farms and parking lots. Who’s to blame? And who pays for the damage?
NYTIMES (Carlos Barragán and Ségolène Le Stradic) - Fires Slow in France and Spain, but Worse May Be Ahead
Officials said they had contained the spread of vast fires in both countries, but warned that rising temperatures and high winds meant the situation was still fluid.
NYTIMES (Madeleine Schwartz) - 112 Degrees in Paris, Flames Near Bordeaux. France Can’t Go On Like This.
The frightening heat and wildfires this summer should be an impetus to those in charge to reckon with how quickly the risks are changing.
WASHINGTONPOST (Hannah Knowles) - A desert town may run out of water. Others could face the same fate.
An Arizona community nearly dried up and imposed strict limits, and its crisis may be a glimpse of the West’s future.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Sitz) - Space data centers could be 'catastrophic' for planet, scientist says
Space data centers would circle Earth about once every 90 minutes, Donovan said.
ABCNEWS - Stalled vessels near Strait of Hormuz could trigger invasive species catastrophe
A possible ecological catastrophe could be fueled by stalled ships as conflict over the Strait of Hormuz continues to block traffic on the passageway, scientists say.
NYTIMES (Hiroko Tabuchi) - F.C.C. Approves Test of Space Mirror to Light Night Sky Despite Outcry
A start-up company has permission to try its plan to bounce solar rays onto the dark side of Earth, turning night to day for a three-mile-wide patch.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Silver Spring Company Unleashes 600,000 Infected Mosquitoes in DC.
A Silver Spring-based company is releasing diseased mosquitoes in the Washington, D.C. area, in hopes they will infect Asian Tiger Mosquitoes and reduce their numbers.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Bee Safe Mosquito Control, a Maryland-based company, has begun releasing male mosquitoes infected with the Wolbachia bacteria in the D.C. area, hoping they will spread the disease to aggressive Asian Tiger Mosquitoes and reduce their populations. These “ZAP males” make female mosquitoes infertile after mating, preventing them from producing offspring. Skeptics of insect programs warn that the potential risks to human health and to species that feed on mosquitoes are unclear. DETAIL: The Asian Tiger Mosquito is a common pest in the region and is capable of transmitting diseases such as Dengue Fever, Zika, and Yellow Fever. The ZAP males are sourced from MosquitoMate, a Kentucky-based company with EPA…Open