Romania approved a 7 million lei temporary barge intervention at the Bala-Dunarea Veche split to preserve the Danube flow needed by Cernavoda Unit 2.
World
A federal proposal would put Arizona, California and Nevada under a two-year review cycle with potential annual Colorado River cuts of up to 3 million acre-feet.
Technology & Science
Romania disconnected Cernavoda Unit 1 on July 28 after unprecedentedly low Danube water levels reduced its operating margin. The shutdown is preventive, not a nuclear incident.
Technology & Science
China's 2026-2030 renewable-energy plan targets 3.5 billion kilowatts of renewable capacity by 2030 and ties wind and solar growth to storage, flexible demand and grid reliability.
News
France's 2026 wildfire danger has spread beyond the Mediterranean as exceptional heat, dry soils and wind raise the risk across regions that historically faced fewer large fires.
Technology & Science
NOAA's June 11, 2026 El Niño advisory matters less because the label became official and more because the forecast window got sharper: forecasters now see a 63% chance of a very strong event by winter, which changes how governments, utilities and food markets should read the rest of the year.