1. 'Water crisis 2024 will be one we remember': Huntsville mayor provides update on leak  KUTV 2News
2. Huntsville volunteers deliver water to elderly during 9-day boil order  KSL.com
3. Source of Huntsville water supply leak located, under repair  Standard-Examiner
4. Huntsville water system off; residents advised where to get drinking water  Gephardt Daily
5. Huntsville hopes to remove boil water order before Christmas  FOX 13 News Utah

1. Chinese satellite breaks up over Mississippi upon reentering Earth’s atmosphere  WLBT
2. Possible space debris reported across southern US sky  Fox Weather
3. NASA confirms source of streaking fireball in Gulf Coast skies (VIDEO)  WKRG News 5
4. Fiery trail spotted in the skies over south Louisiana; Comet? Santa? What was it?  WAFB
5. Spectacular fireball seen from Pensacola to Missouri as satellite re-enters atmosphere  WEAR

After last December’s floods, a western Maine town dredged the river. Now they must undo it  Press Herald

1. 'We must be the only people alive': Survivors relive the eerie aftermath of Cyclone Tracy  ABC News
2. Tonight | Tracy: A Force of Nature on ABC and ABC iview  TV Central
3. ‘Pulled up my socks’: How St John volunteers responded to Tracy  NT News
4. Cyclone Tracy victim reflects on her unbelievable survival story  New Idea
5. How Cyclone Tracy destroyed a city 50 years ago  The Canberra Times

1. Arctic tundra changes are a dire warning for us all  The Guardian
2. Worrying Signs From the Arctic  The New York Times
3. Why Arctic tundra is emitting more carbon than it absorbs, for first time in many millennia  The Indian Express
4. Environment: Warming, thawing Arctic presents problems for everyone  Pearls and Irritations
5. WMO: New reports sound the alarm on the cryosphere  cma.gov.cn

Argentina Backs Both Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energy  OilPrice.com

The Colombian coffee growers protecting the spectacled bear  Al Jazeera English

Before His 180 On Climate Change, Elon Musk Advocated For Action, Cautioning That Oceanfront Real Estate Values Would Plummet  Yahoo Finance

Colorado’s landfills leak climate-warming methane into the air. What’s the state going to do about it?  The Denver Post

Hawaiʻi County invests in innovative collaborations with Puna Strong grants  Big Island Now

This desert has 173,000 mirrors in a circle: You won’t believe what happens at the center  Riazor.org

Type 1 civilization: Three energy sources that could get us there  Interesting Engineering

Opinion | A Picturesque New England Town’s Debt to the Right Whale  The New York Times

☀️ Counties with the worst droughts in Florida  WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando

1. Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?  The Japan Times
2. Japan targets 40-50% power supply from renewables by 2040  Reuters
3. Japan Aims to Add Nuclear Power in Break From Fukushima Era  Bloomberg
4. Japan Sees Nuclear as Cheapest Baseload Power Source in 2040  Financial Post
5. Japan’s draft climate strategy spurs calls for bolder cuts in carbon emissions  1470 & 100.3 WMBD

Rufford Mill: New pass installed to support endangered eels  BBC.com

1. Valencia floods: the scandal of a disaster foretold  Financial Times
2. Emotional first aid kits support Spain flood survivors  Church News
3. Valencia floods showed why coastal cities should restore their wetlands  The Conversation Indonesia
4. ‘We’re still in survival mode’: anger persists in Valencia weeks after floods  The Guardian
5. Long path back to normality for Valencia residents  MSN

Thick Smog Blankets Delhi, Mumbai As Air Quality Dips  NDTV

1. Freed activist Paul Watson vows to 'end whaling worldwide'  The Japan Times
2. Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed in Greenland after five months  BBC.com
3. ‘The most powerful weapon in the world is a camera,’ says anti-whaling activist Paul Watson  FRANCE 24 English
4. Emotional reunion awaits anti-whaling activist Paul Watson after his sudden release in Greenland  The Associated Press
5. Whaling activist Paul Watson celebrates release from jail after Denmark refuses extradition to Japan  The Guardian

Almost completely waste-free household puts red bin out for first time in 2024  ABC News

Warning after significant waste found at Devon beauty spot  BBC.com

1. Changes In Store For Atmospheric Rivers  Eurasia Review
2. Atmospheric rivers cause warm winters and extreme heat events  Nature.com
3. Daily Business Report: December 18, 2024  San Diego Metropolitan
4. Atmospheric rivers will become more intense as temperatures rise  Earth.com
5. How worrisome is a winter storm? Thanks to UCSD’s atmospheric river research, there’s a scale for that.  The San Diego Union-Tribune

1. Melting sea ice in Antarctica causes ocean storms, scientists say  Japan Today
2. Scientists share concerns over phenomenon observed in Antarctica: 'It's bonkers'  Yahoo! Voices
3. Sea ice is shrinking during Antarctic winter: here’s what it means for Earth’s oceans and atmosphere  Nature.com
4. Rapid Antarctic sea ice loss is causing severe storms around the world  Earth.com
5. Antarctica’s Irregular Heartbeat: Scientists Uncover Dangerous Signs of Rapid Melting  SciTechDaily

Here's how to recycle your Christmas tree this year in Colorado Springs  The Denver Gazette

Another Study Shows Incredible Results of Pairing Solar Panels With Agriculture: 'Getting more from the land'  Good News Network