Climate News: Trump emboldens Australia's LNP; Tiny nuclear idea has giant and remarkable impact

The potential election of Donald Trump (pictured) as the next U.S. President seems to have provided oxygen to Australia's Liberal/National Party: "How the prospect of Trump 2.0 is emboldening the Coalition on climate change"; "Tiny and unsubstantiated nuclear idea grabs the nation's attention"; "Former Liberal minister’s new climate role heightens federal energy clash"; "Voters split on nuclear but most see renewables as way forward"; "Peter Dutton’s nuclear gamble – Full Story podcast"; "Our Strathbogie Forest"; "India's 'heat trap' cities make summers worse, says government official"; "G7 vows to drop fossil fuels faster, but activists unimpressed"; "Analysis: Wind and solar added more to global energy than any other source in 2023"; "Landslides kill at least 15, displace millions, in Bangladesh and India"; "Gaza conflict has caused major environmental damage, UN says"; "Here’s why floods are inundating the Midwest right now"; "Climate and energy have emerged as a federal election flashpoint. But unless the economy improves, will voters be listening?"; "Estimation of groundwater storage change in the Helmand River Basin (Afghanistan) using GRACE satellite data"; "View from The Hill: Paul Keating labels Dutton a ‘charlatan’ as nuclear debate gets down and dirty"; "Gas flaring back on the rise, fuelling calls for stronger regulation"; "Heatwave scorches US over weekend as midwest sees deadly flooding"; "As climate disasters grow, early warning systems become essential"; "Plucking numbers from the air: Victoria’s big build for housing relies on impossible targets"; "Climate crisis driving exponential rise in most extreme wildfires"; "One of three missing people found dead after heavy rain in Switzerland"; "Climate change is already making your bills more expensive"; "Fire erupts at Costa Mesa park, spurring evacuation warning"; "Five things we learned from the UN’s climate mega-poll".