Climate Change Update

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Councils call for national climate compensation fund – and they want the polluters to pay https://reneweconomy.com.au/councils-call-for-national-climate-compensation-fund-and-they-want-the-polluters-to-pay/

Scientists say the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could collapse with very little additional warming and the four metres of sea level rise that would follow cannot be stopped once it begins https://spacedaily.com/n-scientists-say-the-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-could-collapse-with-very-little-additional-warming-and-the-four-metres-of-sea-level-rise-that-would-follow-cannot-be-stopped-once-it-begins/

Record-breaking heat expected across UK this week, says Met Office https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/21/record-breaking-extreme-heat-wave-humidity-uk-met-office-warning

Italy’s Cinque Terre coastline could be hit by 13-metre waves by 2150 as sea levels rise https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/15/italys-cinque-terre-coastline-could-be-hit-by-13-metre-waves-by-2150-as-sea-levels-rise

Louisiana’s Managed Retreat — Model for Coastal Climate Adaptation Worldwide? https://climateadaptationplatform.com/louisianas-managed-retreat-model-coastal-climate-adaptation-worldwide/

Extreme heat and rainfall, glacier loss and record ocean heat impact Asia in 2025 https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/extreme-heat-and-rainfall-glacier-loss-and-record-ocean-heat-impact-asia-2025

6 Ways This Year’s “Super El Niño” Could Affect Climate, Humans, and Marine Creatures https://eos.org/research-and-developments/6-ways-this-years-super-el-nino-could-affect-climate-humans-and-marine-creatures

Records fall as extreme heat grips Europe https://wmo.int/media/news/records-fall-extreme-heat-grips-europe

Climate change looks different to different people https://www.preventionweb.net/news/climate-change-looks-different-different-people

Poland sets new all-time national temperature record with 40.5°C (104.9°F) in Słubice https://watchers.news/2026/06/29/poland-sets-new-all-time-national-temperature-record-with-40-5c-104-9f-in-slubice/

Could this be Australia’s warmest winter ever? https://theconversation.com/could-this-be-australias-warmest-winter-ever-285947

UK rivers face rising risk of climate ‘whiplash’ https://tyndall.ac.uk/news/uk-rivers-face-rising-risk-of-climate-whiplash/

Counting the cost of heat: the case for urgent solutions for cities https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/counting-cost-heat-case-urgent-solutions-cities

Strengthening local government action on urban heat in Sri Lankan cities: UHI-City resilience scorecard & comprehensive guidance note https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/policy-brief-strengthening-local-government-action-urban

From urban heat islands to resilient cities: A conceptual framework for resilient and sustainable urban environments https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/urban-heat-islands-resilient-cities-conceptual-framework

Making Delhi Heat-Resilient: A roadmap with the focus on vulnerable groups https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/making-delhi-heat-resilient-roadmap-focus-vulnerable-groups

Where heat does not come in waves: a framework for understanding and managing chronic heat https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/where-heat-does-not-come-waves-framework-understanding-and

Heat stress exposure climbed from 16% to 22% worldwide over 50 years, study shows https://phys.org/news/2026-06-stress-exposure-climbed-worldwide-years.html

Europe is battling a record‑breaking heatwave. What’s making it so severe? https://theconversation.com/europe-is-battling-a-record-breaking-heatwave-whats-making-it-so-severe-286019

Widening polarization in Americans’ perception of the health harms of climate change (2014–2024) https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2752-5309/ae65cd

How climate change influences extreme weather https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/how-climate-change-influences-extreme

‘Forgotten’ pollutants cause 15 per cent of global warming https://www.newscientist.com/article/2530049-forgotten-pollutants-cause-15-per-cent-of-global-warming/

Summer’s new normal is a hazard that’s testing Europe’s climate resilience https://theconversation.com/summers-new-normal-is-a-hazard-thats-testing-europes-climate-resilience-286092

Climate warnings need to be told in tangible ways to prevent disaster https://theconversation.com/climate-warnings-need-to-be-told-in-tangible-ways-to-prevent-disaster-285735

Heat waves can leave homes dangerously hot – even for young, healthy adults https://theconversation.com/heat-waves-can-leave-homes-dangerously-hot-even-for-young-healthy-adults-272025

Slovakia sets all-time temperature record as heat wave brings record June nights https://watchers.news/2026/07/01/slovakia-sets-all-time-temperature-record-as-heat-wave-brings-record-june-nights/

Czech Republic records hottest day on record with 41.9°C (107.4°F) https://watchers.news/2026/07/01/czech-republic-records-hottest-day-on-record-with-41-9c-107-4f/

The UK is forecast to reach 45°C by 2056 https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2026/06/1976heatwave/

Ocean surface temperatures hit record high as world enters ‘uncharted territory,’ scientists warn https://www.nbcnews.com/science/climate-change/ocean-temperatures-hit-record-high-in-june-rcna352514

When Metrics Miss the Point: Why Climate Adaptation Metrics Must Reflect Plural Worldviews https://toda.org/global-outlooks/when-metrics-miss-the-point-why-climate-adaptation-metrics-must-reflect-plural-worldviews/

Unbearable Heat for Hundreds of Millions https://eos.org/editor-highlights/unbearable-heat-for-hundreds-of-millions

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The US is seeing stronger storms, so why are droughts getting worse? https://theconversation.com/the-us-is-seeing-stronger-storms-so-why-are-droughts-getting-worse-282571

Solar generates more energy than coal in US for 1st time https://abcnews.com/US/solar-generates-energy-coal-us-1st-time-report/story

Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/13/antarcticas-west-coast-missing-an-area-of-sea-ice-the-size-of-france-as-temperatures-peak-20c-above-average

Approaches, challenges and applications of climate change impact attribution https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-026-00798-8

Heat in cities: Impacts of heatwaves and measures to mitigate risk https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/heat-cities-impacts-heatwaves-and-measures-mitigate-risk

The 2026 World Cup could be the hottest yet https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/the-2026-world-cup-could-be-the-hottest-yet/

Climate Change in the Indian Mind, Winter 2025/2026 https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-indian-mind-winter-2026/

Why migration is ‘not a failure of adaptation’ in a warming world https://www.carbonbrief.org/experts-why-migration-is-not-a-failure-of-adaptation-in-a-warming-world/

El Niño: what it means for Australia’s climate https://www.bom.gov.au/news-and-media/el-nino-what-it-means-for-australias-climate

Human-driven sea-level rise has quadrupled the frequency of coastal sea-level extremes since 1900 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-026-02659-0

Going up against the heat: Vertical greenery keeps cities cool https://www.omu.ac.jp/en/info/research-news/entry-112811.html

Rising temperatures may increase flood risk through river ‘whiplash’, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/17/rising-temperatures-may-increase-flood-risk-through-river-whiplash-study-finds

Half of world’s children exposed to at least three climate hazards, Unicef says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/16/half-of-worlds-children-exposed-to-at-least-three-climate-hazards-unicef-says

Understanding Heatwaves: Beyond Extreme Temperatures https://heathealth.info/news/understanding-heatwaves-beyond-extreme-temperatures/

Atlantic and Pacific may follow different rules on long-term warming, analysis shows https://phys.org/news/2026-06-atlantic-pacific-term-analysis.html

West Antarctica Is Missing Way Too Much Ice https://www.wired.com/story/west-antarctica-is-missing-way-too-much-ice/

State of the Climate in Asia 2025 https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/state-climate-asia-2025

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New report suggests more global temperature records ahead https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/new-report-suggests-more-global-temperature-records-ahead

Arctic ocean passes ‘irreversible’ chemical tipping point https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/arctic-ocean-passes-irreversible-chemical-tipping-point/

Lake sediment heatwaves under global warming https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-01986-3

New coal plants hit ‘10-year’ global high in 2025 – but power output still fell https://www.carbonbrief.org/new-coal-plants-hit-10-year-global-high-in-2025-but-power-output-still-fell/

Too hot, too humid: Why the sustained heatwave in India and Pakistan is so dangerous https://www.abc.net.au/asia/why-the-sustained-heatwave-in-india-and-pakistan-is-so-dangerous/106743960

Anthropogenic climate change accelerates the onset of global flood timing https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-73839-x

WMO: Prepare for El Niño https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/wmo-prepare-el-nino

Variable contributions of vertical land motion to sea-level change inferred at tide gauges https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-02005-1

Prepare for El Niño, UN warns – it could be the strongest in decades https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-54f4e985-a7fb-48b2-8246-f3be0d699402

Hailstorms could grow more dangerous and damaging with climate change https://phys.org/news/2026-05-hailstorms-dangerous-climate.html

Climate change: how fires and floods are creating uninsurable areas across Europe https://theconversation.com/climate-change-how-fires-and-floods-are-creating-uninsurable-areas-across-europe-283181

How methane policy will make or break the climate crisis https://theconversation.com/how-methane-policy-will-make-or-break-the-climate-crisis-281920

New ways to remove CO2 from atmosphere must grow much faster, report says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/02/new-ways-remove-co2-from-atmosphere-carbon-dioxide-removal

Climate change may shift hailstorms towards Earth’s poles – new study https://theconversation.com/climate-change-may-shift-hailstorms-towards-earths-poles-new-study-284292

Ongoing marine heatwave in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea https://eu-space.europa.eu/components/earth-observation-copernicus/image-of-the-day/ongoing-marine-heatwave-atlantic-ocean-and-mediterranean-sea

More UK heatwaves likely as warmer-than-normal summer forecast https://www.bbc.com/weather/articles/clypk7j0qqdo

Extreme heatwaves have become a major threat to Australia’s food supply, and not just in summer https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-04/extreme-heatwaves-threatening-crops-food-supply-australia/106745486

Americans Are Increasingly Pessimistic About Avoiding the Worst Effects of Climate Change https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2026/05/28/americans-are-increasingly-pessimistic-about-avoiding-the-worst-effects-of-climate-change/

Trees and greenery can cool cities by as much as 18°C – but only if they’re the right type https://theconversation.com/trees-and-greenery-can-cool-cities-by-as-much-as-18-c-but-only-if-theyre-the-right-type-283071

Spain records deadliest May for heat-related deaths since monitoring began in 2015 https://watchers.news/2026/06/04/spain-records-deadliest-may-for-heat-related-deaths-since-monitoring-began-in-2015/

Shaping a cooler Bangkok: Tackling urban heat for a more livable city https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/shaping-cooler-bangkok-tackling-urban-heat-more-livable-city

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A New Study Explains How Carbon Dioxide Cools the Upper Atmosphere—and Warms Earth Below https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2026/05/12/a-new-study-explains-how-carbon-dioxide-cools-the-upper-atmosphere-and-warms-earth-below/

Greenland ice melt has surged sixfold and scientists are alarmed https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260504023852.htm

As El Niño Approaches, Scientists Predict Fierce Heatwaves, Wildfires and Floods https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12052026/el-nino-climate-extremes-heatwaves-wildfires-floods/

Future big droughts may be worse than we think – NZ’s past shows why https://theconversation.com/future-big-droughts-may-be-worse-than-we-think-nzs-past-shows-why-282259

Rising seasonal sea-level swings are under-reported, but could have a major impact https://phys.org/news/2026-05-seasonal-sea-major-impact.html

Antarctica’s sudden sea ice loss is one of the most extreme and confusing events in the modern climate record. Scientists now know why it’s happening https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/antarcticas-sudden-sea-ice-loss-is-one-of-the-most-extreme-and-confusing-events-in-the-modern-climate-record-scientists-now-know-why-its-happening

The ‘doomsday’ glacier’s giant ice shelf is about to break away https://www.newscientist.com/article/2526826-the-doomsday-glaciers-giant-ice-shelf-is-about-to-break-away/

Natural world heritage sites are at risk from climate change globally https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/natural-world-heritage-sites-are-risk-climate-change-globally

What previous Super El Niños can tell us about the next one https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/19/climate/super-el-nino-impacts-history-climate

Indonesia says its giant sea wall will stop flooding. Is this climate adaptation or a costly folly? https://theconversation.com/indonesia-says-its-giant-sea-wall-will-stop-flooding-is-this-climate-adaptation-or-a-costly-folly-276181

How Much Will Western Wildfires Worsen Under Warming? https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-much-will-western-wildfires-worsen-under-warming

The Mediterranean Sea is capable of generating hurricanes and climate change will make them worse https://theconversation.com/the-mediterranean-sea-is-capable-of-generating-hurricanes-and-climate-change-will-make-them-worse-281182

Heatwaves are now everyday disasters – governments need to do more to protect people https://theconversation.com/heatwaves-are-now-everyday-disasters-governments-need-to-do-more-to-protect-people-281944

Summers are getting longer each year, and it isn’t all fun and games https://theconversation.com/summers-are-getting-longer-each-year-and-it-isnt-all-fun-and-games-280884

Indonesia May Soon Lose Its Last Glaciers https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2026/05/14/indonesia-may-soon-lose-its-last-glaciers/

State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2025 https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/state-climate-latin-america-and-caribbean-2025

The nation holding back the sea https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-21/tuvalu-australia-falepili-visa-climate-migration-pacific/106674754

Study Finds Arctic Was Ice-Free Year-Round 14,000 Years Ago At Far Lower CO2 Levels https://climatechangedispatch.com/arctic-ice-free-low-co2-study/

Scientists improve knowledge on sea level rise—and confirm it has been accelerating since 1960 https://phys.org/news/2026-05-scientists-knowledge-sea.html

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Unequal evidence and impacts, limits to adaptation: Extreme weather in 2025 https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/unequal-evidence-and-impacts-limits-adaptation-extreme

A potentially powerful El Nino is forming and could trigger extreme weather worldwide while pushing global heat to record levels https://www.dailysabah.com/life/environment/el-nino-formation-could-drive-record-global-warmth-experts/amp

Extreme Heat Portal https://www.preventionweb.net/hubs/extreme-heat

There has been a sudden increase in the rate of sea level rise https://www.newscientist.com/article/2525773-there-has-been-a-sudden-increase-in-the-rate-of-sea-level-rise/

Close calls at Michigan’s dams are a climate warning to America https://grist.org/extreme-weather/close-calls-at-michigans-dams-are-a-climate-warning-to-america/

Stratospheric cooling and amplification of radiative forcing with rising carbon dioxide https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-01965-8

2024 global temperature record is consistent with model predictions https://climatewithbrian.com/2026/05/11/2024-global-temperature-record-is-consistent-with-model-predictions/

Targeting green space accessibility gaps to mitigate urban heat island risk in rapidly urbanizing megacities https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420926001822

Extreme heat resilience https://www.undrr.org/our-work/extreme-heat-resilience

Lasers in the sky: hi-tech missions track record snowpack loss in US west https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/critically-low-snowpack-west

Climate scientists warn extreme weather events likely this year https://www.rte.ie/news/environment/2026/0512/1572887-climate-heat-environment/

Global fire outbreaks hit record high as ‘unprecedented’ heat extremes loom, scientists say https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/global-fire-outbreaks-hit-record-high-unprecedented-heat-extremes-loom-2026-05-12/

Second-highest sea surface temperatures recorded during third-warmest April globally https://climate.copernicus.eu/second-highest-sea-surface-temperatures-recorded-during-third-warmest-april-globally

Record-breaking glacier mass loss in Central Asia in 2025 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ae6712

How Extreme Temperatures and Humidity Raise Health Risks https://climateadaptationplatform.com/how-extreme-temperatures-and-humidity-raise-health-risks/

El Niño likely to return: the case for early action https://www.preventionweb.net/news/el-nino-likely-return-case-early-action

Inland seas around the world are severely affected by climate change https://idw-online.de/en/news870656

Drivers of Antarctica’s dramatic sea ice decline could accelerate global warming: new research https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2026/05/drivers-of-antarctic-dramatic-sea-ice-decline-could-accelerate-global-warming

NOAA raises El Niño odds to 82%, but strength remains uncertain https://watchers.news/epicenter/noaa-raises-el-nino-odds-to-82-but-strength-remains-uncertain/

Australia-first study predicts annual heatwave deaths could reach 6000 by 2100

https://www.monash.edu/medicine/news/latest/2026-articles/australia-first-study-predicts-annual-heatwave-deaths-could-reach-6000-by-2100

Study of more than 46m deaths globally reveals who is most at risk from non-optimum temperatures and which diseases are most affected https://www.monash.edu/news/articles/study-of-more-than-46m-deaths-globally-reveals-who-is-most-at-risk-from-non-optimum-temperatures-and-which-diseases-are-most-affected

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With Iran and the Strait of Hormuz still in flux, China’s bet on renewable energy is paying off https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/strait-of-hormuz-china-renewable-energy/106581226

Ocean warming weakens the sea–land breeze in coastal megacities https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-026-02618-9

Global drought extremes in 2025 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-026-00785-z

Hundreds of millions at risk as river deltas sink faster than rising seas https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260420014750.htm

What record global heat means for breaching the 1.5C warming limit https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-what-record-global-heat-means-for-breaching-the-1-5c-warming-limit/

Synergistic impact of marine heat waves and rapid intensification exacerbates tropical cyclone destructive power worldwide https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu1733

Relocating Venice among the options explored to protect city against sea-level rise https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/article/relocating-venice-among-the-options-explored-to-protect-city-against-sea-level-rise

Impact of Sea Level Rise on Land Loss in Vietnam https://www.adaptationcommunity.net/publications/impact-of-sea-level-rise-on-land-loss-in-vietnam/

State of the climate: Strong El Niño puts 2026 on track for second-warmest year https://www.carbonbrief.org/state-of-the-climate-strong-el-nino-puts-2026-on-track-for-second-warmest-year/

The end of oil? As fuel shocks cascade, 53 nations gather to plan a fossil fuel phaseout https://theconversation.com/the-end-of-oil-as-fuel-shocks-cascade-53-nations-gather-to-plan-a-fossil-fuel-phaseout-280263

Japan reveals new name for 40C-and-hotter days after blistering summer https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crr185nx0n9o

Scientists warn of 3,100 “surging glaciers” that can trigger floods and avalanches https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260416071958.htm

Sea Level Rise Maps Reveal: Coastal Cities Facing Climate Flooding, Acidification, and Erosion Now https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/72864/20260413/sea-level-rise-maps-reveal-coastal-cities-facing-climate-flooding-acidification-erosion-now.htm

Solar power surge leads to decline in fossil fuel generation https://www.semafor.com/article/04/21/2026/solar-power-surge-leads-to-fossil-fuel-generation-decline

Is a super El Niño imminent, and what could the impacts be? https://www.newscientist.com/article/2523034-is-a-super-el-nino-imminent-and-what-could-the-impacts-be/

Population shifts in the US are shaped far more by economic opportunity, housing affordability and local quality of life than by climate conditions alone https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/heat-population-shifts-study

Wildfires Used to ‘Sleep’ at Night. Climate Change Has Them Burning Overtime https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2026/04/21/337022.htm

AI Framework Pinpoints Global Drivers of Extreme Heatwaves http://english.iap.cas.cn/home/News/202604/t20260418_1157513.html

Tropics take the brunt as hotter oceans drive large-scale humid heat waves: Study https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/tropics-take-the-brunt-as-hotter-oceans-drive-large-scale-humid-heat-waves-study/