Climate Change Update

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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

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

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/

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The new UN climate report is boring … except when it’s not https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/23/climate/un-climate-report-dire-findings

State of the Global Climate 2025 https://wmo.int/publication-series/state-of-global-climate/state-of-global-climate-2025

Australia’s forests are finally doing better — but ‘underwater bushfires’ hit oceans hard https://theconversation.com/australias-forests-are-finally-doing-better-but-underwater-bushfires-hit-oceans-hard-278780

Global Warming Is Accelerating, Study Shows https://e360.yale.edu/digest/warming-gaining-pace

A Once-in-a-4,433-Year Heat Wave Is Hitting the Western U.S. https://heatmap.news/climate/march-heat-wave

UN weather agency warns of record ‘climate imbalance’ as planetary warming accelerates https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/03/1167178

Flames of change: Children and youth at the forefront of tackling urban heat https://www.undrr.org/publication/documents-and-publications/flames-change-children-and-youth-forefront-tackling-urban

Large-scale aggregation of humid heatwaves exacerbated by coastal oceanic warming https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-01952-z

The Point of No Return: New Evidence Shows Antarctic Melting Is Already Locked In https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/the-point-of-no-return-new-evidence-shows-antarctic-melting-is-already-locked-in/

Climate snapshots trapped in ancient ice tell a surprising story https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00636-3

Earth’s Climate Records Are Melting https://eos.org/articles/earths-climate-records-are-melting

As Bolivia’s glaciers melt, new lakes threaten mountain communities https://theconversation.com/as-bolivias-glaciers-melt-new-lakes-threaten-mountain-communities-277678

Research provides timely views of warming’s impact on Alaska glaciers https://www.gi.alaska.edu/news/research-provides-timely-views-warmings-impact-alaska-glaciers

Record-shattering March temperatures in Western North America virtually impossible without climate change https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/record-shattering-march-temperatures-in-western-north-america-virtually-impossible-without-climate-change/

Cooling cities, not just algorithms: Making AI work for India’s most vulnerable https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/cooling-cities-not-just-algorithms-making-ai-work-for-indias-most-vulnerable

A study examines the Spanish experience with climate shelters as an example for the world https://www.uoc.edu/en/news/2026/spain-an-example-of-climate-shelters

Limiting global warming to 2C would not ‘rule out’ extreme impacts https://www.carbonbrief.org/limiting-global-warming-to-2c-would-not-rule-out-extreme-impacts/

From Forecasts to Foresight: Strengthening Mongolia’s Climate Intelligence Through Partnership https://www.undp.org/mongolia/stories/forecasts-foresight-strengthening-mongolias-climate-intelligence-through-partnership

What the coming El Niño climate pattern means for NZ in a warming world https://theconversation.com/what-the-coming-el-nino-climate-pattern-means-for-nz-in-a-warming-world-278201

Extreme climate outcomes could still occur with just 2 °C of global warming https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00640-7

How declining cloudiness is accelerating global warming https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-how-declining-cloudiness-is-accelerating-global-warming/

Pakistan cities to have most heat-related deaths by 2050 https://www.dawn.com/news/1985198/pakistans-cities-to-account-for-most-heat-related-deaths-by-2050

Arctic sea ice record low maximum strikes again https://nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories/arctic-sea-ice-record-low-maximum-strikes-again

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Snail trails and uncertainty: Australia’s emissions are not falling fast enough https://reneweconomy.com.au/snail-trails-and-uncertainty-australias-emissions-are-not-falling-fast-enough/

Planting trees in the sea could act as a huge carbon sink and save millions of dollars in storm damage every year. What is stopping us from doing it? https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/planting-trees-in-the-sea-could-act-as-a-huge-carbon-sink-and-save-millions-of-dollars-in-storm-damage-every-year-what-is-stopping-us-from-doing-it

Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades https://www.newscientist.com/article/2518362-earth-is-now-heating-up-twice-as-fast-as-in-previous-decades/

A deadly climate change effect is even worse than feared, study finds https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/03/08/sea-level-rise-study/89002601007/

Shift in the Gulf Stream could signal ocean current collapse https://www.newscientist.com/article/2518268-shift-in-the-gulf-stream-could-signal-ocean-current-collapse/

New Mapping Tool Can Help South Carolina Prepare for Sea-Level Rise https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2026/02/10/new-mapping-tool-can-help-south-carolina-prepare-for-sea-level-rise

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/06/humanity-heating-planet-faster-than-ever-before-study-finds

New modelling shows renewable electricity can meet NZ future demand – without importing gas https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-modelling-shows-renewable-electricity-can-meet-nz-future-demand-without-importing-gas/

UK emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year low https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-emissions-fall-2-4-in-2025-as-coal-hits-400-year-low/

Corporate Climate Adaptation https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/corporate-climate-adaptation/04DEE0F1346E1FC2BBCC11711C5A7765

The invisible threat: why indoor heat can be more dangerous than outside temperatures https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/invisible-threat-why-indoor-heat-can-be-more-dangerous

Climate Models With High Resolution in the Ocean Can Better Represent European Heat Waves https://mpimet.mpg.de/en/communication/news/climate-models-with-high-resolution-in-the-ocean-can-better-represent-european-heat-waves

El Niño could be here soon, bringing wild weather and a hotter climate https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/10/weather/el-nino-wild-weather-global-heat-record

Heatwaves driving recent ‘surge’ in compound drought and heat extremes https://www.carbonbrief.org/heatwaves-driving-recent-surge-in-compound-drought-and-heat-extremes/

A Warmer Climate Means Bigger Hail https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09032026/warming-intensifies-hail-thunderstorms/

‘A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/10/extreme-heat-study-global-warming-physical-activity

Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/11/reaching-net-zero-by-2050-cheaper-for-uk-than-one-fossil-fuel-crisis

US data shows Arctic winter sea ice could break last year’s record low https://phys.org/news/2026-03-arctic-winter-sea-ice-year.html

Global Warming Is Accelerating. So Is Denialism of It https://www.haaretz.com/science-and-health/climate-change/2026-03-11/ty-article/global-warming-is-accelerating-so-is-denialism-of-it/0000019c-d869-d3d8-afdf-f97b5a2c0000

Extraordinary and prolonged March heatwave to break records and decimate mountain snowpack across U.S. Southwest, including much of California https://weatherwest.com/archives/43745

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Limiting warming to 2C is ‘crucial’ to protect pristine Antarctic Peninsula https://www.carbonbrief.org/limiting-warming-to-2c-is-crucial-to-protect-pristine-antarctic-peninsula/

Atmospheric Rivers as Triggers of Compound Flooding: quantifying Extreme Joint Events in Western North America Under Climate Change https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/26/901/2026/

Climate extremes and urbanization drive flood tipping points at the city–river interface https://www.nature.com/articles/s44304-026-00186-8

Spatialising the impact of heat on households in Delhi https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/spatialising-impact-heat-households-delhi

Climate change made ‘fire weather’ in Chile and Argentina three times more likely https://www.carbonbrief.org/climate-change-made-fire-weather-in-chile-and-argentina-three-times-more-likely/

Canada records lowest temperature in decades and record snowfall in winter 2025–26 https://watchers.news/2026/03/03/canada-records-lowest-temperature-in-decades-and-record-snowfall-in-winter-2025-26/

Australian renewables pipeline “running laps” around net zero targets. It’s the pace that is lacking https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-renewables-pipeline-running-laps-around-its-net-zero-targets-its-the-pace-that-is-lacking/

Antarctica has lost 10 times the size of Greater Los Angeles in ice over 30 years, satellite data reveal https://phys.org/news/2026-02-antarctica-lost-size-greater-los.html

Extreme Heat, Loss and Damage, and the Urgency of Avoidable Deaths https://www.avoidable-deaths.net/2026/02/28/extreme-heat-loss-and-damage-and-the-urgency-of-avoidable-deaths/

Marine heat waves can increase coastal rainfall https://www.preventionweb.net/news/marine-heat-waves-can-increase-coastal-rainfall

Exploring climate preparedness in low- and middle-income countries https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/exploring-climate-preparedness/

Are climate models detecting monsoon changes a decade too early? ‘Super-simulations’ say yes https://phys.org/news/2026-02-climate-monsoon-decade-early-super.html

Improved short-term sea level change predictions achieved with better AI training https://phys.org/news/2026-02-short-term-sea-ai.html

Germany’s coastal regions brace for change, fearing rising sea levels https://phys.org/news/2026-02-germany-coastal-regions-brace-sea.html

PolyU researchers use novel satellite laser ranging technique to reveal accelerated global average sea-level rise with 90 mm surge over past 30 years https://www.polyu.edu.hk/en/media/media-releases/2025/0901_polyu-researchers-use-novel-satellite-laser-ranging-technique-to-reveal/

Global sea levels have been underestimated due to poor modelling, research suggests https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/04/global-sea-levels-underestimated-poor-modelling-research

El Niño chances rise as La Niña fades, WMO says neutral phase to persist until mid-2026 https://watchers.news/2026/03/04/el-nino-chances-rise-as-la-nina-fades-wmo-says-neutral-phase-to-persist-until-mid-2026/

Wet winter, hot summer? What ‘climate whiplash’ means for the UK https://theconversation.com/wet-winter-hot-summer-what-climate-whiplash-means-for-the-uk-277353

‘Update climate change risks list to avoid worst impacts’ https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2026/Research-News/Update-climate-change-risks-list-to-avoid-worst-impacts

Future Hotspots of Hazardous Rivers in the Atmosphere https://eos.org/editor-highlights/future-hotspots-of-hazardous-rivers-in-the-atmosphere

Warming atmosphere supercharges Indian monsoons https://www.eumetsat.int/features/warming-atmosphere-supercharges-indian-monsoons

Too hot to handle? Building resilience to extreme heat in the private sector https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/too-hot-handle-building-resilience-extreme-heat-private-sector

The challenges in projecting future global sea levels https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-the-challenges-in-projecting-future-global-sea-levels/

The sea is higher than we thought and millions more are at risk, study finds https://apnews.com/article/sea-level-rise-climate-change-flooding-warming-59bb59d2fe839224a10bd28d604b5d95

Dangerous heat for Tour de France riders only a ‘question of time’ https://www.carbonbrief.org/dangerous-heat-for-tour-de-france-riders-only-a-question-of-time/

In a heatwave, a cool library or shopping centre is a lifeline. Do we need more climate shelters? https://theconversation.com/in-a-heatwave-a-cool-library-or-shopping-centre-is-a-lifeline-do-we-need-more-climate-shelters-275661