Today in climate change (23 May 2025)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

The decline of key Atlantic currents is underway, and it’s been flooding parts of the US for 20 years https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/the-decline-of-key-atlantic-currents-is-underway-and-its-been-flooding-parts-of-the-us-for-20-years

How Hungary became the world’s solar energy leader https://theprogressplaybook.com/2025/05/13/how-hungary-became-the-worlds-solar-energy-leader/

Carbon emissions from tourism are rising disproportionately fast https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/12/11/carbon-emissions-from-tourism-are-rising-disproportionately-fast

Coal mine methane is a big problem for Australia, but technology exists to help cut it https://reneweconomy.com.au/coal-mine-methane-is-a-big-problem-for-australia-but-technology-exists-to-help-cut-it/

Why is southern Australia in drought – and when will it end? https://theconversation.com/why-is-southern-australia-in-drought-and-when-will-it-end-256443

Climate drama Families Like Ours deserves to be a word-of-mouth hit https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635420-600-climate-drama-families-like-ours-deserves-to-be-a-word-of-mouth-hit/

Facing the Heat: Addressing the Health Impacts of Extreme Temperatures https://www.asiapathways-adbi.org/2025/05/facing-the-heat-addressing-the-health-impacts-of-extreme-temperatures/

Sea level rise will cause ‘catastrophic inland migration’, scientists warn https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/20/sea-level-rise-migration

Six ways good climate policy helps your wallet and your health https://phys.org/news/2025-05-ways-good-climate-policy-wallet.html

Havana sets new May temperature record at 38°C (100.4°F) https://watchers.news/2025/05/22/havana-sets-new-may-temperature-record/

Rising to the climate challenge: How the Maldives can thrive in a warming world https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/endpovertyinsouthasia/thriving-in-a-warming-world–how-maldives-can-adapt-to-climate-c

Flagship Initiative against extreme heat and related environmental health risks in workplaces and major events https://www.who.int/initiatives/initiative-against-extreme-heat-and-health-risks-in-workplaces-and-major-events/

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