Today in climate change (11 July 2025)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost https://www.ipolitics.ca/2025/07/02/its-too-late-david-suzuki-says-the-fight-against-climate-change-is-lost/

1.5 Degrees C: Understanding World’s Critical Warming Threshold https://www.wri.org/insights/1-5-degrees-c-target-explained

Texas floods reveal limitations of disaster forecasting under climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/06/texas-floods-forecast-climate-crisis

‘A war of the truth’: Europe’s heatwaves are failing to spur support for climate action https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/04/europe-heatwaves-failing-support-climate-action

Temperatures in Hong Kong’s subpar housing reach as high as 40 degrees: survey https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317143/temperatures-hong-kongs-subpar-housing-reach-high-40-degrees-survey

How climate change is worsening extreme heat https://grist.org/extreme-weather/how-climate-change-is-worsening-extreme-heat/

How many economic losses from climate-related events has Europe suffered since 1980? https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/04/how-many-economic-losses-from-climate-related-events-has-europe-suffered-since-1980

State of the Climate in Africa 2024 https://wmo.int/publication-series/state-of-climate-africa-2024

Deadly heatwaves are the new reality – we need to transform the UK’s cities and towns to survive them https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/06/deadly-heatwaves-adapt-cities-towns

Eastern states shivered through a chilly June, is a warmer winter still on the cards? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-09/weather-june-temperatures-winter-forecast-records/105495642

Heavy Rain in Texas Floods Intensified By Human-Driven Climate Change: Study https://earth.org/heavy-rain-in-texas-floods-intensified-by-human-driven-climate-change-study/

Golden Plains becomes biggest operating wind farm in Australia, pushes state to new record https://reneweconomy.com.au/golden-plains-becomes-biggest-operating-wind-farm-in-australia/

Wildfires will intensify in the wildland-urban interface under near-term warming https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02475-y

Northeast U.S. Heatwave of 2025: A Harbinger of the Climate We’re Inheriting https://www.jupiterintel.com/blog/northeast-u-s-heatwave-of-2025-a-harbinger-of-the-climate-were-inheriting

Heatwaves contribute to the warmest June on record in western Europe https://climate.copernicus.eu/heatwaves-contribute-warmest-june-record-western-europe

Coastal homeowners turn to climate-resilient designs to combat worsening hurricane seasons https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-resistant-home-design/

Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa is affected https://theconversation.com/climate-change-has-doubled-the-worlds-heatwaves-how-africa-is-affected-258594

Scientists find three years left of remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C https://www.leeds.ac.uk/research-32/news/article/5801/scientists-find-three-years-left-of-remaining-carbon-budget-for-1-5-c

Pacific islands push back against growing climate threats https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/07/10/pacific-islands-push-back-against-growing-climate-threats/

The U.S. faces more frequent extreme weather events, but attitudes and actions aren’t keeping up https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/us-faces-frequent-extreme-weather-events-attitudes-actions-arent-keepi-rcna217780

Duration of heat waves accelerating faster than global warming https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/duration-of-heat-waves-accelerating-faster-than-global-warming

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