Today in climate change (20 February 2026)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

What northern NZ’s wet and sticky summer reveals about our warming atmosphere https://theconversation.com/what-northern-nzs-wet-and-sticky-summer-reveals-about-our-warming-atmosphere-276157

‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/16/europe-climate-advisory-board-3c-global-heating

Global warming forced scientists to change the way they look at El Niño https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/17/weather/el-nino-global-warming-pacific-ocean

EU climate science advisory board calls for strengthened adaptation policy in new report https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/eu-climate-science-advisory-board-calls-for-strengthened-adaptation-policy-in-new-report

Global warming must peak below 2°C to limit tipping point risks https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/global-warming-must-peak-below-2degc-to-limit-tipping-point-risks

Dramatic changes in upper atmosphere are responsible for recent droughts and bushfires: new research https://theconversation.com/dramatic-changes-in-upper-atmosphere-are-responsible-for-recent-droughts-and-bushfires-new-research-275792

Climate feedback of forest fires amplified by atmospheric chemistry https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-01926-1

Researchers connect Antarctic gravity low to past Antarctic climate and ice-sheet evolution https://watchers.news/epicenter/researchers-connect-antarctic-gravity-low-to-past-antarctic-climate-and-ice-sheet-evolution/

Study finds global increase in hot, dry days ideal for wildfires https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/18/study-wildfires-danger

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