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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