Today in climate change (5 June 2026)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

New report suggests more global temperature records ahead https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/new-report-suggests-more-global-temperature-records-ahead

Arctic ocean passes ‘irreversible’ chemical tipping point https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/arctic-ocean-passes-irreversible-chemical-tipping-point/

Lake sediment heatwaves under global warming https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-01986-3

New coal plants hit ‘10-year’ global high in 2025 – but power output still fell https://www.carbonbrief.org/new-coal-plants-hit-10-year-global-high-in-2025-but-power-output-still-fell/

Too hot, too humid: Why the sustained heatwave in India and Pakistan is so dangerous https://www.abc.net.au/asia/why-the-sustained-heatwave-in-india-and-pakistan-is-so-dangerous/106743960

Anthropogenic climate change accelerates the onset of global flood timing https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-73839-x

WMO: Prepare for El Niño https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/wmo-prepare-el-nino

Variable contributions of vertical land motion to sea-level change inferred at tide gauges https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-02005-1

Prepare for El Niño, UN warns – it could be the strongest in decades https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-54f4e985-a7fb-48b2-8246-f3be0d699402

Hailstorms could grow more dangerous and damaging with climate change https://phys.org/news/2026-05-hailstorms-dangerous-climate.html

Climate change: how fires and floods are creating uninsurable areas across Europe https://theconversation.com/climate-change-how-fires-and-floods-are-creating-uninsurable-areas-across-europe-283181

How methane policy will make or break the climate crisis https://theconversation.com/how-methane-policy-will-make-or-break-the-climate-crisis-281920

New ways to remove CO2 from atmosphere must grow much faster, report says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/02/new-ways-remove-co2-from-atmosphere-carbon-dioxide-removal

Climate change may shift hailstorms towards Earth’s poles – new study https://theconversation.com/climate-change-may-shift-hailstorms-towards-earths-poles-new-study-284292

Ongoing marine heatwave in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea https://eu-space.europa.eu/components/earth-observation-copernicus/image-of-the-day/ongoing-marine-heatwave-atlantic-ocean-and-mediterranean-sea

More UK heatwaves likely as warmer-than-normal summer forecast https://www.bbc.com/weather/articles/clypk7j0qqdo

Extreme heatwaves have become a major threat to Australia’s food supply, and not just in summer https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-04/extreme-heatwaves-threatening-crops-food-supply-australia/106745486

Americans Are Increasingly Pessimistic About Avoiding the Worst Effects of Climate Change https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2026/05/28/americans-are-increasingly-pessimistic-about-avoiding-the-worst-effects-of-climate-change/

Trees and greenery can cool cities by as much as 18°C – but only if they’re the right type https://theconversation.com/trees-and-greenery-can-cool-cities-by-as-much-as-18-c-but-only-if-theyre-the-right-type-283071

Spain records deadliest May for heat-related deaths since monitoring began in 2015 https://watchers.news/2026/06/04/spain-records-deadliest-may-for-heat-related-deaths-since-monitoring-began-in-2015/

Shaping a cooler Bangkok: Tackling urban heat for a more livable city https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/shaping-cooler-bangkok-tackling-urban-heat-more-livable-city

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