Today in climate change (12 June 2026)

Please find below links to recent climate change news:

Oceanic heat sources exacerbate continental heatwaves https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(26)00117-X

‘Severe’ stress on oceans as rate of sea level rise doubles in 10 years, UN warns https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/08/un-world-ocean-assessment-severe-stress-sea-level-rise-doubles-pollution-fishing-climate

China’s CO2 climbs 2% in early 2026 due to ‘wasted’ wind and solar https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-climbs-2-in-early-2026-due-to-wasted-wind-and-solar/

Beyond hazards and sectors: governing systemic climate risks https://www.sei.org/publications/beyond-hazards-sectors-governing-systemic-climate-risks/

School in a hot world: what research is saying about children’s health and learning https://theconversation.com/school-in-a-hot-world-what-research-is-saying-about-childrens-health-and-learning-283300

Plateauing CO2 emissions have slowed atmospheric growth https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/plateauing-co2-emissions-have-slowed

How waves, ponds and green algae are accelerating sea ice melt in Antarctica https://theconversation.com/how-waves-ponds-and-green-algae-are-accelerating-sea-ice-melt-in-antarctica-280456

How many people does heat actually kill? https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/how-many-people-does-heat-actually

Seeds of resistance: the Wayuu response to climate imbalance https://dialogue.earth/en/climate/seeds-of-resistance-the-wayuu-response-to-climate-imbalance/

Climate Bulletins https://climate.copernicus.eu/climate-bulletin

Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdown https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/10/record-winter-temperatures-in-antarctic-raise-fears-over-speed-of-climate-breakdown

Measuring the strength of El Niño – introducing Relative Niño indices https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/science-blog/2026/measuring-strength-el-nino

Good news for renewables: southern Australia’s offshore winds will stay strong even as the climate changes https://theconversation.com/good-news-for-renewables-southern-australias-offshore-winds-will-stay-strong-even-as-the-climate-changes-276400

El Niño develops, NOAA estimates 63% chance of a very strong event in 2026–27 winter https://watchers.news/2026/06/11/el-nino-develops-noaa-estimates-63-chance-of-a-very-strong-event-in-2026-27-winter/

Slums are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis — and devising solutions https://www.preventionweb.net/news/slums-are-bearing-brunt-climate-crisis-and-devising-solutions

Between the tides: Climate change adaptation in Palau https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/between-tides-climate-change-adaptation-palau

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