Today in climate change (24 July 2026)

Please find below links to recent climate change news…

Arctic sea ice decline seemed to be slowing – until two record‑breaking low‑ice winters https://theconversation.com/arctic-sea-ice-decline-seemed-to-be-slowing-until-two-record-breaking-low-ice-winters-287637

Fires, floods and record heat: This is the summer of compounding disasters https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/20/climate/climate-compounding-disasters-summer

UN’s Guterres says climate risk must be core priority for finance ministers https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/uns-guterres-says-climate-risk-must-be-core-priority-finance-ministers-2026-06-24/

Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot, sleepless nights https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/07/19/climate-change/sleep-deprivation-summer-heat/

Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/19/climate-crisis-us-voters-study

Australian ski resorts smash July climate records with temperatures 12C above average https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/21/australian-ski-resorts-smash-july-climate-records-with-temperatures-12c-above-average

Attribution of extreme weather and climate events and their impacts (2026) https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/attribution-extreme-weather-and-climate-events-and-their

Emergence of new heat stress hotspots over West Africa https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/emergence-new-heat-stress-hotspots-over-west-africa

Global study reveals how heat stress is intensifying worldwide https://climate.copernicus.eu/global-study-reveals-how-heat-stress-intensifying-worldwide

Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/14/most-coverage-june-heatwave-did-not-mention-climate-crisis

Cloudy skies have slowed global warming – but that may be changing https://www.newscientist.com/article/2580307-cloudy-skies-have-slowed-global-warming-but-that-may-be-changing/

People want action on climate change adaptation and mitigation to improve lives https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/people-want-action-on-climate-change-adaptation-and-mitigation-to-improve-lives

France records more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwave https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/22/france-recorded-more-than-5700-excess-deaths-during-june-heatwave

Climate impacts and public support for government action in Africa https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/climate-impacts-and-public-support-government-action-africa

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