Today in climate change (19 December 2025)

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‘A shift no country can ignore’: where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/13/a-shift-no-country-can-ignore-where-global-emissions-stand-10-years-after-the-paris-climate-agreement

State of the Climate Update for COP30 https://wmo.int/publication-series/state-of-climate-update-cop30

1.5 degrees Celsius isn’t just a number https://www.earthday.org/decoding-15-degrees-celsius/

Glaciers to reach peak rate of extinction in the Alps in eight years https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/15/alpine-glaciers-rate-extinction-climate-crisis

Warm, humid ‘atmospheric rivers’ threaten Antarctica https://www.science.org/content/article/warm-humid-atmospheric-rivers-threaten-antarctica

Past and future change in global river flows https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-025-00745-z

Arctic has hottest year ever recorded, as climate impacts cascade https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3336680/arctic-has-hottest-year-ever-recorded-climate-impacts-cascade

Peak glacier extinction in the mid-twenty-first century https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02513-9

Communities must be central to climate adaptation strategies – 10 insights to guide national policy https://theconversation.com/communities-must-be-central-to-climate-adaptation-strategies-10-insights-to-guide-national-policy-269926

How the planet fared in 2025 — the good, the bad, and the ugly https://grist.org/climate/climate-environmental-stories-2025/

Warming Responsible for Two-Thirds of Emissions from Western Wildfires https://e360.yale.edu/digest/warming-western-fire-emissions

King Charles issues climate change warning amid ‘frustration’ at escalating crisis https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/king-charles-climate-crisis-itv-steve-backshall-b2877491.html

Coastal storms and climate change https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/ocean/coastal-storms-climate-change

‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/18/massive-disruption-uk-worst-case-climate-crisis-risks

Ocean warmed by climate change fed intense rainfall and deadly floods in Asia, study finds https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-asia-cyclones-ef733af1a6b5acf08335e672e8476c32

Climate whiplash by 2064: Study projects extreme swings in rainfall and drought for Asia https://www.preventionweb.net/news/climate-whiplash-2064-study-projects-extreme-swings-rainfall-and-drought-asia

Crystal Clusters Contain Clues to Magma’s Past and Future Eruptions https://eos.org/articles/crystal-clusters-contain-clues-to-magmas-past-and-future-eruptions

Today in climate change (12 December 2025)

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Strictly protected Mediterranean forests stay cooler, study finds https://phys.org/news/2025-10-strictly-mediterranean-forests-stay-cooler.html

New approach narrows uncertainty in future warming and remaining carbon budget for 2°C https://phys.org/news/2025-12-approach-narrows-uncertainty-future-carbon.html

Integrated assessment of climate-related security risks for peace and security in Blue Nile, Sudan, and their gender dimensions https://www.unep.org/resources/report/integrated-assessment-climate-related-security-risks-peace-and-security-blue-nile

Storms in the Southern Ocean are producing more rain – and the consequences could be global https://theconversation.com/storms-in-the-southern-ocean-are-producing-more-rain-and-the-consequences-could-be-global-270880

Temporary carbon removals can offset methane’s short-term warming impact https://phys.org/news/2025-12-temporary-carbon-offset-methane-short.html

Global Warming At 3 °C By 2050? What’s Behind The New German Climate Warning https://worldcrunch.com/focus/green-or-gone/global-warming-at-3c-by-2050-what-s-behind-the-new-german-climate-warning/

How do we know the role of climate change in weather events? Attribution science https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/attribution-science-101

Temperature increase is accelerating in Arab Region, with escalating impacts https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/temperature-increase-accelerating-arab-region-escalating-impacts

COP30 and displacement: Limited political momentum but strategic opportunities for 2026 https://www.internal-displacement.org/policy-analysis/cop30-and-displacement-limited-political-momentum-but-strategic-opportunities-for/

Wildfire emissions in 2025 reach records for Europe and Canada https://internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com/cams-wildfire-emissions-2025/

Satellites play critical role in tracking climate adaptation, researchers say https://phys.org/news/2025-11-satellites-play-critical-role-tracking.html

2025 ‘virtually certain’ to be second- or third-hottest year on record, EU data shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/09/2025-virtually-certain-second-or-third-hottest-year-on-record-eu-data-coperincus

Embracing a Wetter Future, the Dutch Turn to Floating Homes https://e360.yale.edu/features/the-dutch-flock-to-floating-homes-embracing-a-wetter-future

Texas makes clean power breakthrough as solar output overtakes coal https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/texas-makes-clean-power-breakthrough-solar-output-overtakes-coal-2025-12-09/

Five ways cities across Europe and Central Asia are adapting to extreme heat https://www.preventionweb.net/news/five-ways-cities-across-europe-and-central-asia-are-adapting-extreme-heat

Scientists make alarming discovery while studying Arctic ice: ‘Powerful’ https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/warming-arctic-rainfall-patterns-sea-ice/

Australia’s energy grid must triple capacity by 2050 with major increase to wind and solar, Aemo says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/10/australia-must-increase-energy-grid-capacity-wind-solar-aemo

The State of Climate Resilience and Water Governance in the City of Toronto: Advancing Adaptation at the Climate–Water Interface Through Baseline Assessment Research https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cli2.70025

Even ‘weak’ cyclones are being turned into deadly rainmakers by fast-warming oceans https://theconversation.com/even-weak-cyclones-are-being-turned-into-deadly-rainmakers-by-fast-warming-oceans-271550

A 30-year-old sea level rise projection has basically come true https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/a-30-year-old-sea-level-rise-projection-has-basically-come-true/

Excessive Heat Harms Young Children’s Development, Study Suggests https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2025/december/-excessive-heat-harms-young-children-s-development–study-sugges.html

Three things that might trigger massive ice sheet collapse https://theconversation.com/three-things-that-might-trigger-massive-ice-sheet-collapse-267275

A climate-neutral pathway makes 90 percent of fossil fuels in the EU redundant by 2050 https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/eu-climate-target-could-cut-fossil-fuel-use-by-90-per-cent

Ocean warmed by climate change fed intense rainfall and deadly floods in Asia, study finds https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-asia-cyclones-ef733af1a6b5acf08335e672e8476c32

Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes detected at the crumbling end of Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier https://theconversation.com/hundreds-of-iceberg-earthquakes-detected-at-the-crumbling-end-of-antarcticas-doomsday-glacier-268893

Europe agrees to cut emissions 90% by 2040 https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/10/europe-agrees-to-slash-emissions-90.html

Today in climate change (5 December 2025)

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Highlights from the extreme heat and agriculture report https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/highlights-extreme-heat-and-agriculture-report

Southern Annular Mode dynamics, projections and impacts in a changing climate https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-025-00746-y

The Quiet Retreat: Why the oil and gas industry is implementing its own decline, even as the IEA resurrects an old growth scenario https://carbontracker.org/the-quiet-retreat-why-the-oil-and-gas-industry-is-implementing-its-own-decline-even-as-the-iea-resurrects-an-old-growth-scenario/

When Earth Got 6°C Hotter 56 Million Years Ago Plants Stopped Absorbing Carbon Properly. Scientists Say It Could Happen Again https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/climate/when-earth-got-6c-hotter-56-millions-years-ago-plants-stopped-absorbing-carbon-properly-scientists-say-it-could-happen-again/

Land Use Changed the Climate. Now Climate’s Changing the Land https://www.wri.org/insights/land-use-climate-change-feedback-loop

Scientists warn mountain climate change is accelerating faster than predicted, putting billions of people at risk https://phys.org/news/2025-11-scientists-mountain-climate-faster-billions.html

Urbanization is projected to increase local surface temperature by 2100 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02947-1

New Analysis Provides More Evidence That Heat Standards Save Lives https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02122025/worker-heat-standards-save-lives/

Climate impacts of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation on Australia https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-025-00747-x

Here’s what’s next in the fight to curb climate change, now that talks in Brazil have ended https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-cop30-belem-brazil-united-nations-1e4a535b5416f59deae0303ebd422288

Global report highlights Mendenhall Glacier’s rapid retreat as a catalyst of climate change, warns impacts may speed up https://www.juneauindependent.com/post/global-report-highlights-mendenhall-glacier-s-rapid-retreat-as-a-catalyst-of-climate-change-warns-i

A decade of climate court cases: How legal battles are holding governments and polluters accountable https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/12/03/a-decade-of-climate-court-cases-how-legal-battles-are-holding-governments-and-polluters-ac

Deadly floods in Asia show why humans need to adapt to climate change https://observer.co.uk/news/the-sensemaker/article/deadly-floods-in-asia-show-why-humans-need-to-adapt-to-climate-change

Building Better Climate Initiatives: 7 Essential Ingredients for Effective Intergovernmental Cooperation https://www.wri.org/technical-perspectives/effective-cooperative-climate-initiatives

Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/attribution-studies/index.html

Today in climate change (21 November 2025)

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COP30: Accelerating action and unlocking resilience https://www.undrr.org/climate-action-and-disaster-risk-reduction/undrr-cop30#undrr-events-at-cop30

$170,000 a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/15/170000-a-minute-why-saudi-arabia-is-the-biggest-blocker-of-climate-action

Climate change: essential reads https://www.preventionweb.net/collections/climate-change-essential-reads

COP30: African youth push for climate justice https://www.dw.com/en/cop30-african-youth-push-for-climate-justice/a-74698981

China: Heatwave 2023 https://www.preventionweb.net/collections/china-heatwave-2023

Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-18-months/

Statement from Scientists at the Planetary Science Pavilion, about the current state of COP negotiations https://planetarysciencepavilion.org/2025/11/14/statement-from-scientists-at-the-planetary-science-pavilion-about-the-current-state-of-cop-negotiations/

Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals, 20% more than previously thought https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2024/01/17/greenland-losing-30m-tonnes-of-ice-an-hour-study-reveals-20-more-than-previously-thought/

An Eye on Methane 2025: From Measurement to Momentum https://www.unep.org/resources/eye-methane-2025-measurement-momentum

The world’s carbon emissions continue to rise. But 35 countries show progress in cutting carbon https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-carbon-emissions-continue-to-rise-but-35-countries-show-progress-in-cutting-carbon-267980

‘We left pieces of our life behind’: Indigenous group flees drowning island https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0lg9pedz1o

COP30: Accelerating action and unlocking resilience https://www.undrr.org/climate-action-and-disaster-risk-reduction/undrr-cop30#undrr-events-at-cop30

Campaigners Urge Countries to Seize ‘Momentum’ at COP30 and Deliver Roadmap for Green Transition https://www.commondreams.org/news/cop30-belem

Weather behind past heat waves could return far deadlier https://sustainability.stanford.edu/news/weather-behind-past-heat-waves-could-return-far-deadlier

The three big reasons why Mozambique is not adapting to climate change and what needs to be done https://theconversation.com/the-three-big-reasons-why-mozambique-is-not-adapting-to-climate-change-and-what-needs-to-be-done-269616

Today in climate change (14 November 2025)

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WMO at COP30 https://wmo.int/site/wmo-cop30

Climate tipping points are close: scientists urge radical action before it’s too late https://theconversation.com/climate-tipping-points-are-close-scientists-urge-radical-action-before-its-too-late-268931

Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/09/climate-disasters-displaced-250-million-people-in-past-10-years-un-report-finds

The Path to COP30 https://www.wri.org/un-climate-change-conference-resource-hub

COP30 https://www.preventionweb.net/collections/cop30

The UN climate summits are working – just not in the way their critics think https://theconversation.com/the-un-climate-summits-are-working-just-not-in-the-way-their-critics-think-268953

2025 set to be second or third warmest year on record, continuing exceptionally high warming trend https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/2025-set-be-second-or-third-warmest-year-record-continuing-exceptionally-high-warming-trend

Adaptation is moving up the climate agenda. COP30 must get serious about financing it https://zcralliance.org/blogs/cop30-adaptation-finance/

Agenda for Cop30 agreed as crucial climate talks begin – as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2025/nov/10/cop30-climate-talks-brazil-belem-latest-news-updates

COP30 kicks off 10 years on from the Paris Agreement. Where is the world at? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-11/how-the-world-changed-ten-years-from-the-paris-agreement/105915560

China’s Emissions Have Been Trending Down for 18 Months https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-emissions-decline

Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems https://crews-initiative.org/

As global climate action threatens to stall, can Australia step up at COP30 in Brazil? https://theconversation.com/as-global-climate-action-threatens-to-stall-can-australia-step-up-at-cop30-in-brazil-267430

Extreme Heat Risk Governance Toolkit and Framework https://www.undrr.org/publication/documents-and-publications/extreme-heat-risk-governance-toolkit-and-framework

Torres Strait Islanders appeal federal court decision on landmark climate case https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-11/climate-case-appeal/105990864

The Pacific won a landmark climate case at the world’s top court. Now they want countries to act https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/the-pacific-won-a-landmark-climate-case-at-the-worlds-top-court-now-they-want-countries-to-act/

People in Middle-Income Countries Say Climate Change Is Affecting Their Community https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/11/05/people-in-middle-income-countries-say-climate-change-is-affecting-their-community/

Climate change expands wildfire danger worldwide: New study warns of unprecedented risks in the coming decades https://www.cmcc.it/article/climate-change-expands-wildfire-danger-worldwide-new-study-warns-of-unprecedented-risks-in-the-coming-decades

Preparing cities for a changing climate https://www.deltares.nl/en/news/prepare-cities-for-changing-climate-and-meet-sustainable-development-goals

Canada, Singapore and UK Among Countries Most Prepared for Climate Change, BloombergNEF’s New Ranking of Climate Adaptation Preparedness Finds https://about.bnef.com/insights/nature-and-agriculture/climate-adaptation-scorecard/

Fossil fuel CO₂ emissions hit record high in 2025 https://phys.org/news/2025-11-fossil-fuel-emissions-high.html

Latest versions of open access climate visuals by Professor Ed Hawkins https://ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visuals/indicators.html

World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/13/world-still-on-track-for-catastrophic-26c-temperature-rise-report-finds

Today in climate change (7 November 2025)

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How climate change fuelled Hurricane Melissa – and why it is only going to get worse: ‘This is our new normal’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/climate-change-hurricane-melissa-b2856168.html

Climate literacy in crisis: Why understanding climate science matters now more than ever https://michiganadvance.com/2025/10/29/climate-literacy-in-crisis-why-understanding-climate-science-matters-more-than-ever/

Exploring Legal Tools for Glacier Protection: Who Speaks for Glaciers? https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/10/27/exploring-legal-tools-for-glacier-protection-who-speaks-for-glaciers/

From knowing to doing: closing the climate adaptation gap https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/knowing-doing-closing-climate-adaptation-gap

Warming Made Hurricane Melissa Four Times More Likely https://e360.yale.edu/digest/hurricane-melissa-attribution-study

NewClimate Institute experts will be present in Belém throughout COP30 https://newclimate.org/news/newclimate-institute-at-cop30

The most conservative thing we can do about climate change? Adapt https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/10/29/climate-change-adaptation-conservative-miami-resilience-king-tide-sea-level-rise-infrastructure/

North American ice sheets drove the final surge in sea-level rise at the end of the last deglaciation https://watchers.news/epicenter/north-american-ice-sheets-drove-the-final-surge-in-sea-level-rise-at-the-end-of-the-last-deglaciation/

Seasonal variations of tropical cyclone genesis and landfall patterns impacting Southeast Asia in a warmer climate https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02566-w

Climate change increasingly contributing to home insurance premium hikes, IAG warns https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-04/climate-change-plays-role-in-growing-home-insurance-iag-warns/105964560

Modern sea-level rise breaks 4,000-year stability in southeastern China https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09600-z

In Decade Since Paris Agreement, Climate Outlook Has Improved Dramatically https://e360.yale.edu/digest/paris-agreement-2025-emissions-outlook

Heatwaves in Northern and Central Europe becoming more intense and unpredictable https://www.cen.uni-hamburg.de/en/about-cen/news/06-news-2025/2025-10-30-heatwaves-becoming-more-intense-and-unpredictable.html

Overlooked melting in East Antarctica could skew sea level rise projections https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2025/10/overlooked-melting-in-east-antarctica-could-skew-sea-level-rise-projections

How climate change worsens heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and floods https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4dgp1p3p1o

Today in climate change (31 October 2025)

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El Niño could soon turn deadly predictable, scientists warn https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251024041753.htm

Australia fiddles with fossil gas while the country swelters in record heat. It doesn’t make sense https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/25/australia-fossil-gas-record-heat

Risk of Atlantic Current Collapsing Much Higher Than Previously Expected https://cleantechnica.com/2025/10/25/risk-of-atlantic-current-collapsing-much-higher-than-previously-expected/

Slashing methane emissions could slow the runaway train of global warming long enough to get other emissions under control https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/10/10/greenhouse-gas-emissions-climate-change-methane-leaks-eu-regulations-trump-lng-exports-smac/

UN agency says CO2 levels hit record high last year, causing more extreme weather https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-greenhouse-gases-wmo-un-708c3d35ce6fc3d3bcaccafdba6bba45

Antarctica Will Teach Us A Hard Lesson About Non-Linear Change https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/08/antarctica-will-teach-us-a-hard-lesson-about-non-linear-change/

Southern Ocean Is Building a ‘Burp’ That Could Reignite Global Warming https://www.sciencealert.com/southern-ocean-is-building-a-burp-that-could-reignite-global-warming

Thai villagers have moved four times to escape rising sea levels – life on the climate-change frontline https://theconversation.com/thai-villagers-have-moved-four-times-to-escape-rising-sea-levels-life-on-the-climate-change-frontline-267278

UN Report Finds Country Climate Commitments Falling Short https://www.wri.org/news/statement-un-report-finds-country-climate-commitments-falling-short

Climate change is a crisis of intergenerational justice. It’s not too late to make it right https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-a-crisis-of-intergenerational-justice-its-not-too-late-to-make-it-right-263347

‘Climate change impacting marathon records’ https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/cx2pxl7v9myo

Data shows wealthiest 0.1% of the US burn carbon at 4,000 times the rate of the world’s poorest 10% https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/29/americas-super-rich-running-down-planet-safe-climate-spaces-oxfam

‘Millions of Avoidable Deaths’: Climate Change Health Harms Reach Unprecedented Levels https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28102025/millions-of-avoidable-deaths-climate-change-health-harms-reach-unprecedented-levels/

Global climate plans need urgent acceleration to meet 2035 emissions target, UN report finds https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-28/climate-goals-not-on-track-to-meet-2035-emissions-target-says-un/105945130

The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biaf149/8303627

Just 1% of coastal waters could power a third of the world’s electricity – but can we do it in time? https://theconversation.com/just-1-of-coastal-waters-could-power-a-third-of-the-worlds-electricity-but-can-we-do-it-in-time-268237

Climate change is making hurricanes more destructive https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/climate-change-is-making-hurricanes-caf

The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01919-1/abstract

World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/28/worlds-climate-plans-fall-drastically-short-of-action-needed-analysis-shows

In 2024, the climate crisis worsened in all ways. But we can still limit warming with bold action https://theconversation.com/in-2024-the-climate-crisis-worsened-in-all-ways-but-we-can-still-limit-warming-with-bold-action-268579

Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/29/rising-heat-kills-one-person-a-minute-worldwide-lancet-countdown

Are Countries’ New Climate Plans Ambitious Enough? What We Know So Far https://www.wri.org/insights/assessing-2025-ndcs

Why heat warnings need to get more local https://dialogue.earth/en/climate/why-heat-warnings-need-to-get-more-local/

Today in climate change (24 October 2025)

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‘Bigger, hotter, faster’: Extreme blazes drive rise in CO₂ fire emissions https://phys.org/news/2025-10-bigger-hotter-faster-extreme-blazes.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/environment

Southern Ocean’s low-salinity Antarctic waters continue absorbing CO₂ despite climate model predictions https://phys.org/news/2025-10-southern-ocean-salinity-antarctic-absorbing.html

Europe’s climate is changing fast – here’s how it’s affecting people and the economy https://theconversation.com/europes-climate-is-changing-fast-heres-how-its-affecting-people-and-the-economy-266399

Adapting roads, rails and bridges to extreme heat https://www.dw.com/en/transport-infrastructure-adaptation-to-a-hotter-world-solutions-for-hot-summer-days/a-72563060

October on track to beat hottest November on record for Sydney https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/october-on-track-to-beat-hottest-november-on-record-for-sydney/1890953

BOM’s first long-range summer forecast shows increased chance of extreme heat https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-19/bom-summer-weather-forecast-hot-and-dry-with-high-fire-risk/105899594

Warming Made L.A. Wildfires 25 Times Larger https://e360.yale.edu/digest/climate-la-wildfires

Wildfires across the Americas have been supercharged by climate change https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/wildfires-americas-supercharged-climate-change

Climate whiplash effects due to rapidly intensifying El Niño cycles https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/announce/news/climate-whiplash-intensifying-el-nino/

Weather and climate extremes in a changing Arctic https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-025-00724-4

Atmospheric rivers emerge as future freshwater reserves and heat stocks https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02780-6

Birdsville breaks October records as severe heatwave blankets parts of Queensland https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-22/extreme-heatwave-blankets-parts-of-queensland/105917292

Climate change could make it dangerous for humans to go outside – we must act https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/2122594/climate-change-dangerous-humans

Greenhouse Gases In Earth’s Atmosphere Hit New Record https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2025/10/20/greenhouse-gases-in-earths-atmosphere-hit-new-record/

What goes up must come down: The ‘universal thermal performance curve’ that shackles evolution https://phys.org/news/2025-10-universal-thermal-shackles-evolution.html

Biggest Meat Producers Unleashing More Methane Than Biggest Oil Firms https://e360.yale.edu/digest/meat-oil-gas-methane

State of Climate Action 2025 https://systemschangelab.org/state-climate-action-2025

Global use of coal hit record high in 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/22/global-use-of-coal-hit-record-high-in-2024

Australian homes in flood zones are collectively worth about $42 billion less due to the risk of floods https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/42bn-dent-in-aussie-home-values-as-climate-fuels-worsening-floods/

First Nations and feds make progress on joint climate action https://environmentjournal.ca/first-nations-and-feds-make-progress-on-joint-climate-action/

3 ways nature-based solutions are tackling climate displacement in the Global South https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/10/nature-based-solution-climate-displacement-global-south/

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/21/mosquitoes-found-iceland-first-time-climate-crisis-warms-country

Ten actions to combat extreme heat https://www.undrr.org/news/ten-actions-combat-extreme-heat

Increasing heat is super-charging Arctic climate and weather extremes https://phys.org/news/2025-10-super-arctic-climate-weather-extremes.html

Today in climate change (17 October 2025)

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Wind and solar smash grid market share records, even after heavy curtailment, coal at new low https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-and-solar-smash-grid-market-share-records-even-after-heavy-curtailment-coal-at-new-low/

IEA Report Claims Fossil Fuel Imports Have Declined In More Than 100 Countries https://cleantechnica.com/2025/10/10/iea-report-claims-fossil-fuel-imports-have-declined-in-more-than-100-countries/

Antarctic sea ice winter peak in 2025 is third smallest on record https://www.carbonbrief.org/antarctic-sea-ice-winter-peak-in-2025-is-third-smallest-on-record/

World Reaches a Climate ‘Tipping Point,’ Imperiling Coral Reefs https://e360.yale.edu/digest/climate-tipping-point-coral-reefs

Modelling shows gas project emissions will cause hundreds of heat-related deaths https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-14/fossil-fuel-climate-impact-study-models-heatwave-deaths/105870098

The $3.3 trillion climate question: Can data centres take the heat? https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/10/data-centres-3-3-trillion-question-heat-cooling/

State of Global Water Resources 2024 https://wmo.int/publication-series/state-of-global-water-resources-2024

For the first time, we linked a new fossil fuel project to hundreds of deaths. Here’s the impact of Woodside’s Scarborough gas project https://theconversation.com/for-the-first-time-we-linked-a-new-fossil-fuel-project-to-hundreds-of-deaths-heres-the-impact-of-woodsides-scarborough-gas-project-266060

Most of the world has recently set all-time heat records https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/most-of-the-world-has-recently-set

Record renewable energy growth falls short of climate goals https://www.dw.com/en/record-renewable-energy-growth-falls-short-of-climate-goals/a-74357169

Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/15/record-leap-in-co2-fuels-fears-of-accelerating-global-heating

UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/15/uk-prepare-buildings-2c-rise-temperature

Existing demand-side climate change mitigation policies neglect avoid options https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02800-5

Antarctica is starting to look a lot like Greenland—and that isn’t good https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/antarctica-is-starting-to-look-a-lot-like-greenland-and-that-isnt-good/

The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet https://theconversation.com/the-climate-crisis-is-fuelling-extreme-fires-across-the-planet-267626

Today in climate change (10 October 2025)

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Antarctic Sea ice emerges as key predictor of accelerated ocean warming https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1100141

Worrying map of Australia highlights startling warning of change ahead: ‘Worse to come’ https://au.news.yahoo.com/worrying-map-of-australia-highlights-startling-warning-of-change-ahead-worse-to-come-063617429.html

Urban Climate Integration Framework (UCIF): A Multi-Scale, Phased Model https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/10/1990

Intense rain, landslides and potholes everywhere: how climate change is trashing Australia’s roads https://theconversation.com/intense-rain-landslides-and-potholes-everywhere-how-climate-change-is-trashing-australias-roads-264328

This Data Scientist Sees Progress in the Climate Change Fight https://e360.yale.edu/features/hannah-ritchie-interview

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/06/carbon-offsets-fail-cut-global-heating-intractable-systemic-problems-study

Solar power offers a ray of hope in Middle East’s least electrified country https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/solar-power-offers-ray-hope-middle-easts-least-electrified-country-2025-09-30/

Climate change uplifted the intensity of a typhoon of the type like “Ragasa” https://www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/research/climate-science/modelling-tropical-cyclones/typhoon-ragasa/

Millions of buildings at risk from sea level rise, McGill-led study finds https://www.mcgill.ca/nursing/channels/news/millions-buildings-risk-sea-level-rise-mcgill-led-study-finds-368163

‘Unprecedented but not unexpected’: Study unpacks record 2023 ocean heat wave https://phys.org/news/2025-10-unprecedented-unexpected-ocean.html

Marine heatwaves to become more frequent off UK and Irish coasts, experts say https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/07/marine-heatwaves-more-frequent-uk-irish-coasts-experts-say

IEA reiterates ‘no new oil and gas needed’ if global warming is limited to 1.5°C https://www.eco-business.com/news/iea-reiterates-no-new-oil-and-gas-needed-if-global-warming-is-limited-to-15c-2/

For the First Time, Renewables Supplying More Power Globally Than Coal https://e360.yale.edu/digest/iea-renewable-energy-2025

Climate Change and Our Future: Why Every Action Counts https://vocal.media/earth/climate-change-and-our-future-why-every-action-counts

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02629-y

How climate information and early warning systems protect lives and economies https://climatepromise.undp.org/news-and-stories/how-climate-information-and-early-warning-systems-protect-lives-and-economies

European landscape resilient to climate extremes strengthened thanks to enhanced sponge functioning https://www.deltares.nl/en/news/european-landscape-resilient-climate-extremes-enhanced-sponge-functioning

New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/08/new-zealand-oceans-warming-34-per-cent-faster-than-global-average