Category: heatwave

Today in climate change (3 October 2025)

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‘It’s not us anymore’: Renewables go from boom to bust in the wind capital of Canada https://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/574903/-It-s-not-us-anymore-Renewables-go-from-boom-to-bust-in-the-wind-capital-of-Canada

Abnormally hot days may hit Australia’s south-east after rare sudden warming over Antarctica https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/26/fears-of-abnormally-hot-days-in-southern-australia-after-sudden-stratospheric-warming-over-antarctica

Transport will make or break Australia’s new climate plan – and time is running out to fix it https://theconversation.com/transport-will-make-or-break-australias-new-climate-plan-and-time-is-running-out-to-fix-it-265986

Climate researcher warns of “unimaginable catastrophe” https://www.zdfheute.de/panorama/wetter-klimawandel-drei-grad-erwaermung-rahmstorf-vinke-100.html

International Day of Education: creating hope in the climate crisis https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/judithherbertson/2025/01/24/international-day-of-education-creating-hope-in-the-climate-crisis/

Six million young Tanzanians lead the charge for climate action and human rights https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/six-million-young-tanzanians-lead-the-charge-for-climate-action-and-human-rights-5207620

More than half of world’s coastal settlements retreating from rising seas, study shows https://www.preventionweb.net/news/more-half-worlds-coastal-settlements-retreating-rising-seas-study-shows

6 Strategies that Achieve Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Simultaneously https://www.wri.org/insights/strategies-achieve-climate-mitigation-adaptation-simultaneously

Is flooding under climate change more predictable than we thought? https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1099151

When China makes a climate pledge, the world should listen https://theconversation.com/when-china-makes-a-climate-pledge-the-world-should-listen-266346

World’s major cities hit by 25% leap in extremely hot days since the 1990s https://www.iied.org/worlds-major-cities-hit-quarter-more-hot-days-1990s

As Floods Worsen, Pakistan Is the Epicenter of Climate Change https://e360.yale.edu/features/pakistan-climate-floods

Red alert in the climate engine room https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-02/hottest-year-on-record-in-oceans-around-australia/105698530

Air temperatures over Antarctica have soared 35ºC above average. What does this unusual event mean for Australia? https://theconversation.com/air-temperatures-over-antarctica-have-soared-35-c-above-average-what-does-this-unusual-event-mean-for-australia-265079

Classroom heat widens the achievement gap https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/classroom-heat-widens-achievement-gap

What Hamburg’s tiny island can teach cities about resilience https://iclei-europe.org/news/?What_Hamburg%E2%80%99s_tiny_island_can_teach_cities_about_resilience_&newsID=aE4EYUqm

Ocean stratification in a warming climate https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-025-00715-5

Renewables overtake coal for first time on monthly basis in Australia’s main grid https://reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-overtake-coal-for-first-time-on-monthly-basis-in-australias-main-grid/

Today in climate change (26 September 2025)

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Exploring the associations of weather and climate with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/2/e001805

Australia’s main grid hits record renewable share of 78.6 pct, one state reaches 155 pct wind and solar https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-main-grid-hits-new-renewable-record-share-of-77-9-per-cent-driven-by-rooftop-pv/

Bushfire deaths increase if climate change not reduced https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/am/bushfire-deaths-increase-if-climate-change-not-reduced/105792382

Europe’s climate refugees: The Greek communities wiped off the map https://www.politico.eu/article/europes-climate-refugees-the-greek-villages-wiped-off-the-map/

Indicators of climate change and environmental degradation https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/foresight/topic/climate-change-environmental-degradation/indicators-climate-change-environmental-degradation_en

Why COP30 must confront the widening climate reality gap https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/09/cop30-must-confront-climate-reality-gap/

Climate Summit 2025 https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/climate-summit-2025

Climate change is fast shrinking the world’s largest inland sea https://phys.org/news/2025-09-climate-fast-world-largest-inland.html

Solar Energy in the North May Work Better Than Previously Thought https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/solar-energy-north-may-work-better-previously-thought

Climate change linked to landslide that buried Swiss village https://phys.org/news/2025-09-climate-linked-landslide-swiss-village.html

Droughts Sync Up as the Climate Changes https://eos.org/research-spotlights/droughts-sync-up-as-the-climate-changes

Half of the annual precipitation falls in fewer and fewer days https://www.climatechangepost.com/news/half-of-the-annual-precipitation-falls-in-fewer-and-fewer-days/

More than 50,000 heat-related deaths in Europe’s recent summers https://www.climatechangepost.com/news/more-than-50000-heat-related-deaths-in-europes-recent-summers/

Extreme weather and climate change impacts hit Africa hard https://www.preventionweb.net/news/extreme-weather-and-climate-change-impacts-hit-africa-hard

Canada, major fossil-fuel producers widen gap between output and climate targets: report https://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/573729/Canada-major-fossil-fuel-producers-widen-gap-between-output-and-climate-targets-report

Climate change tripled heat-related deaths in early summer European heatwave https://www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/publications/all-publications/climate-change-tripled-heat-related-deaths-in-early-summer-european-heatwave.php

Dangerous climate change threatens Northern Australia’s big ‘food bowl’ dreams https://theconversation.com/dangerous-climate-change-threatens-northern-australias-big-food-bowl-dreams-265727

Running dry: New study warns of extreme water scarcity in the coming decades https://phys.org/news/2025-09-dry-extreme-scarcity-decades.html

New Research Answers Lingering Questions About Siberia’s Exploding Tundra https://gizmodo.com/new-research-answers-lingering-questions-about-siberias-exploding-tundra-2000659562

From drought to deluge: WMO report highlights increasingly erratic water cycle https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/from-drought-deluge-wmo-report-highlights-increasingly-erratic-water-cycle

Is flooding under climate change more predictable than we thought? https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1099151

Rivers in the Sky, Arctic Warming, and What this Means for the Greenland Ice Sheet https://today.uconn.edu/2025/09/rivers-in-the-sky-arctic-warming-and-what-this-means-for-the-greenland-ice-sheet/

Heatwaves in US rivers increasing up to four times faster than air heatwaves https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/heatwaves-us-rivers-increasing-four-times-faster-air-heatwaves

Unlivable: Confronting extreme urban heat in Latin America and the Caribbean https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/unlivable-confronting-extreme-urban-heat-latin-america-and

How Vanuatu is facing up to rising climate risks https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/23/how-vanuatu-is-facing-up-to-rising-climate-risks/

Who moves under climate stress https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-025-00732-4

By 2100, unchecked climate change could slash global GDP per capita by up to 24% https://phys.org/news/2025-09-unchecked-climate-slash-global-gdp.html

Australia’s horrifying climate future in four charts – and how we can avoid the worst https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/sep/25/australias-horrifying-climate-future-in-four-charts-and-how-we-can-avoid-the-worst

Simpler models can outperform deep learning at climate prediction https://phys.org/news/2025-08-simpler-outperform-deep-climate.html

Pathways for prevention of cascading tipping points https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02662-x

What Powered the World in 2024? https://www.visualcapitalist.com/what-powered-the-world-in-2024/

Heat Stress Is a Major Driver of India’s Kidney Disease Epidemic https://e360.yale.edu/features/india-kidney-disease-climate-outdoor-workers

How cities are beating the heat https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/25/world/europe/cities-heat-solutions-climate-crisis.html

Asynchronous abrupt warming across Eurasia since the 1980s https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-025-01209-3

Today in climate change (19 September 2025)

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Fossil fuel expansion or Pacific security? Albanese is learning Australia can’t have both https://theconversation.com/fossil-fuel-expansion-or-pacific-security-albanese-is-learning-australia-cant-have-both-265066

The Pacific won a stunning climate victory at the International Court of Justice. What’s next? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-14/whats-next-after-pacific-icj-climate-victory/105747794

China Is Leading The Way To A Fossil Fuel Free Future https://cleantechnica.com/2025/09/12/china-is-leading-the-way-to-a-fossil-fuel-free-future/

‘Pakistan will have to adapt to floods as the new normal’ https://dialogue.earth/en/climate/qa-pakistan-will-have-to-adapt-to-floods-as-the-new-normal/

Extreme Heat in U.S. Cities Revealed at High Resolution https://eos.org/research-spotlights/extreme-heat-in-u-s-cities-revealed-at-high-resolution

Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment https://www.acs.gov.au/pages/national-climate-risk-assessment

The higher Australia’s 2035 emissions target, the more necessary a carbon tax will be https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/albanese-government-2035-climate-emissions-target/105771566

Warning of climate breakdown and soaring heat deaths a ‘wake up call’ for Australia, PM says https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/15/millions-of-australians-at-risk-from-rising-sea-levels-and-heat-deaths-could-soar-landmark-climate-report-warns

How Climate Risks Are Putting Home Insurance Out of Reach https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-home-insurance

Africa’s Future Climate: Navigating Extremes through Innovation and Early Warnings https://wmo.int/media/magazine-article/africas-future-climate-navigating-extremes-through-innovation-and-early-warnings

The year Australia is due to blow its carbon budget https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/australia-carbon-budget-2035-emissions-target/105341080

First climate risk assessment finds 1.5m Australians at risk from sea level rise by 2050 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/climate-risk-assessment-sea-level-rise-2035-target/105765456

Major climate change indicators broke records in 2024 https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/online/44711

An international, peer-reviewed publication released each summer, the State of the Climate is the authoritative annual summary of the global climate https://www.ametsoc.org/ams/publications/bulletin-of-the-american-meteorological-society-bams/state-of-the-climate/

Anthropogenic impacts on the Yellow River Basin https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-025-00718-2

Climate Risk Assessment’s ‘high risk’ warning for 1 million Australian homes https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-16/climate-risk-assessment-million-homes-insurance-gdp-costs/105774418

Fossil fuels harm health from ‘cradle to grave’ https://phys.org/news/2025-09-fossil-fuels-health-cradle-grave.html

Sun Day events spotlight the benefits of solar power https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/09/12/solar-power-florida-sun-day-third-act-bill-mckibben-hollywood-orlando-gainesville-climate-change/

UK foreign aid for nature hits £800m record due to cash for carbon credits https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-foreign-aid-for-nature-hits-800m-record-due-to-cash-for-carbon-credits/

‘It’s a warning, set to a dance beat’: Jon Batiste on his new song urging climate action 20 years after Katrina https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/28/jon-batiste-climate-crisis-song-petrichor

Why painting your home white could help you survive a heatwave https://theconversation.com/why-painting-your-home-white-could-help-you-survive-a-heatwave-264634

Northern WA communities already adapting to extreme climate future https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-18/northern-wa-communities-react-to-dire-climate-change-predictions/105774370

Latest heatwaves, droughts, floods could cost Europe €126 billion by 2029 https://www.rfi.fr/en/environment/20250915-latest-heatwaves-droughts-floods-could-cost-europe-%E2%82%AC126-billion-by-2029

Heatwaves caused more than 1,000 deaths in Australia over four-year period, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/17/heatwaves-caused-more-than-1000-deaths-in-australia-over-four-year-period-study-finds

Climate change tripled death toll from European heatwaves this summer, study says https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/09/17/silent-killer-climate-change-led-to-16500-more-heat-deaths-in-europe-this-summer-study-say

Droughts Sync Up as the Climate Changes https://eos.org/research-spotlights/droughts-sync-up-as-the-climate-changes

Climate Change May Have Killed 16,469 People in Europe This Summer https://eos.org/articles/climate-change-may-have-killed-16469-people-in-europe-this-summer

Today in climate change (12 September 2025)

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Climate crisis will increase frequency of lightning-sparked wildfires, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/06/climate-crisis-lightning-sparked-wildfires-increase

Accelerating increase in the duration of heatwaves under global warming https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-025-01737-w

Discovery of North America’s role in Asia’s monsoons offers new insights into climate change https://phys.org/news/2025-09-discovery-north-america-role-asia.html

Japan and South Korea record hottest summers in history https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/1/japan-and-south-korea-record-hottest-summers-in-history

Europe’s Soaring Heat and the Great Air Conditioning Dilemma https://www.wri.org/insights/europes-heat-and-air-conditioning-dilemma

Japan shocks the world — Solar panels as strong as 20 nuclear reactors unveiled https://www.ecoticias.com/en/japan-shocks-the-world-solar-panels/19817/

Scientists find three years left of remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/see/news/article/5973/scientists-find-three-years-left-of-remaining-carbon-budget-for-1-5-c

Interactive: The pathways to meeting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C limit https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/one-point-five-pathways/index.html

Half of all homes in Australia’s most advanced renewable grid now have rooftop solar https://reneweconomy.com.au/half-of-all-homes-in-australias-most-advanced-renewable-grid-now-have-rooftop-solar/

More than 6M kids will fall into poverty due to climate change https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/09/08/brazil-climate-change-children-poverty/4091757354291/

How to help trigger positive tipping points – and speed up climate action https://theconversation.com/how-to-help-trigger-positive-tipping-points-and-speed-up-climate-action-261407

When record heat feels strangely normal https://theconversation.com/when-record-heat-feels-strangely-normal-264515

Study Finds We’ll Lose Almost 40 Percent of Our Glacial Ice https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/08/28/study-finds-well-lose-almost-40-percent-of-our-glacial-ice/

Hunting the heat: four innovative ways to map urban heat https://www.preventionweb.net/news/hunting-heat-four-innovative-ways-map-urban-heat

New method helps regions prioritise climate risks https://www.deltares.nl/en/news/nieuwe-methode-helpt-regios-klimaatrisicos-gericht-te-prioriteren

The 1995 Chicago heat wave killed hundreds. A new tool aims to prevent the next tragedy https://www.preventionweb.net/news/1995-chicago-heat-wave-killed-hundreds-new-tool-aims-prevent-next-tragedy

Rethinking Flood Preparedness in the Age of Climate Extremes https://genasys.com/ebooks-whitepapers/flood-with-climate-extremes-ebook/

Climate change forces BOM to overhaul El Niño and La Niña analysis https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-09/climate-change-prompts-bom-el-nino-la-nina-analysis-overhaul/105753896

Tourism falters under extreme heat https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/09/03/tourism-extreme-heat-related-illnesses-climate-change-acropolis-greece-airlines-grounded-flights/

Climate Action Has a Messaging Problem https://www.wri.org/insights/rebranding-climate-action

How much have fossil fuel giants contributed to heat waves such as B.C.’s heat dome? https://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/571489/How-much-have-fossil-fuel-giants-contributed-to-heat-waves-such-as-B-C-s-heat-dome-

How China is adapting to ‘more frequent and intense’ heat extremes https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-how-china-is-adapting-to-more-frequent-and-intense-heat-extremes/

EU states still fighting over crucial targets in run-up to Cop30, leaked draft shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/08/eu-states-still-fighting-over-crucial-targets-in-run-up-to-cop30-leaked-draft-shows

Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/10/link-oil-giants-heatwaves-research-legal-liability

Quarter of heatwaves this century ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, study finds https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-09-11/heatwaves-more-likely-climate-change-nature-major-emitters/105747138

Wind and solar power fuel over one-third of Brazil’s electricity for first time https://www.castanet.net/news/World/571707/Wind-and-solar-power-fuel-over-one-third-of-Brazil-s-electricity-for-first-time

Climate action can feel slow – but the fastest energy leap in history has begun https://theconversation.com/climate-action-can-feel-slow-but-the-fastest-energy-leap-in-history-has-begun-264483

Today in climate change (5 September 2025)

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Diverging trends in large floods across Europe in a warming climate https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02734-y

Climate change increases supercell storms in Europe https://www.generation-nt.com/actualites/changement-climatique-orage-supercellulaire-europe-eth-zurich-2061725

Is climate change causing us to get cooler? https://www.tagesschau.de/klimawandel-kollabiert-der-golfstrom-100.html

Nepal and China agree to cooperate on glacial lake flooding, as warming hikes threat https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/27/nepal-and-china-agree-to-cooperate-on-glacial-lake-flooding-as-warming-hikes-threat/

The climate case for planting trees has been overhyped — but it’s not too late to fix it https://theconversation.com/the-climate-case-for-planting-trees-has-been-overhyped-but-its-not-too-late-to-fix-it-259998

WHO, WMO issue new report and guidance to protect workers from increasing heat stress https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/who-wmo-issue-new-report-and-guidance-protect-workers-from-increasing-heat-stress

Collecting more than trash: Researchers equip local garbage trucks to gather data on urban heat island effect https://news.nd.edu/news/collecting-more-than-trash-researchers-equip-local-garbage-trucks-to-gather-data-on-urban-heat-island-effect/

Climate change is driving a silent, sinister change in Australia’s mountain ash forests https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-driving-a-silent-sinister-change-in-australias-mountain-ash-forests-255737

Summer 2025 was hottest on record in UK, says Met Office https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/01/uk-experienced-its-hottest-summer-on-record-in-2025-met-office-says

Scientists issue warning after witnessing ‘very shocking’ phenomenon in Arctic: ‘It was not just a marginal record’ https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/sea-ice-loss-svalbard-arctic-ice-melt-slump/

Using a systems thinking approach to assess the complex interplay between sustainable development goals, climate change, and humanitarian operations https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-025-01727-2

Biggest generator in New Zealand hits go on first phase of 400 megawatt solar project https://reneweconomy.com.au/biggest-generator-in-new-zealand-hits-go-on-first-phase-of-400-megawatt-solar-project/

Climate change kills, Spanish PM tells deniers at launch of plan to tackle crisis https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/01/spain-pm-pedro-sanchez-plan-tackle-climate-crisis

El Niño/La Niña Update (August 2025) https://wmo.int/publication-series/el-ninola-nina-update-august-2025

The ocean carbon sink is ailing: 10% drop in CO₂ absorption seen during record 2023 marine heat wave https://phys.org/news/2025-09-ocean-carbon-ailing-absorption-marine.html

Nature can keep up with climate change – but not at this speed https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/08/nature-can-keep-up-with-climate-change-but-not-at-this-speed/

Understanding the up-scaling mechanisms of urban energy transitions: An application of a capital-based framework to a comparative case study of two solar communities in Hong Kong https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629625002452

Underestimating support for climate action limits political decision making, study says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/02/politicians-underestimate-support-climate-action-limiting-policies-study

Climate change intensified Hurricane Katrina; could have been a stronger storm in today’s climate https://www.climatecentral.org/report/hurricane-katrina-20-year-anniversary

Warming temperatures affect glaciers’ ability to store meltwater, contributing to rising sea levels https://theconversation.com/warming-temperatures-affect-glaciers-ability-to-store-meltwater-contributing-to-rising-sea-levels-240628

The ‘frying pan of Spain’ shows how cities can deal with extreme heat https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/seville-spain-climate-change-extreme-heat-1.7602428

Today in climate change (22 August 2025)

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60 percent of the world’s land area is in a precarious state https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/60-percent-of-the-worlds-land-area-is-in-a-precarious-state

Comprehensive Disaster and Climate Risk Management https://www.undrr.org/climate-action-and-disaster-risk-reduction/comprehensive-disaster-and-climate-risk-management

Aging under a warming planet, how Philly is preparing to support its older population https://whyy.org/articles/aging-population-global-warming-philadelphia-climate-change/

Canada’s targets for cutting greenhouse gases fit the definition of insanity https://torontosun.com/news/national/goldstein-canadas-targets-for-cutting-greenhouse-gases-fit-the-definition-of-insanity

‘Pray for rain’: wildfires in Canada are now burning where they never used to https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/17/new-canada-wildfires-locations

“Possible” renewables reach record 99.3 pct share of Australia’s most coal dependent grid https://reneweconomy.com.au/possible-renewables-reach-record-99-3-pct-share-of-australias-most-coal-dependent-grid/

British solar power surges past 2024 total https://www.ft.com/content/9e49fa5a-d43e-4c32-80ff-68a3ce1ede5e

‘Sponge City’: Copenhagen Adapts to a Wetter Future https://e360.yale.edu/features/copenhagen-sponge-cities

Why the climate crisis is a child rights crisis — and what we can do about it https://www.savethechildren.org.au/about-us/save-the-childrens-charity-work/how-climate-change-is-reshaping-childhood

The spatial extent of heat waves has changed over the past four decades https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/spatial-extent-heat-waves-has-changed-over-past-four-decades

What Does a Climate-Resilient Rural Water Supply System Look Like? An Interdisciplinary Approach to Climate Resilience Mapping in Nepal https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cli2.70014

Heat streaks are more frequent and intense across Arizona, Mountain West https://www.kjzz.org/science/2025-08-11/analysis-heat-streaks-are-more-frequent-and-intense-across-arizona-mountain-west

At Europe’s melting glaciers, signs of climate peril are everywhere https://www.nbcnews.com/science/climate-change/europes-melting-glaciers-signs-climate-peril-are-everywhere-rcna223824

State of the climate: 2025 on track to be second or third warmest year on record https://www.carbonbrief.org/state-of-the-climate-2025-on-track-to-be-second-or-third-warmest-year-on-record/

Iconic Antarctic species at risk amid ‘regime shift’, scientists say, with ‘rapid and self-perpetuating changes’ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-21/iconic-antarctic-species-at-risk-amid-antarctic-regime-shift/105676324

Inquiry into the climate resilience of Victoria, Australia https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/climateresilience

The strange divide in how Americans experience summer temperatures https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/19/climate/us-summer-warming-hole-vis

Europe’s Soaring Heat and the Great Air Conditioning Dilemma https://www.wri.org/insights/europes-heat-and-air-conditioning-dilemma

Rapid loss of Antarctic ice may be climate tipping point, scientists say https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/rapid-loss-antarctic-ice-may-be-climate-tipping-point-scientists-say-2025-08-20/

Climate Change Brings More Rapidly Intensifying Hurricanes; NOAA Cuts Make Forecasting Them Harder https://cleantechnica.com/2025/08/20/climate-change-brings-more-rapidly-intensifying-hurricanes-noaa-cuts-make-forecasting-them-harder/

Australia’s Climate Targets https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/climate-targets-in-australia-fact-sheet/

Deadly wildfires show Spain must better prepare for climate crises, says Sánchez https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/19/wildfires-spain-climate-crises-pedro-sanchez

Today in climate change (15 August 2025)

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European State of the Climate 2024 https://wmo.int/publication-series/european-state-of-climate-2024

The new special report from the IPCC once again warns that rising temperatures are leading to more forest fires https://scilogs.spektrum.de/klimalounge/hitze-braende-kachelmann/

US Antarctic science is under threat, and that could create a void for China and Russia to fill https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-10/china-taking-over-antarctic-research-from-us-australia/105628598

Scientists Are Mapping the End of the World. And Maybe, Just Maybe, a Way Out https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a65616655/positive-tipping-points/

A smart tool beating urban heat with actionable insight https://www.preventionweb.net/drr-community-voices/smart-tool-beating-urban-heat-actionable-insight

‘Climate change hasn’t stopped,’ warns EU climate monitor as global heat record streak ends https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/08/07/climate-change-hasnt-stopped-warns-eu-climate-monitor-as-global-heat-record-streak-ends

Triple whammy: how 3 types of drought crippled southern Australia this year https://theconversation.com/triple-whammy-how-3-types-of-drought-crippled-southern-australia-this-year-262320

Iraq experiences nationwide power outage amid ‘record’ heat https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-12/iraq-nationwide-power-outage-record-heat/105640484

North Atlantic faces more hurricane clusters as climate warms https://phys.org/news/2025-08-north-atlantic-hurricane-clusters-climate.html

Adaptation and resilience in the face of climate change https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/adaptation-and-resilience-face-climate-change

Coastal disasters with a focus on extreme heat: Perspectives from South Asia https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/coastal-disasters-focus-extreme-heat-perspectives-south-asia

State of the Climate in 2024 https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/106/8/2025BAMSStateoftheClimate.1.xml

Renewables will be world’s top power source ‘by 2026’ https://www.carbonbrief.org/iea-renewables-will-be-worlds-top-power-source-by-2026/

‘No country is safe’: deadly Nordic heatwave supercharged by climate crisis, scientists say https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/14/nordic-heatwave-climate-crisis-sweden-norway-finland

Evacuations in Alaska after glacial melt raises fears of record flooding https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gejyg8l7vo

Spain wildfires are ‘clear warning’ of climate emergency, minister says https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/13/spain-wildfires-climate-crisis-heatwave

Global humidity reached record levels in 2024, says latest climate report https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news-and-media/media-centre/weather-and-climate-news/2025/bams-state-of-the-climate-report-2024

Rapa Nui’s iconic moai statues threatened by sea level rise https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/08/12/rapa-nui-sea-level-rise/

How Britain can beat the heat without becoming addicted to air conditioning https://theconversation.com/how-britain-can-beat-the-heat-without-becoming-addicted-to-air-conditioning-263017

Canadian cities are unprepared for climate-driven migration — here’s what they can do https://theconversation.com/canadian-cities-are-unprepared-for-climate-driven-migration-heres-what-they-can-do-262490

Today in climate change (8 August 2025)

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Climate change made Florida’s heat wave five times more likely, experts say https://www.wusf.org/environment/2025-07-30/climate-change-made-florida-heat-wave-five-times-more-likely

Australian scientists record accelerating glacier loss on sub-Antarctic Heard Island https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-04/scientists-record-accelerating-glacier-loss-on-heard-island/105605246

Living With Extreme Heat? These Cities Are Taking Action https://time.com/7305946/cities-tackling-extreme-heat/

‘Sponge City’: How Copenhagen Is Adapting to a Wetter Future https://e360.yale.edu/features/copenhagen-sponge-cities

Climate disasters are killing small businesses https://grist.org/extreme-weather/climate-disasters-are-killing-small-businesses/

Nordic countries hit by ‘truly unprecedented’ heatwave https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/02/nordic-countries-hit-by-truly-unprecedented-heatwave

Politicians are betraying Gen Z on climate https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/07/18/gen-z-climate-change-crocheting-knitting-thrifting-big-beautiful-bill-trump-gop-carbon-footprint/

Is ‘heat dome’ overhyped? Why some meteorologists dislike this term https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/08/is-heat-dome-overhyped-why-some-meteorologists-dislike-this-term/

Weekend heat wave was made more likely by global warming, experts say https://www.cityviewnc.com/stories/weekend-heat-wave-was-made-more-likely-by-global-warming-experts-say/

Quantifying effects of solar power adoption on CO2 emissions reduction https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adq5660

World’s biggest coral survey confirms sharp decline in Great Barrier Reef after heatwave https://theconversation.com/worlds-biggest-coral-survey-confirms-sharp-decline-in-great-barrier-reef-after-heatwave-260563

Extreme heat streaks on the rise in Philadelphia https://www.axios.com/local/philadelphia/2025/07/30/heat-waves-philly-pennsylvania-common

EU, China Chart Path Forward on Climate Action https://sdg.iisd.org/news/eu-china-chart-path-forward-on-climate-action/

Renewables will be world’s top power source ‘by 2026’ https://www.carbonbrief.org/iea-renewables-will-be-worlds-top-power-source-by-2026/

Today in climate change (1 August 2025)

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Level 4 HeatRisk alert issued for over 30 million people in the Southeastern United States https://watchers.news/2025/07/26/level-4-heatrisk-alert-southeastern-united-states-30-million-people/

Climate change is increasing the number of devastating forest fires https://www.climatechangepost.com/news/climate-change-is-increasing-the-number-of-devastating-forest-fires/

The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway https://www.wired.com/story/the-first-planned-migration-of-an-entire-country-is-underway/

China’s carbon emissions may have peaked thanks to renewables push https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-27/chinas-co2-emissions-may-have-peaked-thanks-to-renewable-energy/105549598

Caribbean leaders hail ICJ climate ruling as ‘historic’ win for small island states https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/25/caribbean-leaders-hail-icj-climate-ruling-as-historic-win-for-small-island-states

Turkey sets new record of 50.5 degrees as Europe swelters https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-sets-new-record-of-505-degrees-as-europe-swelters/a-73426915

New climate plans must supercharge energy transition, says UN’s Guterres https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/07/22/new-climate-plans-must-supercharge-energy-transition-says-uns-guterres/

Las Vegas leaders are banking on trees for cooling. The science is complicated https://www.bradenton.com/news/nation-world/national/article311486993.html

Plant trees to tackle deadly heatwaves, say experts https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0l4j8wkrw7o

One year on: Collective action where the heat hits hardest https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/one-year-collective-action-where-heat-hits-hardest-kamal-kishore-dlric

How flood-ravaged Boston took on the climate deniers – and won https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/24/flood-boston-climate-deniers-trump-administration-coastal-city-resilient

Scientists issue warning about concerning trend in extreme US weather: ‘Significantly windier and rainier’ https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/rising-noreasters-intensity-climate-change/

As heat rises in Wisconsin, new analysis finds heat streaks are becoming more common https://www.wpr.org/news/heat-rises-wisconsin-analysis-heat-streaks-more-common

State of the climate: 2025 on track to be second or third warmest year on record https://www.carbonbrief.org/state-of-the-climate-2025-on-track-to-be-second-or-third-warmest-year-on-record/

Rapid Ocean Warming https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/rapid-ocean-warming-2025

Historical model biases in monthly high temperature anomalies indicate under-estimation of future temperature extremes https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02579-5

Cities Are Heating Up. Better Infrastructure Can Cool Them Down https://www.wri.org/insights/urban-heat-effect-solutions

Flames to floods: How Europe’s devastating wildfires are fueling its next climate crisis https://phys.org/news/2025-07-flames-europe-devastating-wildfires-fueling.html

‘Sponge City’: How Copenhagen Is Adapting to a Wetter Future https://e360.yale.edu/features/copenhagen-sponge-cities

Today in climate change (25 July 2025)

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Scientists warn that global warming is accelerating https://www.climatechangepost.com/news/scientists-warn-that-global-warming-is-accelerating/

Wildfires in Europe burn area the size of Luxembourg as 2025 shapes up to be an ‘extreme’ year https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/07/18/wildfires-in-europe-burn-area-the-size-of-luxembourg-as-2025-shapes-up-to-be-an-extreme-ye

Is Climate Change an Existential Threat? https://gizmodo.com/is-climate-change-an-existential-threat-2000629702

Solar innovation changed the world. Now, the research race is on to save it https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-innovation-changed-the-world-now-the-research-race-is-on-to-save-it/

Bribe or community benefit? Sweeteners smoothing the way for renewables projects need to be done right https://theconversation.com/bribe-or-community-benefit-sweeteners-smoothing-the-way-for-renewables-projects-need-to-be-done-right-258903

This is the summer of flooding across the US, and scientists know why https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/20/climate/summer-of-flooding

Extended period of extreme heat risks for central, southeast, and southwestern U.S. https://watchers.news/2025/07/20/extended-extreme-heat-risks-central-southeast-southwest-us/

Only 3 years left – new study warns the world is running out of time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change https://theconversation.com/only-3-years-left-new-study-warns-the-world-is-running-out-of-time-to-avoid-the-worst-impacts-of-climate-change-261229

Study finds cities with proactive, risk-tolerant governing styles most likely to have ambitious climate strategies https://news.ku.edu/news/article/study-finds-cities-with-proactive-risk-tolerant-governing-styles-most-likely-to-have-ambitious-climate-strategies

Planting Resilience: Nature-Based Solutions in Burundi https://gca.org/planting-resilience-nature-based-solutions-in-burundi/

Natural variability-focused assessment of climate overshoot timing https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02525-5

Researchers use 30+ years of heat wave data to inform strategies to reduce impacts of extreme heat https://phys.org/news/2025-07-years-strategies-impacts-extreme.html

91% of New Renewable Projects Now Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels Alternatives https://www.irena.org/News/pressreleases/2025/Jul/91-Percent-of-New-Renewable-Projects-Now-Cheaper-Than-Fossil-Fuels-Alternatives

Extreme heat wave places over 90 million under alerts across Mid-Mississippi Valley and Mid-South, U.S. https://watchers.news/2025/07/23/extreme-heat-alerts-90-million-mid-mississippi-valley-mid-south-us/

From heat to high-tech: How innovation responds to climate change https://voxdev.org/topic/energy-environment/heat-high-tech-how-innovation-responds-climate-change

Climate disasters are pushing people into homelessness – but there’s a lot we can do about it https://theconversation.com/climate-disasters-are-pushing-people-into-homelessness-but-theres-a-lot-we-can-do-about-it-259149

Anthropogenic warming is accelerating recent heatwaves in Africa https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02578-6

‘Significant legal breakthrough’ as NSW court blocks state’s largest coal expansion over emissions https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/24/significant-legal-breakthrough-as-nsw-court-blocks-coal-mine-expansion-over-emissions

Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce379k4v3pwo.amp

‘Boiling frog’ effect makes people oblivious to threat of climate crisis, shows study https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jul/24/boiling-frog-effect-makes-people-oblivious-to-threat-of-climate-crisis-shows-study

New, detailed analysis on a scientifically credible, Paris-aligned target for Australia https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/why-australias-2035-climate-target-matters/