Tag: climate change

Today in climate change (11 July 2025)

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‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost https://www.ipolitics.ca/2025/07/02/its-too-late-david-suzuki-says-the-fight-against-climate-change-is-lost/

1.5 Degrees C: Understanding World’s Critical Warming Threshold https://www.wri.org/insights/1-5-degrees-c-target-explained

Texas floods reveal limitations of disaster forecasting under climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/06/texas-floods-forecast-climate-crisis

‘A war of the truth’: Europe’s heatwaves are failing to spur support for climate action https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/04/europe-heatwaves-failing-support-climate-action

Temperatures in Hong Kong’s subpar housing reach as high as 40 degrees: survey https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317143/temperatures-hong-kongs-subpar-housing-reach-high-40-degrees-survey

How climate change is worsening extreme heat https://grist.org/extreme-weather/how-climate-change-is-worsening-extreme-heat/

How many economic losses from climate-related events has Europe suffered since 1980? https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/04/how-many-economic-losses-from-climate-related-events-has-europe-suffered-since-1980

State of the Climate in Africa 2024 https://wmo.int/publication-series/state-of-climate-africa-2024

Deadly heatwaves are the new reality – we need to transform the UK’s cities and towns to survive them https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/06/deadly-heatwaves-adapt-cities-towns

Eastern states shivered through a chilly June, is a warmer winter still on the cards? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-09/weather-june-temperatures-winter-forecast-records/105495642

Heavy Rain in Texas Floods Intensified By Human-Driven Climate Change: Study https://earth.org/heavy-rain-in-texas-floods-intensified-by-human-driven-climate-change-study/

Golden Plains becomes biggest operating wind farm in Australia, pushes state to new record https://reneweconomy.com.au/golden-plains-becomes-biggest-operating-wind-farm-in-australia/

Wildfires will intensify in the wildland-urban interface under near-term warming https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02475-y

Northeast U.S. Heatwave of 2025: A Harbinger of the Climate We’re Inheriting https://www.jupiterintel.com/blog/northeast-u-s-heatwave-of-2025-a-harbinger-of-the-climate-were-inheriting

Heatwaves contribute to the warmest June on record in western Europe https://climate.copernicus.eu/heatwaves-contribute-warmest-june-record-western-europe

Coastal homeowners turn to climate-resilient designs to combat worsening hurricane seasons https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-resistant-home-design/

Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa is affected https://theconversation.com/climate-change-has-doubled-the-worlds-heatwaves-how-africa-is-affected-258594

Scientists find three years left of remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C https://www.leeds.ac.uk/research-32/news/article/5801/scientists-find-three-years-left-of-remaining-carbon-budget-for-1-5-c

Pacific islands push back against growing climate threats https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/07/10/pacific-islands-push-back-against-growing-climate-threats/

The U.S. faces more frequent extreme weather events, but attitudes and actions aren’t keeping up https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/us-faces-frequent-extreme-weather-events-attitudes-actions-arent-keepi-rcna217780

Duration of heat waves accelerating faster than global warming https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/duration-of-heat-waves-accelerating-faster-than-global-warming

Today in climate change (4 July 2025)

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Europeans consider tackling climate change a priority and support energy independence https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1376

Warmer seas are fuelling the dangerous ‘weather bomb’ about to hit NSW https://theconversation.com/warmer-seas-are-fuelling-the-dangerous-weather-bomb-about-to-hit-nsw-260070

More than 97 000 hospitalized as Japan endures hottest June on record https://watchers.news/2025/07/01/97000-hospitalized-japan-hottest-june-on-record/

‘Unprecedented’ alerts in France as blistering heat grips Europe https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y7781e915o

One in three Tuvaluans apply to relocate to Australia under climate visa scheme just 10 days after opening https://7news.com.au/news/one-in-three-tuvaluans-apply-to-relocate-to-australia-under-climate-visa-scheme-just-10-days-after-opening-c-19165658

UN expert urges criminalizing fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/30/un-expert-urges-criminalizing-fossil-fuel-disinformation-banning-lobbying

A “whiplash” of weather conditions caused by climate change https://www.fastcompany.com/91359142/what-is-precipitation-whiplash-the-new-accelerating-climate-change-weather-danger

Cities are heating up the planet – how they can do more to fight climate change https://theconversation.com/cities-are-heating-up-the-planet-how-they-can-do-more-to-fight-climate-change-259391

With net zero targets under attack from the populist right, dangerously high temperatures should refocus minds https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/01/the-guardian-view-on-europes-heatwave-leaders-should-remind-the-public-why-ambitious-targets-matter

Global climate action at risk as ‘disappointed’ camps square off, EU negotiator warns https://www.euractiv.com/section/eet/news/global-climate-action-at-risk-as-disappointed-camps-square-off-eu-negotiator-warns/

At least 8 deaths as Europe’s heatwave causes forest fires, health alerts and shuts a nuclear reactor https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-03/europe-heatwave-death-toll-reaches-8-as-temperatures-hit-records/105488516

Tracking sea ice is ‘early warning system’ for global heating – but the US is halting data sharing https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/02/tracking-sea-ice-is-early-warning-system-for-global-heating-but-us-halt-to-data-sharing-will-make-it-harder-scientists-warn

Signs of rising planetary strain highlight need for accelerated climate targets https://phys.org/news/2025-07-planetary-strain-highlight-climate.html

Droughts worldwide pushing tens of millions towards starvation, says report https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/02/droughts-worldwide-pushing-tens-millions-starvation-report

Antarctic summer sea ice is at record lows. Here’s how it will harm the planet – and us https://theconversation.com/antarctic-summer-sea-ice-is-at-record-lows-heres-how-it-will-harm-the-planet-and-us-256104

Extremely warm Mediterranean Sea is cause for concern https://www.climatechangepost.com/news/extremely-warm-mediterranean-sea-is-cause-for-concern/

Nuclear power plants shut down in France and Switzerland as heatwave impacts river cooling https://watchers.news/2025/07/03/nuclear-power-shutdown-france-switzerland-heatwave-river-cooling/

Global warming is triggering earthquakes in the Alps https://www.science.org/content/article/global-warming-triggering-earthquakes-alps

Why investing in climate-vulnerable countries makes good business sense https://theconversation.com/why-investing-in-climate-vulnerable-countries-makes-good-business-sense-259732

1,400 glaciers. 1,400 reasons to act https://www.1400-reasons-to-act.ch/

New 3D glacier visualizations provide insights into a hotter Earth https://news.osu.edu/new-3d-glacier-visualizations-provide-insights-into-a-hotter-earth/

Novel modelling links sea ice loss to Antarctic ice shelf calving events https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2025/july/novel-modelling-links-sea-ice-loss-to-antarctic-ice-shelf-calving-events

Ocean, atmosphere equally responsible for Atlantic ‘cold blob,’ scientists find https://www.psu.edu/news/earth-and-mineral-sciences/story/ocean-atmosphere-equally-responsible-atlantic-cold-blob-scientists

Bracing for the new normal https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2025/06/27/bracing-for-the-new-normal

It’s not just the cities. Extreme heat is a growing threat to rural America https://grist.org/extreme-heat/extreme-heat-growing-threat-rural-america/

Today in climate change (20 June 2025)

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7 Things to Know About Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration https://www.wri.org/insights/carbon-capture-technology

EU has no plan for rising climate-related deaths, scientists warn https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-climate-crisis-health-strategy-ngo-temperature-global-warming-disease-dengue-vaccine/

Flood maps don’t account for the real risk of climate change, Brisbane engineer warns https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-16/qld-climate-change-flash-flooding-brisbane-rainfall-and-runoff/105359210

Could this city be the model for how to tackle the housing crisis and climate change? https://www.npr.org/2025/06/15/nx-s1-5400642/affordable-housing-environment-vienna-climate-change

Extreme Heat Is Hitting Women in Ghana Hard https://earth.org/extreme-heat-is-hitting-women-in-ghana-hard/

Estimating the effects of temperature on mortality and hospitalisations under RCP2.6 and RCP8.5 scenarios in the short- and long-term by region in Chile: a population-based, modelling study https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-193X(25)00161-9/fulltext

Bank unveils green loans plan to unlock trillions for climate finance https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jun/16/public-money-green-loans-climate-finance

Scientists looked back in time to find the first signs of human-caused global warming. It’s far earlier than previously thought https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/16/climate/global-warming-detection-study

Nasa data reveals dramatic rise in intensity of weather events https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/17/nasa-data-reveals-dramatic-rise-in-intensity-of-weather-events

Who will pay for climate change? You will, until we break the fossil-fuel addiction https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/5348898-3rd-slug-oil-industry-liability-climate-change/

“Cakes of coal, volumes of gas:” Australia accused of being climate wrecker as it seeks to host COP31 https://reneweconomy.com.au/cakes-of-coal-volumes-of-gas-australia-accused-of-being-climate-wrecker-as-it-seeks-to-host-cop31/

Climate change is fueling early-season heat scorching Spain https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-shift-index-alert/spain-june-2025

The silent killer: We need better risk governance to beat extreme heat | GP 2025 https://globalplatform.undrr.org/news/silent-killer-we-need-better-risk-governance-beat-extreme-heat-gp-2025

Alaska just hit a climate milestone — its first-ever heat advisory https://grist.org/extreme-heat/alaska-just-hit-a-climate-milestone-its-first-heat-advisory/

Rising heat levels mean increased risks for women in informal settlements https://www.iied.org/rising-heat-levels-mean-increased-risks-for-women-informal-settlements

Climate 101: An interactive dictionary about climate change https://static.uncclearn.org/Net_Zero_101/Interactive/

Planet’s reflective cloud coverage is shrinking – and amplifying the climate crisis, research finds https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/19/planets-reflective-cloud-coverage-is-shrinking-and-amplifying-the-climate-crisis-research-finds

Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe, report says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/19/climate-misinformation-turning-crisis-into-catastrophe-ipie-report

AMI, State and NZI 2025 climate poll: New Zealand at climate change crossroads https://www.iag.co.nz/newsroom/news-releases/climate-change-poll-2025

Sunny outlook: Major survey shows most near neighbours like solar farms, and want more https://reneweconomy.com.au/sunny-outlook-major-survey-shows-most-near-neighbours-like-solar-farms-and-want-more/

Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/18/only-two-years-left-of-world-carbon-budget-to-meet-15c-target-scientists-warn-climate-crisis

Today in climate change (13 June 2025)

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Antarctic Ice Sheet tipping in the last 800,000 years warns of future ice loss https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02366-2

May brought storms and heavy rain from the South to the Northeast; spring in the US was the second warmest on record https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202505

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere break new records in human history https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environment/carbon-dioxide-levels-in-the-atmosphere-break-new-records-in-human-history/

“I can’t compromise the quality of my life I’m sorry”: Privileged individuals in the United Kingdom show little willingness to change high-carbon lifestyles https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214629625001951

Assimilating summer sea ice thickness enhances predictions of Arctic sea ice and surrounding atmosphere within two months https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-025-01050-8

The oceans are increasingly gasping for breath https://www.climatechangepost.com/news/the-oceans-are-increasingly-gasping-for-breath/

Australia’s latest emissions data reveal we still have a giant fossil fuel problem https://theconversation.com/australias-latest-emissions-data-reveal-we-still-have-a-giant-fossil-fuel-problem-257907

From Work to Transportation, Extreme Heat Is Reshaping Urban Life https://www.wri.org/insights/extreme-heat-reshaping-urban-life

With one in four homes at risk of flooding, the UK faces one of its greatest climate change challenges https://www.floodre.co.uk/spending-review-response-2025/

Ocean current ‘collapse’ could trigger ‘profound cooling’ in northern Europe – even with global warming https://www.carbonbrief.org/ocean-current-collapse-could-trigger-profound-cooling-in-northern-europe-even-with-global-warming/

May 2025 was the second warmest May on record, with a monthly global average of 1.33 ± 0.11°C (2.39 ± 0.19 °F) above the 1850-1900 average https://berkeleyearth.org/may-2025-temperature-update/

The world needs bold, equitable climate action at the 2025 G7 summit https://phys.org/news/2025-06-world-bold-equitable-climate-action.html

Greenland ice melted 17 times faster amid May heatwave, say scientists https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1320096-greenland-ice-melted-17-times-faster-amid-may-heatwave-say-scientists

Residents endure brutal conditions as record-breaking temperatures soar to 125 degrees: ‘Extremely vulnerable’ https://www.yahoo.com/news/residents-endure-brutal-conditions-record-103020710.html

Climate futures: What’s ahead for our world beyond 1.5°C of warming? https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/climate-futures-whats-ahead-for-our-world-beyond-1-5c-of-warming/

The Impact of CO2 and Climate State on Whether Dansgaard–Oeschger Type Oscillations Occur in Climate Models https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL110068

Climate change could cost Italy over 5% of GDP in 2050, budget watchdog says https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/climate-change-could-cost-italy-over-5-gdp-2050-budget-watchdog-says-2025-06-11/

Increasingly hot summers mean sizzling playgrounds and other dangers for kids https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/how-climate-change-affects-kids-hot-playground-safety/6296426/

Today in climate change (30 May 2025)

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Rising Seas From Fossil Fuels Threaten Inland Migration ‘Never Witnessed in Modern Civilization’ https://www.commondreams.org/news/sea-level-rise-migration

UAE breaks May temperature record two days in a row, reaching 51.6°C (124.9°F) https://watchers.news/2025/05/26/uae-breaks-may-temperature-record-two-days-in-a-row/

The Guardian view on rising sea levels: adaptation has never been more urgent https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/25/the-guardian-view-on-rising-sea-levels-adaptation-has-never-been-more-urgent

Florida is hotter than your vacation https://www.salon.com/2025/05/24/florida-is-hotter-than-your-vacation/

Extreme heat — driven by human-caused climate change — is increasing the health risks for pregnant people globally https://carboncopy.info/extreme-heat-is-increasing-pregnancy-risks-around-the-world-study/

Human mobility amplifies compound flood risks in coastal urban areas under climate change https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/human-mobility-amplifies-compound-flood-risks-coastal-urban-areas-under-climate-change

When the sea moves inland: A global climate wake-up call from Bangladesh’s Delta https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/news/when-the-sea-moves-inland-a-global-climate-wake-up-call-from-bangladeshs-delta

How Natural Solutions Can Help Islands Survive Sea Level Rise https://e360.yale.edu/features/atolls-restoration-sea-level-rise

Will COP30 turbocharge global climate change actions? https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/renewable/will-cop30-turbocharge-global-climate-change-actions/121434494

UAE breaks May temperature record two days in a row, reaching 51.6°C (124.9°F) https://watchers.news/2025/05/26/uae-breaks-may-temperature-record-two-days-in-a-row/

Iceland’s historic May heatwave sets new temperature records https://watchers.news/2025/05/27/icelands-historic-may-heatwave-sets-temperature-records/

State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean 2024 https://wmo.int/es/publication-series/estado-del-clima-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe-2024

Many people believe climate change is happening, but most don’t act. Why? https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/05/many-people-believe-climate-change-is-happening-but-most-dont-act-why/

Earth is heading for 2.7°C warming this century. We may avoid the worst climate scenarios – but the outlook is still dire https://theconversation.com/earth-is-heading-for-2-7-c-warming-this-century-we-may-avoid-the-worst-climate-scenarios-but-the-outlook-is-still-dire-254284

Glacier collapses burying large parts of Swiss village Blatten https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/glacier-collapses-burying-large-parts-of-swiss-village-blatten/89425126

Robotic floats quantify sinking carbon in the Southern Ocean https://phys.org/news/2025-05-robotic-quantify-carbon-southern-ocean.html

Global temperatures could break heat record in next five years https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/28/global-temperatures-break-annual-heat-record-next-five-years-world-meteorological-organization

Why Aboriginal knowledge matters in Australia’s climate change disaster responses https://lens.monash.edu/@politics-society/2025/05/28/1387620/why-aboriginal-knowledge-matters-in-australias-climate-change-disaster-responses

The UK Fens Climate Change Risk Assessment: Big challenges and strategic solutions https://tyndall.ac.uk/reports/the-uk-fens-climate-change-risk-assessment-big-challenges-and-strategic-solutions/

Global climate predictions show temperatures expected to remain at or near record levels in coming 5 years https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/global-climate-predictions-show-temperatures-expected-remain-or-near-record-levels-coming-5-years

Climate change: World likely to breach 1.5°C limit in next five years https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163751

Today in climate change (16 May 2025)

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Global Warming has Accelerated Significantly https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6079807/v1

Incredible 60% of Europe’s Electricity Was Powered by Clean Energy in the First Two Months of 2024 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/incredible-60-of-europes-electricity-was-powered-by-clean-energy-in-the-first-two-months-of-2024/

What Is ‘Loss and Damage’ from Climate Change? 8 Key Questions, Answered https://www.wri.org/insights/loss-damage-climate-change

Knowledge brokers: A catalyst for climate action https://www.climatexchange.org.uk/knowledge-brokers-a-catalyst-for-climate-action/

Earth’s Energy Imbalance More Than Doubled in Recent Decades https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024AV001636

Assessing the Global Climate in April 2025 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202504

NASA issues warning after sudden change in the ocean surprises scientists: ‘Getting faster and faster’ https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-issues-warning-sudden-change-103005029.html

Global methane emissions still far above what countries report, IEA warns https://www.rfi.fr/en/environment/20250509-global-methane-emissions-still-far-above-what-countries-report-iea

Global sea levels are rising faster and faster. It spells catastrophe for coastal towns and cities https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/09/climate/sea-level-rise-melting-ice-sheets

Scientists issue warning over previously underestimated phenomenon in Antarctica: ‘Deeply concerning’ https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/subglacial-water-antarctica-ice-sheet-sea-level/

These countries are leading the way to 100% renewable electricity https://theprogressplaybook.com/2024/10/14/these-countries-are-leading-the-way-to-100-renewable-electricity/

Climate scientist says WA in grip of ‘significant’ autumn heat event with temperatures well above average https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-12/perth-autumn-weather-significant-heat-event/105281498

Extreme weather and climate change impacts hit Africa hard https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/extreme-weather-and-climate-change-impacts-hit-africa-hard

Arctic Climate Change Update 2024: Key Trends and Impacts. Summary for Policy-makers https://www.amap.no/documents/doc/arctic-climate-change-update-2024-key-trends-and-impacts.-summary-for-policy-makers/3847

“Riddled with breakdowns:” Why intermittent coal power is a major threat to grid reliability https://reneweconomy.com.au/riddled-with-breakdowns-why-intermittent-coal-power-is-a-major-threat-to-grid-reliability/

Coping with change in a warming Mediterranean https://wwf.panda.org/?14012966/Coping-with-change-in-a-warming-Mediterranean

US and Europe drive global power emissions higher so far in 2025 https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/us-europe-drive-global-power-emissions-higher-so-far-2025-maguire-2025-05-15/

Texas swelters as record-breaking heatwave sweeps across state https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/15/texas-record-heat

Heat and Pollution Events Are Deadly, Especially in the Global South https://eos.org/research-spotlights/heat-and-pollution-events-are-deadly-especially-in-the-global-south

Key Local Resources on Cooling Extreme Heat https://aidmi.org/key-resources-on-extreme-heat-cooling/

Today in climate change (9 May 2025)

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Unprecedented heatwave causes mass bleaching of Ningaloo, Kimberley reefs https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/unprecedented-heatwave-causes-mass-bleaching-of-ningaloo-kimberley-reefs-20250501-p5lvmh.html

Surprising, but not unexpected, multi-decadal pause in Arctic sea ice loss https://essopenarchive.org/users/907810/articles/1281734-surprising-but-not-unexpected-multi-decadal-pause-in-arctic-sea-ice-loss

Climate change will surprise us, but so-called ‘tipping points’ may lead us astray https://thebulletin.org/premium/2025-03/climate-change-will-surprise-us-but-so-called-tipping-points-may-lead-us-astray/

Scientists issue dire warning after making frightening discovery in the Atlantic Ocean: ‘Sudden, wide-reaching impacts’ https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/arctic-ocean-current-amoc-collapse-freshwater/

Warming Doubled the Odds of Record Fires in South Korea https://e360.yale.edu/digest/south-korea-fires-climate-change

Warming oceans and atmosphere visualized in new climate stripes study https://phys.org/news/2025-05-oceans-atmosphere-visualized-climate-stripes.html

Two Britons to challenge UK’s ‘weak’ response to climate crisis in Strasbourg court https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/05/two-britons-to-challenge-uk-weak-response-to-climate-crisis-in-european-echr-court

How will 13 million farmers fight back against sea level rise? https://phys.org/news/2025-05-million-farmers-sea.html

Wildfire smoke and extreme heat can occur together: Preparing for the combined health effects of a hot, smoky future https://theconversation.com/wildfire-smoke-and-extreme-heat-can-occur-together-preparing-for-the-combined-health-effects-of-a-hot-smoky-future-252245

Increasing urban vegetation could have saved over 1.1m lives in two decades https://www.monash.edu/news/articles/increasing-urban-vegetation-could-have-saved-over-1.1m-lives-in-two-decades

What would change your mind about climate change? We asked 5,000 Australians – here’s what they told us https://theconversation.com/what-would-change-your-mind-about-climate-change-we-asked-5-000-australians-heres-what-they-told-us-254329

A thematic analysis of what Australians state would change their minds on climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-96714-z

Capable of Powering 1.1 Million Homes, the First of 64 Offshore Wind Turbines Rises Above the North Sea https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/capable-of-powering-1-1-millon-homes-the-first-of-64-offshore-wind-turbines-rises-above-the-north-sea/

Giant iceberg reveals life from a century ago hidden beneath a block the size of Chicago https://www.earth.com/news/giant-iceberg-reveals-life-from-a-century-ago-hidden-beneath/

More than 40% of electricity used in Australia’s main power grid at start of year was renewable https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/07/more-than-40-of-electricity-used-in-australias-main-power-grid-at-start-of-year-was-renewable

High-income groups disproportionately contribute to climate extremes worldwide https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02325-x

The climate crisis is a significant threat to Kenya, impacting its environment, economy, and society https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/how-climate-crisis-impacting-kenya

Climate change-driven heatwaves hit Delhi’s Red Fort market traders https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/05/01/climate-driven-heatwaves-hit-delhis-red-fort-market-traders/

Tandem heat-wave-drought events across Eurasia amplified by global warming, new study finds https://phys.org/news/2025-05-tandem-drought-events-eurasia-amplified.html

Bangladesh Govt approves 29 projects under climate trust fund to combat climate change https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/environment/govt-approves-29-projects-under-climate-trust-fund-to-combat-climate-change

Today in climate change (2 May 2025)

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Pacific island states urge rich countries to expedite plans to cut emissions https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/26/pacific-island-states-urge-rich-countries-to-expedite-plans-to-cut-emissions

Meanwhile, in China, 60 GW of new solar capacity added in first quarter of 2025 https://reneweconomy.com.au/meanwhile-in-china-60-gw-of-new-solar-capacity-added-in-first-quarter-of-2025/

Sustainable climate policies can benefit both environment and social justice, researchers say https://phys.org/news/2025-04-sustainable-climate-policies-benefit-environment.html

Experts uncover chilling new signs of collapse in iconic gulf waters: ‘It may be high early in the season and then decline’ https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/shrinking-ice-coverage-gulf-st-lawrence-sea/

Earth Is Approaching Dangerous, Irreversible Climate Tipping Points, Scientists Warn https://weather.com/news/climate/news/2025-04-26-climate-tipping-points-revealed-global-warming-study

2025 International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation https://www.un-glaciers.org/en

Kuwait records world’s highest temperature of 49°C https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-records-worlds-highest-temperature-of-49c-1.500108425

Hotter and drier climate in Colorado’s San Luis Valley contributes to kidney disease in agriculture workers, new study shows https://theconversation.com/hotter-and-drier-climate-in-colorados-san-luis-valley-contributes-to-kidney-disease-in-agriculture-workers-new-study-shows-248402

Rather than short-term fixes, communities need flexible plans to prepare for a range of likely climate impacts https://theconversation.com/rather-than-short-term-fixes-communities-need-flexible-plans-to-prepare-for-a-range-of-likely-climate-impacts-254698

The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-upper-atmosphere-cooling

Mediterranean cities build a united front against the climate crisis https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/28/mediterranean-cities-build-a-united-front-against-the-climate-crisis

“We are on a dangerous trajectory:” Global policy settings to trigger multiple climate tipping points https://reneweconomy.com.au/we-are-on-a-dangerous-trajectory-global-policy-settings-to-trigger-multiple-climate-tipping-points/

The world’s biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-liability-lawsuits-damage-trillions-5ad21e47b2aa16cc90cb7669f56297f1

12 climate actions to make an impact https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/12-climate-actions-make-impact/

Namibia’s Youth Take the Lead in Fight Against Climate Change https://www.namibian.com.na/namibias-youth-take-the-lead-in-fight-against-climate-change/

‘Last chance for humanity’: the cold reality of monitoring global heating on a glacier https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/apr/29/global-heating-union-glacier-tipping-point

Solar Power Surges Around The World https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/26/solar-power-surges-around-the-world/

OpenCLIM (Open CLimate Impacts Modelling framework) https://tyndall.ac.uk/projects/openclim/#Local-climate-risks

We need to get serious about heat because it’s killing us https://thefifthestate.com.au/urbanism/climate-change-news/we-need-to-get-serious-about-heat-because-its-killing-us/

Climate wars are approaching — and they will redefine global conflict https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/the-coming-climate-wars-how-water-scarcity-and-mass-migration-will-redefine-global-conflict-opinion

India and Pakistan already sweltering in ‘new normal’ heatwave conditions https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/30/india-and-pakistan-already-sweltering-in-new-normal-heatwave-conditions

Solar panels to be fitted on all new-build homes in England by 2027 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/01/solar-panels-fitted-all-new-build-homes-england-by-2027

Five ways to make cities more resilient to climate change https://theconversation.com/five-ways-to-make-cities-more-resilient-to-climate-change-252853

Today in climate change (25 April 2025)

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Investing in reducing disaster and climate risk is vital for the sustainable development and the future resilience of the citizens of SIDS https://www.undrr.org/implementing-sendai-framework/sendai-framework-action/small-island-developing-states

Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1810141115

Recent intensified riverine CO2 emission across the Northern Hemisphere permafrost region https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-58716-3

Polar ice sheets are decisive contributors to uncertainty in climate tipping projections https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01799-5

Hurricane-hit Grenadians see climate change and reparations as one struggle https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/21/grenada-climate-crisis-slavery-legacy

Melting glaciers will harm us all. Yet still we watch, unmoved https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/20/melting-glaciers-will-harm-us-all-yet-still-we-watch-unmoved

Fire tornadoes becoming routine due to climate change, analysts say https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-21/fire-tornados-grampians-more-common-climate-change/105156168

Protecting the Climate (documentary film review) https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-02-18/protecting-the-climate-documentary-film-review/

Fossil Fuels Were Less Than Half of US Electricity in March https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/19/fossil-fuels-no-longer-majority-of-us-electricity/

Sea surface warming faster than expected https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Space_for_our_climate/Sea_surface_warming_faster_than_expected

New study uncovers jaw-dropping costs of crisis facing cities around the globe: ‘Direct and indirect economic consequences’ https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/economic-costs-coastal-cities-rising-sea-levels-trillions/

Climate TRACE Makes Real Time Tracking Of Pollution Possible For The First Time https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/21/climate-trace-makes-real-time-tracking-of-pollution-possible-for-the-first-time/

A westward shift of heatwave hotspots caused by warming-enhanced land–air coupling https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02302-4

Why vanishing sea ice at the poles is a crisis for the entire planet https://www.newscientist.com/article/2473584-why-vanishing-sea-ice-at-the-poles-is-a-crisis-for-the-entire-planet/

All of us have many pathways to climate action https://drawdown.org/insights/all-of-us-have-many-pathways-to-climate-action

Eight of the top 10 online shows are spreading climate misinformation https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/04/eight-of-the-top-10-online-shows-are-spreading-climate-misinformation/

Philippines sizzles at 47°C as PAGASA says heat index could spike higher in May—doctors warn of heat stroke risk https://www.brigadanews.ph/philippines-sizzles-at-47c-as-pagasa-says-heat-index-could-spike-higher-in-may-doctors-warn-of-heat-stroke-risk/

A new type of cattle feed could result in fewer burps and reduced dairy gas emissions https://phys.org/news/2025-04-cattle-result-burps-dairy-gas.html

The UK Is Doubling Down on Wind Energy https://www.newsbreak.com/oilprice-302644177/3970057435464-the-uk-is-doubling-down-on-wind-energy

Global full-depth ocean heat content (OHC) gain since 1960 reached a record 452 ± 77 ZJ in 2024. OHC was 15 ± 9 ZJ higher than in 2023 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-025-00655-0

Rapid flips between warm and cold extremes in a warming world https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-58544-5

Today in climate change (18 April 2025)

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More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UN https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/19/unprecedented-climate-disasters-extreme-weather-un-report

Heat wave scorches parts of India with record temperatures https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/heat-wave-scorches-parts-of-india-with-record-temperatures/

Most bike lanes in inner Melbourne have less than 40% tree cover – that’ll get worse, new maps show https://theconversation.com/most-bike-lanes-in-inner-melbourne-have-less-than-40-tree-cover-thatll-get-worse-new-maps-show-253222

Subglacial water amplifies Antarctic contributions to sea-level rise https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-58375-4

How Pakistan quietly became world’s biggest solar importer https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/pakistan-solar-energy-china-b2731567.html

Heat networks: The low-carbon solution for social housing https://www.housingtoday.co.uk/buildings-design-and-specification/heat-networks-the-low-carbon-solution-for-social-housing/5135492.article

Arctic matter pathways are poised for major shifts amidst climate change, Transpolar Drift study finds https://phys.org/news/2025-04-arctic-pathways-poised-major-shifts.html

Retrofitting and EV charging points focus of climate plan https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0413/1507373-climate-action-plan-cabinet/

Nations reached a landmark agreement on Friday to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping https://www.telesurenglish.net/global-shipping-strikes-landmark-emissions-deal/

Experts Urge Just Transition to Deal With Africa’s Climate Crisis https://nilepost.co.ug/news/253253/experts-urge-just-transition-to-deal-with-africas-climate-crisis

Brazil’s Belém races to make room for COP30 influx https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/07/brazils-belem-races-to-make-room-for-cop30-influx/

AI predicts that most of the world will see temperatures rise to 3°C much faster than previously expected https://phys.org/news/2024-12-ai-world-temperatures-3c-faster.amp

Europe’s Population is Adapting Better to Cold than to Heat https://www.isglobal.org/en/-/la-poblacion-europea-se-esta-adaptando-mejor-al-frio-que-al-calor

How will climate change impact migration in Africa? https://voxdev.org/topic/migration-urbanisation/how-will-climate-change-impact-migration-africa

Hundred-year storm tides will occur every few decades in Bangladesh, scientists report https://news.mit.edu/2025/hundred-year-storm-tides-will-occur-every-few-decades-bangladesh-0411

Pakistan’s 22 GW Solar Shock: How a Fragile State Went Full Clean Energy https://cleantechnica.com/2025/04/04/pakistans-22-gw-solar-shock-how-a-fragile-state-went-full-clean-energy/

Drivers and mechanisms contributing to excess warming in Europe during recent decades https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-025-00930-3

China Allows New Coal Plants, but With More Limited Role https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-new-coal-plants-2027

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

Extended heatwave in India, Pakistan to test survivability limits, with temperatures reaching Death Valley levels https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/15/asia/india-pakistan-heatwave-climate-crisis-intl-hnk/index.html

Global carbon emissions and decarbonization in 2024 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-025-00658-x

Chart of the day: Australia tops the world on solar generation per capita https://reneweconomy.com.au/chart-of-the-day-australia-tops-the-world-on-solar-generation-per-capita/

First Global Comparison of Glacier Mass Change: They’re All Melting, and Fast https://eos.org/articles/first-global-comparison-of-glacier-mass-change-theyre-all-melting-and-fast

Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Fall 2024 https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-beliefs-attitudes-fall-2024/

Worsening Heat Could Trigger Mental Health Crisis in Coming Decades https://www.sciencealert.com/worsening-heat-could-trigger-mental-health-crisis-in-coming-decades

Overshoot: What does it mean to exceed and return to global warming of 1.5°C? https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/overshoot-what-does-it-mean-to-exceed-and-return-to-global-warming-of-1-5c/