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Today in climate change (27 February 2026)

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EU ill-prepared for worsening climate change, advisers say https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/eu-ill-prepared-worsening-climate-change-advisers-say-2026-02-16/

Mapped: The impacts of carbon-offset projects around the world https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/carbon-offsets-2023/mapped.html

Sustainable Switch: World warming at an accelerated rate https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-switch-world-warming-an-accelerated-rate-2026-02-19/

The City of Sydney partnered with Western Sydney University to conduct the most detailed analysis of urban microclimates ever undertaken in the city https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/arcuser/a-model-for-urban-resilience

Heat stress and urban resilience: alternative cooling strategies to combat extreme heat in the urban environment https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/heat-stress-and-urban-resilience-alternative-cooling

More intense and equal compound heatwaves driven by urbanization https://www.nature.com/articles/s42949-026-00363-8

Strengthening resilience to extreme heat – an Adelaide case study https://preparecenter.org/resource/strengthening-resilience-to-extreme-heat-adelaide/

Understanding extreme heat and entry points for action https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/understanding-extreme-heat-and-entry-points-action

Cascading downstream impacts of water cycle changes in mountain regions https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02552-2

Vulnerable knowledge: responding to the uncertainties of climate change-related disaster https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/disa.70032

Climate change made ‘fire weather’ in Chile and Argentina three times more likely https://www.carbonbrief.org/climate-change-made-fire-weather-in-chile-and-argentina-three-times-more-likely/

Economists Still Agree on Climate Change https://www.theregreview.org/2026/02/23/howard-mcgartland-economists-still-agree-on-climate-change/

Climate change is drying out the ‘forgotten rivers’ that keep the Murray-Darling alive. We need a new plan https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-drying-out-the-forgotten-rivers-that-keep-the-murray-darling-alive-we-need-a-new-plan-275562

Renewables Top 25% of U.S. Power as Coal’s Grip Collapses https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Renewable-Energy/Renewables-Top-25-of-US-Power-as-Coals-Grip-Collapses.html

Limiting warming to 2C is ‘crucial’ to protect pristine Antarctic Peninsula https://www.carbonbrief.org/limiting-warming-to-2c-is-crucial-to-protect-pristine-antarctic-peninsula/

Climate adaptation and resilience: The opportunity awaiting South-East Asia https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/02/climate-adaptation-and-resilience-southeast-asia/

This waterlogged corner of England was once only habitable during summer. Climate change could make it so again https://theconversation.com/this-waterlogged-corner-of-england-was-once-only-habitable-during-summer-climate-change-could-make-it-so-again-275995

Ghana’s cities are getting hotter: they need more trees to keep them cool https://theconversation.com/ghanas-cities-are-getting-hotter-they-need-more-trees-to-keep-them-cool-276217

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 (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 (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/

Today in climate change (18 July 2025)

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

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

Melting ice will strengthen the monsoon in northern Australia – but cause drier conditions north of the Equator https://theconversation.com/melting-ice-will-strengthen-the-monsoon-in-northern-australia-but-cause-drier-conditions-north-of-the-equator-259992

Experts: Which climate tipping point is the most concerning? https://www.carbonbrief.org/experts-which-climate-tipping-point-is-the-most-concerning/

Extreme heat could lead to 30,000 deaths a year in England and Wales by 2070s, say scientists https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/10/extreme-heat-death-rate-england-wales-by-2070-climate-change

‘It can’t withstand the heat’: fears ‘stable’ Patagonia glacier in irreversible decline https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/11/glacier-patagonia-perito-moreno-decline

Heat waves put older persons at high risk, warns UN report https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/heat-waves-put-older-persons-high-risk-warns-un-report

‘We don’t want to be climate refugees’: Torres Strait uncles fear for their islands and their people https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/13/we-dont-want-to-be-climate-refugees-torres-strait-uncles-fear-for-their-islands-and-their-people

Tamil Nadu’s heat crisis: Either build sustainably or burn https://www.newindianexpress.com/xplore/2025/Jul/11/tamil-nadus-heat-crisis-either-build-sustainably-or-burn

‘Profound concern’ as scientists say extreme heat ‘now the norm’ in UK https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/14/profound-concern-as-scientists-say-extreme-heat-now-the-norm-in-uk

New Index Ranks Vulnerabilities of 188 Nations to Climate Shocks https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/news/new-index-ranks-vulnerabilities-of-188-nations-to-climate-shocks/

Safer, Climate-Resilient Roads Set to Improve Lives of 13,000 people in Comoros https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/07/07/safer-climate-resilient-roads-set-to-improve-lives-of-13-000-people-in-afe-comoros

School’s out for summer: What does extreme heat do to children? https://www.context.news/climate-risks/schools-out-for-summer-what-does-extreme-heat-do-to-children

To help people prepare for extreme heat, we must communicate better https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/07/14/to-help-people-prepare-for-extreme-heat-we-must-communicate-better/

Australia got off on a technicality for its climate inaction. But there are plenty more judgement days to come https://theconversation.com/australia-got-off-on-a-technicality-for-its-climate-inaction-but-there-are-plenty-more-judgement-days-to-come-261305

Thousands of years of climate data refined to better predict future environmental changes https://phys.org/news/2025-07-thousands-years-climate-refined-future.html

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

With increase in extreme weather, removing outdated dams and barriers benefits communities https://www.americanrivers.org/media-item/new-analysis-with-increase-in-extreme-weather-removing-outdated-dams-and-barriers-benefits-communities/

A proposed approach for New Zealand’s adaptation framework https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/documents-and-publications/proposed-approach-new-zealands-adaptation-framework

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 (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