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Oops, Scientists May Have Miscalculated Our Global Warming Timeline https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a64093044/climate-change-sea-sponge/

Ditches and canals are a big, yet overlooked, source of greenhouse gas emissions – new study https://theconversation.com/ditches-and-canals-are-a-big-yet-overlooked-source-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-new-study-250240

Yes, Climate Change is pushing Australia’s cyclones southward https://www.tempestsandterawatts.com/p/yes-climate-change-is-pushing-australias

Cascading extreme weather events unleash billions in damages globally https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/03/10/climate-change/extreme-weather-damage-globally/

The world’s glaciers have shrunk more than 5 per cent since 2000 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2469212-the-worlds-glaciers-have-shrunk-more-than-5-per-cent-since-2000/

What climate vulnerability actually looks like https://theconversation.com/what-climate-vulnerability-actually-looks-like-249422

Why business leaders should demand stronger climate adaptation policies from the federal government https://www.brookings.edu/articles/why-business-leaders-should-demand-stronger-climate-adaptation-policies-from-the-federal-government/

France rolls out plan to prepare for 4C temperature rise by end of century https://www.rfi.fr/en/environment/20250310-france-rolls-out-plan-to-prepare-for-4c-temperature-rise-by-end-of-century-climate-change

NDC Insights Series: February 2025 https://climatepromise.undp.org/research-and-reports/ndc-insights-series-february-2025

As Trump attacks US science agencies, ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred ushers in a fresh wave of climate denial in Australia https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2025/mar/11/ex-tropical-cyclone-alfred-climate-denial-australia-trump-attacks-us-science-agencies

Clean geothermal energy to heat and cool Chicago homes: ‘An example for the entire country’ https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-geothermal-energy-cool-chicago-homes.html

February 2025 La Niña update: La Niña today, gone tomorrow? https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/february-2025-la-nina-update-la-nina-today-gone-tomorrow

Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vy191rgn1o

The Arctic is in trouble. The consequences will be felt around the world https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/12/climate/arctic-sea-ice-heat-downward-spiral/index.html

‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/12/global-weirding-climate-whiplash-hitting-worlds-biggest-cities-study-reveals

The Food System Cannot Become Another Fossil-Fuel Industry Escape Hatch https://civileats.com/2025/03/11/op-ed-the-food-system-cannot-become-another-fossil-fuel-industry-escape-hatch/

Countdown to COP30: This is our chance to bend the curve toward 2030 targets https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2025/03/12/cop30-bend-the-curve/

The furious rise of climate whiplash https://news.sky.com/story/the-furious-rise-of-climate-whiplash-13326408

Adapting Urban Catchments to Climate Change with ARR Updates https://awschool.com.au/training/adapting-urban-catchments-to-climate-change/

How Climate Change Puts the Safety of Drinking Water at Risk https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-drinking-water

A record-breaking start to 2025 extends the recent period of exceptional warmth and raises questions over the rate of ongoing climate change https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-025-01663-x

February 2025 Global Temperature Update https://berkeleyearth.org/february-2025-temperature-update/

Water and climate: Rising risks for urban populations https://washmatters.wateraid.org/publications/rising-risks-urban-populations-water-climate-change

New Study Shows how Climate Change Affects Rain and Floods https://www.tuwien.at/en/tu-wien/news/news-articles/news/nachgewiesen-so-wirkt-der-klimawandel-auf-regen-und-hochwasser

Flooding from Below: The Unseen Risks of Sea Level Rise https://eos.org/research-spotlights/flooding-from-below-the-unseen-risks-of-sea-level-rise

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Guidelines to quantify climate change exposure and vulnerability indicators for the future: an example for heat stress risk across scales https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/guidelines-quantify-climate-change-exposure-and-vulnerability-indicators-future-example

A principle-based framework to determine countries’ fair warming contributions to the Paris Agreement https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56397-6

How do we adapt enough? https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/01/how-do-we-adapt-enough.html

Beyond Energy Access: How Renewable Energy Fosters Resilience in Island Communities https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/14/2/20#

Global economy could face 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 from climate shocks, say actuaries https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/16/economic-growth-could-fall-50-over-20-years-from-climate-shocks-say-actuaries

Global sea levels may rise by up to 1.9m by 2100, exceeding earlier projections: NTU study https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/global-sea-level-may-rise-by-up-to-1-9m-by-2100-exceeding-earlier-projections-ntu-study

How Climate Risks Could Affect Property Taxes in Florida, California, and Elsewhere https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/climate-risks-could-affect-property-230408910.html

Renewable records surge across the grid in midst of latest heatwave https://reneweconomy.com.au/renewable-records-surge-across-the-grid-in-midst-of-latest-heatwave/

Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense https://apnews.com/article/california-wildfire-climate-change-burn-devastation-warming-1429ef7c613a0d97fc156068215571d2

Antarctic coastal polynyas in the global climate system https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-024-00634-x

Anthropogenic climate change doubled the frequency of compound drought and heatwaves in low-income regions https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/anthropogenic-climate-change-doubled-frequency-compound-drought-and-heatwaves-low

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This catastrophe was waiting to happen https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2025-01-10/whats-to-blame-for-this-historic-destruction-we-wont-like-the-answer-essential-california

2024 was the hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA confirm https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-01-10/2024-hottest-year-ever

In 2024 global warming topped 1.5C. Have we failed the Paris Agreement? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-13/a-year-above-1-5c-what-does-it-really-mean/104774364

Climate change projected fire weather sensitivity: California Santa Ana wind occurrence https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2006GL025808

Climate change is showing its claws: The world is getting hotter, resulting in severe hurricanes, thunderstorms and floods https://www.munichre.com/en/company/media-relations/media-information-and-corporate-news/media-information/2025/natural-disaster-figures-2024.html

Record-breaking heat putting UK public health at risk https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/259833/record-breaking-heat-putting-uk-public-health/

Global temperatures passed critical 1.5°C milestone for the first time in 2024 – new report https://theconversation.com/global-temperatures-passed-critical-1-5-c-milestone-for-the-first-time-in-2024-new-report-246821

Climate ‘whiplash’ linked to raging LA fires https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ewe4p9128o

Arctic Sea Ice Decline Triggering Worsening Fires in Western US https://www.newsweek.com/arctic-sea-ice-decline-triggering-worsening-fires-us-2014526

What Madagascar Fishing Communities Can Teach Us about Climate Survival https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/what-madagascar-fishing-communities-can-teach-us-about-climate-survival

An assessment of current policy scenarios over the 21st century and the reduced plausibility of high-emissions pathways https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29768659241304854

Global economy could face 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 from climate shocks, say actuaries https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/16/economic-growth-could-fall-50-over-20-years-from-climate-shocks-say-actuaries

Global Climate Highlights 2024 https://climate.copernicus.eu/global-climate-highlights-2024

How climate change became a pretext for fascism https://www.salon.com/2024/11/30/how-climate-change-became-a-pretext-for-fascism/

2024 to be a record year for US solar with 32 GW of installations https://electrek.co/2024/11/29/2024-us-solar-with-record-32-gw-of-installations/

The carbon footprints of consumption of goods and services in Sweden at municipal and postcode level and policy interventions https://www.sei.org/publications/carbon-footprints-of-consumption-of-goods-and-services/

Misogyny, authoritarianism, and climate change https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/asap.12347

International Court of Justice to begin hearings in landmark climate change case started by Pacific Islander students https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-01/vanuatu-icj-climate-change-case-pacific-island-students/104657334

Collapse of Earth’s global water circulation system is already happening https://www.earth.com/news/collapse-of-main-atlantic-ocean-circulaton-current-amoc-is-already-happening/

Could Tenbury Wells be the first UK town centre abandoned over climate change? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/01/could-tenbury-wells-be-the-first-uk-town-centre-abandoned-due-to-climate-change

Striking photos highlight the stark reality of Arctic glacier melt https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26435184-300-striking-photos-highlight-the-stark-reality-of-arctic-glacier-melt/

‘We are failing to protect the most vulnerable’ – pregnant women and babies at risk from climate change, researchers warn https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/we-are-failing-to-protect-the-most-vulnerable-pregnant-women-and-babies-at-risk-from-climate-change-researchers-warn/a1796508957.html

The slippery challenge of defining climate adaptation https://thebulletin.org/2024/11/the-slippery-challenge-of-defining-climate-adaptation/

Australia sweats through hottest spring on record as temperatures soar 2.5C above pre-industrial levels https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-02/australia-weather-hottest-spring-on-record-temperatures-soar/104673886

Rising sea levels could put Vancouver’s airport underwater https://vancouversun.com/news/rising-sea-levels-could-put-vancouvers-airport-underwater

Climate actions on the neighbourhood level—Individual, collective, cultural, and socio-structural factors https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000424

This summer will likely be wetter and warmer for most Australians, bureau forecast says https://theconversation.com/this-summer-will-likely-be-wetter-and-warmer-for-most-australians-bureau-forecast-says-244520

Climate damage: Australia faces $7 trillion hit to standard of living https://reneweconomy.com.au/climate-damage-australia-faces-7-trillion-hit-to-standard-of-living/

Linking glacier retreat with climate change on the Tibetan Plateau through satellite remote sensing https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/18/5595/2024/

Projections of multiple climate-related coastal hazards for the US Southeast Atlantic https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-024-02180-2

Spain introduces paid climate leave after deadly floods https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/29/spain-paid-climate-leave-floods

Türkiye’s first Climate Portal launched to accelerate climate action https://www.undp.org/turkiye/press-releases/turkiyes-first-climate-portal-launched-accelerate-climate-action

Early Warnings for All: Empowering All to Climate Action https://wmo.int/media/magazine-article/early-warnings-all-empowering-all-climate-action

The weirdly hyperactive 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/12/the-weirdly-hyperactive-2024-atlantic-hurricane-season-ends/

Facing the new reality of urban wildfires https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-facing-the-new-reality-of-urban-wildfires/

Natural world heritage sites are at risk from climate change globally https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01933-3

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Australia to invest $125m in Pacific island off-grid and community scale renewables https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-to-invest-125m-in-pacific-island-off-grid-and-community-scale-renewables/

Will Hydrogen Hubs Be a Clean Energy Boom or Boondoggle? https://e360.yale.edu/features/east-coast-hydrogen-hub

Climate Realism (Still) Means Climate Justice https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/athanasiou-interview-climate-justice/

The Amazon is teetering on the edge of a climate tipping point https://www.newscientist.com/article/2453873-the-amazon-is-teetering-on-the-edge-of-a-climate-tipping-point/

Melting glaciers leave homes teetering in valley of jagged mountains https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgly8y1j12o

Artificial intelligence reveals past climate extremes by reconstructing historical records https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-53464-2

Meltwater from Greenland and the Arctic is weakening ocean circulation, speeding up warming down south https://theconversation.com/meltwater-from-greenland-and-the-arctic-is-weakening-ocean-circulation-speeding-up-warming-down-south-238302

World’s 1.5C climate target ‘deader than a doornail’, experts say https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/18/climate-crisis-world-temperature-target

Climate crisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves, studies reveal https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/18/climate-crisis-to-blame-for-dozens-of-impossible-heatwaves-studies-reveal

South America is becoming warmer, drier, and more flammable https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01654-7

The cost of inaction: Quantifying the impact of climate change on health in low- and middle-income countries https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/cost-inaction-quantifying-impact-climate-change-health-low-and-middle-income-countries

Study Finds Humidity Diminishes Daytime Cooling Gains in Urban Green Spaces https://environment.yale.edu/news/article/study-finds-humidity-diminishes-daytime-cooling-gains-urban-green-spaces

Projected increase in the frequency of extremely active Atlantic hurricane seasons https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adq7856

Ahead of G20 Summit in Brazil, Guterres urges bloc to take the lead on peace, climate and other challenges https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1157096

To Cope with Extreme Heat, Paris Will Swap Parking Spaces for Trees https://e360.yale.edu/digest/paris-trees-parking-spaces

When Rome’s fountains run dry https://thebulletin.org/2024/11/when-romes-fountains-run-dry/

Paris agreement is working, Australian minister tells Cop29, but much deeper cuts needed by 2035 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/19/paris-agreement-is-working-australian-minister-tells-cop29-but-much-deeper-cuts-needed-by-2035

“Quiet revolution:” Wind and solar slash electricity emissions by 40 pct in just 10 years https://reneweconomy.com.au/quiet-revolution-wind-and-solar-slash-electricity-emissions-by-40-pct-in-just-10-years/

Geological Net Zero and the need for disaggregated accounting for carbon sinks https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08326-8

Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters – a look at how insurance companies set rates and coverage https://theconversation.com/americans-face-an-insurability-crisis-as-climate-change-worsens-disasters-a-look-at-how-insurance-companies-set-rates-and-coverage-241772

The evolving science of ‘extreme weather attribution’ https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-the-evolving-science-of-extreme-weather-attribution/

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

Challenging future projected for children in 2050 in world transformed by extreme climate crises, population shifts, and tech disparities https://www.unicef.org/eca/press-releases/challenging-future-projected-children-2050-world-transformed-extreme-climate-crises

Australian author Richard Flanagan wins $97,000 Baillie Gifford Prize but declines prize money https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-20/richard-flanagan-baillie-gifford-prize-for-non-fiction/104623462

What’s Causing the Recent Spike in Global Temperatures? https://e360.yale.edu/features/gavin-schmidt-interview

Water is an integral part of the global climate agenda https://wmo.int/media/news/water-integral-part-of-global-climate-agenda

Heat stress and the labour force https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-024-00606-1

Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-pollution-carbon-dioxide-rising-worsening-df9814ea7e39dd214fd3042f299af914

‘The land is tearing itself apart’: life on a collapsing Arctic isle https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/21/canada-arctic-herschel-island-qikiqtaruk-climate-permafrost-tundra-ecology-aoe

It’s not normal for the East Coast to be on fire https://www.vox.com/climate/384323/drought-new-york-east-coast-wildfires-water

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Overconfidence in climate overshoot https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08020-9#ref-CR1

Would abandoning false hope help us to tackle the climate crisis? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/24/we-need-a-dash-of-hope-but-is-too-much-diverting-our-gaze-from-the-perils-of-the-climate-crisis

Subtle Coastal Sinking Raises Storm Surge Risks https://eos.org/research-spotlights/subtle-coastal-sinking-raises-storm-surge-risks

Democratising knowledge for transformative climate action https://cdkn.org/story/democratising-knowledge-transformative-climate-action

Mapped: Renewable Energy as a Percentage of Power Generation, by Country https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/mapped-renewable-energy-by-country-in-2022/

Climate change reshapes cities, both environmentally and financially https://thehill.com/future-america/future-of-cities/4934071-cities-climate-change-insurance-heat-waves/

Planet-heating pollutants in atmosphere hit record levels in 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/28/planet-heating-pollutants-in-atmosphere-hit-record-levels-in-2023

Will climate change put the Chicago area at heightened risk for hurricanes? https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/helene-milton-climate-change-chicago-risk/

World way off target in tackling climate change – UN https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8yyle2eq2o

Principles for satellite monitoring of vegetation carbon uptake https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-024-00601-6

New NASA Instrument for Studying Snowpack Completes Airborne Testing https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/science-enabling-technology/new-nasa-instrument-for-studying-snowpack-completes-airborne-testing/

Nature and climate on the line: COP16 must deliver on both https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/ecosystems-resources/nature-and-climate-on-the-line-cop16-must-deliver-on-both

44 Scientists Just Warned Us About a Catastrophic Ocean Current Collapse https://www.vice.com/en/article/atlantic-meridional-overturning-circulation-amoc-tipping-point-climate-change/

How unusual was Australia’s 2017–2019 Tinderbox Drought? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094724000951

Declining tropical cyclones and east coast lows lead to major shift in Australia’s rainfall https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-30/declining-tropical-cyclone-ecl-southern-ocean-rainfall/104533506

10 new insights in climate science 2024: Heat surges risk ecosystem collapse https://www.preventionweb.net/news/10-new-insights-climate-science-2024-heat-surges-risk-ecosystem-collapse

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Fight or Flee: Tuvalu’s residents prepare for mass displacement as nation forecast to be among first to disappear due to climate change https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sustainability/tuvalu-pacific-islands-migration-mass-displacement-climate-change-4437421

Rural belts around cities can reduce urban temperatures by over 0.5°C https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/rural-belts-around-cities-can-reduce-urban-temperatures-over-05degc

Cooling is critical infrastructure for tackling climate change impact https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/cooling-is-critical-infrastructure-for-tackling-climate-change-impact

Climate change is affecting child health across 130 countries https://www.cmcc.it/article/climate-change-is-affecting-child-health-across-130-countries

Scientists sound the alarm after new research points to growing invisible threat putting coastal cities at risk: ‘We need very dramatic action’ https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-sound-alarm-research-points-023000047.html

During Historic California Heat Wave, a Hero Emerged: Giant Solar-Powered Batteries https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/during-historic-california-heat-wave-a-hero-emerged-giant-solar-powered-batteries/

Australia exposed as one of world’s worst climate wreckers in key UN-backed report https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-exposed-as-one-of-worlds-worst-climate-wreckers-in-key-un-backed-report/

Probabilistic Emulation of a Global Climate Model with Spherical DYffusion https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.14798

Science-based targets miss the mark https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01535-z

Global renewables generation to outstrip coal power by next year https://reneweconomy.com.au/global-renewables-generation-to-outstrip-coal-power-by-next-year/

From floods to fire: On Brazil’s climate frontline https://www.context.news/climate-risks/from-floods-to-fire-on-brazils-climate-frontline

State of the climate: 2024 now very likely to be warmest year on record https://www.carbonbrief.org/state-of-the-climate-2024-now-very-likely-to-be-warmest-year-on-record/

World sets new record for hottest day https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-24/world-breaks-record-for-hottest-day/104135098

Climate change disproportionately affects mental health of vulnerable people https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/254993/climate-change-disproportionately-affects-mental-health/

Yes, Climate Change is Raising the Risks — and Stakes — of Extreme Wildfires https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/tackle-climate-change/climate-change-stories/extreme-wildfires-are-getting-worse-with-climate-change/

UN chief appeals for global action to tackle deadly extreme heat https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/07/25/un-chief-appeals-for-global-action-to-tackle-deadly-extreme-heat/

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Explainable El Niño predictability from climate mode interactions https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07534-6

Climate change is increasing stress on thousands of aging dams across the US https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-increasing-stress-on-thousands-of-aging-dams-across-the-us-209568

California braces for record-breaking heat wave with temperatures over 43 °C (110 °F) https://watchers.news/2024/07/01/california-braces-for-record-breaking-heat-wave-with-temperatures-over-43-c-110-f/

The Race to Save Glacial Ice Records Before They Melt Away https://e360.yale.edu/features/glacier-melt-ice-cores-artifacts-meteorites

Climate change impact assessment on the hydrological response of the Tawa basin for sustainable water management https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352801X24001723

Climate change to shift tropical rains northward https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/06/25/climate-change-shift-tropical-rains-northward

Preventing heat-related deaths: The urgent need for a global early warning system for heat https://journals.plos.org/climate/article

Creation of local renewable zones is the game changer Australia’s energy transition needs https://reneweconomy.com.au/creation-of-local-renewable-zones-is-the-game-changer-australias-energy-transition-needs/

How to Cool Down Fast in Summer Heat https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/how-to-cool-down-fast-in-summer-heat/

Record-breaking Category 5 Hurricane Beryl wouldn’t be possible without climate change https://www.salon.com/2024/07/02/record-breaking-category-5-hurricane-beryl-wouldnt-be-possible-without-climate-change/

Australian bushfires could be more intense and extensive than current predictions, study suggests https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-06-19/australian-bushfires-could-be-more-intense-climate-change/103975266

Rising risks of climate disasters mean some communities will need to move – we need a national conversation about relocation now https://theconversation.com/rising-risks-of-climate-disasters-mean-some-communities-will-need-to-move-we-need-a-national-conversation-about-relocation-now-232703

Extreme heatwaves highlight climate injustice while western countries fail to act – here’s how governments can help https://theconversation.com/extreme-heatwaves-highlight-climate-injustice-while-western-countries-fail-to-act-heres-how-governments-can-help-233356

A new federal rule could offer protection from extreme heat to millions of workers https://www.npr.org/2024/07/02/nx-s1-5026745/extreme-heat-protections-for-workers-osha