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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/

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Amplified global heating risk due to climate and carbon cycle feedbacks https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/amplified-global-heating-risk-due-to-climate-and-carbon-cycle-feedbacks

The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/74/12/812/7808595

Guardian updates style: Climate change now ‘climate emergency, crisis or breakdown’ https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/444327-guardian-updates-style-climate-change-now-climate-emergency-crisis/

Climate change making heart disease worse among Australians https://www.dw.com/en/climate-change-making-heart-disease-worse-among-australians/a-72021656

Interplay between climate and carbon cycle feedbacks could substantially enhance future warming https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/adb6be

Beijing records earliest 30°C (86°F) day in 66 years https://watchers.news/2025/03/24/beijing-records-earliest-30c-86f-day-in-66-years/

“Switzerland’s glaciers could vanish completely by 2100” https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2025/03/switzerlands-glacier-could-vanish-completely-by-2100.html

Climate-related heatwaves pushed up energy sector emissions in 2024, despite record wind and solar https://reneweconomy.com.au/climate-related-heatwaves-pushed-up-energy-sector-emissions-in-2024-despite-record-wind-and-solar/

Christians worldwide urged to take legal action on climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/24/christians-legal-action-climate-crisis-handbook-protect-planet

A Primer On Sea Level Rise https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/24/a-primer-on-sea-level-rise/

Video: Climate Spiral (1880-2022) https://science.nasa.gov/resource/video-climate-spiral-1880-2022/

Why aren’t we discussing the world’s hottest topic? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/mar/22/why-arent-we-discussing-the-worlds-hottest-topic

Tackling climate crisis will increase economic growth, OECD research finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/26/tackling-climate-crisis-will-increase-economic-growth-oecd-research-finds

Study shows rain-soaking atmospheric rivers are getting bigger, wetter and more frequent https://apnews.com/article/atmospheric-river-downpours-california-climate-change-9e8f5608b7bed13a89ce00c7ee354dc1

The silent toll of extreme heat on child growth in Bangladesh https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/endpovertyinsouthasia/the-silent-toll-of-extreme-heat-on-child-growth-in-bangladesh

Australia: Long-range forecast overview http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/outlooks/#/overview/summary

92.5% of New Power Capacity Added Worldwide in 2024 Was from Renewables https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/26/92-5-of-new-power-capacity-added-worldwide-in-2024-was-from-renewables/

Earth losing freshwater and may have hit irreversible tipping point due to climate change https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-03-28/earths-big-dry-out-freshwater-loss-irreversible-climate-change/105100272

UK greenhouse gases fall again – as renewable electricity hits 50% for the first time https://news.sky.com/story/uk-greenhouse-gases-fall-again-as-renewable-electricity-hits-50-for-the-first-time-13336741

Do we finally understand what caused record heat in 2023 and 2024? https://www.newscientist.com/article/2471676-do-we-finally-understand-what-caused-record-heat-in-2023-and-2024/

Extreme heat, hospital crowding, and the hidden health costs of climate change https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/extreme-heat-hospital-crowding-and-hidden-health-costs-climate-change

World Bank and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Highlight Ways to Strengthen Resilience amid Rising Heat Crisis https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/03/26/world-bank-and-bangkok-metropolitan-administration-highlight-ways-to-strengthen-resilience-amid-rising-heat-crisis

Climate change is reshaping the Kyrgyz Republic, finds new UNEP Atlas https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/climate-change-reshaping-kyrgyz-republic-finds-new-unep-atlas

Wildfires across Japan and South Korea fueled by climate change https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-shift-index-alert/japan-march-2025

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“At best the avoidance of a diplomatic disaster”: PIK assessment on COP29 closing https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/at-best-the-avoidance-of-a-diplomatic-disaster-pik-assessment-on-cop29-closing

Systematic assessment of the achieved emission reductions of carbon crediting projects https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-53645-z

Rooftop solar and EVs will dominate our grids: How do we reform the energy system around them? https://reneweconomy.com.au/rooftop-solar-and-evs-will-dominate-our-grids-how-do-we-reform-the-energy-system-around-them/

How unusual is current post-El Niño warmth? https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/how-unusual-is-current-post-el-nino

Humanity has warmed the planet by 1.5°C since 1700 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2455715-humanity-has-warmed-the-planet-by-1-5c-since-1700/

Anthropogenic climate change doubled the frequency of compound drought and heatwaves in low-income regions https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01894-7

Six Strategies to Safeguard Tourism and Health Systems from Climate Change https://blogs.adb.org/blog/six-strategies-safeguard-tourism-and-health-systems-climate-change

Human-caused ocean warming intensified recent hurricanes, including all 11 Atlantic hurricanes in 2024 https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/11/human-caused-ocean-warming-intensified-recent-hurricanes-including-all-11-atlantic-hurricanes-in-2024/

Challenging future projected for children in 2050 due to climate change https://www.preventionweb.net/news/challenging-future-projected-children-2050-world-transformed-extreme-climate-crises-population

COP29 climate talks end with $300 billion annual pledge, Guterres calls deal a ‘base to build on’ https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1157416

Public demand for carbon capture and storage varies with information, development magnitude and prior familiarity https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01900-y

Albanese government says Australia on target to reduce emissions – but campaigners say they could do more https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/27/albanese-government-says-australia-on-target-to-reduce-emissions-but-campaigners-say-they-could-do-more

Sydney risks blackouts as heat soars and coal power plants falter https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/sydney-risks-blackouts-as-heat-soars-and-coal-power-plants-falter-20241127-p5ktvv.html

China’s CO2 emissions have peaked or will in 2025, say 44% of experts in survey https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/27/chinas-co2-emissions-have-peaked-or-will-in-2025-say-44-of-experts-in-survey

South-west France swelters in ‘staggering’ 26.9C November night heat https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/28/south-west-france-sweltered-in-269c-november-night-time-heat

The impacts of heat on health: surveillance and preparedness in Europe https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/publications/the-impacts-of-heat-on-health

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As the world warms, intense tropical cyclones are starting earlier, study finds https://www.preventionweb.net/news/world-warms-intense-tropical-cyclones-are-starting-earlier-study-finds

World had warmest January on record https://wmo.int/media/news/world-had-warmest-january-record

South Australia enjoyed 82 pct wind and solar for entire December quarter. So it can be done https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australia-enjoyed-82-pct-wind-and-solar-for-entire-december-quarter-so-it-can-be-done/

Revisiting the role of disasters in climate policy-making https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2024.2301781

Atlantic Ocean is headed for a tipping point − once melting glaciers shut down the Gulf Stream, we would see extreme climate change within decades, study shows https://theconversation.com/atlantic-ocean-is-headed-for-a-tipping-point-once-melting-glaciers-shut-down-the-gulf-stream-we-would-see-extreme-climate-change-within-decades-study-shows-222834

Regional variations in relative sea-level changes influenced by nonlinear vertical land motion https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-023-01357-2

Globally representative evidence on the actual and perceived support for climate action https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-024-01925-3

The Escalating Impact of Global Warming on Atmospheric Rivers https://eos.org/research-spotlights/the-escalating-impact-of-global-warming-on-atmospheric-rivers

Veteran economists say a carbon levy would cut emissions, cut inflation and raise billions, but see little prospect of adoption https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-14/economists-call-for-carbon-levy/103461496

EU climate policy is dangerously reliant on untested carbon-capture technology https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00391-3

Sweltering Cities panel warns Brisbane heatwaves will worsen https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-14/brisbane-heatwaves-will-worsen-sweltering-cities-says/103460350

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Paraburdoo hits highest recorded temperature during extreme heatwave in Western Australia’s Pilbara https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/wa-town-paraburdoo-26-year-record-high-temperatures-bom/103372864

Australia not prepared for how Antarctic ice changes will pummel economy, scientist warns https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/21/antarctica-melting-ice-shelf-sea-cover-professor-matt-king

‘Deadliest outbreak ever seen’: climate crisis fuels Bangladesh’s worst dengue epidemic https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/jan/18/bangladesh-deadliest-dengue-outbreak-climate-crisis-fuels-virus-global-spread

Strong renewable energy growth falls short of global goal https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2024/01/11/strong-renewable-energy-growth-falls-short-of-global-goal-00134796

Chart: The world is building renewable energy faster than ever before https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/chart-the-world-is-building-renewable-energy-faster-than-ever-before

Locals of these Australian islands say they fear the impact of rising seas https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/locals-of-these-australian-islands-say-they-fear-the-impact-of-rising-seas/h5ilt0xtd

A panel data study on the effect of climate change on life expectancy https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000339

Extreme cold still happens in a warming world – in fact climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex https://theconversation.com/extreme-cold-still-happens-in-a-warming-world-in-fact-climate-instability-may-be-disrupting-the-polar-vortex-221276

The London Climate Resilience Review publishes interim report https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/environment-and-climate-change/climate-change/climate-adaptation/london-climate-resilience-review

‘It’s not game over – it’s game on’: why 2024 is an inflection point for the climate crisis https://theconversation.com/its-not-game-over-its-game-on-why-2024-is-an-inflection-point-for-the-climate-crisis-221497

Africa’s chance for green electricity https://techxplore.com/news/2024-01-africa-chance-green-electricity.html

How rising sea levels will affect our coastal cities and towns https://theconversation.com/how-rising-sea-levels-will-affect-our-coastal-cities-and-towns-221121

Alpine glaciers will lose at least a third of their volume by 2050, whatever happens https://www.geo.uzh.ch/en/events/featured-papers/alpine-glaciers-lose-at-least-a-third-of-their-volume-by-2050.html

Australia’s year ahead in climate and environment — the good, the bad and the controversial https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-01-23/what-2024-will-bring-for-australias-climate-and-environment/103362864

An offshore wind farm could give the Hunter a second life when its coal plant closes — but not everyone’s a fan https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/offshore-wind-information-war/103335322

Megafires are increasing with climate change, experts say — but could the emissions they pump out change the climate? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-22/are-megafires-contributing-to-climate-change/103219876

1 billion people left dangerously exposed to heat stress by gaps in climate monitoring https://theconversation.com/1-billion-people-left-dangerously-exposed-to-heat-stress-by-gaps-in-climate-monitoring-221313

Climate change and atmospheric dynamics unveil future weather extremes https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/climate-change-and-atmospheric-dynamics-unveil-future-weather-extremes

Risk of rolling blackouts rises as heatwave stresses power system https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/qld-power-grid-pushed-hard-as-record-demand-tipped-20240122-p5ez1l

Why hot Australian cities keep laying dark heat-absorbing asphalt, and not pale ‘cool roads’ https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-01-24/why-australia-builds-dark-roads-despite-heatwaves-climate-change/103375122

Australia’s wholesale power prices fall by almost half as carbon emissions drop https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/25/australia-wholesale-power-prices-drop-by-almost-half-as-carbon-emissions-drop

Climate Superlatives: Decoding The Science Behind Extreme Predictions https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicasanders/2024/01/24/climate-superlatives-decoding-the-science-behind-extreme-predictions/