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Signature of climate change: Nearly half of harmful wildfire smoke exposure linked to human-caused warming https://phys.org/news/2025-12-signature-climate-wildfire-exposure-linked.html

Signature of climate change: Nearly half of harmful wildfire smoke exposure linked to human-caused warming
Across the western U.S., wildfires and the dangerous smoke that results have increased in frequency and intensity since the 1990s—that much is clear. Surprisingly less clear are the exact reasons why: While greenhouse gas-related global warming is often cited as a culprit, to what extent can this claim be quantified?

❄️ It’s freezing cold outside here in Germany, and this is an interesting explainer of why that is: a warming event in the polar region is leading to an early collapse of the polar vortex, so Europe and North America are flooded with cold air, while the North Pole is unusually warm. #weather #climate

Stratospheric Warming Watch: Polar Vortex Collapse has begun, with cold air and snowfall impacts expected
A Stratospheric Warming is now collapsing the Polar Vortex, with polar air and snow forecast across the United States, Canada and Europe in December

Weekly Climate Solutions Digest #10!! 💖🌊✨ #climatesolutions

Weekly Climate Solutions Digest
Welcome On this November morning, frost etches ferny patterns on windows in the north while jacarandas drop purple confetti across southern streets. The season holds its breath. Light is low, colors are saturated, and everything asks for a gentler touch. This week we follow two threads: cooling as a craft,

"What can—and cannot—be done to save the world’s glaciers"
#Glaciers #Climate #ClimateChange

What can—and cannot—be done to save the world’s glaciers
Glaciers are often treated as scenic features or scientific curiosities. In fact, they are critical infrastructure. Though they cover roughly a tenth of the Earth’s land surface, meltwater from glaciers and seasonal snowpacks supports drinking water, agriculture, industry, and energy production for close to half the global population. That support system is now shrinking, fast. […]

TMTG agrees to merge with Google-backed fusion energy company TAE in a $6B deal and begin building the "world's first utility-scale fusion power plant" in 2026 (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/1e1978d5-535b-4241-872f-38db778df694

This week's climate solutions digest: https://www.forpeopleandpla.net/weekly-climate-solutions-digest-9/

Weekly Climate Solutions Digest
Welcome November settles in and the light turns precise. It feels like the world is quietly organizing itself. Two threads run together in this week’s stories: scale and precision. Gigawatts move from headline to hardware, as Germany advances a grid-scale battery in Jänschwalde and Uzbekistan lines up solar across

Climate change expands wildfire danger worldwide, study warns #environment

Climate change expands wildfire danger worldwide, study warns
A new study, led by CMCC and Coventry University, reveals that climate change will dramatically expand wildfire danger across the globe, with up to 91% of fire-prone regions experiencing heightened risk by the end of this century. The paper is published in the Journal of Climate.

"Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds"
#UN #UnitedNations #Climate

Eleven organizations just won a combined $5.9M for solutions that are actually changing lives.
The 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize winners are tackling everything from AI diagnostics to eco-brick production. Since 2008, this prize has impacted over 411 million people through innovations in health, water, energy, and climate action.

Zayed Sustainability Prize Honours Global Pioneers Advancing Progress - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. US$5.9M awarded to 11 organisations and high schools from the UAE, Brazil, Canada, Nepal, Switzerland, Uganda and across six sustainability categories From AI-enabled diagnostics to Cooling-as-a-Service, this year’s winners deliver locally adapted innovations that empower millions In 18 years, the ... [continued]

New research from Burkina Faso and Mauritania reveals how climate shocks hit the most vulnerable hardest—agricultural workers, conflict-affected communities, and rural households struggling to survive.
The solution? Expanding social protection systems that respond to climate emergencies, paired with early warning systems and sustainable livelihood support.