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"3 in 4 Britons (74%) concerned about climate change today following heatwave summer"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

3 in 4 Britons (74%) concerned about climate change today following heatwave summer
London, UK. New polling data from Ipsos in the UK, conducted 31st July – 4th August 2026, reveals a significant shift in public concern following a summer of elevated temperatures.

Trump threatened Canada with additional tariffs over wildfire smoke:
“This is Willful Negligence, and becoming a yearly occurrence,
costing the United States Billions of Dollars, which cost of this pollution must of necessity be added to the TARIFFS Canada is currently paying.”
Trump’s rhetoric was presaged by Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) introducing a bill to sanction Canadian officials found “responsible” for the fires,
revoke their visas and express a sense of Cong…

GOP Senator Calls For Stripping Visas From Canadian Officials Because Of Wildfires
“We will not tolerate this incompetence,” vowed Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno, who may not understand how climate change works.

Forest fires likely to continue to burn twice as much without ‘serious action’ on climate change https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/08/forest-fires-likely-to-continue-to-burn-twice-as-much-without-serious…

Forest fires likely to continue to burn twice as much without ‘serious action’ on climate change
Elizabeth Goldman is a co-director of Global Nature Watch, previously known as Global Forest Watch, a database measuring forest loss that’s frequently cited in Mongabay reporting. She joins this week’s podcast to detail GNW’s updated 25-year analysis of global forest fire trends. The picture is stark: Forest fires burn twice as much forest today as […]

North Sea (30 km from the Dutch coast) reaches all-time high temperature of 21.5°C, beating the previous record set in 2018. This of course leads to heavier rainfall events, and damage to nature and fisheries.
This is due to climate change, caused by burning fossil fuels.
https:…

'[Monica Lennon] said, “We must be a party where people can believe in fair work… where women’s rights and LGBTQ rights are a shared struggle”. She said that #ScottishLabour had “soul searching” to do and said next leader must “do better” on climate change, and warned “punching down on trans people and minorities is not acceptable”, adding only then will Labour be “worthy of support”…

Soul Mining
“It used to be that the public knew where Labour’s hearts were and we had to win the argument that they could trust our heads. A big part of our challenge is now the opposite. We can make the…

"Extreme weather is making work difficult for many people – this is what needs to change"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Extreme weather is making work difficult for many people – this is what needs to change
Climate change leading to extreme weather events is making life uncomfortable for many UK workers. A new survey reveals the depth of the problem.

Computing before 2000: "a bicycle for the mind"
Modern computing: "a cybertruck for the mind"
all the implications of this metaphor hold up
- public safety
- cardiac health
- availability to ordinary people
- traffic congestion
- home repair
- vendor lock in
- climate change

Der #Hardangerjøkulen ist mit rund 64 Quadratkilometern Norwegens sechstgrößter #Gletscher und zieht sich rasch zurück.
Eine Aufnahme des #Copernicus-Satelliten Sentinel-2 vom A…

The Hardangerjøkulen ice cap, Norway | EU Space Support Office
Hardangerjøkulen is a plateau glacier in southern Norway and, with an area of about 64 km², it is the country’s sixth-largest glacier. It is rapidly retreating and projected to disappear before the end of the 21st century as a consequence of climate change.

What if there were briefings on national TV about the climate crisis?
Experts “getting the facts back on the table” about how climate change is progressing,
how it is affecting everything from food supplies to healthcare,
and how the population needs to respond.
So the National Emergency Briefing (NEB) was born.
https://www.

National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
National Emergency Briefing | The UK’s leading climate and nature experts brief MP's on the risks, impacts and solutions to the climate emergency

As climate change starts to hit hard in the US and around the world, Trump puts his foot on the accelerator and his tech billionaire buddies are building fossil fuel power plants like mad.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/climate/epa-power-plant-climate-rules.h…

E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.

Climate change boosted Spain wildfire risk 20-fold, research shows https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/climate-change-boosted-spain-wildfire-risk-20-fold-research-shows/

Climate change boosted Spain wildfire risk 20-fold, research shows
Human-induced climate change drastically fueled the weather behind recent devastating wildfires in France and Spain, according to a new rapid analysis by researchers studying the role of climate change on today’s extreme weather. In its report, the World Weather Attribution (WWA), a global network of researchers, noted that severe blazes scorched 140,000 hectares (346,000 acres) […]

Mansplainers, they never learn...

Mentions of climate change, few as they were, are already reducing in the media
Temperatures to fall across Europe as substantial rain heading for parts of UK | Environment | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/17/temperatu…

Temperatures to fall across Europe as substantial rain heading for parts of UK
Temperatures could drop by more than 15C compared with last Thursday as cold front moves arrives from Monday

Trump administration allows killing of species threatened with extinction
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could soon declare that pygmy rabbits or Florida manatees are threatened with extinction.
But under a policy change issued by the Trump administration on Friday, Americans could still kill, trap and harass them.

That action
— paired with another issued Friday that requires regulators to consider the economic toll of habitat protection
— is part of Trump…

Trump administration allows killing of species threatened with extinction
Regulatory changes to reinterpret the Endangered Species Act also demand that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service consider the economic toll of habitat protection.

RE: https://mastox.eu/@ZackPolanski/117087366229366223
Turns out the problem isn’t climate change but disposable barbecues.

It's exasperating.

River shipping emits nearly one-quarter of global shipping CO₂, analysis finds #environment

River shipping emits nearly one-quarter of global shipping CO₂, analysis finds
River and canal ships generate roughly a quarter of the world's shipping carbon dioxide emissions, according to new research published in Nature Climate Change. And that's despite the fact that these bodies of water make up less than 1% of Earth's total navigable waterways.

"Climate change doubled likelihood of Canada’s extreme fire weather, study finds"
#Canada #Climate #ClimateChange

Climate change doubled likelihood of Canada's extreme fire weather, study finds
Human-induced climate change has more than doubled the likelihood of the extreme weather conditions that fueled Canada’s destructive 2026 wildfire season, finds a rapid analysis. As of early August, thousands of wildfires torched more than 3.8 million hectares (9.4 million acres) across the country — an area already significantly in excess of Canada’s 30-year annual […]

How Companies Have Abandoned Their Climate Goals and Let Themselves Off the Hook (David Gelles/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/climate/company-climate-change-commitments-renege.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yVA.LWv0.eae6uwELl2Dh&smid=nytcore-ios-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260717/p126#a260717p126

homelessness and substance use disorders that are deeply entangled with urban heat, each amplifying the other, illustrating how climate change affects the disenfranchised most brutally

The Telegraph recently published several pieces acknowledging the severity of climate change, a potential shift in stance under new owner Axel Springer (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/aug/05/telegraph-climate-…

Right turn on green: is the Telegraph changing its tune on the climate?
Flurry of articles has raised eyebrows and prompted a response from Kemi Badenoch defending stance on net zero

In the media competition 'How to trivialise climate change', Dutch @nrc.nl has this strong entry on its frontpage today:
"Waving against the heat. Higher temperatures good for sales of Spanish fans."
#heat #heatwave

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/117104620902770314
Wildfire smoke *is* a human source of pollution. That’s the anthro in anthropogenic climate change.

Stars and Stripes: "West Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching #climate change, lawsuit says"
https://www.stripes.com/branc…

West Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching climate change, lawsuit says
Adam Kalkstein pushed back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change, the lawsuit says.

Climate change in Lubra, Mustang, Nepal: the last Bon settlement, being washed away.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2026/6/20/in-nepals-highlands-climate-change-threatens-tibets-bon-faith

Every story about Nepal right now should be leading with, or at least _mentioning_ climate change. This is literally the only one I've seen so far.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/nepal-flash-floods-highlight-impact-153357041.html

Nepal flash floods highlight impact of climate change
Events like the Nepal flash floods are highlighting the potential rising impact of climate change. Dr. Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the California In...

"Why unwanted fridges are piling up at recycling centres across England and Wales
Capacity has been overwhelmed by heatwaves that have pushed white goods to breaking point"
That sub-head is the only mention that the problem is not just recycling capacity but that much existing refrigeration, both domestically and in retail is not designed to cope with the ambient temperatures which climate change is bringing on.

#climatechange
"... temperature swings recorded in Galšpagos corals—a place where the El Niño signal is strong—have intensified by 36% over the past 4 decades, far beyond anything seen in previous centuries."

"Green groups urge Andy Burnham to break silence on climate crisis"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

Green groups urge Andy Burnham to break silence on climate crisis
More than 50 organisations say PM urgently needs to show leadership and prepare British people for scale of change needed as UK struggles through another heatwave

@… Utterly terrifying. I hope my climate change denying relatives in North Bay will finally "get it"
https://www.tiktok.com/@solmamakwa/video/7

"Climate change kills: it kills people, as we’ve seen; it also kills our ecosystem, our biodiversity, and it also destroys the things we as a society hold dear – our houses, our businesses, our livestock.
...
And that’s why it’s not enough to address the consequences, which we do; what we have to do is reduce its causes, anticipate its effects, and, consequently, better prepare our country to protect people’s lives."
Those two quotes are only 4 years apart.

‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers
PM has long history of speaking out on realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmoved

Differences in political leadership ( or Leadership vs abdication of responsibility?) on the #ClimateCrisis
Spain:
https://www.

‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers
PM has long history of speaking out on realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmoved

Differences in political leadership ( or Leadership vs abdication of responsibility?) on the #ClimateCrisis
Spain:
https://www.

‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers
PM has long history of speaking out on realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmoved

Humanity has less than a five year window to take decisive action on climate change, the UK’s former chief scientist told the opening session of the National Climate Emergency Summit in Melbourne.
“We have to move rapidly,” said Professor Sir David King, founder and chair of the Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge University...
Reader, that was five years ago. We've done nothing.
#ClimateEmergency

Forget 2050, experts say it's 2030 or bust for net zero emissions
Former UK chief scientist Sir David King pulled no punches beaming into Melbourne's National Climate Emergency summit, arguing for a fast track to zero emissions and urgent deployment of carbon draw-down technologies. Benjamin Silvester reports.

Pregnant. #AI. Agents.
This climate change is too slow, I’d like to order one meteorite strike, please.
https://www.occrp.org/en…

Albania's Cheerful 'AI Minister' Is the Product of a Government Agency Under Investigation for Massive Corruption
Prosecutors are investigating the agency that developed Albania’s AI-minister ‘Diella’ in a case that involves alleged rigged tenders, a kidnapping, and tens of millions in seized assets. The affair deepens doubts about how artificial intelligence will be used to address the country’s widespread graft problem.

I am mildly amused that Paul Krugman chose the same title for his piece today on the ongoing heatwave:
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-heat-is-on
as I did for my piece on the same this week:

The Heat Is On
And the cost of climate change is getting serious

Climate change is driving a gray whale “catastrophic mortality event” in the Pacific Ocean
as melting sea ice depletes food sources and the animals starve, environmental groups warn.
Meanwhile, a range of other issues,
like ship strikes, oil spills, microplastic pollution, algal blooms and Russian harvesting
are also probably contributing to the die-off that has nearly halved the whales’ estimated population.
It fell from 20,000 in 2019 to fewer than 13,000 this …

Pacific gray whales facing ‘catastrophic’ die-off as climate crisis hits food supply
Trump administration urged to relist a species in ‘very, very serious trouble’ under Endangered Species Act

New digital tool shows exactly where California's water goes—and how climate change might disrupt it https://phys.org/news/2026-09-digital-tool-california-climate-disrupt.html

New digital tool shows exactly where California's water goes—and how climate change might disrupt it
Water has always been one of California's most contested resources. For more than a century, battles have raged over how much of the state's water should be diverted to farmland, pumped into cities or used to conserve aquatic ecosystems—and at times, these clashes have even led to violence. The state's water system consists of a dizzying array of reservoirs, rivers, dams and aqueducts, making it challenging even for experts to understand the trade-offs of different management decisions.

"Climate change created conditions for Canada fires, scientists say, as Trump blames mismanagement"
#Canada #Climate #ClimateChange

Climate change contributed to big Canada fires, study says as Trump blames mismanagement
Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada's massive summer wildfires and in turn angered U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a study released Thursday.

Environment and Climate Change Canada is predicting hail the size of a quarter (CAD, obviously) in #Toronto this afternoon.
#dlws

Never forget that the clowns who are currently saying "We can't stop climate change, just accept it" are the same people who spent the last decade doing everything possible to prevent us from stopping climate change.
Jason Hickel on LinkedIn

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/117190976653043208
Climate change should be a deal breaker for not using and promoting AI, not even allowing "responsible use" of it.
Maybe some people will care about climate change until a disa…

"Q&A: What is in China’s new five-year plan for climate change?"
#China #Climate #ClimateChange

Q&A: What is in China’s new five-year plan for climate change? - Carbon Brief
China has released a five-year plan dedicated to addressing climate change.  The 15th five-year plan for a national response to…

It’s ok, it’s not like we’re all going to die or anything (only billions, not everyone). @… https://slrpnk.net/post/39707961

Is Climate Change Fueling Europe's Heat Wave? Yes, Researchers Say. (Raymond Zhong/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/climate/europe-heat-wave-climate-change.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260626/p33#a260626p33

Climate change is driving a gray whale “catastrophic mortality event”
in the Pacific Ocean as melting sea ice depletes food sources and the animals starve, environmental groups warn.
Meanwhile, a range of other issues, like ship strikes, oil spills, microplastic pollution, algal blooms and Russian harvesting are also probably contributing to the die-off that has nearly halved the whales’ estimated population.
It fell from 20,000 in 2019 to fewer than 13,000 this year, and t…

Pacific gray whales facing ‘catastrophic’ die-off as climate crisis hits food supply
Trump administration urged to relist a species in ‘very, very serious trouble’ under Endangered Species Act

August joint-hottest month on record as climate change and El Niño drive heat https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93vde0n2l4o?at_medium=RSS/Mastodon
August joint hottest month on record globally

August joint hottest month on record as climate change and El Niño drive heat
Climate change and the rising influence of El Niño saw August reach the record for warmest month.

US military academy students are not allowed to learn basic facts about climate change anymore.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2026-08-26/west-point-professor-fired-lawsuit-climate-change-22666987.html

West Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching climate change, lawsuit says
Adam Kalkstein pushed back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change, the lawsuit says.

More on the good news on constructive actions that address #Climate and #Ecosystem problems.
We know what to do - but the #ClimatePolluters are still blocking meaningful policies, and there is too …

We asked our climate reporters to highlight one idea for positive change. We got a chronicle of global transformation
There are countless initiatives around the world that can inspire people and spur them into action. Amid the devastation of the climate crisis, our journalists strive to highlight these stories of hope

More on the good news on constructive actions that address #Climate and #Ecosystem problems.
We know what to do - but the #ClimatePolluters are still blocking meaningful policies, and there is too …

We asked our climate reporters to highlight one idea for positive change. We got a chronicle of global transformation
There are countless initiatives around the world that can inspire people and spur them into action. Amid the devastation of the climate crisis, our journalists strive to highlight these stories of hope

How do scientists know if climate change made a heat wave, extreme storm or wildfire worse? https://phys.org/news/2026-07-scientists-climate-extreme-storm-wildfire.html

How do scientists know if climate change made a heat wave, extreme storm or wildfire worse?
When a devastating heat wave, hurricane, flood or wildfire strikes, people often want to know: How much did human-caused climate change influence this event, if at all?

"‘It’s due to climate’: the people of Stourbridge on the town’s wildfires"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

‘It’s due to climate’: the people of Stourbridge on the town’s wildfires
Thursday has been described by residents as ‘horrendous’, ‘distressing’ and ‘one of the scariest days of my life’

The federal court system will not give a youth-led constitutional climate lawsuit additional consideration
after a panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition to rehear the case before the full circuit.
Lighthiser v. Trump is one of a series of youth-led climate change lawsuits brought by Our Children’s Trust,
an Oregon-based advocacy law firm, which also successfully litigated Held v. Montana in 2023,
a landmark climate case that found the Mon…

German farmers warn drought will spell heavy crop losses.
The head of the German Farmers Association: "We farmers have have been feeling the effects of climate change for a long time now."
He also has a recommendation for government: make diesel cheaper.
https://www.

"Correcting climate ‘misperceptions’ may not boost climate action"
#Climate #ClimateChange
https:/…

Correcting climate ‘misperceptions’ may not boost climate action - Carbon Brief
Most people "underestimate" general support for climate change and "overestimate" actual, real-world climate action.

'Insane': Republicans Push To Punish Canada For Wildfires (Jennifer Bendery/HuffPost)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-moreno-sanction-canadian-officials-wildfires-climate-change_n_6a5a7953e4b0dbc765870247
http://www.memeorandum.com/260717/p116#a260717p116

Forest Restoration Solutions #environment

Forest Restoration Solutions
Tree growing has become one of the most widely promoted responses to climate change and ecosystem degradation, with governments, companies and nonprofits pledging to restore hundreds of millions of hectares of forests worldwide. But restoring ecosystems is far more complex than putting seedlings in the ground. This Special examines what it takes to rebuild forest […]

"BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence"
#ElNino #Climate #ClimateChange

BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence
Bureau of Meteorology suggests El Niño has already broken records, with Pacific ocean temperature change exceeding 2C in six months

Fuel on the fire: why oil companies are profiting as the world gets dangerously hot https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/07/big-oil-companies-profiting-fossil-fuel-global-climate-change

"13 young people sued Hawaii over climate change. Here's what happened next"
#Hawaii #Climate #ClimateChange

13 young people sued Hawaii over climate change. Here's what happened next
Charlotte Madin joined the lawsuit at age 12. Today, she is part of a youth council advising the Hawaii Department of Transportation on climate priorities.

#CDR (carbon dioxide removal) & #HealthEquity suggest CDR such as DAC and BECCS maybe are not the panacea technology advocates assume.
Residual emissions may perpetuate community-scale inequalities in US air pollution | Nature Climate Change

Residual emissions may perpetuate community-scale inequalities in US air pollution - Nature Climate Change
The scale of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) could determine the extent of co-emitted air pollutants in net-zero scenarios and potential health impacts. By linking a series of models and datasets, researchers find that low-CDR pathways lead to a more equitable distribution of health benefits across the USA.

#CDR (carbon dioxide removal) & #HealthEquity suggest CDR such as DAC and BECCS maybe are not the panacea technology advocates assume.
Residual emissions may perpetuate community-scale inequalities in US air pollution | Nature Climate Change

Residual emissions may perpetuate community-scale inequalities in US air pollution - Nature Climate Change
The scale of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) could determine the extent of co-emitted air pollutants in net-zero scenarios and potential health impacts. By linking a series of models and datasets, researchers find that low-CDR pathways lead to a more equitable distribution of health benefits across the USA.

Climate change making Europe drought 'more severe': study #Europe

Climate change making Europe drought 'more severe': study
Human-caused climate change has intensified a drought across Europe, with extreme heat rather than low rainfall driving the exceptionally dry conditions, a team of international scientists said Thursday.

Trump-shuttered climate change site back online in nonprofit hands (Brandon Vigliarolo/The Register)
https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/06/26/trump-shuttered-climate-change-site-back-online-in-nonprofit-hands/5263319
http://www.memeorandum.com/260626/p95#a260626p95

"Climate change exposes 580 million children to 20 extra ‘heat-stress days’ every year"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Climate change exposes 580 million children to 20 extra ‘heat-stress days’ every year - Carbon Brief
More than 40% of children under the age of 10 globally are already experiencing at least 20 additional “heat-stress days” due to climate change.

Climate change to blame for intensity of Europe heat wave: Scientists #Europe …

Climate change to blame for intensity of Europe heat wave: Scientists
Human-caused climate change is "unequivocally" responsible for the intensity of a record-breaking heat wave scorching Europe, scientists said Friday.

Biologists drove 19 burrowing owls evicted by a Phoenix housing project
50 miles into a 10,000-acre solar complex
and lowered them into 40 plastic burrows
— every female laid eggs within a month,
and 29 chicks fledged the first summer,
because any predator stands out on open ground under panels

Biologists drove 19 burrowing owls evicted by a Phoenix housing project 50 miles into a 10,000-acre solar complex and lowered them into 40 plastic burrows — every female laid eggs within a month, and 29 chicks fledged the first summer, because open ground under panels hides no predator from an owl
A solar farm designed to fight climate change became an unexpected refuge for an endangered owl when scientists discovered that panels cast the perfect shadow for ground-nesting predators to hunt.

"Europe's crops mature earlier due to climate change, data shows"
#Europe #Climate #ClimateChange

"Climate change causes the ocean’s waters to expand"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Oceans

Climate change causes the ocean’s waters to expand » Yale Climate Connections
It’s one of the reasons global sea levels are rising.

AI tools are twisting online messages on sensitive political topics about everything from abortion to climate change in ways that could snowball to reshape long-term public opinion, experts have said.
As tech companies push AI tools as convenient ways to redraft and summarise the massive influx of daily messages,
many inject their own political biases
– some leaning distinctly rightwing, others more liberal,
according to a study from Oxford and Potsdam universities.…

AI altering meaning of users’ drafts on issues from abortion to climate, study finds
Researchers say small changes in drafting could spread rapidly and create long-term shifts in public opinion

"The most dramatic proof of our current climate catastrophe ever caught on camera"
#Climate #ClimateChange
https://www…

The most dramatic proof of our current climate catastrophe ever caught on camera
A photographer captured the largest glacier calving event ever filmed, forever changing his mind on climate change.

The summer climate change became a scorching reality for Europe #Europe

The summer climate change became a scorching reality for Europe
For generations, summer in Europe has been languid and dreamy, bringing fine weather and lengthy days on sunny beaches and terraces. But in 2026, the brutal reality of climate change forced its way into daily life.

The Pacific Northwest is facing its worst fire season in more than 30 years.
Scientists say drought, extreme heat and climate change are making wildfire seasons longer,
more frequent and more destructive across the western United States.
“The homes, the communities, they’re just not simply prepared for fire,”
says Paul Hessburg, former senior research ecologist at the U.S. Forest Service and professor of fire and landscape ecology at the University of Washington.

“Fire Climate”: Hot, Dry, Windy Days Are Becoming Common, Making Wildfires Harder to Control
The Pacific Northwest is facing its worst fire season in more than 30 years. Scientists say drought, extreme heat and climate change are making wildfire seasons longer, more frequent and more destructive across the western United States. “The homes, the communities, they’re just not simply prepared for fire,” says Paul Hessburg, former senior research ecologist at the U.S. Forest Service and professor of fire and landscape ecology at the University of Washington. Hessburg walks us through…

"Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor"
#Europe #Climate #ClimateChange

Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor
Western Europe experienced its hottest June–July on record as climate change fuels a historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region, the EU's global warming monitor said Monday.

Europe's extreme heat would be impossible without climate change, scientists say #Europe

Europe's extreme heat would be impossible without climate change, scientists say
The record-breaking heat that's scorching Europe day and night this month would not have been possible without climate change, according to a new study.

"Does climate change lead to more migration? Here's why researchers can't agree on the evidence"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Does climate change lead to more migration? Here's why researchers can't agree on the evidence
Images of families displaced by floods, prolonged droughts or extreme storms have become a distressingly regular feature of the daily news. As the impact of climate change intensifies, so does concern over its effects on human mobility. Ongoing changes to the world's climate now raise a salient, apparently simple question: To what extent does climate change cause migration?

Wildfires could nearly triple across Europe by the end of the century #Europe

Wildfires could nearly triple across Europe by the end of the century
Climate change could nearly triple the land Europe's wildfires burn each year, and better firefighting only helps up to a point.

Extreme heat is “pushing infrastructure beyond its design limits”, the EEA says.
Going forward, European governments need to carry out dramatic upgrades to create climate resilient infrastructure at a much faster pace.
This month’s heatwave has laid bare the urgency of this, scientists say.
“Roads, railways, energy systems, and buildings must be redesigned or retrofitted to withstand higher temperatures,” the EEA said.
Climate considerations must be at the centre of ur…

This is why Europe was so fatally unprepared for the June heatwave
Europe’s hottest ever June has laid bare the failures of successive governments across the continent to prepare for extreme heat. Now, scientists say, we have reached the point where climate change is having a severe impact on daily life. Alex Croft reports

Well, at least two governments are connecting the dots now!
".. emphasise the importance of adopting the necessary measures to drastically reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, strengthening cooperation on clean energy and supporting countries of the Global South in their energy transition."

Joint Statement by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Spain on Wildfires and Action on Climate Change
The UK and Spain agreed that the climate crisis is an urgent policy priority and committed to co-leading the green transition, strengthening clean energy cooperation and advancing international climate action.

As the world swelters in ever more dangerous heat,
⭐️why are oil companies being allowed to turn up the gas instead of paying for the consequences of their greed?
That ought to be the question on everyone’s minds amid baking heat domes over much of the northern hemisphere,
temperature records being smashed day after day,
children dying in locked cars,
hospitals filling with heatstroke victims
and emergency services tackling wildfires.
There is no dou…

Fuel on the fire: why oil companies are profiting as the world gets dangerously hot
The scientific consensus is that burning fossil fuels drives the climate crisis, yet the world’s biggest oil companies are planning to increase production

"A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5°C climate target. What happens now?"
#UN #UnitedNations #Climate

A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5°C climate target. What happens now?
It’s no longer possible to hold climate change to 1.5. But it’s not game over – it’s game on.

"Climate change is here, we are living the consequences and it is only the start of July," said French fire service Colonel Eric Belgioino.
10,000 evacuated because of Pyrenees wildfire.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/2026

Infernos devastate forests as Europe's temperatures rise again
Wildfires raged across southern Europe on Sunday, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes and prompting Tour de France officials to ban spectators from a stage of the race.

Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor #Europe

Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor
Western Europe experienced its hottest June–July on record as climate change fuels a historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region, the EU's global warming monitor said Monday.

"We asked our climate reporters to highlight one idea for positive change. We got a chronicle of global transformation"
#Climate #ClimateChange

We asked our climate reporters to highlight one idea for positive change. We got a chronicle of global transformation
There are countless initiatives around the world that can inspire people and spur them into action. Amid the devastation of the climate crisis, our journalists strive to highlight these stories of hope

"From ‘psyops’ to ‘hysterical hysteria’: how GB News and Talk TV lost their cool in the heatwaves
Damian Carrington - Environment editor"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

From ‘psyops’ to ‘hysterical hysteria’: how GB News and Talk TV lost their cool in the heatwaves
Thousands of heat-related deaths in record-breaking temperatures appeared to only intensify hosts’ climate denials

"Satellite Images of Penguin Droppings Reveal Impact of Antarctic Warming"
#Antarctic #Penguins #Animals

Satellite Images of Penguin Droppings Reveal Impact of Antarctic Warming

The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: 'Bigger shocks are on the way' #environment

The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: 'Bigger shocks are on the way'
In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson's "The Ministry for the Future," a heat wave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world's nations to unite to combat climate change.

"Not all coral reefs are doomed as a result of climate change, study suggests"
#Coral #Coralreef #Environment

Not all coral reefs are doomed as a result of climate change, study suggests
A new study suggests roughly a third of coral may be able to survive climate change in over the next two decades.

The Trump administration is requiring states to change the way they conduct elections
or risk losing tens of millions of federal terrorism-prevention funds,
in its latest move that would make voting harder and undermine trust in results that don’t go Trump’s way.
The effort would force states to transition to paper ballots,
verify citizenship of voters
and make other changes to election procedures, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency documents.

New Rules Require Election Changes for States to Get Terrorism Grants
Federal officials said they would withhold some money unless states pursue paper ballot systems, verify citizenship and conduct costly audits.

Trees have a hidden climate superpower: They keep absorbing carbon long after growth stops https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/trees-have-a-hidden-climate-superpower-they-keep-ab…

Trees have a hidden climate superpower: They keep absorbing carbon long after growth stops
For decades, forests have occupied a central place in discussions about climate change. Trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, convert it into organic matter and store part of that carbon in their trunks, branches and roots.

Climate change, urban growth fuel Lagos flooding #Lagos

Climate change, urban growth fuel Lagos flooding
After hours of torrential overnight rain lashed Lagos recently, church pastor Samuel Akpan spent most of the next day bailing water from his flooded parsonage in an upscale district of Nigeria's commercial capital.

"Oceans have gotten about 34% more acidic since before the Industrial Revolution"
#Oceans #Environment #Climate

Oceans have gotten about 34% more acidic since before the Industrial Revolution » Yale Climate Connections
Yale Climate Connections is a nonpartisan, multimedia service providing daily broadcast radio programming and original web-based reporting, commentary, and analysis on the issue of climate change.

Reduced meat and dairy consumption improves health, environmental and most nutritional outcomes without increasing diet costs among Scottish adults https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-026-01384-3

Reduced meat and dairy consumption improves health, environmental and most nutritional outcomes without increasing diet costs among Scottish adults - Nature Food
Using microsimulation of Scottish Health Survey adults, this study compares 33 pathways for achieving the UK Climate Change Committee meat and dairy reduction targets. Most pathways improved nutrient intake, health and environmental outcomes without increasing diet costs, with greater benefits from reducing red and processed meat among high consumers and using gram-for-gram substitutions with foods including vegetables, beans, eggs and plant-based alternatives.

"Siberia's growing methane threat could offset 20% of global methane reduction targets by 2050"
#Siberia #Methane #Emissions

Siberia's growing methane threat could offset 20% of global methane reduction targets by 2050
The Arctic is warming at an accelerating pace. As permafrost thaws across vast areas and wildfires become more frequent, large amounts of methane (CH4) are being released. Together, these changes are reshaping the region's greenhouse gas emissions and further intensifying climate change.

"Weakening UK net zero policy would damage economy, chief climate adviser says"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #NetZero

Weakening UK net zero policy would damage economy, chief climate adviser says
Climate Change Committee chair Nigel Topping says U-turns damage investor confidence and disrupt businesses

"Cities shouldn’t wait for an extreme weather wake-up call, researcher says"
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Cities shouldn’t wait for an extreme weather wake-up call, researcher says » Yale Climate Connections
Yale Climate Connections is a nonpartisan, multimedia service providing daily broadcast radio programming and original web-based reporting, commentary, and analysis on the issue of climate change.

"Mapped: Inside Carbon Brief's Cosmos database of 1.8 million climate studies"
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Mapped: Inside Carbon Brief’s Cosmos database of 1.8 million climate studies
Explore the vast cosmos of academic literature and evidence that underpins humanity’s knowledge of climate change.

"Rising seas make once-rare coastal floods 12 times more likely"
#Oceans #Environment #Flooding

Rising seas make once-rare coastal floods 12 times more likely
Extreme floods that once swamped coastal communities only rarely are becoming far more common as climate change caused by humans pushes sea levels higher, according to new research published Wednesday. Experts say the findings are crucial for making plans about floods and coastal infrastructure as the planet warms.