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Older AC and fridge chemicals amp up climate change.
Trump just rolled back limits on them
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-05-21/older-ac-fridge-chemicals-amp-up-climate-change-tr…

Older AC and fridge chemicals amp up climate change. Trump just rolled back limits on them
Grocery stores and other sectors will be allowed to use more "super pollutants" in their refrigeration systems.

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

The Trump regime's select group of allies in the fight against climate: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Israel, Yemen, Liberia and Belarus.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/21/un-vote-support-icj-world-court-climate-ch…

Want to boost climate action? Talk about health, not just polar bears.
New research across Brazil, India, Japan, and South Africa found that 80% of people support government climate measures when they understand the health risks—from extreme heat to mental health impacts to children's vulnerability.
It's personal, urgent, and cuts through political divides.

Health risks from climate change spur stronger public support for action, research finds
A survey by the Climate Opinion Research Exchange backed by Wellcome reveals high support for government action to tackle the health impacts of the climate crisis

Deforestation lessens Amazon rainfall—and climate change hastens that process, study finds https://phys.org/news/2026-05-deforestation-lessens-amazon-rainfall-climate.html

Deforestation lessens Amazon rainfall—and climate change hastens that process, study finds
Climate change makes the southern Amazon's rain increasingly sensitive to deforestation, a new study finds. Clearing large areas of forest can trigger severe and lasting reductions in rainfall regardless of climate, but as the Amazon warms and dries, that "tipping point" arrives at ever lower levels of deforestation.

❔ How can climate mobility function as a proactive strategy for women and marginalised groups? What influences decision-making processes to migrate or to stay? What do governments and stakeholders need to do to increase women's agency?
📝 New Paper Published:
Human mobility as a climate and disaster risk management strategy: Addressing intersectional vulnerability and enhancing women's agency
🔗

For anyone in the Salish Sea region and thinking about disaster prep, the "Puget Sound: Regional Catastrophic Disaster Coordination Plan and Annexes" is probably worth reading also:
https://mil.wa.gov/asset/5ba4211ba3e85
That one is from 2012.
The Puyallup tribe also created a climate change adaptation report, which is also useful for thinking about how climate change will impact the region (in this case, Tacoma):
https://www.puyalluptribe-nsn.gov/wp-content/uploads/Puyallup-Climate-Change-Impact-Assessment_2016_July-13-v3-pagesV2.pdf

"Amoc collapse could change Europe’s climate 10x faster than expected. We aren’t ready"
#Europe #Climate #ClimateChange

Beam me back, Scotty!
(To one of my favorite places on this planet... We went till the foot of the 1000 meter tall vertical ice fall in the very back, past the beaten paths... #FootpathFriday and belated #ThrowbackThursday time)

WTH is "home-grown clean energy"?
https://energy.ec.europa.eu/news/joint-readout-between-commissioner-jorgensen-and-minister-bowen-2026-05-20_en

Joint readout between Commissioner Jørgensen and Minister Bowen
Today Australia's Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen and European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen discussed their deep concern over the conflict in the Middle East which continues to impact prices, energy supply chains and economic growth.

"Period of extreme heat in Europe, with important role of climate change."
@… says it like it is, written by weatherman and climate scientist Peter Kuipers Munneke.
https://nos.nl/l/2619698

Periode met extreme hitte in Europa, met belangrijke rol voor klimaatverandering
De hittegolf in Europa kan zich gaan meten met de grote hittegolven uit 2003, 2006, 2019, 2022, 2023 en 2024.

Hey, Europeans! How are the temperatures shaping up at the end of June?
Climate change is going to really screw us all over. It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not.
#climatechange

"It's actually that men tend to decrease their concern about climate change as countries become wealthier," Clayton said. "The growing gender gap is actually men's growing skepticism."
https://www.dw.com/en/who-says-caring-abou

Is caring about the climate unmanly?
The answer is complex — and says a lot about how masculinity works in the modern world.

Most Americans Say Climate Change Is Making Life More Expensive. They're Right
https://gizmodo.com/most-americans-say-climate-change-is-making-life-more-expensive-theyre-right-2000771978

"Climate change could erase most South American cloud forests, study warns"
#SouthAmerica #Climate #ClimateChange

Climate change could erase most South American cloud forests, study warns
Up in the misty mountains, teems a kaleidoscope of life: trees drip with epiphytes, hummingbirds sip from bright blossoms, and rare creatures occupy every nook in the cloud forests, which scientists have likened to terrestrial coral reefs. But a new study warns that climate change could strip away the conditions that make cloud forests possible, […]

📉 Plant-based diets cut climate impact by more than half, randomized clinical trial shows
#climate

Plant-based diets cut climate impact by more than half, randomized clinical trial shows
As climate change accelerates and global temperatures continue to rise, a new randomized clinical trial provides compelling evidence that one of the most powerful climate solutions may be on our plates. A study published in Current Developments in Nutrition shows that adopting a low-fat vegan diet reduces diet-related greenhouse gas emissions by 55% and cumulative energy demand by 44%—dramatic reductions achieved in just 12 weeks.

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.

Why the Reflecting Pool Is Full of Algae After Trump's Renovation (Molly Taft/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/reflecting-pool-full-of-algae-climate-change/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260616/p102#a260616p102

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

Water vapor buoyancy and the African easterly jet
Heng Quan, Da Yang, William Boos, Tiffany Shaw, Huazhi Ge, Yaoxuan Zeng, Carly KleinStern
https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.21875 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.21875 https://arxiv.org/html/2605.21875
arXiv:2605.21875v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The African easterly jet (AEJ) is a prominent circulation feature in the tropical atmosphere. It transports mineral dust and generates easterly waves that serve as seeds for hurricanes. Conventional wisdom holds that the AEJ is in thermal wind balance with the positive meridional temperature gradient over North Africa. Here, using reanalysis data, we show that the negative meridional moisture gradient substantially counteracts the effect of the temperature gradient on density in that balance, diagnostically accounting for a 30\% reduction of the AEJ magnitude. Using CMIP6 data, we further show that this effect of vapor buoyancy on the AEJ strengthens under global warming, highlighting the critical role of the spatial distribution of moisture on large-scale circulation. Analysis of the AEJ in CMIP6 models confirms that some models do not include vapor buoyancy in their governing equations, raising questions about the relevance of their projections of climate change in that region.
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"UK rivers face rising risk of climate 'whiplash'"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

UK rivers face rising risk of climate 'whiplash'
Climate change could push UK rivers to dangerous extremes and bring more frequent rapid swings between wet and dry conditions—a phenomenon known as hydroclimatic whiplash—according to research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA). Researchers analyzed almost 700 river catchments across the UK to project how river flows may change at 2° C and 4° C of global warming. The results reveal stark regional contrasts and growing challenges for communities and water managers trying to plan fo…

Wow, I'd vote for this man as President of Europe. Touching all the important subjects from clean energy, climate, sovereignty and the future of the EU..
Fantastic episode of Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change: Europe Needs Clean Tech More Than Ever | Ep 255: Thomas Pellerin-Carlin
Episode webpage: https://cleaning-up-leadership-in-the-age-of-climate-change.simplecast.com/episodes/europe-needs-clean-tech-more-than-ever-thomas-pellerin-carlin-wRuC7BTZ
Media file: https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/1796ff5d-0d22-4966-9fd8-da0df0f428ed/eb655335-db6e-4db4-a129-f0caea91093d/episodes/audio/group/d14bfb1a-ca7f-4d6e-a42c-4d65f2c8ee54/group-item/aacee0b0-135e-4002-ab59-dfa5923c7832/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=j3au6_cC

South African farmers can now earn extra income while fighting climate change. A groundbreaking bank-backed programme is paying farmers carbon credits to adopt regenerative agriculture practices.
This means financial rewards for sustainable farming methods that reduce carbon footprints. It's a win-win: farmers boost their bottom line while helping solve the climate crisis.

Plant-based diets cut climate impact by more than half, randomized clinical trial shows #plantbased

Plant-based diets cut climate impact by more than half, randomized clinical trial shows
As climate change accelerates and global temperatures continue to rise, a new randomized clinical trial provides compelling evidence that one of the most powerful climate solutions may be on our plates. A study published in Current Developments in Nutrition shows that adopting a low-fat vegan diet reduces diet-related greenhouse gas emissions by 55% and cumulative energy demand by 44%—dramatic reductions achieved in just 12 weeks.

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

Here's @… — who is fundamentally a spiritual person — leading a very serious discussion about how we do politics. Worth a listen.
Accidental Gods: Grown Up Politics: A Chance for Change - Round Table with Neal Lawson of Compass and Rupert Read of the Climate Majority Project
Episode webpage:

From Bill McKibben
Lee Raymond, former Exxon CEO who denied climate change, dies at 87,
when people think back in a hundred years or a thousand or ten thousand, the one thing worth remembering about him will be the crucial role he played in holding back action on climate change.
I would like to add a link but all I could get was a promo for the Substack app

Electrification = resilience
The municipal police force in Hermosillo, Mexico 🇲🇽, is also successfully putting the combination of EVs, solar power generation and storage into practice.
https://www.integratetozero.org/i2z-deployments

I keep seeing the "cars replaced horses" thing related to "AI."
People keep comparing "AI" to cars (positively) without thinking about the fact that cars were forced on people (AAA bought up and destroyed tram lines, there were massive protests, etc), and are the primary driver of climate change that is currently on track to make complex human society impossible. Meanwhile, cities that weren't destroyed for cars, or that have reversed most of the damage, are some of the most desirable places to live.
Maybe we could take the car analogy as a warning. Maybe it could be a reminder to think about how forcing technology on people against their will can reshape society in a profoundly negative way.
The answer for cities has been to right-size transit. Eliminate cars wherever possible, maintain emergency vehicles and mobility aids, and find more efficient alternatives (bikes, trams, metros, and trains) where possible. I feel as though we can extrapolate from the metaphor.
We do not have to repeat the mistake of reshaping society around a single, oversimplified, solution in order to benefit a tiny minority. Perhaps we can actually choose the right technologies based on use cases, rather than hype or dogma.
Cars didn't replace horses. Cars replaced walkable cities, tram lines and mass transit, and children playing in the streets.
"Cars replaced horses" to the benefit of a small group of elite men, at tremendous cost to literally everyone else. When people say, "AI is the new 'cars replacing horses'" they are saying something very specific about their privilege and intentions.

Climate change is not always in the news anymore but it is going on...
https://www.zmescience.com/science/the-last-stable-glaciers-on-earth-are-starting-to-collapse/

The Last Stable Glaciers on Earth Are Starting to Collapse
Climate change doesn't really care what you think.

Oh, you mean real ones, I thought you meant billionaires.
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/climate-change-snakebite-study
Via @…@…

Warming Is Raising the Risk of Encounters With Venomous Snakes

The last time I looked at the data, most of the UK's peatlands are net carbon emitters due to their dégradation.
Programmes for their restoration, largely by re-wetting, are vital to protect their vast carbon stores and to reverse the carbon flow, so they return to sequestering it.
World Peatland Day honors a crucial ecosystem in the fight against climate change

World Peatland Day honors a crucial ecosystem in the fight against climate change
Peatlands are boggy wet ecosystems found from boreal forests in the Russian Arctic to the tropics of central Africa. Typically, when vegetation decomposes it releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. However, when that same organic matter falls in a bog and is covered with water, carbon gets trapped and becomes sequestered there, sometimes for millennia. […]

Why isn't it possible to simply agree that we must do 2 things to mitigate #climate change: 1) Eliminate nearly all anthropogenic GHG emissions and 2) Increase the rate of CO2 sequestration?
And then we can focus on the merits/demerits of actions in both spaces? We are not facing exclusive options here, after all. (1/2)
Could nature itself hold the solution to climate change?

Why isn't it possible to simply agree that we must do 2 things to mitigate #climate change: 1) Eliminate nearly all anthropogenic GHG emissions and 2) Increase the rate of CO2 sequestration?
And then we can focus on the merits/demerits of actions in both spaces? We are not facing exclusive options here, after all. (1/2)
Could nature itself hold the solution to climate change?

"Children’s Picture Book About Nature and Climate Change Inspires Young Environmental Action"
#Books #nature #Climate

Children’s Picture Book About Nature and Climate Change Inspires Young Environmental Action | Happy Eco News
Too Much Quiet! by Kottie Christie-Blick is a children’s picture book about nature and climate change that follows a young student as she discovers environmental change in her school garden.

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.

‘Unpredictable and extreme’: Asia braces for El Niño https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/05/el-nino-asia-unpredictable-extreme-weather-climate-change-crisis

It's worth nothing that oil, the dominant funder of both political parties, the industry that ultimately maintains veto power over both parties political platforms, is not profitable without massive state investment. Roads, parking, and infrastructure grants, all put money in the pockets of the industry that is destroying the planet. That money then comes right back into the political sphere to control the frame of debate around climate change and how to address it.

In her introduction to an event on climate communication, initiator Mare de Wit quoted a man in the movie La Haine.
While falling from a tall building, he kept saying "Jusqu'ici, tout va bien."
So far, so good. A metaphor for climate change, for those of us who weren't hit hard by it yet.

I've spoken before about the Danish climate atlas and how we use it to help stakeholders prepare for impacts of a warmer climate, my colleagues have been working very hard with our partners to develop on relevant for Ghana 🇬🇭🇩🇰
This is still the initial phase, but it's already impressively easy to understand.
#ClimateDiary
https://www.meteo.gov.gh/climate-atlas/climate-change/

"Mangrove Forests Fight Climate Change—But Climate Change Is Fighting Back"
#Mangroves #Climate #ClimateChange #Trees

Mangrove Forests Fight Climate Change—But Climate Change Is Fighting Back - Inside Climate News
Mangroves store vast amounts of climate-warming carbon. Sea level rise may push them past the brink, according to a new study.

Trump administration moves to block Minnesota climate change lawsuit against oil companies (Todd Richmond/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/trump-minnesota-lawsuit-climate-change-federal-fb9c89151bbbdbded33a22a94772e6d5
http://www.memeorandum.com/260504/p97#a260504p97

Global warming hit 1.37°C in 2025, with Earth accumulating heat at an accelerating rate #environment

Global warming hit 1.37°C in 2025, with Earth accumulating heat at an accelerating rate
Strong and consistent evidence shows that the entire climate system is continuing to heat, driving rapid global warming. Human activities pushed global warming to 1.37°C in 2025, and its level is projected to surpass 1.5°C in about four years. Crucially, the rate at which heat is accumulating in Earth's system suggests high levels of future warming. These are some of the key findings from the latest Indicators of Global Climate Change (IGCC) report, published in Earth System Science Data.

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

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

Women's work songs as a record of environmental change - research by Reetika Revathy Subramanium.
https://theconversation.com/what-womens-work-songs-reveal-about-the-changing-climate-280964
Wonderfully wide comparison - all ac…

Hantavirus: Climate change suspected of contributing to recent surge in cases in Argentina
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2026/05/29/hantavirus-climate-change-suspected-of-contributing-to-recent-surge-in-cases-in-argentina_6753948_114.html

"Trouble brewing? Climate change puts tea drinkers in hot water"
#Climate #ClimateChange
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Of course the National Emergency Briefing, endorsed by some senior military figures, was clear: climate change is a security issue.
But this fool thinks not: let's blast our way to the future.
PressReader.com | Carns tells Miliband: Energy is secur­ity issue not an environmental one. Should drill the North Sea.

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

Creation and destruction often come hand in hand.
On my free Substack, I write about holding tension without falling apart—and building something beautiful in the midst of unraveling. https://substack.com/@bricchapman

Bri Chapman | Substack
➡️ systems thinking ➡️ multi-passionate leadership ➡️ climate change solutions ➡️ success, impact, and meaning

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.

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

The story maps in particular are impressive and easy to follow on the impacts of #ClimateChange already now and hopefully will help to prepare for even more impacts in the future..
#ClimateDiary
https://www.meteo.gov.gh/climate-atlas/climate-change/

"Surgeon warns that climate change can disrupt cancer care"
#Climate #ClimateChange
htt…

Surgeon warns that climate change can disrupt cancer care
Wildfires, storms, and floods can lead to missed appointments and hospital closures – with life-and-death consequences.

I have the impression that, while public awareness of climate change is widespread, awareness of its irreversibility and long-term lock-in remains limited and substantially below scientific understanding.
Are you aware of opinion research / surveys that produced data on this?

Judge blocks Trump national parks order -- calling it ‘censorship’
A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from continuing to remove information about slavery, civil rights, climate change and other topics from national parks.

Angel Kelley, a U.S. District Judge for Massachusetts, on Friday issued a preliminary injunction
directing the National Park Service to stop taking further action to implement an executive order issued by Donald Trump aimed at
scrub…

Judge blocks Trump national parks order, calling it ‘censorship’
A federal court barred the Trump administration from continuing to remove information about civil rights, climate change and other topics from national parks, directing the government to restore what it changed within the coming weeks.

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

Of course the National Emergency Briefing, endorsed by some senior military figures, was clear: climate change is a security issue.
But this fool thinks not: let's blast our way to the future.
PressReader.com | Carns tells Miliband: Energy is secur­ity issue not an environmental one. Should drill the North Sea.

"Earth to hit 1.5C of warming by 2030, IGCC report finds"
#Climate #ClimateChange
https://www.

Earth to hit 1.5C of warming by 2030, IGCC report finds
Human activity has increased the global temperature by 1.37C since pre-industrial levels, the latest Indicators of Global Climate Change (IGCC) report has found, with warming expected to reach 1.5C by the end of the decade.

Scientists forecast wildfire risk for species survival under climate change
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/scientists-forecast-wildfire-risk-for-species-survival-under-climate-change/

"Climate change: How do heatwaves affect pregnancies across Europe?"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Health

Climate change: How do heatwaves affect pregnancies across Europe?
As heatwaves become more frequent and intense, pregnant people face significant consequences. But are they all equally at risk? #EuropeInMotion

As climate change makes extreme weather events more intense and frequent, “uninsurable areas” are becoming increasingly common.
They are a clear demonstration that insurance – the mechanism through which modern societies deal with all kinds of risk – is structurally underprepared for this new climate era.
Uninsurable areas refer to places where property insurance has become either impossible to get or to afford.
This can happen because insurers are not offering coverage in a…

Climate change: how fires and floods are creating uninsurable areas across Europe
From California to France and the UK, traditional private markets are buckling under the weight of climate claims.

Extreme coastal flooding surges worldwide as rising seas rewrite 100-year odds #environment

Extreme coastal flooding surges worldwide as rising seas rewrite 100-year odds
Human-caused sea-level rise has significantly increased the frequency of extreme coastal flooding worldwide, according to a new study led by a Tulane University researcher. The research, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, found that coastal flooding events expected only once every 100 years are now, on average, about 12 times more likely to occur.

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

While billionaires try to build #AGI, it's absolutely clear that, were it built, it could not possibly be controlled.
https://arxiv.org/abs/1607.00913
Given their obsession, this seems like bad news (it's old news). Fortunately, probably it can't be built.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12559-012-9124-9
So that's fun. It's interesting that the second is older than the first. It would be interesting to actually read the second rather than just the abstract.
Billionaires are killing us with climate change in order to create an evil god that they can't control, even though they never bothered to check if creating that god was even possible in the first place. So that's all fun.

"Peatlands are vital for tackling climate change, yet scientists still haven’t found them all"
#Peatland #Environment #Nature

Peatlands are vital for tackling climate change, yet scientists still haven’t found them all
Peatlands are central to climate change, yet basic questions remain unanswered. A global research community has mapped out what we most urgently need to know.

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.

Lee Zeldin clashes with Democrats over climate change and public health (Maydeen Merino/Washington Examiner)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-and-environment/4545000/epa-administrator-lee-zeldin-clashes-democrats-climate-change-public-health/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260427/p118#a260427p118

"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?

Climate change triples chance of deadly 2026 South Asia pre-monsoon heatwave: Report https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/climate-change-triples-chance-of-deadly-2026-south-asia-pre-monsoon-heatwave-rep…

Climate change triples chance of deadly 2026 South Asia pre-monsoon heatwave: Report
From mid-April through May 2026, India and Pakistan were gripped by a heatwave that's resulted in deaths.

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

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

Just decades from now, millions of people all over the world will be forced to move because of climate change.
In his new book,
"Shelter from the Storm: How Climate Change Is Creating a New Era of Migration",
acclaimed journalist and migration researcher Julian Hattem reports from the front lines of the environmental apocalypse,
taking readers on a journey from the South Pacific to the Indian subcontinent,
to the Mediterranean.
TRNN Editor-in-C…

‘The era of climate migration is already here’
“Worldwide, natural disasters drive people out of their homes more than twice as often as war and other conflict… The era of climate migration is already here. We're just finally starting to realize it.”

Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds (Seth Borenstein/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/smog-wildfires-climate-change-ozone-artificial-intelligence-bc9cde6da8ae4019cc07b800c70106ad
http://www.memeorandum.com/260604/p120#a260604p120

"Airborne Microplastics May Be Warming the Planet"
#Microplastics #Plastic #Plastics

Airborne Microplastics May Be Warming the Planet

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

"Could nature itself hold the solution to climate change?"
#Nature #Climate #ClimateChange

"Five things you need to know about El Niño’s likely comeback"
#ElNino #Climate #ClimateChange

Five things you need to know about El Niño’s likely comeback
And what climate change has to do with it.

One of the clearest examples of an uninsurable area to date comes from California.
In 2024, State Farm, one of the largest home insurers in the United States, chose not to renew 72,000 home insurance policies across the state due, in part, to unsustainable wildfire risk.
It was not alone, as six of California’s twelve largest insurers had already paused or heavily restricted new policies.
Homeowners who can no longer find private coverage are directed to California’s insure…

Climate change: how fires and floods are creating uninsurable areas across Europe
From California to France and the UK, traditional private markets are buckling under the weight of climate claims.

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.

"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.

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

"How Climate Change Makes Your Allergies Worse"
#Health #Allergies #Climate #ClimateChange

How Climate Change Makes Your Allergies Worse - Inside Climate News
As pollen season gets longer and more severe, allergies can compound with other climate health hazards to cause serious harm.

How climate change threatens the economic backbone of the Pacific #climate

How climate change threatens the economic backbone of the Pacific
Tuna populations around the Pacific Islands could move away as ocean temperatures increase.

"Climate crisis is accelerating antibiotic resistance across world, study says"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Health

For the first time since California insurance commissioner became an elected position,
two Democrats will vie for the job in November.
The top two vote-getters in the June primary were
former San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Jane Kim
and state Sen. Ben Allen, who received about 27% and 20% of the vote with 88% of ballots counted, respectively.
One of them will succeed Ricardo Lara, the former Democratic lawmaker who has served two terms as insurance com…

"Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change is turning them into prime burning hours"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Wildfires

Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change is turning them into prime burning hours
Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change is extending the hotter and drier conditions that feed fires, a new study found.

Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world's rarest orangutans, study says #Indonesia

Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world's rarest orangutans, study says
Climate change-induced weather events are pushing orangutan populations to extinction, says a study.

Cities are getting hotter—and bigger. New research reveals the scale of the challenge #cities

Cities are getting hotter—and bigger. New research reveals the scale of the challenge
We tend to think of climate change impacts as dramatic and destructive. Storms and floods that bring down landslides and swamp streets, or raging wildfires that tear through forests and farmland.

"Media reaction: UK and Europe’s ‘mind-boggling’ May heat and climate change"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Europe

Media reaction: UK and Europe's ‘mind-boggling’ May heat and climate change - Carbon Brief
Europe has been hit by a searing heatwave this May, which has shattered temperature records across France, Spain and the UK.

"North Atlantic spring storms have grown more common since 1940, analysis reveals"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Weather

North Atlantic spring storms have grown more common since 1940, analysis reveals
Storm Dave, which swept across northern Europe over the Easter weekend, is an example of what new research from the University of Gothenburg has revealed. Spring storms forming over the North Atlantic have become more common than they were 80 years ago, and this is due to climate change.

"Cities are getting hotter—and bigger. New research reveals the scale of the challenge"
#Climate #ClimateChange
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Cities are getting hotter—and bigger. New research reveals the scale of the challenge
We tend to think of climate change impacts as dramatic and destructive. Storms and floods that bring down landslides and swamp streets, or raging wildfires that tear through forests and farmland.

"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

Here are 42 #Positive #Environmental and #Climate headlines from May to help bring some positivity to middle of your week. We have

42 Positive Environmental Success Stories — May 2026
The media has an important role to play in combatting climate doom. Therefore, this monthly news round up of positive environmental and climate change news, is designed to spark joy and show that progress is being made. We pick two positive headlines a day, ranging from renewable energy and preservation

"Revealed: the internal BHP memo that slammed the brakes on world’s biggest miner’s climate push"
#BHP #Climate #ClimateChange

"Renewable energy just broke a 100-year-old streak"
#Energy #Renewables
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Renewable energy just broke a 100-year-old streak
In 2025, renewables produced more of the world’s electricity than coal for the first time since 1919. Solar alone met three-quarters of new demand.

"Mapped: Inside Carbon Brief's Cosmos database of 1.8 million climate studies"
#Climate #ClimateChange
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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.