Daily updates on climate change and the global economy.

Daily updates on climate change and the global economy.
Stay current with what’s happening around the world with a quick scan of top news.

Daily updates on climate change and the global economy.
Stay current with what’s happening around the world with a quick scan of top news.

Daily updates on climate change and the global economy.
Stay current with what’s happening around the world with a quick scan of top news.

Daily updates on climate change and the global economy.
Stay current with what’s happening around the world with a quick scan of top news.

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“North Pacific and north Atlantic seas show record heat in August.

“The north Pacific and northern Atlantic seas to the west of France and the UK are hotter than they have ever been, in what scientists say could be a knock-on effect of heat stored during the past two years of global record temperatures.”

https://www.ft.com/content/8b9314de-29d0-4ed7-9f2b-f5d30320db98


“Climate change threatens major oxygen-producing bacteria.

“One of the world’s most common microbes isn’t immune to the effect of climate change. Prochlorococcus produces vast amounts of oxygen, but rising ocean temperatures are predicted to cause sharp declines in its productivity. Warming waters could impact the fundamentals of life in the ocean.”

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2025/september/climate-change-threatens-major-oxygen-producing-bacteria.html


“INSANE ARCTIC WARMTH – absolutely mind blowing and unprecedented this endless record warmth in Arctic Russia:

“Today +6.6C [43.9F] at Vize Island 79,3N. It ties the HIGHEST AUTUMN temperature in history few weeks after breaking the all time summer record. Last freezing was July 16th!”

https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1964462082667270450


“Orange rivers signal toxic shift in Arctic wilderness…

“As the planet warms, a layer of permafrost — permanently frozen Arctic soil that locked away minerals for millennia — is beginning to thaw. Water and oxygen creep into the newly exposed soil, triggering the breakdown of sulfide-rich rocks, and creating sulfuric acid that leaches naturally occurring metals like iron, cadmium, and aluminum from rocks into the river.”

https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2025/09/08/orange-rivers-signal-toxic-shift-arctic-wilderness


“EXCEPTIONAL WARM NIGHT IN FINLAND. DOZENS Sept High Minimum records:

“16.8 Vihti; [62.2F] 6.5 Pyhajarvi; 16.4 Viitasaari,Lappeenranta; 16.3 Utti, Lohja, Jamsa; 16.2 Juupajoki ,Hameenlinna, Ahtaril 16.1 Oulu and Jyvaskyla; 15.8 Vesanto and Toholampi; 15.6 Ruukki; 15.5 Halsua; 15.3 Multia and Kokkola etc.”

https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1965110478314832181


“Norway’s Folgefonna Glacier Continues to Retreat as Ski Lift Collapses, Marking a Significant Shift in Summer Skiing.

“Norway’s Folgefonna Glacier, once a popular summer skiing destination, has been retreating at an alarming rate due to the accelerating effects of climate change. The recent collapse of the ski lift, which was a key feature of the resort, marks a significant turning point for the future of summer skiing in the region.”

https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/norways-folgefonna-glacier-continues-to-retreat-as-ski-lift-collapses-marking-a-significant-shift-in-summer-skiing/


“Sami reindeer herders in Sweden face cultural collapse amid mining and climate threats.

“High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped out a bleak future for himself and other Indigenous people whose reindeer have roamed this land for thousands of years.”

https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/09/08/sami-reindeer-herders-in-sweden-face-cultural-collapse-amid-mining-and-climate-threats


“Warm water source of stress for Estonia’s coastal sea creatures.

“Since mid-July, coastal sea temperatures in Estonia have stayed up to two degrees above the long-term average. Researcher Mariliis Kõuts warns the unusual warmth may harm fragile ecosystems and stress marine life.”

https://news.err.ee/1609793469/warm-water-source-of-stress-for-estonia-s-coastal-sea-creatures


“Floods could hit England while country is still in drought, forecasters say…

“Heavy downpours threatening lives and property could hit this autumn, with the rain devastating some areas but still not providing respite from months of dry weather that have left rivers, groundwater and reservoirs drained.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/08/floods-could-hit-england-while-country-is-still-in-drought-forecasters-say


“Eiskapelle 2016 | 2025.

“The Eiskapelle cave (~900 m asl) located at the foot of the Watzmann east face (2,713 m asl) is the lowest lying permanent firn ice deposit in the Bavarian alpine region. It has almost disappeared this summer for the first time… [Melaine Le Roy]

https://x.com/subfossilguy/status/1964281327525478889


“Swiss villages threatened by melting glaciers.

“The reality of disappearing glaciers is no longer a distant phenomenon: back in May, a glacier collapsed, triggering a massive landslide that buried the Swiss village of Blatten. Switzerland finds itself on the front line of global warming. As a result, monitoring has been intensifying…”

https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20250908-swiss-villages-threatened-by-melting-glaciers


“Climate change helps Spanish coffee lovers grow their own beans…

““It is a great achievement,” Giraldez, 49, said. At 43.5° latitude, his plantation lies well north of the subtropical zones where coffee was thought viable. “This is a revolution in the world of coffee. The adaptation of plants to a continental climate is a unique milestone.””

https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/climate-change-helps-spanish-coffee-lovers-grow-their-own-beans-qg5853wx


“Severe weather warning as storms ravage Spain’s eastern coast: Valencia region to be hit and Tarragona under RED ALERT.

“A RED alert has been issued for the southern coast of Tarragona today as violent storms sweep across the Valencia region and Catalonia. Spain’s national weather service AEMET has warned of torrential downpours with up to 90mm of rain expected in just one hour between 3pm and 9pm on Monday.”

https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/09/08/red-alert-tarragona-storms-valencia-region/


“Europe’s Heat Waves Fuel New Market for Chinese AC Units…

““The [Chinese AC] demand surge is mainly driven by countries such as Serbia, Italy, Spain,” said Long Fei, an analyst with ChinaIOL, a Beijing-based researcher. “Europe will remain a market with great potential in the coming years.””

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-08/europe-s-heat-waves-fuel-new-market-for-chinese-ac-units


“EU states still fighting over crucial targets in run-up to Cop30, leaked draft shows.

“With just weeks to go before a UN-set deadline, the European Commission and key member states remain at loggerheads over targets on greenhouse gas emissions, with the prospect of a strong outcome looking increasingly imperilled.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/08/eu-states-still-fighting-over-crucial-targets-in-run-up-to-cop30-leaked-draft-shows


“Even moderate warming could cause irreversible damage to Mediterranean ecosystems, experts warn.

“…new peer-reviewed research [warns that] even moderate additional warming, just 0.8°C above current levels, could lead to irreversible damage to marine biodiversity, fish populations, and vulnerable coastal habitats.”

https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/09/08/even-moderate-warming-could-cause-irreversible-damage-to-mediterranean-ecosystems-experts-


“Africa bears the heaviest burden of global wildfires.

“More than 370 million Africans lived through wildfires encroaching on their homes during this period, out of about 440 million people affected worldwide. “This is a story of hidden vulnerability,” said Dr Mojtaba Sadegh, Climate and Wildfire Analytics Lead at UNU-INWEH.”

https://nation.africa/kenya/health/africa-bears-the-heaviest-burden-of-global-wildfires-5185210


“Kenya’s Ruto says western leaders have broken ‘climate blood pact’.

“Ruto told a gathering of fellow leaders at the Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa on Monday he was “extremely concerned” developed countries were not following through on their commitments. Overseas assistance budgets have been slashed by the UK, France, Netherlands…”

https://www.ft.com/content/c59f1907-4b2c-4f36-886a-60dabbdd29cc


“A major flood disaster occurred in the Aşdağul town of Çorum’s Ortaköy district [Turkey]

“The roads in the town of Aşdağul were seriously damaged in the heavy rainfall that affected the town yesterday evening. About 10 sheep of a citizen were swept away by the flood and 3 people were swept away by the flood.”

https://www.corumhakimiyet.net/asdagulda-sel-felaketi-3-kisi-sele-kapild


“Iraq’s fish sector faces collapse due to water and disease.

“Al-Talibi told Shafaq News that the Iraqi fish market is experiencing an unprecedented decline following government campaigns to fill in unauthorized fish farms, which had been supplying large quantities of fish to local markets.”

https://shafaq.com/en/society/Iraq-s-fish-sector-faces-collapse-due-to-water-and-disease


“EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN MIDDLE EAST; Records smashed in pieces specially in IRAN:

“48.5C [119.3F] at Bushehr (min 31.4C) right on the coast destroys its September record of highest temperature.

“Far hotter conditions ahead, close to the latest 50C in world’s history.”

https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1964719327011332401


“Iranians told to cut showers short as dams run dry.

““Sixteen citizens are waiting for you to close the shower,” reads a stark warning plastered all over Tehran. It is part of a public awareness campaign to save water as Iran faces its worst shortage in decades.”

https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/09/08/now-we-store-every-drop-iranians-told-to-cut-showers-short-as-dams-run-dry/


“Kandahar residents face severe water shortages amid heat and drought [Afghanistan]…

“Local sources said groundwater levels in Kandahar, Helmand and Uruzgan provinces have dropped to unprecedented lows. Drought in some areas has already forced families to leave their homes.”

https://amu.tv/197868/


“‘Intense’ monsoon rain, flooding continue to engulf Pakistan’s Punjab.

“New evacuation orders have been issued in low-lying areas of Pakistan’s Punjab province amid a heavy flood warning, with the region experiencing its worst flooding on record. The Pakistan Meteorological Department posted on X on Monday that rains were persisting across the country…”

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/8/intense-monsoon-rain-flooding-continue-to-engulf-pakistans-punjab


“Flood-hit Punjab faces rising disease threat amid medicine shortages.

“As relief efforts continue across Punjab’s flood-affected districts, residents are now facing growing risks of disease outbreaks caused by stagnant water, overcrowded camps, and shortages of medical supplies.”

https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2025/09/08/flood-hit-punjab-faces-rising-disease-threat-amid-medicine-shortages/


“Rainfall records smashed: North states [India] drench past seasonal average ahead of schedule.

“With 23 days still left in the southwest monsoon, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana have already drenched past their seasonal rainfall quotas — 734.4 mm, 439.8 mm, and 430.7 mm respectively under the long-period average (LPA) — surpassing what is normally expected for the entire June-Sept cycle.”

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/rainfall-records-smashed-north-states-drench-past-seasonal-average-ahead-of-schedule/articleshow/123751623.cms


“Today, ten stations in China broke or tied September records, including Hangzhou 39.4C, Jiande & Zhuji 40.1C [104F]!

“Average temperature in the Yangtze River Basin has already broken the highest record since August, and heat wave is expected to continue next week!” [Jim Yang]

https://x.com/yangyubin1998


“Typhoon Tapah makes landfall in China, prompting mass evacuations, closures.

“Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as Typhoon Tapah has made landfall in southern China, causing flight disruptions and school closures… Guangdong has been hit by 16 typhoons this year [six or seven is usual].”

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/8/typhoon-tapah-makes-landfall-in-china-prompting-mass-evacuations-closures


“Mercury tops 35 degrees Celsius [95F] in central Tokyo for record 4th day in September.

“Temperatures reached 35 degrees Celsius in central Tokyo for a fourth day in September on Monday, setting a record for the month… Daytime highs were 37.7 degrees in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, 36.5 in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, and 36.2 in Tokyo’s Nerima Ward.”

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250908_18/


“Tornado that hit central Japan city one of strongest on record in Japan.

“A tornado that struck a central Japan city last week during Typhoon Peipah was one of the strongest ever recorded in the country, packing winds of around 270 kilometers per hour [168mph], Japan’s weather agency said Monday… 1,900 properties were damaged…”

https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/60678


“Gunsan’s 152.2 mm ‘waterfall rain’ breaks national record [S Korea].

“…up to 152.2 mm [six inches] of rain fell per hour in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do, marking the highest amount since South Korea began weather observations. The previous record was 145 mm of rain per hour in Juam-myeon, Suncheon, Jeollanam-do, in July 1998… it is comparable to standing under a waterfall…”

https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2025/09/08/H5YJNMGNKFHUPKEUWFWCHZ2ZBY/


“Thai Dams Over Capacity, Triggering Flash Flood Alert.

“The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) has issued a nationwide flood alert after reporting that nine of Thailand’s major reservoirs are currently holding more water than their maximum capacity. The overfilled dams, mostly concentrated in the northern and northeastern regions, have raised concerns about potential overflows and widespread flooding.”

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/general/40055107


“Nelson Tasman endured one of its most extreme winters on record, swinging from destructive floods in June and July to near-record dryness in August.

“In a winter update from Earth Sciences New Zealand released last week, it was revealed Appleby recorded its second-wettest winter on record with 485mm of rain – almost double the seasonal average.”

https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360815140/record-rain-record-dry-nelson-tasmans-winter-weather-extremes


“Why the East Antarctic interior is warming faster and earlier than its coastal areas.

“Scientists have confirmed that East Antarctica’s interior is warming faster than its coastal areas and identified the cause. A 30-year study, published in Nature Communications and led by Nagoya University’s Naoyuki Kurita, has traced this warming to increased warm air flow triggered by temperature changes in the Southern Indian Ocean.”

https://phys.org/news/2025-09-east-antarctic-interior-faster-earlier.html


“Rains cause rivers to rise in Aragua and vehicles to be swept away in La Guaira [Venezuela].

“One of the hardest-hit areas was Valle La Cruz, in the Catia La Mar parish, where three vehicles were swept away by the current and Las Flores Street was blocked by sediment and debris. Neighbors and municipal officials helped clear the road and partially restore traffic.”

https://laverdad.com/lluvias-provocan-crecida-de-rios-en-aragua-y-arrastre-de-vehiculos-en-la-guaira/


“MEXICO BETWEEN FLOODS AND HEAT.

“According to SMN, Mexico City was flooded by the most intense rainfall ratio in 73 years. In the meanwhile, extremely hot and humid conditions in the Gulf. Minimums up to 29C [84.2F] at Chetumal and 22.8C at Rio Verde (1000m): record.”

https://x.com/extremetemps/status/1964775417245778181


“Rains Cause Flooding and Damage in Municipalities of Nuevo León [NE Mexico]…

“According to state Civil Protection , the heaviest rains were recorded in Montemorelos, Santiago, Guadalupe, Zaragoza, Iturbide, and Monterrey . Emergency relief agencies are maintaining patrols in the metropolitan, citrus, southern, and northern areas of the state…”

https://www.nmas.com.mx/monterrey/lluvias-dejan-inundaciones-y-afectaciones-en-municipios-de-nuevo-leon/


“The Gulf is back in record territory, with Sea Surface Temps now the hottest they have been on record for this time of year.

“Its steroids for hurricanes. Luckily hot water is only one of the necessary ingredients for tropical systems.” [Jeff Berardelli]

https://x.com/WeatherProf/status/1964859713994240214


“$1 Trillion in American Wages Has Gone Up in Wildfire Smoke…

“From 2020 through 2024, US workers in the retail, wholesale, transportation, construction, mining and agriculture industries alone lost $1.1 trillion in wages because of exposure to wildfire smoke, according to a new estimate by Bloomberg Intelligence.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-08/wildfire-smoke-economic-impact-1-trillion-in-lost-wages


“As world gets hotter, Americans are turning to more sugar, study finds…

“When the temperature rises, Americans — especially those with less money and education — drink lots more sugary beverages and a bit more frozen desserts. That amounts to more than 100 million pounds of added sugar (358 million kilograms) consumed in the nation a year…”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/united-states-americans-washington-united-kingdom-people-b2822410.html


“Driest summer in Logan on record [Utah]…

“Climate data analyst and Ph.D. student Casey Olson said the weather records from the Utah State weather station date back to 1893. “We’re really reliant on our snowpack for water resources across the Wasatch Front,” Olson said in an interview with The Utah Statesman.”

https://usustatesman.com/driest-summer-in-logan-on-record/


“Firefighters Race to Save a Treasured Sequoia Grove in California.

“California fire crews are scrambling to save a grove of giant sequoias that is being threatened by a forest fire in the Sierra Nevada, going so far as to surround the trees with sprinklers and dispatch specialized firefighters to climb trees and extinguish embers.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/us/sequoia-mckinley-grove-california.html


“Why is B.C. suddenly getting tornado warnings?

“… this season, the Prince George area alone had two rounds of tornado warnings, and the number of reported tornadoes in the province appears to be on the rise in recent years. Johanna Wagstaffe takes a closer look at whether a new ‘tornado alley’ is forming in B.C.”

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6894413


“St. John’s [Newfoundland] officially ties all-time record for most 20°C [68F] days in a year.

“The city tied its all-time record for the most days above 20°C in a single year, with 79 days as of early Monday morning, when the temperature at 6:30 a.m. was already above 20°C! The same record amount of 20-degree days was reached in 2022, as well.”

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/weather/topstories/st-john-s-officially-ties-all-time-record-for-most-20-c-days-in-a-year/ar-AA1M8llH


“Humans inhale as much as 68,000 microplastic particles daily, study finds.

“Every breath people take in their homes or car probably contains significant amounts of microplastics small enough to burrow deep into lungs, new peer-reviewed research finds, bringing into focus a little understood route of exposure and health threat.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/28/microplastics-in-hair-study


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