Global drought extremes in 2025 - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment In 2025, global annual drought affected ~30% of the global land surface. Near-record warming substantially increased evaporative demand, triggering widespread meteorological and soil moisture drought,...

Global drought extremes in 2025

In 2025, global annual drought affected ~30% of the global land surface.

Drought is no longer just about rainfall.

It’s about temperature and evaporative demand.

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Madagascar’s ancient baobabs store 700 years of climate secrets – what they reveal Ancient baobabs in Madagascar have unlocked a 700-year rainfall record that is set to help scientists figure out how to adapt to climate change.

Madagascar’s ancient baobabs store 700 years of climate secrets – what they reveal

theconversation.com/madagascars-...

Ocean warming weakens the sea–land breeze in coastal megacities - Nature Climate Change The sea–land breeze acts to counter urban heat in many coastal cities. Here the authors simulate how this circulation changes with warming ocean water, showing that it decreases in most of them, addin...

Ocean warming weakens the sea–land breeze (SLB) in coastal megacities

The SLB, driven by thermal contrasts between sea and land, forms a key circulation system in coastal cities which mitigates urban heat islands, improves air quality and supports urban liveability.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change has them burning overtime

www.independent.co.uk/news/north-a...

Scientists warn of greater uncertainty in future of Atlantic Current - Oceanographic Research suggests the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation may weaken more and sooner than expected, using improved climate models.

Scientists warn of greater uncertainty in future of Atlantic Current

Improved models using ocean temperature and salinity data reduce uncertainty and suggest greater potential climate impacts ahead.

oceanographicmagazine.com/news/scienti...

Japan forced to come up with new word for summer days exceeding 40C Decision to expand heat classification system follows dramatic temperature changes in recent years

Japan forced to come up with new word for summer days exceeding 40C

Kokushobi, which roughly translates as “severely hot day”

www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

The March heatwave in western North America shattered records, and it would’ve been virtually impossible without climate change.

This isn’t just “a little warmer”:
~4°C hotter
~800x more likely

Climate change isn’t coming. It’s here.

www.worldweatherattribution.org/record-shatt...

‘Nothing but tree skeletons’: record-breaking wildfires devastate US cattle country Rising temperatures and extreme drought are driving more destructive spring fires across the Great Plains. This year, forces aligned to create the perfect storm in Nebraska

‘Nothing but tree skeletons’: record-breaking wildfires devastate US Great Plains

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Melting Glaciers Make the Coastal Ocean More Sensitive - Eos Fresh water from retreating ice does more than raise sea levels. It affects how the ocean responds to acidification and other environmental changes.

Melting Glaciers Make the Coastal Ocean More Sensitive

Fresh water from retreating ice does more than raise sea levels. It affects how the ocean responds to acidification and other environmental changes

eos.org/science-upda...

Most endangered marine mammals face highest plastic risk Three quarters of marine mammals in the highest-risk category for plastic ingestion and entanglement are already classified as threatened

🌊 Three out of every four marine mammals in the highest-risk category for plastic ingestion and entanglement are already classified as threatened.

oceanographicmagazine.com/news/most-en...

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

🌊 Critical Atlantic current (AMOC) significantly more likely to collapse than thought

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🌊 New analysis shows the AMOC may weaken 51±8% by 2100, ~60% more than previous model averages.

Key factor? South Atlantic salinity bias correction.

Big implications for climate adaptation…

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Andean volcanism, ocean fertilization, marine ecosystem turnover, and global cooling in the Late Miocene - Communications Earth & Environment Andean episodic volcanic ash inputs during the Late Miocene enhanced iron, phosphorus, and silicon delivery to the Southern Ocean, stimulating primary productivity and carbon export, according to comb...

Andean volcanism, ocean fertilization, marine ecosystem turnover, and global cooling in the Late Miocene

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

The beloved emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now officially endangered. Here’s what can be done The loss of iconic Antarctic wildlife is no longer a future possibility. It is happening in real-time, while we watch.

The beloved emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now officially endangered. Here’s what can be done

theconversation.com/the-beloved-...

Marine heatwaves ‘nearly double’ the economic damage caused by tropical cyclones - Carbon Brief Tropical cyclones that rapidly intensify when passing over marine heatwaves can become “supercharged”, increasing the likelihood of high economic losses

🌊 Marine heatwaves ‘nearly double’ the economic damage caused by tropical cyclones

www.carbonbrief.org/marine-heatw...

After 1,200 years, cherry blossom record to live on despite Japanese scientist’s death Prof Yasuyuki Aono’s meticulous work charted shifting bloom dates as a marker of climate change

I’m really, really pleased that this crucial work will continue www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Around 90% of UK North Sea oil and gas ‘already drained dry’… New drilling could amount to just 1–2% of total extracted since commercial operations began and through to 2050.

Remember this when you hear "Drill Baby Drill"

The UK North Sea is already about 90% depleted. What is left is smaller and harder to extract.

Meanwhile, renewables are expanding, getting cheaper, and not running out.

One is a sunset industry; the other is just starting.

eciu.net/media/press-...

Glaciers May Flow into the Ocean More Quickly Than We Think - Eos New research found that adjusting a key model variable may give more accurate predictions of glacial retreat.

Glaciers May Flow into the Ocean More Quickly Than We Think eos.org/research-spo...

Since 2017, Republican worry about Climate change has plunged to 6%, while Democrats and independents worry more.

Why?

Trump-era skepticism and policy rollbacks reshaped public perception.

Climate Change Concern Near Its High Point in U.S. The 44% of U.S. adults who currently worry "a great deal" about climate change or global warming is near its 46% high point from 2020.

Americans’ concern about Climate change remains near historic highs:
👉44% worry “a great deal”
👉64% say humans cause it
👉61% see effects already happening

news.gallup.com/poll/708050/...

Are we heading for ‘super El Niño’ – and what could we expect? Experts say climate pattern could supercharge extreme weather events and push temperatures to record highs

Are we heading for ‘super El Niño’ – and what could we expect?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global glacier mass change in 2025 - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment Glaciers lost 408 ± 132 Gt of mass during the hydrological year 2025, equivalent to 1.1 ± 0.4 mm sea-level rise. Since 1975, glacier mass loss has totalled 9,583 ± 1,211 Gt, equivalent to 26.4 ± 3.3 m...

Glaciers had one of their worst years in 2025:

👉 408 billion tonnes of ice mass lost
👉 ≈1.1 mm added to global sea levels
👉 6 of the 7 worst years have happened in the past 7 yrs

Since 1975: ~9,600 billion tonnes gone (≈26.4 mm SLR)

This isn’t a gradual change...

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

‘Suddenly, boom, it’s completely warm’: summers are getting longer – especially in Sydney, study finds Researchers examined trends in 10 global cities, with Sydney’s summer growing at two-and-a-half times the average

‘Suddenly, boom, it’s completely warm’: summers are getting longer – especially in Sydney, study finds

...the length of summer, defined by the length of time summer conditions were experienced rather than calendar dates, was increasing by ~6 days per decade

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Why are climate change activists so middle class? Rupert Read reports on a year-long, UEA-funded project to explore the class background of the climate change movement.

Any thoughts?

www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2600431...

Super Typhoon Sinlaku just hit Cat 5 (~180 mph), now 2026’s strongest storm

What stands out:
• Rapid intensification
• Exceptionally early (2nd earliest at this strength)
• Supercharged by warm oceans

Climate signals aren’t subtle anymore...

⚒️ Article: A deep learning framework enables observation oceanic surface currents down to submesoscale spatial and temporal resolutions from thermal imagery routinely collected by geostationary satellites

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

What fish redistribution in the Mediterranean is telling us about species’ climate resilience The Mediterranean is one of the world’s most vulnerable ecosystems. A scientific study on shifting distribution dynamics examines how its fish species contend with sea warming.

🌊 Climate change is turning the Mediterranean into a live experiment in species resilience.

theconversation.com/what-fish-re...

Factcheck: Nine false or misleading myths about North Sea oil and gas - Carbon Brief Carbon Brief factchecks some of the most common claims about North Sea oil and gas.

There’s a lot of noise around North Sea oil and gas, but how much of it is actually true?

One of the clearest explainers I’ve seen for the UK debate.

www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-ni...

Why warmer Caribbean waters could mean slower hurricanes and worse flooding Rapid ocean warming is likely to make tropical cyclone rainfall more intense and longer lasting, increasing flood risks in parts of the North Atlantic region. A new study led by Newcastle University using satellite data shows that tropical cyclones and their post-tropical cyclone counterparts are responding quite differently to surface warming. The findings reveal that during the tropical cyclone phase, warmer and more humid conditions are causing storm slowdown and strongly increasing rainfall intensity.

Why warmer Caribbean waters could mean slower hurricanes and worse flooding

phys.org/news/2026-04...

Opinion | NASA Flew by the Moon, but Behind the Scenes, Its Science Is a Chaotic Mess

Explore the cosmos.
Ignore the crisis. 🌍

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/o...