Tag: #climate

First recorded olive ridley sea-turtle nests found on U.S. West Coast; about 200 eggs moved to Long Beach

Two olive ridley turtles nested on Orange County beaches in mid-September — the first recorded West Coast nesting; about 200 eggs were moved to Long Beach.

#seaturtle, #wildlife, #california, #climate

EPA Finalizes Repeal of Most 2024 Power-Plant Carbon Rules, Proposes Eliminating Federal GHG Authority

On Sept. 14 the EPA finalized repeal of most 2024 carbon rules for coal and gas plants and proposed removing federal greenhouse‑gas authority for the sector.

#epa, #climate, #energy, #regulation

August 2026 Tied as Warmest Month on Record as U.S. Logs Hottest Meteorological Summer

Copernicus and NOAA report August 2026 tied as the warmest month globally while the contiguous U.S. experienced its hottest June–August on record amid a strong El Niño.

#climate, #elnino, #heatwave, #climatechange

WMO: El Niño firmly established and likely to intensify into a very strong event through Feb. 2027

U.N. weather agency says El Niño is strongly established, likely to intensify and persist through Feb. 2027, raising risks of heatwaves, droughts and floods.

#elnino, #climate, #weather, #wmo

NASA Images Show Peat Fires Darkening Indonesia as 2026 Haze Season Begins

NASA satellites show drought-fueled peat fires darkening skies over Sumatra and Borneo, disrupting schools, flights and raising climate and health concerns.

#indonesia, #peatfires, #haze, #climate

NASA highlights studies linking Sun’s ancient behavior to Earth’s radiation and early warming

NASA summarizes two studies: heliosphere compressions that may have raised ancient radiation exposure, and young‑Sun protons that could form N2O and prebiotic molecules.

#space, #heliosphere, #climate, #prebioticchemistry

Preprint Finds EU Likely to Miss 2030 CO2 Benchmark; Transport Is Main Drag

A new arXiv preprint projects EU27 CO2 will fall by 2030 but still miss a CO2-only 2030 benchmark by ~620 Mt, with transport lagging.

#climate, #europe, #co2, #transport

Oxford preprint finds GraphCast and NeuralGCM fail basic coordinate-change tests

An Oxford preprint on arXiv reports GraphCast and NeuralGCM fail latitude/longitude flips and rotations, raising questions about physical generalization.

#ai, #weather, #climate, #ml

WMO: El Niño Has Developed and Could Strengthen Rapidly, Raising Odds of Heatwaves and Drought

U.N. weather agency says El Niño has developed and is likely to become a strong event this year, boosting risk of heatwaves, droughts and heavy rain.

#elnino, #climate, #weather, #wmo

NOAA Declares El Niño Underway as NASA Satellites Show Strengthening in Equatorial Pacific

NOAA says El Niño is underway and likely to strengthen; NASA satellite altimetry shows higher sea levels across the equatorial Pacific, raising odds of a strong 2026–27 event.

#climate, #elnino, #nasa, #noaa

ECB reports 2025 portfolio emissions fell as bond holdings shrank; adds new climate metrics

The ECB's 2025 climate disclosures show portfolio-linked emissions fell mainly due to bond portfolio run-off; new inflation-adjusted and scope-3 metrics were added.

#ecb, #climate, #centralbank, #bonds, #greenbonds

SEC Proposes Rescinding 2024 Climate-Disclosure Rule, Opens Public Comment

The SEC proposed on May 29 to rescind its 2024 climate-disclosure rule, shifting the fight from court defense to rulemaking and public comment.

#sec, #climate, #disclosure, #rulemaking

WMO says El Niño likely this summer; governments urged to prepare

WMO: 80% chance El Niño will develop June–Aug 2026, with near‑90% chance it lasts to November. U.N. urges stronger warnings to prepare for heat and rainfall extremes.

#elnino, #climate, #wmo, #weather

SEC proposes to rescind 2024 climate-disclosure rule

The SEC proposed formally rescinding its 2024 climate-disclosure rule, opening a 60-day comment period and seeking to erase the standardized climate-reporting framework.

#sec, #climate, #disclosure, #regulation

Satellite Finds Warm Pacific Wave Off South America, Reinforcing Likely El Niño in 2026

Satellite data show a warm Kelvin wave reaching the South American coast, bolstering forecasts that El Niño is likely to form later in 2026.

#elnino, #climate, #satellite, #pacific