Tag: #climatechange

Warm, dry January triggers ‘snow drought’ across the West, raising water supply concerns

Snowpack in California’s Sierra and much of the West has plunged after a warm, dry January, reviving worries despite full reservoirs.

#snowdrought, #california, #sierranevada, #water, #climatechange

Scientists Warn El Niño Could Return in 2026, Putting 2027 Heat Records at Risk

Forecasters see roughly even odds of an El Niño in late 2026. Scientists say that could make 2027 a contender to surpass 2024 as hottest year.

#elnino, #climatechange, #globalwarming, #oceanheat, #heatwaves

U.N. weather agency warns January 2026 was a ‘month of extremes’ as heat, floods and cold hit worldwide

WMO says January 2026 brought global weather extremes—from Mozambique floods to Chile fires and Australia heat—against record warmth.

#climatechange, #extremeweather, #wmo, #flooding, #heatwave

Climate change and La Niña fueled deadly southern Africa floods, scientists say

New analysis finds warming made a 10-day deluge about 40% wetter, deepening floods that hit 1.3 million people across southern Africa.

#climatechange, #floods, #mozambique, #lanina, #southernafrica

Southeastern Australia hit by near-50°C heatwave as fires, blackouts and water failures expose system strain

A late-January heatwave shattered records across four states, driving bushfires, blackouts and water outages—and sharpening warnings about a hotter future.

#australia, #heatwave, #bushfires, #poweroutages, #climatechange

Milano-Cortina 2026 Faces a Warmer Alps, Raising Stakes for Snowmaking—and the Winter Games

As temperatures climb in the Italian Alps, Milano-Cortina 2026 leans on massive snowmaking, testing “green” Olympics claims and the Games’ future.

#winterolympics, #climatechange, #italy, #snowmaking, #alps

Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier as the Peninsula rapidly warms, study finds

Time-lapse cameras show Adélie, chinstrap and gentoo penguins beginning breeding up to two weeks earlier per decade on the fast-warming Antarctic Peninsula.

#climatechange, #penguins, #antarctica, #ecology, #wildlife

Sydney records wettest January day in 38 years as flash floods trigger rescues and evacuations

A weekend deluge swamped Sydney’s north, forcing evacuations and rescues, and renewing warnings that warming is intensifying extreme rain.

#sydney, #flooding, #extremerain, #australia, #climatechange

IOC Awards 2030 Winter Games to French Alps, 2034 to Utah as Climate and Cost Pressures Reshape Olympics

IOC taps French Alps for 2030 and Utah for 2034, leaning on existing venues to curb costs—while critics warn of tight control and warming winters.

#olympics, #wintergames, #climatechange, #france, #utah

Oceans Set New Heat Record in 2025, Study Finds, Even as Surface Temperatures Ease

A study finds ocean heat hit a record in 2025, adding vast energy to the upper 2,000 meters—fueling sea-level rise, storms and coral stress.

#climatechange, #oceanheat, #sealevelrise, #marineheatwaves, #lanina

Antarctic Peninsula Penguins Are Breeding Earlier as Region Warms Rapidly, Study Finds

Time-lapse cameras show gentoo, Adélie and chinstrap penguins advancing breeding by up to two weeks per decade, tracking fast warming on the Antarctic Peninsula.

#antarctica, #penguins, #climatechange, #wildlife, #krill

2025 Ranks Among Hottest Years on Record, Even as La Niña Offered Little Relief

New datasets show 2025 among the three warmest years globally and the fourth-warmest in the U.S., with oceans, ice and extremes reflecting sustained warming.

#climatechange, #globalwarming, #lanina, #extremeweather, #noaa

Blizzard, then bitter cold: Western Alaska’s winter swings upend life in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

A Jan. 4–5 blizzard shut down travel across Alaska’s Y-K Delta, part of a string of storms and temperature swings linked to a warming Bering Sea.

#alaska, #blizzard, #climatechange, #extremecold, #yukonkuskokwimdelta

Greenland’s Prudhoe Dome Was Ice-Free 7,100 Years Ago, Study Finds, Raising New Warnings on Future Melt

Sediments drilled from beneath northwest Greenland show Prudhoe Dome vanished in the early Holocene, implying modest warming could spur major ice loss.

#greenland, #icesheet, #sealevelrise, #climatechange, #glaciology

Scientists Add 260 New Species to the Record — Even as Many Near Extinction

Kew Gardens and the California Academy named more than 260 new plants, fungi and animals in 2025, highlighting discovery in a time of rapid biodiversity loss.

#biodiversity, #newspecies, #conservation, #taxonomy, #climatechange