The Climate Recap

Flash floods kill 550 in Pakistan during heaviest rains in decades | Reuters ‘It’s plunder’: Mexico desperate for water while drinks companies use billions of litres | The Guardian Germany gets solar power boost amid energy crisis | DW First Nation, tech company collaborate to prepare for climate change | CBC San Diego City Councils votes unanimously for the ban of natural gas in new construction...

Japan – Thousands Ordered to Evacuate After Record Rainfall Triggers Floods and Mudslides | Floodlist Wildfires in Europe burn second-biggest area on record | Reuters Source of the River Thames dries out ‘fore first time’ during drought | The Guardian Some of the approximate 1,000 people stranded at Death Valley National Park have left in spite of flooding | CNN African climate diplomats reject Af...

At least 24 people dead as flash flooding hits eastern Uganda | The Guardian Excess deaths surged as heat wave hit Europe | Politico Paris swelters as France sees third heatwave this year | The Independent Driest July in memory imperils Europe’s crops | Euractiv Dutch government declares water shortage due to drought | Reuters Europe’s Rhine River on Brink of Effectively Closing Thanks to Low Wate...

100 million under heat warnings in U.S. (again) | Axios At least 14 potential heat deaths in Oregon after hot spell | AP News US high tide flooding breaks records in multiple locations | The Hill Flood warning: Illinois downpours dump over 10 inches of rain | The Washington Post Climate Change Linked to Uptick in Lyme Disease Cases | Green Matters Endgame: Exploring catastrophic climate change sce...

Heavy Rain Causes Deadly Flooding Across Iran | The NYTimes High temperatures unleash marine heatwaves in the Mediterranean Sea | Reuters Texas fire started after sunlight magnifies glass bottles and ignites paper, officials say | USA Today Fires near Gering, Nebraska, spark evacuations | The Washington Post Fast-moving wildfire in northern California forces residents to evacuate | Reuters Wildfir...

Climate breakdown made UK heatwave 10 times more likely, study finds | The Guardian ‘Zoe’ Becomes the World’s First Named Heat Wave | Scientific American The northernmost city in US just had its wettest day on record | The Washington Post Rewetting global wetlands effectively reduces major greenhouse gas emissions | Nature Geoscience Ireland sets targets to halve greenhouse gas emissions | Reuters...

Japan Insurers Sell Heatstroke Coverage During Sizzling Summer | Bloomberg Pakistan’s Deadly Flood Season Worsened by Climate Change and Bad Infrastructure | The NYTimes Flash Floods in St. Louis Break a Century-Old Rain Record | The NYTimes 8 Dead in Kentucky Flash Floods | The NYTimes Light-duty vehicle fleet electrification in the US and its effects on global agricultural markets | ScienceDirec...

Afghanistan is facing a climate calamity. It’s time the world took notice. | The Guardian China issues red heat alert warnings for almost 70 cities in second heatwave this month | CNN It could feel like 40ºC as parts of BC face hottest day of 2022 | Daily Hive Biden administration unveils website about heat | The NYTimes Flagstaff issues shelter-in-place orders due to possible flash flooding | AZ...

What I didn't articulate well enough is that Scarlett Westbrook is the youngest person in the world to have an A Level in Government and Politics and she’s just become the youngest regular policy writer in Parliamentary history. Kick ass! Greenland ice melt goes into overdrive | Axios Alaska experiencing wildfires it’s never seen before | AP News Heat to wane in the Northeast as Pacific North...

Heatwaves to menace China as almanac’s ‘big heat day’ looms | Reuters Europe’s heatwave reaches Poland, Greece as it moves eastwards, brings wildfires | Reuters Heat wave set to sear US East Coast, South for third day | Reuters Record-breaking heat in Europe means dangerous air pollution | Grist NASA photos reveal Lake Mead at lowest point since 1937 | LA Times Extreme rainfall will be worse and m...

US heat wave: Over 100 mil people under alert in 28 states | The Washington Post Two million to access solar power in Nigeria | Energy Monitor All-Africa energy access costs the same as building one LNG terminal a year, IEA | Energy Monitor Indonesian islanders sue cement producer for climate damages | The Guardian Climate emergency is a legacy of colonialism, says Greenpeace UK | The Guardian Bid...

More than 200 people die as drought ravages northeast Uganda | Reuters Scorching heat expected to resume baking China this week | Reuters France battles huge wildfires, Britain bakes in record heatwave | Reuters Heatwave: Fires blaze after UK passes 40C for first time | BBC News Hawaii waves swamp homes, weddings during ‘historic’ swell | AP News Yale Climate Opinion Maps 2021 | Yale Program on Cl...

‘Climate change affects everyone’: Europe battles wildfires in intense heat | Reuters The U.S. keeps setting heat records, too | Axios How well have CMIP3, CMIP5 and CMIP6 future climate projections portrayed the recently observed warming | Nature Kigali summit to outline strategy for nature conservation in Africa | The Guardian Pacific island national leaders declare climate emergency | AP News C...

IPBES Sustainable Use Assessment – 50,000 Wild Species Meet Needs of Billions Worldwide | IPBES Community-based seed banks in Nepal help conserve native species | Mongabay Way to go: why Germany’s €9 travel pass is a big step in the right direction | The Guardian US Electric Car Sales Climb Sharply Despite Shortages | The NYTimes DC Moves To Ban Natural Gas In Most New Buildings | DCist Presbyteri...

Scorching heat wave sparks wildfires in Europe | Reuters Strong winds fan forest fire in southwestern Turkey | Reuters Shanghai Weather: heatwave in Southern China Strains Power Grid, Threatens Crops | Bloomberg UK weather: Danger to life alert extended next week as temperatures could hit 40ºC | The Independent Germany sets climate emergency plan in transport, construction sectors | Reuters Advanc...

US emissions inflict almost $2 tril in damage to other countries: study | The Hill Climate adaptation bill for African countries to dwarf health spending | The Guardian The chill takes on Europe's coal boost | Axios Breaking from China’s clean energy dominance ‘imperative’, US and Australia say after new climate tech deal | The Guardian Idaho receives $28 mil to build EV charging stations eve...

Dangerous Heat Wave Strikes China | The NYTimes Glacier avalanches in Italy, Kyrgyzstan highlight warming climate | The Washington Post Portugal wildfires: Dozens injured amid warning temperatures could hit 43ºC | The Independent Texans urged to save energy as extreme heatwave strains power grid | The Guardian Rate of Arctic warming faster than previously thought | E&E News Deep-sea mining cre...

Pakistan floods: 135 killed and hundreds homeless as record monsoon rains wreak havoc | the Independent Spain swelters as temperatures soar in second heatwave | Reuters Washburn Fire in Yosemite threatens sequoias in Mariposa Grove | The Washington Post Amazon deforestation hits record for first half of 2022 | The Washington Post Colombia court ruling on fracking paves way for contracts worth over...

Rain storms last China’s northeastern rust-belt | Reuters Heat, drought and wildfires: Torrid spell torments Portugal | AP News UK heatwave: health alert issued as highs of mid-20Cs forecast | The Guardian California deepens water cuts amid drought, hitting farms | LA Times Globe has third-hottest June, with severe heat waves | Axios Plant-based meat by far the best climate investment, report find...

Emissions from mining cause ‘up to £2.5 tril’ in environmental damages each year | Carbon Brief Dutch government issues world-first cap on flights from European hub | Climate Change News France plans full nationalism of power utility EDF | Reuters Britain’s energy security bill set to become law | Reuters UK Coal Power Plants Could Make a Comeback as Energy Bill Excludes Deadline | Bloomberg UK re...

Risking heat drives crippling sand storms across the Middle East | Thomson Reuters Foundation News 80 million Americans are under heat warnings or advisories | The NYTimes Observation of large and all-season ozone losses over the tropics | AIP Advances Major wind farm to electrify one million Egyptian households | Energy Monitor China’s Warren Buffett-backed BYD overtakes Tesla in global EV sales...

Weekend lightning strikes in and around Alaska. | Rick Thoman on Twitter Driven by climate change: Spain, Portugal dryness ‘unprecedented in 1,200 years | RTL Today Methane much more sensitive to global heating than previously thought - study | The Guardian ECB to Adjust Corporate Bond Holdings to Reflect Climate Risk | Bloomberg Lawmakers threaten to sue EU if it labels gas investments as ‘green’...

Sydney flood levels could exceed recent records as NSW premier warns crisis far from over | The Guardian Mudslide in northeast India leaves 14 dead, over 30 missing | AP News Marmolada glacier collapse in Italy kills seven | BBC News San Antonio had 17 days of triple-digit heat in June. The norm is two | The Washington Post DNV study: Hydrogen will miss the mark | Energy Monitor Fossil fuel indust...

Italy, Norway hit record June temperatures during heat wave in Europe | The Washington Post Quantifying risks avoided by limiting global warming to 1.5 or 2ºC above pre-industrial levels | SpringerLink Flood exposure and poverty in 188 countries | Nature Communications Offshore wind installations surged threefold last year | Canary Media NATO aims to cut emissions by 45% by 2030, be carbon neutral...

Tokyo June heatwave worst since 1875 as power supply creaks under strain | Reuters Mexico to offer fiscal support to firms that save water to address drought | Reuters Heat Wave Derails BART Train in Concord, California | Gizmodo California’s largest private landowner closes all forestlands to public indefinitely due to wildfire, drought danger | SFGate Tropical cyclones now ‘13% less frequent’ du...