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  • [New] Hungary has announced it will shut down its only nuclear power plant after record-low levels on the Danube River reduced the water available for cooling its reactors. Al Jazeera
  • [New] Extreme heatwaves are becoming hotter, longer and more severe as climate change intensifies, putting lives, wildlife and ecosystems at severe risk. Friends of the Earth
  • [New] Water risk could reduce GDP across major economies by more than USD 5 trillion by 2050. GHD
  • [New] A much larger sea-level rise is expected due to the melting and outflow of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GIS) and West Antarctica Ice Sheet. PubMed Central (PMC)
  • [New] Vulnerable Populations: About 680 million people (<? > 10% of the global population) live in low-lying islands and coastal areas, putting them at heightened risk. Climate Change Tracker
  • [New] India's monsoon is in danger and hotter, drier conditions are forecast across much of the world as a stronger El Nino weather system is taking hold. The Guardian
  • [New] In Italy, the Po River basin has entered a state of high water scarcity, threatening rice crops and drinking water supplies across the north. gCaptain
  • [New] Water Gap, described as the first unified strategy to achieve universal access to safe, running water and working sanitation in every American home by 2040. Informed Infrastructure
  • [New] Hungary's only nuclear power plant will be forced to shut down entirely for the first time due to record low water levels of the River Danube. BBC News
  • [New] Though drought conditions have improved in the Southern Plains overall since June, portions of Northern Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas continue to face significant drought challenges, including increasing wildfire risk and harming crops, rangelands and water supplies. Drought.gov
  • [New] The closure of the strait of Hormuz has created conditions for an extreme global biodiversity threat, with scientists warning that thousands of stranded ships could spread invasive marine species across the world's oceans once they begin sailing again. The Guardian
  • [New] More intense rainfall is an expected consequence of us heating the planet by burning fossil fuels and building up more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The Guardian
  • [New] World Weather Attribution scientists have warned that extreme rainfall from cyclones is being supercharged in south-east Asia, with a clear pattern of increasingly heavy rain over recent decades. The Guardian
  • [New] Without strong, legislated standards, we risk replicating the disastrous US pattern, where Big Tech corporations have carte blanche to drain energy and water, and build new, polluting gas and diesel-powered plants to fuel their operations. Greenpeace Australia Pacific
  • [New] The economic arguments against joining the EU revolve mainly around the fear of the EU taking control of Iceland's marine resources as well as the sacrifice of monetary independence and national sovereignty. Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
  • [New] Composting your fruit and veg scraps, collecting rainwater and choosing drought-tolerant plants all add up to a garden that costs less to run and copes better with UK weather as it becomes more unpredictable. Gilmore Estates
  • [New] When models replicate present-day observations of Antarctic ice mass loss, their projected ice mass loss rates over the coming several decades provide a reliable foundation for planning and adaptation, while longer-term sea level rise uncertainties highlight the need for ongoing development. ScienceDaily
  • [New] Improvements in observational systems and ice sheet model developments will directly translate into more reliable sea level projections for short-term planning horizons. ScienceDaily
  • [New] The rate of sea level rise caused by Antarctic ice loss alone could almost double over the next 30 years. ScienceDaily
  • [New] Global sea levels could rise by more than two meters by 2100 under high emission scenarios if large parts of the Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse. ScienceDaily
  • [New] The next 30 to 50 years could offer a crucial opportunity to forecast Antarctic ice loss and prepare for the sea level rise it may cause. ScienceDaily

Last updated: 03 August 2026



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