A U.S.-funded agricultural research program in Niger supporting pest management was dismantled after a January 2025 policy shift, with funding redirected toward initiatives in Republican-leaning states and Western Hemisphere countries.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan backs calls for maximum workplace temperature limits as the UK experiences repeated heatwaves causing school closures and health system strain.

Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology warns that the developing El Niño could become the strongest on record, with climate models forecasting unprecedented ocean warming in the Pacific region.

European public health authorities and scientists have reported varying estimates of deaths from recent summer heatwaves, using different methodologies to calculate excess mortality and attribute deaths to extreme heat.

Indigenous delegates gathered at the UN are demanding greater participation in international climate and policy negotiations, citing how warming temperatures and environmental crises disproportionately affect their communities and traditional livelihoods.

A new study finds that women’s access to formal finance strengthens household resilience to climate shocks in sub-Saharan Africa, though long-term vulnerability reduction requires addressing underlying gender inequalities.

European heatwaves are primarily driven by greenhouse gas warming, not declining air pollution, according to scientists responding to recent media coverage mischaracterizing new research.

France faces unprecedented fire-generated thunderstorms amid intense wildfires near Bordeaux, with tens of thousands evacuated as pyrocumulonimbus clouds create unpredictable conditions that complicate firefighting efforts.

A record-breaking heatwave across France in June 2026 caused an estimated 2,700 heat-related deaths, with temperatures exceeding climate model projections by decades.

A new database tracking Chinese climate initiatives shows a significant uptick in projects since 2009, though whether this translates to climate leadership remains unclear, according to the study’s co-author.

European air-conditioning adoption remains low in northern regions where historically mild summers made cooling unnecessary, but attitudes are shifting as extreme heat becomes more frequent amid climate change.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has previously expressed strong support for net-zero targets and fossil fuel phase-out, though he remained noncommittal on new North Sea drilling during his leadership campaign.