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Southern Europe swelters under deadly heatwave as temperatures pass 40C Scientists warn of ‘molotov cocktail’ of climatic conditions fuelling vast wildfires across Mediterranean

#climatechangepost: A new generation of wildfires: Welcome to the Pyrocene! www.climatechangepost.com/news/a-new-g...

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Record warm seas help to bring extraordinary species to UK waters The UK's seas have had their warmest first seven months of the year on average since records began.

#climatechangepost: Species on the move. On average, land and marine species move poleward by 17 km and 72 km per decade, respectively. www.climatechangepost.com/news/species...

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Firefighters tackle large gorse blaze on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh The blaze was seen spreading rapidly across the hill in Holyrood Park and police have urged people to stay away from the area.

#climatechangepost: Risk of unprecedented, extreme #wildfires is spreading to the north of Europe www.climatechangepost.com/news/risk-of...

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Residents in Alaska's capital city prepare for possible glacial flooding Residents and officials in Juneau are preparing for the possibility of glacial flooding that in past years has swept away houses and eroded the river fed by the popular Mendenhall Glacier.

#climatechangepost: Remarkably, #flood hazard of ice-dammed lakes at melting #glaciers is decreasing, recent research shows www.climatechangepost.com/news/flood-h...

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Residents in Alaska's capital city prepare for possible glacial flooding

‘We are on the frontline’: the ambitious plan to save an Alpine village from a climate catastrophe A huge lake formed by a melting glacier above Pralognan-la-Vanoise could inundate the village – but a project is under way to stop it

#climatechangepost: Floods caused by outbursts of ice-dammed lakes have become less extreme over the past 120 years. The less extreme nature of these floods is a logical consequence of climate change. www.climatechangepost.com/news/flood-h...

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Rapidly spreading brush fire prompts evacuations for thousands in California Canyon fire in Ventura county, north of Los Angeles, is a ‘very dynamic situation’ and 0% contained, officials say

#climatechangepost: A new generation of wildfires: Welcome to the Pyrocene! www.climatechangepost.com/news/a-new-g...

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New studies tie unrecognized deaths and health problems to Maui and LA wildfires NEW YORK — The toll of wildfires is usually counted in acres burnt, property destroyed and lives lost to smoke and flames. But three studies published Wednesday suggest the cost to human health from t...

#climatechangepost: Wildfire smoke particles can be deadly, and climate change will increase health risk www.climatechangepost.com/news/wildfir...

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Analysis: Record UK wildfires have burned an area twice the size of Glasgow in 2025 - Carbon Brief Wildfires have scorched more than 40,000 hectares of land so far this year across the UK – an area more than twice the size of the Scottish city of Glasgow.

#climatechangepost: A clear example that the risk of unprecedented, extreme #wildfires is spreading to the north of Europe www.climatechangepost.com/news/risk-of...

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Turbulence is getting worse. Here are the planet’s bumpiest flight routes | CNN Flying remains the safest form of transportation, but a slew of recent turbulence incidents have caused injuries, hospitalizations and even a death.

#climatechangepost: More often, flights will be bumpy due to turbulence increase under climate 
change www.climatechangepost.com/news/more-of...

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Washington State Braces for ‘Inevitable’ Megafire. Climate Change May Bring It Sooner.

#climatechangepost: North American forests have burned more often in the past, but the impacts are now greater www.climatechangepost.com/news/north-a...

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Wildfires blaze in southern France: 'It looked like the apocalypse' In the Corbières hills, 16,000 hectares went up in flames in just 24 hours, despite 2,500 firefighters and the mobilization of nearly all of France's aerial resources.

#climatechangepost: A new generation of wildfires: Welcome to the Pyrocene! www.climatechangepost.com/news/a-new-g...

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France wildfire: Blaze is 'catastrophe on an unprecedented scale' The huge wildfire is the largest in France so far this year and has burned an area larger than Paris.

#climatechangepost: A new generation of #wildfires: Welcome to the Pyrocene! www.climatechangepost.com/news/a-new-g...

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A new generation of wildfires: Welcome to the Pyrocene!

A new generation of #wildfires: Welcome to the Pyrocene!
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‘Unprecedented’ wildfire burns area size of Paris in southern France Advancing blaze scorches 16,000 hectares near Spanish border, destroying homes and forcing people to flee

#climatechangepost: 'Studies in southern #France have shown that new combinations of prolonged droughts, heat waves, and windy periods lead to a higher frequency of such extreme #fire events'. www.climatechangepost.com/news/a-new-g...

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As Earth Warms, California Fire Season Is Starting Earlier, Study Finds

#climatechangepost: Climate change is increasing the number of devastating forest fires www.climatechangepost.com/news/climate...

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YouTube video by Daily Mail World MASSIVE flash flood rips through village in India

About 100 people missing as flash flood tears through town in India.
#climatechangepost: Floods have become less deadly worldwide, but mortality from flash flooding is relatively high. www.climatechangepost.com/news/floods-...

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Canada wildfires prompt severe air quality alerts across country and US More than 700 active wildfires burning across Canada and about two-thirds are currently out-of-control

#climatechangepost: North American forests have burned more often in the past, but ‘the inevitable wildfires that do occur are often burning with deleterious impacts on ecosystems, human communities, and human health’ www.climatechangepost.com/news/north-a...

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Exhausted firefighters on the second day of Portugal's state of alert In Vila Real, where there are several active fires, a man suspected of setting fires was arrested.

#climatechangepost: What conditions cause large wildfires in Portugal and Spain? www.climatechangepost.com/news/what-co...

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Nordic countries hit by ‘truly unprecedented’ heatwave Scientists record longest streak of temperatures higher than 30C in region in records going back to 1961

#climatechangepost: Heatwaves in northern Europe are increasingly similar to those in the south www.climatechangepost.com/news/heatwav...

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Nordic countries hit by ‘truly unprecedented’ heatwave Scientists record longest streak of temperatures higher than 30C in region in records going back to 1961

#climatechangepost: Extreme temperatures, the new normal? What do we know so far? www.climatechangepost.com/news/extreme...

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Dramatic videos show NYC subways and train stations flooding in torrential downpour Videos showed passengers clinging onto the gates of subway stations and walking in plastic bags to avoid murky floodwaters.

#climatechangepost: Intense rainstorms are moving more slowly, causing more floods www.climatechangepost.com/news/intense...
and more on flash floods www.climatechangepost.com/sections/fla...

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Continents are losing freshwater to the oceans at an alarming rate

The continents are drying, and freshwater availability is shrinking at unprecedented rates, according to satellite observations over the last two decades. A wake-up call for us all.

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Hundreds evacuated after series of rockfalls in Italy’s Brenta Dolomites Experts say thawing of permafrost due to climate breakdown is causing increase in rock collapses across Alps

#climatechangepost: Temperature and precipitation changes seem to trigger slope destabilization in the Alps www.climatechangepost.com/news/tempera...

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Severe turbulence forces Delta plane to make emergency landing after 25 passengers injured Salt Lake City-to-Amsterdam flight landed in Minneapolis and injured passengers were taken to the hospital

#climatechangepost: More often, flights will be bumpy due to turbulence increase under climate 
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Chile's coastal erosion could erase 10 beaches within a decade, scientists say Chile's central and southern coastlines are facing erosion that could cause at least 10 beaches to disappear within a decade, according to a team of scientists in the South American country, which stretches for several thousand km (miles) along the Pacific Ocean.

#climatechangepost: Coastal infrastructure increases the vulnerability of sandy beaches www.climatechangepost.com/news/coastal...

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25 Hospitalized After Delta Flight Is Hit by Strong Turbulence

#climatechangepost: More often, flights will be bumpy due to turbulence increase under climate 
change www.climatechangepost.com/news/more-of...

25 Hospitalized After Delta Flight Is Hit by Strong Turbulence www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...

Hotter summers could be making us sicker in unexpected ways While scientists have spent decades covering how extreme heat and cold lead to death, new research using data from California emergency departments shows that the heat may be making us sicker too.

'The cold kills more people than heat does.' Yes, but that will change.
#climatechangepost: Increase in heat-related deaths will outpace decline in cold-related deaths in Europe. www.climatechangepost.com/news/increas...

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Eastern US swelters from heatwave as high temperatures affect half of country Heat and humidity are stretching east from the Mississippi River valley, with heat indices topping 110F in some areas

#climatechangepost: We are heading for 2.7 °C global warming. The global population exposed to unprecedented heat reaches 22% - or 2.1 billion - under 2.7 °C global warming. www.climatechangepost.com/news/from-pa...

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How flood-ravaged Boston took on the climate deniers – and won As the Trump administration dismisses global heating, the coastal city is getting on with becoming one of the most climate resilient in the world. Here’s how

#climatechangepost: The adaptation challenge of US coastal cities www.climatechangepost.com/news/the-ada...

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Turkey battles wildfires, at least 14 people killed More than 3,500 people have been forced to leave their homes. Temperatures above 40°C – and as high as 50°C – are expected in parts of the country

#climatechangepost: Mediterranean #wildfires generate 85% of the total burnt area of Europe, annually. www.climatechangepost.com/news/weather...

and much more on Europe's wildfires: www.climatechangepost.com/sections/for...

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