1. 2025 on Track to Be
Second Warmest Year Ever

2. No Mention of Planet-Warming Fossil Fuels in COP30 Agreement

3. Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations End Without Deal Again

4. World’s Top Court Lays Out
Historic Protections For Climate

5. Scientists Confirm Largest Coral Bleaching Event on Record Affecting Nearly 84% of World’s Reefs

6. Climate Change ‘Supercharged’ Deadly Asian Storms That Killed More Than 1,800

7. Trump Signs Executive Orders to Blow to US Emissions Reduction Efforts

8. ‘Historic’ UN-Led High Seas Treaty to Take Effect in 2026

9. Green Sea Turtles No Longer Endangered Species in Major Conservation Win

10. Fossil Fuel Companies Intensified Hundreds of Heatwaves Worldwide This Century

August 14, 2026 -At least four people died and some 7,000 travellers were left stranded at one of Tokyo's international airports after record rainfall flooded roads, rail lines and homes east of the Japanese capital.

Chiba, the prefecture bordering Tokyo, recorded over 360mm of rain in 24 hours in some parts during one of the busiest holiday weeks of the Japanese year.

August 14, 2026 -It has been hard to keep track of all the heat domes this summer.

Now another one — growing into the strongest heat dome on the planet this weekend — will tower above the United States, and this time it will be centered in the South.

It will bring days of extreme heat and humidity lasting into early next week, with temperature records possible across 19 states, mostly across the South. The nights will bring little relief, with temperatures dipping only into the upper 70s to near 80.

August 14, 2026 -Flames thrashed in the crowns of the ponderosas, spewing chunky embers as a family fought to halt the fire’s spread toward their home.

The Modrite fire raced toward Inchelium along the Columbia River on the Colville Reservation in late July, consuming homes and just about everything else in its path. It was only as Frankie Seymour huddled her children in a shed near their home that she questioned why she had stayed to fight.