prolonged period of excessively hot weather
Supersized heat waves used to be rare. No longer. A Reuters data-driven examination of global temperatures reveals the emergence of what we call heat storms ... Show more
The Age of Heat Storms
The Age of Heat Storms
NYC Central Park's horse-drawn carriages to be banned under new Mamdani deal: Animal-loving New Yorkers have long been fighting to ban the practice of hiring ...
nypost.com/2026/10/13/us-news/mayor-zohran-mamdani-and-new-york-city-council-speaker-julie-menin-strike-deal-to-ban-horse-drawn-carriages/
Key FactsNew York City plans horse-carriage phaseout by 2028
Oct 14, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: abcnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: abcnews.com
- The City Council is scheduled to vote October 22; the bill would halt new licenses and phase out carriages by June 1, 2028.
- Investigators said tourist Romanch Mahajan died after an out-of-control horse caused the carriage to overturn.
- The proposal provides unionized drivers with job placement, training, career counseling, and financial compensation.
- The Transport Workers Union opposes the measure, saying its economic support for workers would be inadequate.
Horse-drawn carriages have long been part of New York City's history, but in an increasingly busy Central Park, this tradition has become a growing public safety liability. Next week, the Council will take decisive action by voting on Romanch's Law to protect New Yorkers, visitors, and the horses themselves.— Julie Menin, City Council Speaker, in a statement
When coral bleaches during a heat wave and ejects its symbiotic algae, it usually means either a death sentence or a slow recovery over months or years ... Show more
When coral bleaches during a heat wave and ejects its symbiotic algae, it usually means either a death sentence or a slow recovery over months or years ... Show more
Heat, scarce snow melting away Slovenia's Alpine glaciers. One is still standing: Drop by drop, Slovenia is losing its ice. Faced with rising temperatures and ...
ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/article/heat-scarce-snow-melting-away-slovenias-alpine-glaciers-one-is-still-standing/
2026 midterms could be the most expensive on record. And, Macron condemns protests
npr.org/2026/10/19/g-s1-148733/up-first-newsletter-ukraine-russia-campaign-finances-france-protests
Bringing more beavers to watersheds is a powerful drought-fighting tool, experts say
ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/article/bringing-more-beavers-to-watersheds-is-a-powerful-drought-fighting-tool-experts-say/
US workers facing deadly heat borrow from tomato pickers to win key protections: As efforts to protect people from extreme heat stall, organizers are embracing ...
theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/18/workers-heat-protections
OpinionCalifornia is getting a grim preview of its climate change future: OPINION: This year’s record-breaking El Niño will pass. But the global warming that ...
sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/el-nino-climate-change-california-22475351.php
Mail Online Oct 08
'Earth is almost entirely in the red': Scientists warn 'super-duper' El Niño is still intensifying - and could continue into spring next year
dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-16189845/Earth-red-Scientists-super-El-Nino-intensifying.html
Texas workers face life-or-death heat risks as state protections lag: Texas has no statewide heat safety standard for workers, even as OSHA data and researchers ...
houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/texas-workers-heat-death-illness-22375499.php
iopscience.iop.org Oct 07
Combustion-derived air pollution and heat from gas-fired appliances in commercial kitchens can exceed health-based guidelines
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ae9d96
The Earth’s vital signs are concerning, a new report says: Still, the study’s authors say there is hope for solutions despite record-setting heat and historic ...
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/10/14/earths-vital-signs-are-concerning-new-report-says/
Six things scientists say you need to know about El Niño: As the near-certainty of a record-breaking super El Niño has become clear, many people are confused ...
edition.cnn.com/2026/10/14/climate/el-nino-myths
Coral can heal rapidly from bleaching—if it touches a clone: Algal transfusion allows damaged coral to repopulate in as little as 4 weeks
science.org/content/article/coral-can-heal-rapidly-bleaching-if-it-touches-clone
October 15, 2026: From Record Heat to Chilly Fall Weather: One more day of record-breaking heat, then a strong cold front will bring much cooler temperatures ...
newschannel5.com/weather/october-15-2026-from-record-heat-to-chilly-fall-weather
Households could face £140 boiler tax under Andy Burnham plan: Government is aiming to double the number of heat pumps that boiler makers are forced to install.
birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/households-could-face-140-boiler-34768791
Heatwave grips KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape as storms threaten parts of SA: A heatwave continues across KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape on Thursday ...
iol.co.za/news/weather/2026-10-15-thursday-weather-severe-thunderstorms-heatwave-conditions-and-fire-danger-hit-parts-of-sa/
Supermarkets across France were targeted by hackers, who gained access to the fridges and freezers, and increased the temperatures to 50 degrees C#supermarkets #france ... Show more
French supermarkets hacked: Fridges heat to 50 C, spoiling food and causing fires
French supermarkets hacked: Fridges heat to 50 C, spoiling food and causing fires
“In fall, we start to see these larger swings occurring, moving toward winter.”
Heat wave to snow showers, as Pa. to see ‘a 40 to 50 degree swing’ in ... Show more
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Tornado hits Sicilian towns following summer heatwave: Vehicles were overturned and two people seriously injured on Friday when a tornado swept through the ...
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Key FactsDouble Waterspout Becomes Tornado in Sicily
Oct 9, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: euroweeklynews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: euroweeklynews.com
- The double waterspout came ashore around 10 a.m., damaging Marsala, Petrosino and parts of Trapani province.
- About 300 pupils were inside the Alcide De Gasperi school; staff evacuated them, while Civil Protection initially reported eight and ANSA later reported six minor injuries.
- In Petrosino, a vehicle was reportedly thrown into a ravine; two people were injured and required hospital treatment.
- Fallen trees and debris obstructed roads, several level crossings were closed, and initial reports indicated no fatalities.
Come on, you’re overreacting! There have always been multiple waterspouts in Marsala! The fault lies with clogged manholes and illegal construction. #ClimateChange #ClimateChanges #Sicily #Marsala— Dr. Stellario Marulanda (@doctorgis84) on X/Twitter, commenting on the Marsala tornado and the climate-change discourse.
Tens of thousands marched through Brussels on Sunday, with police counting more than 45,000 and organisers 60,000.
The Climate Coalition’s march ran from ... Show more
OpinionClimate crisis and heatwave summer: Another devastating year for Alpine glaciers: Heatwaves and little snow are taking a massive toll on the ice giants in ...
taz.de/Hitzesommer-Ein-weiteres-fatales-Jahr-fuer-Alpengletscher/!6217975/
Germany's firewall against the far-right AfD feels the heat: Chancellor Friedrich Merz's warning this week that extremism was entering Germany's parliamentary ...
reuters.com/world/europe/germanys-firewall-against-far-right-afd-feels-heat-2026-10-10/
Key FactsAfD Puts Germany’s Political Firewall Under Pressure
Oct 10, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
- Merz’s coalition with the Social Democrats is increasingly strained by policy disputes and declining poll numbers.
- Because the ballot was secret, suspicion focused on Saxony-Anhalt’s 15 CDU lawmakers told to abstain.
- AfD candidate Tobias Rausch won 48 votes, four more than the AfD and BSW jointly hold in seats.
- Government formation remains unclear because the AfD lacks three seats for a majority and BSW coalition talks stalled.
Today is about the survival of democracy. We must stand up for what remains important.— President Frank-Walter Steinmeier; remarks marking the anniversary of German reunification warning about the political climate and the risk to democracy.
Heat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planet
phys.org/news/2026-10-gas-frozen-arctic-ground-slowly.html
Londoners warned to stockpile food as 'Godzilla' El Niño could cause 'polar vortex'
metro.co.uk/2026/10/04/godzilla-el-nino-event-london-cause-polar-vortex-says-met-office-29676823/
Anaheim hits 100 degrees on Tuesday, marking 4th straight day of record-breaking heat
ocregister.com/2026/10/06/anaheim-hits-100-degrees-on-tuesday-marking-4th-straight-day-of-record-breaking-heat/
Better to say nothing?: During the heat wave, our reader remarks to a man that he sweats less because of his skin color. Aside from the fact that this isn't ...
sueddeutsche.de/magazin/gute-frage/gute-frage-johanna-adorjan-schwitzen-rassismus-li.3553862
Heatstroke ruined his health. Years before, it took the life of another farm worker at the same company
theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/oct/07/north-carolina-farm-workers-disability-health-heat
Heat wave again breaks records in Los Angeles, Orange counties: The ongoing heat wave enveloping Southern California broke a few records across Southern ...
ocregister.com/2026/10/04/heat-wave-again-breaks-records-in-los-angeles-orange-counties/
UN weather body says El Niño set to intensify and last until February 2027: This year's El Niño will intensify before peaking in December and is nearly 100% ...
reuters.com/business/environment/un-weather-body-says-el-nio-set-intensify-last-until-february-2027-2026-10-08/
UN weather body provides update on when El Nino will peak – and end: The World Meteorological Organisation outlined the forecast in its monthly climate bulletin
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/el-nino-2026-when-weather-forecast-b3063255.html
iopscience.iop.org Sep 25
Mean-state warming loads Germany’s extreme summer heat burden: Mean-state warming loads Germany’s extreme summer heat burden, Samakinwa, Eric, Scheiber, Leon ...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aea4c9
Swiss glaciers lost more than 5% of ice volume in 2026. Heat waves and low winter snow accelerated the thaw
pbs.org/newshour/science/swiss-glaciers-lost-more-than-5-of-ice-volume-in-2026-heat-waves-and-low-winter-snow-accelerated-the-thaw
Key FactsExperts: Swiss Glaciers Lost 5.5% of Ice Volume in 2026
Oct 1, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: apnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: apnews.com
- Experts say Swiss ice volume has declined by nearly one-fifth over the past five years.
- The percentage decline exceeded 2003’s, although less ice was lost absolutely; today’s volume is roughly one-third of its former level.
- From July through September, 2.2 trillion liters were lost, four times Switzerland’s annual consumption for roughly 9.1 million people.
- Average thickness of individual glaciers fell 2.5 to 4 meters, while some glacier tongues lost up to 10 meters.
The warming that we are experiencing now can be attributed 100% to anthropogenic climate change. It’s as simple as that.— Matthias Huss, head of GLAMOS, in an interview about climate change and glacier melt (ETH Zurich).
A woman aged 102 died and firefighters rescued 90 people after flooding in the town of Madrigueras in southeastern Spain, regional authorities said on Saturday ... Show more
'3C rise': Switzerland faces 'worst-case' climate change scenario: Its glaciers are melting at an alarming rate and extreme temperatures are breaking all-time ...
thelocal.ch/20261006/3c-rise-switzerland-faces-worst-case-climate-change-scenario
SFGATE Oct 06
Southern California heat wave shatters multiple records, and the misery is far from over
sfgate.com/news/article/southern-california-heat-wave-shatters-multiple-22463720.php
37 million people under alert for dangerous temperatures as October heat wave bakes California
abcnews.com/US/37-million-people-alert-dangerous-temperatures-october-heat/story
SFGATE Oct 05
Sweltering Bay Area heat wave impacts fans, players at 49ers-Broncos: The sweltering Bay Area heat wave has impacted fans and players at the 49ers-Broncos game ...
sfgate.com/49ers/article/bay-area-heat-wave-49ers-22462060.php
El Niño could cause 1 200 extra heat deaths in SA by February, data shows: New Climate Impact Lab data projects 1 200 additional heat-related deaths in South ...
news24.com/southafrica/news/el-nino-could-cause-1-200-extra-heat-deaths-in-sa-by-february-data-shows-20260925-0628
Australia experiences second hottest September on record as El Niño and climate crisis combine
theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/05/australia-weather-el-nino-climate-crisisseptember-record
Europe's hottest summer 'caused record heat stress': A record 52% of Europe was exposed to intense heat stress during the exceptionally hot summer ...
rte.ie/news/2026/1002/1593739-europe-heat-climate-weather/
'Feels like we’re flying too close to the sun.' Fans, players endure heat at Dodger Stadium
latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2026-10-03/heat-wave-dodger-stadium-dodgers-braves-nlds-game-1
More than half of Europe faced intense summer heat stress, EU monitor says: A record 52% of Europe faced intense heat stress this summer, the EU’s climate ...
france24.com/en/environment/20261002-europe-summer-heat-stress-eu-monitor
The Atlantic hurricane season has been so quiet it’s unprecedented: El Niño has stymied storm formation even more than forecasters expected
scientificamerican.com/article/for-the-first-time-no-hurricanes-have-formed-in-the-atlantic-this-season-so-far/
May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future
theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/02/may-heatwaves-deaths-ruined-harvests-study-of-europes-summer-paints-grim-picture-for-the-future
India warns of major ‘food crisis’ in coming months amid El Nino and global conflicts
independent.co.uk/asia/india/el-nino-iran-ukraine-war-food-crisis-jaishankar-b3058979.html
'More like January than September' as SA temperature records broken: More than a dozen places in South Australia have recorded their hottest September ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-09-29/sa-september-high-temperatures-records-broken/107208004
From Sweltering Cells to Frigid Tents: The Extreme Temperatures of Incarceration: While Texas faces a 2029 deadline to install AC and California debates ...
themarshallproject.org/2026/09/26/texas-heat-california-cold-prison
South Africa faces 1,200 projected heat deaths as Super El Niño intensifies: South Africa could see about 1,200 additional heat deaths between September and ...
iol.co.za/news/weather/2026-09-28-south-africa-faces-1200-projected-heat-deaths-as-super-el-nio-intensifies/
Nature Sep 30
The super El Niño is cooking coral reefs — can lullabies and probiotics save them?
nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02965-9
Hurricane Polo barrels towards Baja California region of Mexico: Area’s second-most intense hurricane on record being fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific ...
theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/25/weather-tracker-hurricane-polo-baja-california-mexico
This year's El Nino-driven heat could cause nearly half a million more deaths, group says
ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/article/this-years-el-nino-driven-heat-could-cause-nearly-half-a-million-more-deaths-group-says/
Meet the ‘fire amoeba,’ a record-breaking survivor of extreme heat: Incendiamoeba cascadensis can replicate at 145° F, breaking the heat tolerance record for ...
sciencenews.org/article/fire-amoeba-record-breaking-heat
Nature Sep 23
Earlier and faster heatwave onset on land under a warming climate: Heatwaves threaten ecosystems and societies. Previous studies have examined their frequency ...
nature.com/articles/s41558-026-02762-2
science.nasa.gov Sep 22
NASA-Funded Research Finds Complex Life Defying Record Heat: Lee esta historia en español aquí.
science.nasa.gov/science-research/planetary-science/nasa-funded-research-finds-complex-life-defying-record-heat/
Study: Super-sized El Niño could cause more than 450,000 heat deaths by February: Nearly half a million people across the world could lose their lives by ...
newschannel5.com/weather/study-super-sized-el-nino-could-cause-more-than-450-000-heat-deaths-by-february
Federal judge orders Texas to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029: High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual ...
texastribune.org/2026/09/22/texas-prison-air-conditioning-lawsuit-ruling/
In hottest summer on record, 2 in 3 Americans say climate change is increasing heat-related illnesses
phys.org/news/2026-09-hottest-summer-americans-climate-illnesses.html
Hottest El Niño on record could kill up to 451,000 people in six months, scientists claim — warning of a deadly new normal
nypost.com/2026/09/23/science/hottest-el-nino-on-record-could-kill-up-to-451000-people-in-six-months-scientists/
El Niño and global heating pushes water vapour in Earth’s atmosphere to record levels in August
theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/18/planets-atmosphere-breaks-record-for-water-vapour-levels-increasing-risk-of-extreme-heat-and-rainfall
Pakistan in uncharted waters as ‘super El Nino’ multiplies threats: The weather pattern can push the country toward food insecurity and extreme temperatures.
dawn.com/news/2032217
Rosalind Ashford, original Martha and the Vandellas singer, dies at 83: Rosalind Ashford, the soprano behind Motown hits including “Dancing in the Street” and ...
latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-09-17/rosalind-ashford-original-martha-vandellas-singer-dies-at-83
OpinionThink of the parable of a frog in boiling water. That’s us dithering as the ‘unprecedented‘ weather becomes more extreme
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/13/extreme-weather-unprecedented-feel-normal
How the body adapts to extreme heat: As heatwaves become more frequent and severe, scientists are studying whether heat acclimation can help protect vulnerable ...
sciencenews.org/article/how-nody-adapts-to-heatstroke-climate
Super-strong El Niño could lead to 450K deaths. Map shows the states hit hardest: The worst heat may still be to come.
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6104284-super-strong-el-nino-could-lead-to-450k-deaths-map-shows-the-states-hit-hardest/
