El Niño threatens food, health
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The World Health Organization warned a strong El Niño would peak late 2026 and persist through February 2027, increasing floods, droughts, heat and mosquito-borne disease and raising Asian food-price risks.
Reposted by Erle C. Ellis
I have a new piece out in Nature today on the record-breaking 2026/2027 El Niño, what impacts we should expect, and how governments can prepare. The Niño3.4 region is currently running more than 1C hotter than any prior event on record, and we remain months away from the peak www.nature.com/artic...
September 22, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I have a new piece out in Nature today on the record-breaking 2026/2027 El Niño, what impacts we should expect, and how governments can prepare. The Niño3.4 region is currently running more than 1C hotter than any prior event on record, and we remain months away from the peak www.nature.com/artic...
Reposted by Martin Heidenreich
The world has made real progress in steering away from some of the darkest climate futures where global emissions doubled (or more) this century. But as David Wallace-Wells and I note in today's NYT, we are not out of the woods yet, and climate uncertainty is not our friend: www.nytimes.com/2026...
September 22, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The world has made real progress in steering away from some of the darkest climate futures where global emissions doubled (or more) this century. But as David Wallace-Wells and I note in today's NYT, we are not out of the woods yet, and climate uncertainty is not our friend: www.nytimes.com/2026...
BBC News - Developing El Niño becomes strongest on record weeks before expected peak - BBC Weather
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Developing El Niño becomes strongest on record weeks before expected peak
Scientists say the developing El Niño is now the strongest on record with weather impacts already being felt around the world.
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September 22, 2026 at 2:08 PM
BBC News - Developing El Niño becomes strongest on record weeks before expected peak - BBC Weather
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by Dana R. Fisher Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, Ryan K. Brook
Who's Talking about Climate Change (and why does it matter)? Some big thoughts connecting our new report with @tccollab.bsky.social to my piece with @katharinehayhoe.com in TIME and the importance of storytelling.
danarfisher.com/2026/09/21/w...
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September 22, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Who's Talking about Climate Change (and why does it matter)? Some big thoughts connecting our new report with @tccollab.bsky.social to my piece with @katharinehayhoe.com in TIME and the importance of storytelling.
danarfisher.com/2026/09/21/w...
danarfisher.com/2026/09/21/w...
NEW PAPER: In a new paper, jointly published in @agu.org Earth's Future & @ametsoc.org BAMS, and co-led by Melissa Kenney, @costasamaras.com and me, 175 authors outline priorities to guide the future of scientific assessments of climate change in the United States. 🧵
Research Priorities for Robust Climate Assessments in the United States
A network of climate assessments plays a critical role in synthesizing the state of science to support evidence-based decision-making To support future U.S. and sub-national climate assessments, ...
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September 22, 2026 at 1:04 PM
NEW PAPER: In a new paper, jointly published in @agu.org Earth's Future & @ametsoc.org BAMS, and co-led by Melissa Kenney, @costasamaras.com and me, 175 authors outline priorities to guide the future of scientific assessments of climate change in the United States. 🧵
‘Rough estimate of the climate change mitigation contribution of the CAP Strategic Plans (EU-27) over the 2023-2027 period – Follow-up with uptake data for 2023’,
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New report:
‘Rough estimate of the climate change mitigation contribution of the CAP Strategic Plans (EU-27) over the 2023-2027 period – Follow-up with uptake data for 2023’,
81iuf.r.sp1-brevo.net
September 22, 2026 at 12:05 PM
‘Rough estimate of the climate change mitigation contribution of the CAP Strategic Plans (EU-27) over the 2023-2027 period – Follow-up with uptake data for 2023’,
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81iuf.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/mr/sh/1t6...
In a new cartoon for @sciencepolitics.bsky.social, Elle Wibisono asks: How does El Niño reshape the ocean and, ultimately, the people and communities that depend on the ocean?
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El Niño - Science Politics
How does El Niño reshape the ocean and, ultimately, the people and communities that depend on the ocean?
sciencepolitics.org
September 22, 2026 at 11:58 AM
In a new cartoon for @sciencepolitics.bsky.social, Elle Wibisono asks: How does El Niño reshape the ocean and, ultimately, the people and communities that depend on the ocean?
sciencepolitics.org/2026/09/22/e...
sciencepolitics.org/2026/09/22/e...
The worst El Niño in recorded history is brewing — here’s how governments must prepare idp.nature.com/authorize?re...
The worst El Niño in recorded history is brewing — here’s how governments must prepare
From southern Africa to the Amazon, the risks are mounting and the window for action is rapidly closing.
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September 22, 2026 at 10:57 AM
The worst El Niño in recorded history is brewing — here’s how governments must prepare idp.nature.com/authorize?re...
I sure hope that as the climate continues to change, climate people won’t get nastier and nastier to each other online, and subject each other to ever stricter purity tests…
…while the people who are actively accelerating the problems, and aren’t even on here, laugh all the way to the bank
…while the people who are actively accelerating the problems, and aren’t even on here, laugh all the way to the bank
September 22, 2026 at 10:51 AM
I sure hope that as the climate continues to change, climate people won’t get nastier and nastier to each other online, and subject each other to ever stricter purity tests…
…while the people who are actively accelerating the problems, and aren’t even on here, laugh all the way to the bank
…while the people who are actively accelerating the problems, and aren’t even on here, laugh all the way to the bank
The Big Threat Has Been Climate Change. Now Comes A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/c...
The Big Threat Has Been Climate Change. Now Comes A.I.
Both are human-caused, both are frightening, and one of them has raced to the forefront of the global conversation.
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September 22, 2026 at 10:44 AM
The Big Threat Has Been Climate Change. Now Comes A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/c...
Reposted by John Hogan
Why Climateflation Will Drive Food Prices More Than War
It is expected to drive food prices higher in 2027, surpassing the impact of war-related supply chain disruptions like the Strait of Hormuz closure
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It is expected to drive food prices higher in 2027, surpassing the impact of war-related supply chain disruptions like the Strait of Hormuz closure
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
Why Climateflation Will Drive Food Prices More Than War
Economists expect this summer's heatwaves to drive 2027 food prices more than the Iran war. Climateflation, explained: from your grocery bill to your mortgage rate.
www.forbes.com
September 22, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Why Climateflation Will Drive Food Prices More Than War
It is expected to drive food prices higher in 2027, surpassing the impact of war-related supply chain disruptions like the Strait of Hormuz closure
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
It is expected to drive food prices higher in 2027, surpassing the impact of war-related supply chain disruptions like the Strait of Hormuz closure
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
“It will spawn a string of weather catastrophes around our world.”
‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak
‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 9:46 AM
“It will spawn a string of weather catastrophes around our world.”
Reposted by Lesley A. Hall
I overheard some holidaymakers comparing the extreme heat of the summer of 1976 with that of 2026 and couldn't help but write a blog post about how History could help:
manyheadedmonster.com/2026/09/22/a...
manyheadedmonster.com/2026/09/22/a...
A plea for critical thinking humans in our world of extremes
Laura Sangha A companion piece to: What is history for? Or: Doing history/thinking historically The train to Totnes this weekend was full of late holiday makers heading for Cornwall. They were grat…
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September 22, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I overheard some holidaymakers comparing the extreme heat of the summer of 1976 with that of 2026 and couldn't help but write a blog post about how History could help:
manyheadedmonster.com/2026/09/22/a...
manyheadedmonster.com/2026/09/22/a...
Reposted by James Connelly
“While the great recession of 2008 resulted in global GDP reducing by around $2tn, the 1997–98 super El Niño resulted in losses of $5.7tn.” That El Niño has already been surpassed by the current one. - @profbillmcguire.bsky.social via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak
‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 8:25 AM
“While the great recession of 2008 resulted in global GDP reducing by around $2tn, the 1997–98 super El Niño resulted in losses of $5.7tn.” That El Niño has already been surpassed by the current one. - @profbillmcguire.bsky.social via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by David Johnson
World leaders address climate crisis before UN meet amid record-breaking El Niño
World leaders address climate crisis before UN meet amid record-breaking El Niño
Prime ministers of Australia and Iceland discuss effects on their countries even as some shy away in face of war and inflation
World political leaders are descending on New York for the UN general assembly and some of them are putting the climate crisis on the agenda as they spoke on Monday at the start of the city’s annual Climate Week.
This year’s Climate Week – which runs alongside UNGA – comes after months of extreme heat in large parts of the world including Europe and the US, wildfires in Africa, flash flooding in Asia and a record-breaking El Niño. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 7:25 AM
World leaders address climate crisis before UN meet amid record-breaking El Niño
IRI on ENSO strength forecast
“Our current intensity classification is capped at +2.0°C, yet a majority of models in the plume—including both dynamical and statistical models—project Niño3.4 values that could reach or exceed +3.0°C, well beyond our highest defined category”
Climate shocks incoming
“Our current intensity classification is capped at +2.0°C, yet a majority of models in the plume—including both dynamical and statistical models—project Niño3.4 values that could reach or exceed +3.0°C, well beyond our highest defined category”
Climate shocks incoming
IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society | September 2026 Quick Look
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September 22, 2026 at 4:42 AM
IRI on ENSO strength forecast
“Our current intensity classification is capped at +2.0°C, yet a majority of models in the plume—including both dynamical and statistical models—project Niño3.4 values that could reach or exceed +3.0°C, well beyond our highest defined category”
Climate shocks incoming
“Our current intensity classification is capped at +2.0°C, yet a majority of models in the plume—including both dynamical and statistical models—project Niño3.4 values that could reach or exceed +3.0°C, well beyond our highest defined category”
Climate shocks incoming
