This summer was Europe’s deadliest on record, with more than 50,000 heat-related deaths in towns and cities across the continent, a study says. And two-thirds of the excess deaths estimated to have occurred as a result of the hot weather – more than 32,000 – can be attributed to climate change causing more intense heat, researchers said. In Britain, there were an estimated 4,500 excess deaths in towns and cities, with 2,500 more deaths than there would have been without the more severe heat driven by climate change, the study being published in Nature Health finds. Impact Summer 2026 saw a succession of extreme heatwaves, particularly in western Europe where temperatures across the season as a whole were about 2.9C above the 1991-2020 average – and with some days soaring as much as 12C above normal. Researchers from Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine estimated heat deaths in 854 urban areas that account for around 40 per cent of the population in the EU, Britain, Norway and Switzerland, using modelling that has previously produced results consistent with official figures. The analysis, using temperature records and models of the historical relationship between heat and mortality,...

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All the ambulance services in England experienced some of their busiest-ever days during this summer’s record-breaking June heatwave, according to data obtained by Carbon Brief.

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The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has confirmed the presence of a very strong El Niño event in the tropical Pacific, with significant implications for the country's climate patterns. According to PAGASA Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section Chief Ana Liza Solis, speaking during a House Committee on Agriculture and Food hearing, this phenomenon is expected to persist until the first quarter of 2027, peaking before year-end 2026. The agency predicts that temperatures across the Philippines will rise by approximately 2°C during this period. PAGASA's climate outlook indicates prolonged dry spells leading to drought conditions nationwide, alongside warmer surface temperatures. While tropical cyclones and heavy rainfall may still occur, the overall trend points toward extreme heat. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reports that 356,800 Filipinos have already been affected by El Niño in October alone. A September 2027 report from the US-based Climate Impact Lab estimates that half a million people globally face risks of heat-related deaths due to this phenomenon. In the Philippines specifically, there could be around 6,500 heat-related fatalities before February 2027. The Department of Agriculture has also reported agricultural damages exceeding PHP 8.57 billion in October as a result of El Niño conditions. Government agencies are preparing mitigation measures including water structures and rainwater harvesting systems to address the anticipated impacts. PAGASA's assessment is based on pre-assessment from global prediction centers, indicating this El Niño event may set records for heat intensity during its duration.

What would happen if the extreme heat of 2018 and 2019 occurred in a world nearly 3°C warmer? Researchers examine how shifting heatwaves, ozone and fine particle pollution could alter health risks across continents. Study: Global health impacts of the 2018–2019 heatwaves and air pollution events under warmer climates. Image Credit: 418 House / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the journal npj Clean Air, researchers explored how extreme temperatures affect global air quality and the health impacts of heatwaves (HWs), ozone (O3), and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) under warmer climate conditions. Fewer heatwave events in some regions could reflect a shift toward longer, more continuous episodes. Warmer conditions may also reduce O3 concentrations across many regions and PM2.5 levels in certain areas, particularly under a scenario in which global average temperatures are 2.75°C above pre-industrial levels. Lower pollutant levels may not necessarily reduce the overall health burden. If heatwaves become longer and more severe, deaths linked to extreme heat could rise more than the separately estimated reductions in pollution-related deaths. Both outdoor air pollution and extreme heat already pose serious health risks worldwide. As temperatures rise, changes in weather patterns and natural environments are also contributing to more...

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Scientists at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Kodiak Laboratory recently completed research on how certain hybrid crab populations have increased in Alaska's Bering Sea following a marine heatwave and subsequent mass die-off events from 2018 to 2019. “These results are unprecedented,” study lead Erin Fedewa said in a NOAA release. “We were shocked by the magnitude of the hybrid surge while analyzing data from the 2025 Eastern Bering Sea bottom trawl survey. It immediately became clear that this ecological response would ripple through to fisheries management.” The results were published in a newProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study. NOAA reported in a release that after the severe decline in snow crab populationsdue to the marine heatwave, competition and predation decreased for snow-Tanner hybrid crabs, which were previously rare but have now increased by more than 13 times by 2025. Researchers also found that commercial-sized male hybrid crabs spiked from less than 10 percent of catch totals to nearly half in 2025. According to the report, scientists initially thought the link in rising hybrid populations was attributed to warmer waters and increased spatial overlap of the two different species. But, further research found that the "catastrophic" population collapse caused...

Researchers estimate climate change is responsible for two-thirds of the deaths