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Taiwan Halts Work and Classes as Typhoon Champi Nears
Key Takeaways
- Most shops and schools were closed across nearly all of Taiwan.
- More than 1,200 people were evacuated and thousands of military personnel were put on standby.
- Champi had maximum sustained winds of 167 kilometers per hour in the cited update.
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Belgian study links 665 heat deaths to human-caused warming
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- Researchers estimate 1,181 deaths were statistically linked to the June 17–28 heat wave.
- The study attributes 665 of those deaths, or 56%, to human-caused climate change.
- The event was Belgium’s deadliest heat wave on record and strained emergency and geriatric services.
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DT Editorial Team··via medicalxpress.com
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Daily Weather Extremes Point to Faster Glacier Loss
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- Researchers adapted a global glacier model to run at daily resolution.
- The model covers more than 12,500 glaciers representing 94% of global glacier ice volume.
- Daily variability captures snow-to-ice surface changes that monthly averages can smooth over.
- The study projects greater glacier loss by century end than a monthly modelling approach.
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Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel leave five dead in Mexico
Key Takeaways
- Authorities reported five deaths after rain, flooding and severe coastal conditions affected Mexico’s Pacific coast.
- Five people were reported missing in Baja California, where helicopters rescued 32 people.
- Officials warned that heavy rain and waves up to five metres could remain dangerous as Simon’s track evolved.
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Hurricane Simon Skirts Mexico as Heavy Rain Threat Persists
Key Takeaways
- Simon was a Category 3 hurricane moving slowly off Mexico’s west coast.
- Hurricane-hunter data shifted the forecast away from an immediate direct landfall.
- Forecasters warned that the eastern inner core could still produce hurricane conditions.
- Officials warned of severe coastal wind, exceptionally heavy rain and waves up to nine metres.
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Hurricane Polo Slams Baja California as Category 3 Storm
Key Takeaways
- Hurricane Polo made landfall on Mexico's Baja California peninsula as a Category 3 storm, cutting power and causing flooding.
- The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm came ashore just south of Las Barrancas in Baja California Sur with sustained winds up to 175 km/h (110 mph).
- At Puerto San Carlos, a port of nearly 6,000 people, the sea breached several sections of a sand barrier and water poured into the streets.
- The season has been intensified by a super El Niño that caused unprecedented warming in the equatorial Pacific.
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Hurricane Helene Drove a Microplastic Spike Across Western North Carolina
Key Takeaways
- Microplastic deposition during Hurricane Helene was three to 22 times higher than pre-storm levels at three western North Carolina sites.
- At Highlands Biological Station, the storm accounted for 18.8% of annual microplastic deposition; Iron Duff recorded 4.2% and Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory 4.6%.
- It is the first U.S.-based study to assess microplastic deposition before, during and after a hurricane.
- Researchers from Virginia Tech, Western Carolina University, Highlands Biological Station and UNC published the work in Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management.
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El Niño Has Grown Stronger in a Warming Climate, Study Finds
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- A new study says El Niño events are nearly 40% stronger than in the preindustrial era.
- Researchers used coral records from the Galápagos Islands to compare modern and historical conditions.
- The findings suggest climate warming is amplifying one of the planet’s most important weather patterns.
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Southern China Orders Mass Evacuations as Typhoon Noul Nears Landfall
Key Takeaways
- More than 340,000 people were evacuated in Guangdong before Typhoon Noul's expected landfall.
- China issued its highest typhoon alert and halted all train services in the province for Sunday.
- Hong Kong opened temporary shelters and airlines canceled or delayed hundreds of flights.
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2026 El Niño Could Exceed Modern Records and Intensify Global Climate Risks
Key Takeaways
- Climate models cited in the report suggest the 2026 El Niño could surpass all reliable historical records.
- Projected warming in the Niño 3.4 region could exceed the 2015 to 2016 record by about 0.8 degrees Celsius.
- A stronger El Niño could amplify extreme weather, lift 2027 global temperatures, and worsen economic disruption.
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Weaker Monsoon, Bigger Risks: Intense Downpours Could Still Hit South Asia Hard
Key Takeaways
- This year's monsoon is expected to be drier than normal overall, but intense downpours still pose serious hazards.
- Lower snow persistence in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region weakens the seasonal water buffer.
- Climate change and urbanization increase the frequency and severity of weather-related disasters.
- Integrated early warning systems are needed to manage both drought and flood risks.
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DT Editorial Team··via phys.org
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Landsat Captures the Scar of a Powerful Mississippi Tornado
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- Landsat 8 captured visible vegetation damage from a May 6 tornado in Mississippi.
- The EF-3 storm traveled nearly 82 miles across five counties.
- NASA’s image shows how satellite data can support disaster assessment.
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Heat Is Becoming a Daily Disaster, Not a Seasonal Emergency
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- A 10-day heat event across 12 major European cities in summer 2025 was linked to 2,300 deaths.
- The source says 1,500 of those deaths were attributable to climate change amplifying temperatures.
- Existing heat action plans often fail to account for inequality in cooling access, work conditions and social support.
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Compound Climate Disasters May Rise Directly With Carbon Emissions, Study Warns
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- A new Nature study links cumulative CO2 emissions to more frequent compound extreme weather events.
- Researchers developed a metric called TCoRE to quantify how compound-event risk rises with emissions.
- The study warns that rarer, more severe combinations of extremes may escalate fastest.
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Extreme weather linked to higher heart disease risk across Chinese cities, study finds
Key Takeaways
- Researchers found associations between multiple forms of extreme weather and heart disease risk.
- The analysis covered 157 Chinese cities and focused on middle-aged and older adults.
- The study supports targeted climate-health policy and clinical interventions.
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Warming Coastal Waters Drive Up to 64% of Humid Heat Wave Increase
Key Takeaways
- Rising coastal sea surface temperatures drive 50–64% of the global increase in large-scale humid heat waves since 1982
- Indian Ocean warming most strongly predicts humid heat risk in South Asia and the Middle East
- Ocean temperatures could become early warning indicators for widespread heat emergencies spanning multiple countries
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DT Editorial Team··via phys.org