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Dry rivers and shrinking glaciers deepen global freshwater decline

Rivers around the world are running unusually dry as freshwater reserves continue to decline, leaving less water stored away to help countries through drought, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned. Glaciers and groundwater are also shrinking, while in Switzerland the retreat of Alpine ice is already forcing changes to…

Radio France Internationale

‘It’s beautiful when it’s clean’: the Argentine neighbourhood saving a contaminated river

Sewage, dog carcasses and industrial waste clog Argentina’s second most-polluted river. Meet the activists cleaning it up

The Guardian - UK

2025 was among driest years on record for world’s rivers, study finds

Analysis of global resources reveals depletion in world’s water savings bank to 42% below normal levels last year

The Guardian - UK

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Before its peak, El Nino brings failed crops and empty fishing nets

El Nino is already disrupting livelihoods and weather patterns around the world as one of the strongest events in decades continues to intensify. With its peak still months away, scientists warn the powerful Pacific climate phenomenon will bring more drought and flooding into 2027, while human-caused global warming is making…

Radio France Internationale

‘More toxic than car exhaust’: What’s the solution to Europe’s wildfire air pollution problem?

Tackling air pollution and climate change together could save lives and boost economies, UN reports show.

Euronews

UN's WMO Marks Clean Air Day With Warning That Extreme Wildfire Smoke Events Have Tripled Since 1990s

The World Meteorological Organization reports a tripling of extreme wildfire smoke events since the 1990s, posing significant challenges to global air quality improvement efforts and health risk assessments.

International Business Times UK

Heatwaves and wildfires are setting back air quality improvements, UN finds

WMO report details extreme weather events causing climatic feedback loop with serious health consequences

The Guardian - UK

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No winter in India in 2026? World Meteorological Organization warns of nearly 100% chance ‘Godzilla’ El Niño will affect temperatures till February 2027

A powerful El Niño is strengthening over the tropical Pacific, with the WMO warning that the weather phenomenon is highly likely to continue until February 2027. The unusually warm ocean conditions could increase weather extremes worldwide, while India may face changes in temperature and rainfall patterns in the coming months.

The Economic Times

Wildfires, heatwaves threaten global air quality and health, UN warns

Wildfires and heatwaves are threatening global efforts to improve air quality and protect human health, the World Meteorological Organisation said on Monday. The UN agency warned that increasingly severe fires are raising exposure to toxic PM2.5 pollution, even as regulations have reduced industrial and transport emissions in Europe and North…

France 24

El Niño Just Hit a Record Threshold — Here's Every Country in Latin America Already Paying for It

NOAA gives 2026's El Niño 90%+ odds of hitting historic strength. Ecuador is now on red alert, Colombia risks blackouts, crops fail.

Latin Times

El Nino to persist through February 2027: What it means for India

World Meteorological Organization says prevailing El Nino conditions could intensify into a very strong event and persist through February 2027, threatening India with weaker rainfall, higher temperatures and greater risks of drought, floods and extreme heat. With August already recording a 16% rainfall deficit and the hottest August since 1901,…

The Economic Times

Minister urges Britons to stock up on food and water after El Nino extreme weather warning

Forecasters predict the biggest El Nino in 1,000 years which is set to bring and wet and stormy winter to the UK

The Independent UK

'The Planet Is in Uncharted Waters': UN Chief Sounds Alarm as El Nino Intensifies To Historic Strength

The UN warns that the intensifying El Niño could become one of the strongest on record, posing significant risks to global weather patterns, economies, and communities.

International Business Times UK

A 'Supersized' El Niño Is Getting Stronger. The Economic Pain Could Spread Far Beyond The Countries Hit First.

Crop losses are already being reported from Central America to South Asia, while changing rainfall and extreme heat threaten food production, water supplies and energy systems.

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El Niño Is 'Supersizing': What It Means for Winter 2026-2027 Snowfall and What's Coming in the US and the UK

A rapidly strengthening El Niño is expected to peak in late 2026, potentially causing extreme weather, including floods, droughts, and altered snowfall patterns across the US and UK through 2027.

The Times of India

‘Supersized’ El Nino could reshape global weather and push 2027 to heat record: UN

Experts warn that a potentially unprecedented El Nino is on course for intensification into 2027, posing severe threats of extreme weather events. The World Meteorological Organization anticipates this climatic anomaly will persist until February 2027. With Pacific Ocean temperatures soaring, global vigilance and enhanced preparedness measures are essential to mitigate…

The Economic Times

'Supersized' El Niño may become strongest ever recorded: UN weather agency

The World Meteorological Organization said its forecasts showed a near 100% likelihood that El Nino would persist through February 2027, fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific Ocean temperatures. This is the first time it has expressed such a degree of certainty, the WMO said.

Radio France Internationale

Three Pacific hurricanes gather strength as El Nino intensifies

The current El Nino could become the strongest on record as the natural climate pattern that warms the tropical Pacific intensifies, with three hurricanes churning across the ocean on Thursday. The United Nations has warned of growing extreme weather risks into 2027.

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Euronews

El Niño to be 'very strong' and last until February, UN climate agency warns

El Niño tends to peak late in the year but heat in the oceans releases more slowly into the atmosphere, pushing up global temperatures the following year.

The Independent UK

Experts predict El Nino’s dramatic impact on UK weather this winter

Forecasters warn the El Nino will peak towards the end of this year and last until spring 2027

The Economic Times

El Nino to be 'very strong', last until February, UN warns

The World Meteorological Organization warns of a very strong El Nino event. This phenomenon is expected to persist through February and intensify further. Global temperatures will likely rise, impacting rainfall and temperature patterns worldwide. Communities and economies face significant disruption from floods and droughts. Disaster management authorities must prepare for…

The Independent UK

Record El Nino to unleash floods and extreme heat until 2027

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UN says ‘no time to lose’ as record ‘supersized’ El Nino approaches

Forecasts suggest El Nino will raise risk of floods, drought and extreme heat well into 2027

The Guardian - UK

‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approaching

Event is likely to be largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into a world already in a climate crisis

The Independent UK

Flash floods have devastated Nepal. Climate change could make them routine

IN DEPTH: Nepal and Tibet are reeling from unprecedented floods that have killed more than 600 people. Experts tell James C. Reynolds that a warming planet could make these disasters more common and threaten water security for millions

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