Autumn 2026 Continues Summer’s Parade of Climate Disasters
Berkeley Earth’s newly updated data show August 2026 at +3.0°F globally — nearly 1.7°C above the late-19th-century average | Four people died and at least six remained missing after Typhoon Dujuan brought 33 inches of rain 48 hours, across eastern Japan, triggering flooding, landslides, and widespread disruption to power and transport
Indian glacial lakes pose sudden downstream threat
In the wake of the cataclysmic glacier outburst flood in Nepal authorities have identified at least seven high-risk glacial lakes in Mago Chu basin in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang. An effect of rapidly melting glaciers in the Himalayas and alpine regions worldwide, the unstable lakes pose a major flood threat to villages and army camps in downstream areas. Five army personnel died in a flash flood in the Dibang valley in August
El Niño is predicted to kill hundreds of thousands
The Super El Nino growing ever more powerful in the Pacific ocean is projected to generate extreme heat, violent weather and other climate extremes that will result in an estimated 450,000 deaths by February 2027.
The toll is on top of the early deaths resulting from temperatures already driven up by the climate crisis. It will strike across the globe, from Indonesia to India, and Nigeria to the US. Many further deaths are expected from the droughts, wildfires and flooding that El Niños bring.
The heat deaths have been estimated at regional level, and the researchers said the projections therefore identified where measures to protect people could be put in place and save lives. Such actions could include better heat forecasts, cooling centers where people can shelter, increased staffing for medical facilities at the hottest times and protections for outdoor workers.
Mass Japan evacuations as Dujuan brings record rainfall
Four people died and at least six remained missing after Typhoon Dujuan brought 33 inches of rain 48 hours across eastern Japan, triggering flooding, landslides, and widespread disruption to power and transport. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its highest-level landslide warning on Monday for several areas of the Izu Islands, including Oshima, as heavy rainfall overwhelmed the region. The rainfall measurement was the highest on record.