Storm Chandra smashes SW England and Ireland
Evacuation and “Danger to Life” warnings were issued in southern England and Cornwall as a destructive weather event slashed through the British Isles.
Severe flooding also hit parts of Dublin, and elsewhere on the east coast on the east coast of Ireland. Although bomb cyclones are becoming much more common, the citizenry was poorly prepared for the onslaught.
Algae blooms accelerate Greenland ice melt
Global warming is increasing the growth of algae in Arctic regions, but especially in southwest Greenland. The red, brown and green algae hasten the already rapid collapse of the ice sheet in two ways. The presence of the growth melts the ice directly, and also reduces albedo, the ability of ice and snow to reflect heat back into the atmosphere. This phenomenon is represents yet another feedback system that feeds on itself to speed up the climate emergency.
Earth is absorbing heat energy at frightening rate
The Earth’s Energy Imbalance (EEI) has doubled in recent decades. In early 2023, the rate of solar energy absorption was equivalent to every person alive on Earth continuously boiling 60 kettles. Since 1971, the Earth has accumulated 500 times more energy than the world’s total primary energy consumption in 2024. 93% of this heat is currently being stored in the oceans, a thermal debt that will eventually be paid.
Floods displace hundreds of thousands in S. Africa…
Record floods have displaced hundreds of thousands and killed over 100 in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Lack of food and cholera are threatening much of the region. According to officials in Mozambique, at least three people have been killed by crocodiles that were washed into area rivers.
…While eastern Africa suffers record drought
Communal graveyards are filling with livestock as animals and people die in the throes of a relentless drought covering the Horn of Africa. With several rivers dry, water has to be brought in every week from aid agencies. Some communities got water once a week. The drought began in July 2025 and shows no sign of lifting.
Scale of cliff landslide in Sicily is staggering
A 1.5 miles long section of cliff collapsed suddenly after southern Sicily was pounded by Cyclone Harry, a particularly violent weather event. About 1500 people have been evacuated and many no longer have homes to return to. Buildings and cars slid down about 180 feet to the plain below while many other homes remain perched perilously on the cliff edge. Total damage is expected to exceed 2 billion Euros.
Record 52′ wave: devastating Italian storm
Cyclone Harry laid waste to a wide swatch of the southern Italy, including Sicily and Sardinia. A 52 ft tsunami like wave hit smashed the coast, the biggest every recorded in the Mediterranean Sea. Sicily alone is estimating $1 billion in damage to infrastructure, homes and the essential tourist economy. Extreme waves and torrential rain battered its eastern Ionian coast.
Munich Re warns of increasing hailstorms
When the largest reinsurance company issues a warning, it’s not because they are in the business of climate alarmism. They are the people who pay for this mess. Munich Re warns that hailstorms are increasing in severity and frequency, posing major risks to property, particularly in Europe and the US. Recent studies indicate a 30%–40% rise in severe hailstorms in Europe by the century’s end, with significant increases in insured losses..
Irreversible global water shock now
The world has entered “an era of global water bankruptcy” with irreversible consequences, according to a new United Nations report.
Kabul may be on course to be the first modern city to run out of water. Mexico City is sinking at a rate of around 20 inches a year as the vast aquifer beneath its streets is over-pumped. In the US Southwest, states are locked in a continual battle over the how to share the shrinking water of the drought-stricken Colorado River.
Wildfires in India and Kashmir
Wildfires continue to burn rage for days in Kashmir’s Zabarwan Hills as rising temperatures, dry winters and forest vulnerability expose the growing impact of climate change on fragile Himalayan ecosystems.
Victoria, Au terrorized by major wildfire event
A State of Disaster was declared as a fast-moving bushfire scorched 741,000 acres in Victoria State. Hundreds of structures have been destroyed, and thousands remain under evacuation orders.
2025 wildfire disasters continue in Chile
Nineteen are dead in Chilean wildfires as the government carried out mass evacuations and fought nearly two dozen blazes exacerbated by intense heat and high winds.
Parts of central and southern Chile were under extreme heat warnings, with temperatures expected to reach up to 100°F.
Channel Island superstorm rips out 1000’s of trees
Still recovering from 2023 Storm Ciaran, the small Channel Island of Lihou was slammed again by mega storm Goretti with winds of 95MPH. Thousands of trees were uprooted and major damage to buildings and infrastructure was documented. Incidents of catastrophic weather events in the North Atlantic continue to rise.
37,000 acres burn in Patagonia as fires spread
More than thirty wildfires ripped through Chile, killing 19 and burning more than 135 square miles and hundreds of homes.
Across the Argentine border, fires have torched sixty square miles, including homes and native forests.
The two countries are in the middle of an extended heatwave as high winds have supercharged the spread of fires through dry native vegetation and forest plantations.
Cottages demolished as UK coastal erosion worsens
The cliffs of Norfolk and Suffolk are among the fastest-eroding coastlines in northern Europe. While it has been natural processes — wave action, storms, tides, and weird geology— that have caused coastal land to gradually slip into the North Sea – the current rapid acceleration is due to sea-level rise and increasingly frequent and violent storms driven by global warming.
In mid-January, thousands of trees were destroyed in the Channel Islands by another massive storm as winds reached 95mph.
Australian heatwave brings mass flying fox die off
A major Australian die off of flying foxes echoes similar horrific events during the Black Summer of 2020. Temperatures reached 110°F for several days in early January in South Australia, including Sydney. This temperature is at the threshold of what these and other animals are able to survive, meaning these mass mortality events will likely continue as the planet heats. At the same time, a State of Disaster was declared as a fast-moving bushfire scorched 741,000 acres in Victoria. Hundreds of structures have been destroyed, and thousands remain under evacuation orders.
Tehran joins global capitals running out of water
The extreme unrest in Iran is partially driven by an impending national catastrophe as the capital taps begin to run dry in the face of a relentless climate driven drought. Major dams supplying the city have fallen to extremely low capacities, some below 1.0%.
The “Day Zero” threat is shared by Cape Town, Mexico City, Bangalore, Ankara, Beijing, São Paulo, Cairo, Jakarta and dozens of other major megacities around the world.
Climate hydrowhiplash in Australia: flood | wild fire
Australia’s iconic Great Ocean Road was closed after more flash floods triggered by a storm hit the state of Victoria. Vehicles were swept out to sea by floodwaters and RV parks inundated.
One refugee described the scene as a tsunami of trees, ferns, water, accompanied by an extraordinary noise. This disaster follows an historic onslaught of wildfires earlier in January.
Turkish capital facing impending water crisis
Ankara is facing an ongoing water crisis as severe drought and crumbling infrastructure trigger daily outages across Türkiye’s capital, fueling widespread criticism of the city’s management. Dam reservoir levels have dropped to 1.12 percent and taps are being shut off for several hours a day.
Catastrophic storm/floods slam Costa del Sol, Spain
The Costa del Sol has been left reeling after Storm Francis wreaked havoc in early January, dumping up to 8 in of rain in some areas. Spain has been whiplashed by extreme weather events, wildfires and severe droughts.
“When you plant something, it dies”
Macururé, Brazil and the adjacent region in Bahia State have been officially designated as “arid” (a desert) for the first time – for now the only desert in Brazil. The change is the result of an extended period of decreasing rainfall and a pattern of higher temperatures.