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Weather events, environmental trends, and policy responses that bear on how and where people live. 8 titles in this bay · 2026-09-27

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El Niño Explained: Causes, Current Strength, and Ways to Manage Risk
The Guardian2026-09-26
A natural Pacific climate cycle that intensifies droughts, floods, and heat across the globe, the current El Niño has already broken records and may yet surpass anything previously observed, raising serious concerns about its interaction with human-caused climate change.
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Nor'easter Floods New Jersey Streets and Homes as Storm Batters Northeast
WRAL2026-09-26
A major nor'easter is battering the U.S. Northeast, knocking out power for over 70,000 customers, flooding streets and homes in coastal New Jersey, and prompting warnings of dangerous conditions through the weekend.
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Colorado's Shrinking Glaciers Offer a Window Into Global Warming
MSU Denver RED2026-09-25
St. Mary's Glacier has vanished for the first time on record, while Colorado's 13 remaining northern glaciers are retreating fast, offering measurable, real-time evidence of global warming's impact.
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UK Intelligence Climate Security Report Released After Long Suppression
The Guardian2026-09-24
Britain's joint intelligence committee warned that ecosystem collapse could threaten UK national security as soon as 2030, yet the report was blocked from publication and remains only partially disclosed, even as the government takes initial steps to act on its findings.
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UK Foresight Report Examines Supply Chain Risk and Resilience to 2040
GOV.UK2026-09-24
A new foresight report commissioned by the UK government warns that traditional approaches to supply chain risk are no longer sufficient, calling for systemic analysis and coordinated responses to strengthen long-term resilience.
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Newsom Meets World Leaders in New York to Push Climate Action, Criticizes Trump
WSLS2026-09-23
At the U.N. General Assembly, Governor Newsom advanced climate and clean energy initiatives while sharply criticizing Trump's fossil fuel-centered energy policy, signing a new agreement with Spain and announcing progress on carbon market links with Washington state.
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UK Shares Suppressed Climate Security Intelligence Report With Foreign Ministers
The Guardian2026-09-23
Ed Miliband warned foreign ministers from EU countries, Kenya and others that the climate and nature crises, along with an intensifying El Niño, pose serious threats to national security — drawing on a spy chiefs' report that was blocked from publication under Keir Starmer.
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Wildfires Driven by Climate Change Carry Sweeping Environmental and Human Costs
ddnews.gov.in2026-09-23
From Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris to forests across four continents, 2026's wildfire season is underscoring the environmental, health, economic and social toll of fires intensified by climate change and prolonged drought.
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