The Guardian
A six-country YouGov poll finds Europeans firmly believe in climate change and want action soon - as long as it involves planting trees, not giving up cheap flights or steak.
Grist
The white-picket-fence dream now comes with a lien, a flood zone, and an insurance bill up 80 percent since 2020 - and 58 percent of voters have noticed.
Grist
Scientists discover a new type of landslide in the Arctic that's basically the Earth's way of saying 'I'm melting, and I'm taking you with me.'
Grist
Climate change is making disasters worse, and the internet is making everything else worse, as Maui wildfire conspiracies show.
Grist
New models confirm the Doomsday Glacier is melting faster than expected, may unpin from the seafloor by 2038, and could double its sea level contribution - but hey, at least we're getting better at predicting the doom.
Grist
Three Michigan tribes are trying to bring back the Arctic grayling, a fish last seen in the state in the 1930s. So far, no fish have been recaptured, but hope springs eternal - and so do floods.
MIT Technology Review
Scientists are considering sending firefighters to protect permafrost - because apparently we've reached the point where saving frozen dirt requires human sacrifice.
The Guardian Europe
Thailand's Siam Amazing Park trades rollercoasters for a giant lake, because climate change doesn't care about your summer plans.
The Guardian
Sydney gets a total fire ban, 37C heat, and the threat of dry lightning - because why have a normal Monday when you can have a literal trial by fire?
Grist
In New Mexico, the Pecos River is drying up, surrounded by oil wells, and occasionally flooded with toxic wastewater. Locals remain optimistic, because the alternative is worse.
The Guardian
Climate change is coming for the world's best surf breaks, because apparently even the perfect wave isn't safe from our collective inability to get our act together.
The Guardian Europe
France's wine harvest hits a historic low after summer heatwaves, because apparently even grapes have limits - though the Champagne that survived is, naturally, exceptional.
NASA
Arctic sea ice hit its 2026 minimum on September 12 at 4.6 million square kilometers, tying 2008, 2010, and 2025 for 10th-lowest - because the Arctic loves a group project.
BBC World
Himalayan monal changes its tune and its address as tourists and traffic drown out its mating calls - scientists say it's a warning for other species, and for us.
The Guardian Europe
A new film dramatizes the 1980 climate conference where 20 experts agreed on the facts but couldn't agree on what to do - a reminder that we've been failing at this for over 40 years.
The Guardian Europe
Berliners are adopting street trees via an open-source app, because nothing says climate action like naming a linden 'Linda' and hauling 20 litres a week.
Grist
Inuit bear guards are in higher demand as climate change keeps polar bears on land longer, because someone has to teach people how to safely share space with 1,400-pound carnivores.
BBC World
Papua's 'eternal snow' is melting faster than a snowball in a sauna, and the last tropical ice between the Andes and Himalayas is about to ghost us forever.
The Guardian
A seven-metre orange kayak-robot is sailing 22,000km around Antarctica to measure ocean carbon, because apparently we've run out of humans willing to endure that kind of cold.
The Guardian Europe
Two olive ridley sea turtles nested on California beaches for the first time ever, and scientists are as confused as you are.
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