As Global Drought Deepens — Climate Change Kills by a Thousand Cuts

Unlike climate change–fueled hurricanes, floods, and other weather disasters that wreak fast and obvious havoc, drought sneaks into our lives more slowly — eroding the resources needed to live daily life. And with 2026 expected to be the hottest year in recorded history, thanks in part to an extraordinarily powerful El Niño, the coming months will […]

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Covering El Niño and ENSO

Story Spark: El Niño and ENSO Last month, NOAA officially declared the end of a La Niña pattern and predicted an El Niño to form by mid-summer. Since then, climate models have aligned, highlighting that a strong El Niño is now likely — with some using adjectives such as “super” or “Godzilla” to describe this […]

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Earth Day Was Born in Protest

This week, people at hundreds of locations in scores of countries celebrated Earth Day, with activities ranging from tree plantings and trash pick-ups to conferences and art exhibits. Not many of those people, however, seem to have attended protests, though that is how Earth Day first came into being. In 1970, huge, nonviolent protests across […]

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Cómo cubrir la conferencia para la transición más allá de los combustibles fósiles

Minister Irene Vélez Torres

Si has recibido este email de un o una colega y quieres suscribirte, o si quieres ver nuestros boletines en inglés, haz clic aquí. Puedes ver ediciones anteriores de Radar Clima aquí.  LO QUE TIENES QUE SABER La Primera Conferencia para la Transición más allá de los Combustibles Fósiles tendrá lugar en la ciudad caribeña […]

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Covering Violence

Police tape

Welcome to Locally Sourced, a biweekly Covering Climate Now newsletter for journalists working to localize the climate story. Share this newsletter with colleagues and journalism students interested in localizing the climate story.  Story Spark: Violence Extensive research has shown climate change is not only making the world hotter, but more violent as well. Extreme heat […]

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