Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final Class VI permits to Oxy Low Carbon Ventures LLC for three wells for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide in Ector County, Texas. These are the first permits that EPA has issued in Texas for Class VI wells under the Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection Control program, which establishes requirements to protect underground sources of drinking water from contamination. This technology will provide well-paying jobs and can be implemented in an environmentally responsible way. (Source: EPA)

El cambio climático está transformando nuestro planeta a un ritmo acelerado. Sus efectos se manifiestan en fenómenos extremos que afectan a todos los rincones del mundo. Desde el aumento de las temperaturas y la acidificación de los océanos, hasta la intensificación de sequías, inundaciones y tormentas, el impacto es devastador. (Fuente: Ambientum)

El aumento de las temperaturas debido al cambio climático está incrementando el riesgo de exposición humana a las denominadas micotoxinas, toxinas naturales producidas por hongos que se encuentran en ciertos alimentos, piensos y cultivos, según un informe que publicó este mes la Agencia Europea de Medio Ambiente (AEMA). (Fuente: Ambientum)

El agua líquida de los glaciares puede provenir de dos fuentes: de la fusión de nieve o hielo o directamente de lluvia. El sistema hidrológico interno de un glaciar es complejo, variando de lugares de percolación (paso lento de fluidos a través de materiales porosos) a sistemas de túneles, grietas y cuevas. (Fuente: Ecoticias)

Por primera vez desde la adopción del Acuerdo de París en 2015, el crecimiento del sector de la construcción a nivel global se ha desvinculado del aumento de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. Este logro, destacado en el último informe anual del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) y la Alianza Global para los Edificios y la Construcción (GlobalABC), representa un avance significativo hacia la consecución de los objetivos climáticos globales. (Fuente: Ambientum)

The European Commission welcomes today's agreement at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), as a meaningful step towards achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from global shipping by 2050. This is a historic deal in the fight against climate change, marking a significant advancement in reducing the environmental impact of the shipping industry on a global scale. (Source: European Commission) Additional information Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissions. (Source: UN)

In a move to strengthen global environmental cooperation in increasingly challenging geopolitical circumstances, the European Commissioner for the Environment, Water Resilience, and a Competitive Circular Economy, Jessika Roswall, met with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, in Brussels on Friday (27 March). (Source: European Commission)

To achieve the global goal of tripling renewable power capacity by 2030, the world’s largest emitters of CO2 emissions in G20 and beyond would need to more than double their annually added installed renewable capacity by 2030. (Source: IRENA)

Los glaciares son un elemento esencial del sistema climático y del ciclo hidrológico y, como tales, contribuyen a la regulación del clima mundial, además de ser una fuente vital de agua dulce para miles de millones de personas. (Fuente: AEMET) Información adicional End of eternal ice: Many glaciers will not survive this century, climate scientists say. (Source: UN)

Extreme weather and climate impacts had a damaging toll on Latin America and the Caribbean last year, resulting in dying glaciers, record-breaking hurricanes, debilitating drought and deadly floods, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Friday. (Source: UN)

The effects of human-driven climate change surged to alarming levels in 2024, with some consequences likely to be irreversible for centuries - if not millennia – according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). (Source: UN)

A lo largo del siglo XXI está previsto que se reduzca la cantidad de precipitación que recibe España en promedio a lo largo del año, a la vez que aumentan los episodios extremos de lluvias. Unas temperaturas más altas provocarán la extensión de los climas áridos en nuestro país, lo que incrementará el riesgo de incendios y la exposición al calor. (Fuente: AEMET)

En la última década, los glaciares en España han experimentado un retroceso acelerado, con una significativa pérdida de extensión y espesor. Este proceso ha reducido su número y ha propiciado la aparición de dinámicas propias de las fases finales antes de su desaparición. Así lo confirma el informe CLIVAR-Spain 2024, presentado hoy en la sede de la Fundación Biodiversidad, que ofrece una actualización clave sobre el estado del clima en España, destacando los efectos del cambio climático en los ecosistemas terrestres y marinos del país. (Fuente: MITECO)

Every five years, parties to the Paris Agreement on climate change must submit action plans that increase their level of ambition in meeting its goal: to halt the average global temperature rise at 2C above pre-industrial levels, if not 1.5C. The current slate of submitted plans, which cover targets to be met by 2030, are only sufficient to halt the heat at somewhere between 2.6C and 3.1C. (Source: Dialogue Earth)

China has been steadily shifting towards a cleaner power mix. The 28% share of non-fossil fuel generation in 2015 had risen to 38% by 2024. But a closer look at the provincial-level figures reveals a highly uneven transition. (Source: Dialogue Earth)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency is reconsidering the mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). Unlike every other mandatory information collection by EPA under the Clean Air Act, the GHGRP is not directly related to a potential regulation nor developed with that intention. The program requires over 8,000 facilities and suppliers in the United States to calculate and submit their emissions reporting annually. (Source: EPA)

La Niña, a natural climate phenomenon, results in cooler Pacific Ocean temperatures and influences weather conditions worldwide. The latest forecasts from WMO indicate sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific are expected to return to normal.  (Source: UN)

Una investigación llevada a cabo por un equipo del Laboratorio de Climatología y Servicios Climáticos, una red que reúne a científicos y técnicos del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) y la Universidad de Zaragoza, ha revelado que la aridez climática, es decir, el equilibrio a largo plazo entre la disponibilidad de agua procedente de la lluvia y el agua que evapora la atmósfera, ha aumentado de forma discreta, pero continua, durante los últimos 60 años en España. (Fuente: DICYT) Información adicional Ha sido un invierno muy cálido, con una temperatura media de 7.8 ºC y por segundo año consecutivo no ha habido ninguna ola de frío. (Fuente: Agroinformación)

WMO is co-sponsoring the AI Weather Quest, a global competition organized by ECMWF to advance sub-seasonal weather forecasting using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Approved as a WIPPS Pilot Project by INFCOM, this initiative aligns with WMO’s mission to foster innovation and collaboration in numerical weather prediction for the benefit of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) and end-users worldwide. (Source: WMO)

More action is needed to control and reduce methane emissions across Europe and globally, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing published today. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas contributing to climate change, in addition it is also a major contributor to ground-level ozone pollution, leading to poor air quality and harm to human health, ecosystems and agricultural production. (Source: EEA)

As the world fastest warming continent, Europe is unprepared for the impacts of Earth tipping points being crossed. For instance, the melting of large ice masses in Greenland and Antarctica, a critical slow-down of the North Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), would result in more profound, and cascading crises, compared to the individual extreme events currently affecting Europe. (Source: European Commission)

El planeta se calienta a un ritmo acelerado. Este fenómeno, conocido como calentamiento global, es el resultado del aumento de la temperatura promedio de la Tierra debido al incremento de gases de efecto invernadero en la atmósfera. Estos gases, principalmente dióxido de carbono (CO2) y metano, actúan como una capa que atrapa el calor del sol, provocando un desequilibrio en el sistema climático. (Fuente: Ambientum)

El cambio climático ha provocado el aumento de los días calientes en La Guajira, el estado más seco de Colombia. Estos factores incrementan la inseguridad alimentaria para sus pobladores. Pero no es un problema exclusivo de esta zona. (Fuente: Mongabay)

“Environmental multilateralism is sometimes messy and arduous. But even in complex geopolitical times, collaboration across borders and across our differences is the only option to protect the foundation of humanity’s existence – Planet Earth.” (Source: UN

Europe’s maritime sector is making progress towards greater sustainability but will need to increase its efforts over the coming years to meet EU climate and environment goals aimed at reducing energy use, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions as well as better protecting biodiversity. That is according to the second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report, released today by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the European Environment Agency (EEA).  (Source: EEA)

Colombia perdería hasta un 35 % de producción de aguacate por el cambio climático. El “oro verde” del país está en riesgo en zonas como Antioquia y Caldas, que concentran el 58 % de área cultivada, debido al aumento de la temperatura, la disminución de lluvias y el aumento de plagas de ácaros u hongos que dañan el cultivo. Un estudio pionero de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL), identificó el riesgo a largo plazo que presenta el cambio climático para este fruto, con proyecciones de más de 50 años. (Fuente: DICYT)

Ever since the modern state rose in the 17th century to become the principal actor in the international system, power has been measured by control over borders, economies and populations. In his thought-provoking new book, Climate Security, Ashok Swain argues that all three are now under threat. (Source: Dialogue Earth)

El Mar Mediterráneo se enfrenta a una amenaza sin precedentes: el cambio climático. Este mar, que baña las costas de Europa, África y Asia, está experimentando un calentamiento acelerado y una serie de impactos que ponen en peligro su equilibrio ecológico y los servicios que presta a millones de personas. (Fuente: Ambientum)

Un nuevo estudio científico ha revelado un alarmante aumento en la frecuencia e intensidad de las megasequías a nivel global. Estas sequías prolongadas y severas, que pueden durar años o incluso décadas, están causando estragos en ecosistemas, agricultura y suministro de agua en todo el mundo. (Fuente: Ambientum)

The world has just experienced the hottest January ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday, citing data crunched by UN partner the Copernicus Climate Service. (Source:: UN) Additional information Enero de 2025 fue el tercero más cálido del siglo XXI. (Fuente: AEMET)

Científicos lograron demostrar en Brasil la relación existente entre este fenómeno climático y la propensión al fuego, y diseñaron una herramienta que podrá ayudar en el futuro a planificar acciones preventivas. (Fuente: DICYT)

Co-facilitated by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), this global initiative seeks to unite efforts worldwide to protect these vital water sources, which provide freshwater to more than 2 billion people. (Source: UN) Additional information Ecuador perdió un tercio de la superficie de sus glaciares: el calentamiento global es la causa central. (Fuente: Mongabay)

La Agencia Estatal de Meteorología, dependiente del Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico, ha hecho público un avance de las principales características climáticas de 2024 en España. Fue un año extremadamente cálido y húmedo, aunque con diferencias regionales en cuanto a las precipitaciones. (Fuente: AEMET)

The world’s political and business elite present in Davos on Wednesday faced an uncompromising address from UN chief António Guterres as he rounded on a lack of multilateral collaboration in an “increasingly rudderless world” at risk from two existential dangers: climate change and unregulated Artificial Intelligence (AI). (Source: UN)

Section 1.  Purpose.  The United States must grow its economy and maintain jobs for its citizens while playing a leadership role in global efforts to protect the environment.  Over decades, with the help of sensible policies that do not encumber private-sector activity, the United States has simultaneously grown its economy, raised worker wages, increased energy production, reduced air and water pollution, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions... (Source: White House)

2025 needs to be a year of accelerated global climate action according to the newly published Global Climate and Energy Outlook (GECO) 2024. The report finds that the world’s largest economies - collectively known as the G20 - are not on track to meet the goal of limiting global warming to ‘well below’ 2°C by the end of the century. (Source: European Commission)

Today, Jan. 8, the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $6 million in funding for three projects that will advance biofuel development and support U.S. leadership in energy and emissions innovation. Funded through the Inflation Reduction Act, the projects will support research to improve performance and reduce costs of high-impact biofuel production technologies, scale up production systems with industry, and support the U.S. bioeconomy. (Source: EPA)

Según este análisis publicado en la revista ‘Nature Communications’, el primer verano en el que el Ártico esté prácticamente libre de hielo podría ocurrir tan pronto como en 2027. Investigadores de la Universidad de Colorado en Boulder y la Universidad de Gotemburgo en Suecia utilizaron modelos climáticos para llegar a esta conclusión. (Fuente: Ambientum)

On December 30, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued four Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class VI well permits to Carbon TerraVault JV Storage Company Sub 1, LLC (CTV), a subsidiary of California Resources Corporation (CRC). Class VI UIC wells are used to inject carbon dioxide into deep rock formations for permanent underground storage. (Source: EPA)

China, el mayor emisor mundial de gases de efecto invernadero, ha defendido ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia (CIJ) su postura en la lucha contra el cambio climático. Si bien reconoció la gravedad de la crisis climática, el gigante asiático insistió en que los países desarrollados deben asumir un mayor compromiso en la reducción de emisiones, argumentando que los países en desarrollo tienen el derecho a desarrollarse y mejorar las condiciones de vida de su población. (Fuente: Ambientum)

Extreme weather in 2024 affected around 18 in every 1,000 people across the globe, according to preliminary figures from the International Disaster Database. Mongabay has compiled the data into an interactive dashboard below. (Mongabay)

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2024 is the warmest year on record, based on six international datasets. The past ten years have all been in the Top Ten, in an extraordinary streak of record-breaking temperatures. (Source: WMO) Additional information Confirmed: 2024 was the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency. (Source: UN)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy today announced approximately $850 million for 43 projects selected for negotiation that will help small oil and gas operators, Tribes, and other entities across the country to reduce, monitor, measure, and quantify methane emissions from the oil and gas sector as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. (Source: EPA)

La vicepresidenta del Gobierno y ministra para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico, Sara Aagesen, ha anunciado este jueves, en el marco de la presentación del Inventario Nacional de Emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero (GEI) a la atmósfera el lanzamiento de la consulta pública previa para actualizar la Estrategia de Descarbonización a Largo Plazo (ELP 2050).La vicepresidenta del Gobierno y ministra para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico, Sara Aagesen, ha anunciado este jueves, en el marco de la presentación del Inventario Nacional de Emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero (GEI) a la atmósfera el lanzamiento de la consulta pública previa para actualizar la Estrategia de Descarbonización a Largo Plazo (ELP 2050). (Fuente: MITECO)

Today, the Commission adopted a Regulation putting in place a Flight Emissions Label (FEL), which offers a clear and trustworthy methodology for calculating flight emissions. Airlines operating flights within the EU or departing from the EU will be able to voluntarily join this label which will be fully operational as of July 2025. (Source: European Commission)

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) held historic hearings from 2 to 13 December addressing States’ obligations under international law to combat climate change, a process spearheaded by small island nations facing existential threats. (Source: UN)

La DANA del pasado octubre, una de las mayores catástrofes de los últimos tiempos para el campo español, demostró en 2024 que los países tienen aún mucho que hacer para adaptarse y mitigar los efectos del cambio climático. (Fuente: Agroinformación)

The Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, will be the global focus of efforts to tackle the climate crisis in November 2025, when it hosts one of the most significant UN climate conferences in recent years. (Source: UN)

After two consecutive years of record-breaking droughts, the river levels in the Amazon Basin are slowly starting to recover. According to the Geological Survey of Brazil, the Madeira River, home to the most diverse fish life in the region, left the “drought” classification as its levels surpassed the 13-foot mark in late November. In both Madeira and Negro rivers, navigability is back to normal after months of suspension. (Source: Mongabay)

El uso de biocombustibles en Brasil y otras naciones en desarrollo puede evitar la emisión de casi 400 millones de toneladas de este gas de efecto invernadero en el sector hasta el año 2030. (Fuente: DICYT)

Pulling carbon dioxide directly from the air with giant vacuum-like devices is an enticing solution to the climate crisis, with governments and industry funneling billions of dollars into direct air capture (DAC) technology. But this would-be heavy-industry geoengineering solution remains mired in controversy as it faces real-world questions of cost, scale and viability. (Source: Mongabay)

A record number of oral statements are expected to be presented to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as highly awaited public hearings on States’ legal obligations with respect to climate change got underway on Monday. (Source: UN)

Australia and Türkiye went into COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with a range of diplomatic goals, but none greater than each country’s hopes to be announced as the host of the UN climate summit in 2026. For Ufuk and myself, the competition between our respective countries trickled down into a daily banter, and at times, fierce rivalry. (Source: Dialogue Earth)

At COP29 in Baku, I was asked to imagine a 2050 where we all lived on a sustainable and resilient planet. I was also asked to describe what had happened over the past 25 or so years to make that possible. (Source: World BanK)

La Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET), dependiente del Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico (MITECO), ha publicado el resumen climático del otoño, que se caracterizó por unas temperaturas, en conjunto, superiores a las normales y unas precipitaciones también por encima del promedio normal. (Fuente: AEMET) Información adicional El pasado mes de noviembre fue el más cálido de la serie histórica en España. (Fuente: AEMET)  

Collecting timely and reliable data on the number of deaths and illnesses associated with heat are vital to deploy targeted emergency responses during heatwaves. Twenty of the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) 38 member and cooperating countries currently monitor heat impacts on health, according to an EEA briefing published today. (Source: EEA)

During the first week of the event, China, the US and the host country Azerbaijan jointly held the Summit on Methane and Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases. China used the summit to announce a new plan: to reduce the concentration limit for coal mine gas emissions (principally methane) from 30% to 8%. The state will also improve market mechanisms, by allowing companies and enterprises to participate in methane emission controls, and actively promoting international exchanges and cooperation. (Source: Dialogue Earth)

El uso de biocombustibles en el transporte en Brasil y en otros diez países emergentes –incluidos China, la India y Sudáfrica– puede evitar la emisión de entre 300 y 400 millones de toneladas de CO2 hasta el año 2030. De esta forma, ese bloque de países lograría aportar casi la mitad de la meta estipulada por la Agencia Internacional de Energía (AIE, o IEA, por sus siglas en inglés) de disminuir la emisión de 800 millones de toneladas de este gas de efecto invernadero en el sector del transporte globalmente durante los próximos seis años. (Fuente: DICYT)

During August-October 2024, the observed SST anomalies in global oceans, in general, were above average. The Pacific Niño sea-surface temperature (SST) index anomaly in the eastern Pacific (Niño 1+2) was negative. Of the other three Niño indices anomaly for the westernmost index (Niño 4) was above zero while other two indices in the equatorial central and eastern Pacific were near-zero. Overall, the SST state in the equatorial central and eastern Pacific was ENSO-neutral.. (Source: WMO)

At the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, the European Commission and EU Member States took the lead in brokering a deal to align global financial flows with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Through the adoption of a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for Climate Finance, the EU successfully broadened the global contributor base for climate finance. (Source: Euroepan COmmission)

After two weeks of intense negotiations, delegates at COP29, formally the 29th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), agreed to provide this funding annually, with an overall climate financing target to reach “at least $1.3 trillion by 2035”. (Source: WMO) Additional information COP29 gets boost from Rio as G20 leaders back scaling up climate finance from ‘billions to trillions’. (Source: UN) COP29: Hostile climate talks end with a new finance target – and fury. (Source: Dialogue Earth) La COP29 de Cambio Climático llegó a su final con un “acuerdo insuficiente”. (Fuente: Mongabay)

Donald Trump’s re-election to the American Presidency has sent shockwaves around the world. Known for his unpredictable approach to policymaking and international relationships, the implications of his second term will be broad. Those implications could be particularly disruptive in the realm of climate action, where Trump expresses disdain and scepticism. (Source: Dialogue Earth)

The UN environment agency chief warned the COP29 climate summit in Baku on Friday that methane emissions must come down – “and come down fast” –to have any chance of controlling global warming. (Source: UN) Additional information La EPA finaliza una norma para reducir las excesivas emisiones de metano e impulsar la innovación en el sector del petróleo y el gas. (Fuente: EPA)

Leaders in technology and the environment at COP29 in Baku endorsed on Saturday a declaration pledging to use digital technologies to accelerate climate action while reducing the carbon and pollution footprints of tech manufacturing and tackling the growing problem of e-waste. (Source: UN)

Los días cálidos, secos y de alto riesgo de incendios se han triplicado en tres zonas clave de Sudamérica. Este es el principal hallazgo del artículo “South America is becoming Warmer, Drier and more Flammable“, publicado el 26 de septiembre de 2024 en la revista Communications Earth & Environment de Nature. Un grupo de investigadores analizó la concurrencia de estas condiciones desde 1971 hasta 2022. (Fuente: Mongabay)

El Mediterráneo es el segundo mayor punto caliente de biodiversidad a nivel mundial, pero también una de las regiones más vulnerables a los efectos del cambio climático. Así lo afirma la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN), que constata que el proceso del calentamiento climático en el Mediterráneo va a un ritmo un 20 por ciento más rápido que en el resto del mundo. (Fuente: Ambientum)

More than two billion people currently living in cities could be exposed to an additional temperature increase of at least 0.5 degrees Celsius by 2040, a new UN report published on Tuesday finds.  (Source: UN)

La inauguración de la COP29 en Bakú representa un nuevo hito en la búsqueda de soluciones globales ante la crisis climática. Organizada bajo la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (CMNUCC), esta cumbre congrega a líderes y representantes de todo el mundo con el propósito de renovar compromisos y acelerar medidas para frenar los efectos del calentamiento global. (Fuente: Ambientum) Additional information WMO: 2024 is on track to be the warmest year on record. (Source: WMO) COP29: ‘Now is the time to fast-track, not backtrack’ on the path to net-zero. (Source: UN) COP29: Deadly weather events show cost of climate inaction. (Source: UN)

The transport sector is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union. The sector has shown little progress in the reduction of emissions in recent decades. Despite efforts to reduce emissions from transport, such as increasing the deployment of electric vehicles, emissions have not significantly decreased since 2005. Estimates of 2023 emissions indicate a small drop of 0.8% compared with 2022. Member States project that domestic transport emissions will only fall below their 1990 levels in 2032. (Source: EEA) Additional information New registrations of electric vehicles in Europe. (Source: EEA)

1.2 billion people face life-changing risks through exposure to at least one critical climate hazard, such as heatwaves, flooding, hurricanes, and drought. However, a new report from the World Bank Group outlines how faster development and sustainable economic growth can reduce climate change-related economic and quality of life losses. (Source: World Bank) Additional information Stop global warming to turn the tide on sea level rise: UN Assembly President. (Source: UN)

Total net greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union dropped by 8% last year, marking significant progress towards climate neutrality for the EU. The huge drop was led by a significant decline in coal use and growth of renewable energy sources and supported by reduced energy consumption across Europe, according to estimated figures included in the latest European Environment Agency (EEA) ‘Trends and Projections’ report published today. (Source: EEA) Additional information Total net greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe. (Source: EEA)

Greenhouse gas levels surged to a new record in 2023, committing the planet to rising temperatures for many years to come, according to a report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Carbon dioxide (CO2) is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than any time experienced during human existence, rising by more than 10% in just two decades. (Source: WMO)

Se han llegado a registrar casi 500 litros de agua en ocho horas en algunas localidades de la Comunidad Valenciana como Chiva. Un episodio de lluvias “histórico”, tal y como ha remarcado la Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (Aemet). Tan histórico como trágico y también preocupante. ¿Hasta qué punto el cambio climático es responsable de generar danas más destructoras?. (Fuente: Ambientum) Additional information Devastating rainfall hits Spain in yet another flood-related disaster. (Source: WMO)

La Estación Biológica ha presentado un informe sobre la biodiversidad en el espacio protegido que alerta sobre las consecuencias de las altas temperaturas y la falta de precipitaciones en las lagunas y marismas y en las poblaciones de fauna y flora. (Fuente: Canal Sur)

Según un informe elaborado por el Grupo Intergubernamental de Expertos sobre el Cambio Climático de la ONU, el nivel del mar podría subir hasta tres metros en los próximos 2.000 años. Esto podría tener consecuencias muy negativas en todos los sitios de costa de España, pero algunas provincias no tan cercanas al mar, como Sevilla, tampoco se librarían de los efectos del cambio climático. (Fuente: 20 minutos)

Investigadores de la Universidad de Sevilla han estudiado cómo ha cambiado la floración de 51 especies de matas, arbustos y árboles en los últimos 35 años en el entorno del Parque Nacional de Doñana para comprender como las comunidades de plantas están respondiendo al cambio climático en el sur de la Península Ibérica. (Fuente: Huelva Ya)

El gobierno andaluz prepara un plan de restauración de la finca, de más de 7.000 hectáreas, tras formalizar su adquisición y con vistas a ampliar el parque nacional. (Fuente: El Mundo)  

El Parque Nacional de Doñana y el Puente de Vizcaya figuran en una lista divulgada este jueves de 50 lugares considerados Patrimonio mundial de la Unesco que más riesgo corren de sufrir daños ocasionados por el efecto climático para el año 2050. (Fuente: Huelva Información) Información adicional Septiembre. Estos son los lugares Patrimonio de la Humanidad más amenazados por la crisis climática: dos de ellos están en España. (Fuente: National Geographic)

Iceland´s glaciers are retreating so rapidly that future generations may wonder how the ancient island nation got its name. No surprise then that the land of the Vikings was chosen to house the world’s first global glacier graveyard which was unveiled at a ceremony last month, close to the capital Reykjavik. (Source: UN)

Social protection is essential to safeguard people from shocks, but half the world is without any coverage, including over 90 per cent of people living in climate-vulnerable countries, according to a new report released on Thursday by the International Labour Organization (ILO). (Source: UN)

A staggering 400 million students globally experienced school closures from extreme weather since 2022, according to a new World Bank report released today. The report examines the detrimental impacts of climate change on education in low- and middle-income countries and offers solutions to harness education to spur climate action. (Source: World Bank)

On average, African countries are losing 2–5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and many are diverting up to 9 percent of their budgets responding to climate extremes. In sub-Saharan Africa, the cost of adaptation is estimated to be between US$ 30-50 billion annually over the next decade, or 2-3 percent of the region's Gross Domestic Product, says the WMO State of the Climate in Africa 2023 report. (Source: WMO)

Según una nueva investigación, las sequías severas en el suroeste de Estados Unidos y México y los años húmedos más severos en el noreste son la norma moderna en América del Norte. El análisis sugiere que estos patrones estacionales serán más extremos en el futuro. En cambio, el centro de Estados Unidos puede esperar oscilaciones más grandes entre períodos más húmedos (años de alta precipitación conocidos como pluviales) y veranos más secos durante el resto de este siglo, predice el estudio. (Fuente: DICYT)

To meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and avoid the worst outcomes of climate change, the world needs to rapidly reduce carbon emissions. Identifying effective policies to reach national climate goals has been challenging, but a new study published in Science examined 1500 climate policies implemented over the last two decades, and found 63 that were successful. (Source: Mongabay)

It was the warmest August on record, marking the 15th consecutive month of record-high global temperatures, which it itself is a record, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASA and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. (Source: WMO) Información adicional Agosto de 2024 fue el más cálido en España de toda la serie histórica. (Fuente: Miteco)

Es bien sabido que la protección de mares y costas es una ayuda muy eficaz a la hora de combatir el calentamiento global, por lo que se considera que el carbono azul podría ser un eficaz aliado para lograrlo. El problema es que resulta fundamental saber qué consecuencias tendría sobre la fauna marina, lo que requieren más estudios y análisis. (Fuente: Ecoticias)

On the 2-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, award recipients can now begin accessing funds to mobilize financing for thousands of climate and clean energy projects. (Source: EPA)

Un proyecto liderado por el CSIC describe el aumento de las temperaturas en el océano Antártico como consecuencia del cambio climático y sus efectos sobre la biodiversidad. (Fuente: DICYT)

Crypto mining and data centers now account for 2 percent of global electricity use and nearly 1 percent of global emissions, and their footprint is growing. (Source: IMF)

The level of the sea globally is rising faster and higher than ever before, creating what the United Nations has described as an “urgent and escalating threat” to people around the world. (Source: UN) Additional information El nivel del mar puede inundar ciudades como Los Ángeles, Shanghái o Bombay. (Fuente: Ecoticias)

A new report from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reveals that food insecurity levels in Zimbabwe are rapidly deteriorating after it was hit with historic droughts due to the El Niño weather pattern. (Source: UN)

The first detailed maps from the underside of the Doston Ice Shelf in Antarctica revealed patterns that couldn’t be explained by existing models. On one side of the ice shelf, areas where the ice had melted were shaped like teardrops. The other side, however, resembled landscapes on ice. (Source: Mongabay)

The far-right government has signalled doubt and denial over climate change. It says it will keep to its commitments, but ministry and policy shake-ups create more uncertainty. (Source: Dialogue Earth)

Con una temperatura media de 24.4 ºC, 1.3 ºC por encima de lo normal, se convirtió en el sexto julio más cálido de la serie en España y quinto del siglo XXI. En el transcurso del mes se registró una ola de calor que comenzó el día 23 y duró hasta, al menos, el día 31. (Fuente: AEMET)

Last month saw another extreme weather milestone with the world’s hottest day on recent record registered on 22 July – yet another indication of the extent to which greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are changing our climate, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported on Wednesday. /source: UN) Additional information Extreme heat increasingly disrupting child health, UNICEF warns. (Source: UN)

A staggering 175,000 people die from heat-related causes every year in Europe and that figure is set to soar in line with our steadily warming planet. That’s the warning from the UN World Health Organization (WHO), which said on Friday that European countries are seeing temperatures rise at around twice the global average. (Source: UN)

La presencia de gases de efecto invernadero en la atmósfera terrestre es un fenómeno natural que permite regular la temperatura del planeta. Sin embargo, las actividades humanas, como la quema de combustibles fósiles, la deforestación y la agricultura intensiva, han incrementado significativamente la concentración de estos gases en las últimas décadas. (Fuente: Ambientum)

Climate change is increasing the susceptibility of the world's forests to stressors such as wildfires and pests, according to a new flagship publication by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) that emphasizes the role of innovation in achieving a sustainable future for the forestry sector. (Source: FAO)

Sand and dust storms (SDS) have increased dramatically in intensity and frequency in recent years, especially in some regions, highlighting how the phenomenon damages crops and livestock, worsens desertification, and causes health problems, with an estimated 2 billion tonnes of sand and dust entering the atmosphere every year.  (Source: FAO)

Entre los múltiples efectos que el cambio climático ya está teniendo en América Latina, uno que se tiende a pasar por alto es el impacto en la salud de los trabajadores. La suba de la temperatura afecta de manera directa e indirecta a la salud humana, lo que se traduce en una mano de obra poco saludable y pérdidas en la productividad. (Fuente: Dialogue Earth)