Guardian Environment
How global heating supercharged floods in West Africa displacing thousands
Climate scientists have directly linked last month's deadly West African floods — which killed dozens, forced hundreds into emergency rescues, and displaced thousands — to human-caused global heating. Researchers found that what would have been an ordinary rain event was intensified into a catastrophe by climate breakdown. Scientists are now urging both faster emissions reductions and urgent investment in adaptation measures to protect vulnerable coastal communities.
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Mongabay
Meat giant JBS silently ditches bolder environmental targets in latest review
JBS has quietly abandoned its "Net Zero by 2040" pledge and zero deforestation commitments, stripping them from its latest sustainability report with little fanfare. The rollback by the world's largest meatpacker marks a significant retreat from climate accountability at a company whose supply chain emissions rank among the largest of any corporation globally. The move underscores growing concerns that corporate sustainability pledges in the agriculture sector lack enforcement mechanisms or lasting commitment.
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‘We are waiting with bated breath’: Super El Niño forecast could make 2027 hottest year on record, BoM says
A potentially record-breaking El Niño system is developing in the Pacific, with Australia's Bureau of Meteorology warning it could surpass all previously recorded events and push 2027 toward the hottest year in history. Most Australian capital cities are already facing an 80% or greater chance of an unusually warm and dry spring as the system takes hold. Scientists are watching the situation with mounting concern, as a super El Niño would compound already accelerating global temperature trends.
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Mongabay
Amazon deforestation falls to 10-year low in first half of 2026
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has hit a decade-long low in the first half of 2026, according to satellite data from Brazil's National Space Agency. The figures mark a significant milestone in efforts to protect one of the world's most critical ecosystems. If the trend holds through year-end, 2026 could represent a landmark turning point in Amazonian conservation.
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