Family's warning after 27yo dies of suspected heatstroke on cattle station https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-07/tiffani-phelps-de-wildt-suspected-heat-death-remote-australia/106301164 #WorkplaceAccidentsandIncidents #Heatwaves
Family's warning after 27yo dies of suspected heatstroke on cattle station https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-07/tiffani-phelps-de-wildt-suspected-heat-death-remote-australia/106301164 #WorkplaceAccidentsandIncidents #Heatwaves
Otways fire not expected to be contained before extreme weather
Fire authorities expect a fire in Victoria's Otways to spread when extreme fire weather hits on Tuesday and do not expect to contain the fire today.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-26/vic-otways-fire-not-contained/106267634
Otways fire not expected to be contained before extreme weather
Fire authorities expect a fire in Victoria's Otways to spread when extreme fire weather hits on Tuesday and do not expect to contain the fire today.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-26/vic-otways-fire-not-contained/106267634
Play was halted on the outside courts at the Australian Open on Saturday and the roofs were closed on the main courts after the tournament invoked its extreme heat policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/24/tennis/australian-open-extreme-heat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #australianopen #heatwaves #janniksinner #madisonkeys
Last year was the third-hottest on record, according to an analysis of temperature data released by three independent agencies, putting 2025 just behind the second-hottest year, 2023, and the hottest, 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/01/14/climate-change/scientists-2025-third-hottest-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #environment #heatwaves #wildfires #heat
States brace for 'worst' heatwave since Black Summer
By Philippe Perez and Sarah Lawrence
Blisteringly high temperatures are expected throughout Victoria and in parts of South Australia and New South Wales.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-05/worst-heatwave-conditions-since-black-summer/106197780
States brace for 'worst' heatwave since Black Summer
By Philippe Perez and Sarah Lawrence
Blisteringly high temperatures are expected throughout Victoria and in parts of South Australia and New South Wales.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-05/worst-heatwave-conditions-since-black-summer/106197780
2025 was not a good year for environmentalists or climate scientists as action against warming faced headwinds around the world. In Japan, adaptation measures offered a rare bright spot. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/12/28/climate-change/climate-review-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #donaldtrump #us #cop30 #wildfires #heatwaves
The planet is on track to log its second-hottest year on record in 2025, tied with 2023 after a historic high in 2024, Europe's global warming monitor said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/12/09/climate-change/tie-second-hottest-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #heatwaves #extremeweather #cop30 #environment #energy #emissions
Blue whales fall silent due to starvation, seen as a warning of a collapsing #ocean #ecosystem.
🐋
Blue #whales are calling less than they used to... a strange and heartbreaking shift that scientists link to shrinking krill populations during marine #heatwaves. When these giants struggle to find enough food, they spend more time searching and far less time singing... a change that signals stress in both the animals and the ecosystem they depend on. 🐋
1/4
(live fishfree)
#vegan #saveourseas
Blue whales fall silent due to starvation, seen as a warning of a collapsing #ocean #ecosystem.
🐋
Blue #whales are calling less than they used to... a strange and heartbreaking shift that scientists link to shrinking krill populations during marine #heatwaves. When these giants struggle to find enough food, they spend more time searching and far less time singing... a change that signals stress in both the animals and the ecosystem they depend on. 🐋
1/4
(live fishfree)
#vegan #saveourseas
A group of philanthropies is putting $300 million into developing life-saving solutions as global temperatures continue to rise and more than a half-million people worldwide die from heat-related causes every year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/11/14/climate-change/climate-health-fund-cop30/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #aid #climatechange #heatwaves #cop30 #brazil
More than 100,000 people were sent to hospitals due to heatstroke in Japan between May 1 and Sunday, according to preliminary data from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/science-health/japan-record-heat-stroke-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #heatstroke #heatwaves #health #surveys
Switzerland's glaciers melted considerably over the past 12 months to log their fourth-largest reduction in ice volume on record, monitoring body GLAMOS has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/10/02/climate-change/swiss-glacier-melt-study/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #switzerland #heatwaves #climatechange
Okinawa Prefecture sweated through its hottest September on record, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on Wednesday, after the entire country experienced its warmest recorded summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/okinawa-hottest-on-record-september/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #heatwaves #okinawa #meteorologicalagency #climatechange
Climate change fueled scorching summer temperatures that killed an estimated 16,500 people in European cities this summer, according to a new study. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/09/17/climate-change/climate-change-16500-deaths-europe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #heatwaves #europe #eu
Record-high temperatures and debilitating humidity have prompted World Athletics Championships organizers to move up the start times for the race walk and marathon events this weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/11/more-sports/road-event-moved-forward-heat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #worldathleticschampionships #weather #heatwaves#racewalk #marathon #tokyo #worldathletics
A quarter of more than 200 heat waves this century may have been impossible without human-induced global warming, a newly published paper linking major carbon emitters to heat waves has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/09/11/climate-change/heat-waves-carbon-emitters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #carbon #emissions #heatwaves
