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
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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
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Blue whales fall silent due to starvation, seen as a warning of a collapsing #ocean #ecosystem.
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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. 🐋
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Blue whales fall silent due to starvation, seen as a warning of a collapsing #ocean #ecosystem.
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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. 🐋
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#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
The 2026 World Cup could be North America's last without urgent climate adaptation measures, according to a new study highlighting extreme weather threats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/10/soccer/world-cup-extreme-heat-report/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #2026fifaworldcup #climatechange #emissions #heatwaves #heat
A surge in the number of heatstroke patients in Japan this summer was most notable in regions such as Hokkaido and Tohoku, which are typically cooler than the rest of the nation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/heatstroke-cases-rising-in-hokkaido-and-tohoku/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #heatwaves #hokkaido #tohoku #heatstroke
Japan experienced its hottest summer on record this year, with temperatures across the country being more than 2.36 degrees Celsius higher, on average, in August alone and the heat expected to extend into this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/japan/society/extreme-weather/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #climatechange #environment #meteorologicalagency #heatwaves
A 16-day heat wave in Spain that began on Aug. 3 is "the most intense on record," the country's national meteorological agency says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/25/climate-change/spain-heat-wave-most-intense-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #spain #climatechange #heatwaves #portugal
As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene toward cooler locations. But recent temperature spikes in mountainous areas show there may be no escape. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/24/climate-change/heat-waves-cooler-vacation-destinations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #heat #heatwaves #nagano #tochigi #hakuba #climatechange #tourism