Global Climate Events
A 'Super' El Niño Is Already Reshaping 2026
A "Super El Niño" that began in June 2026 is projected to push global land temperatures roughly 1.2°C above normal and drive 44% more extreme hot days than a typical year — scientists describe it as a preview of conditions climate models expect to become the norm within about 20 years.
Figures from a Climate Impact Lab report, via Down To Earth. Researchers note that heat warnings, cooling centers, hydration stations, and outdoor-worker protections could prevent tens of thousands of these deaths.
Our Planet is Sending Signals
The climate events that have defined 2026 — unfolding across every continent — and why your food choices remain one of the most powerful responses available to you.
2026 · A Year of Climate ExtremesA Planet Running a Fever
Global average surface temperature anomaly, relative to the 20th-century baseline
This Rising Heat is Rewriting Our Weather
Every fraction of a degree of warming doesn't just make summers hotter — it supercharges the entire climate system. More heat means more energy in the atmosphere, longer droughts, more intense storms, accelerated ice melt, and weather patterns becoming unpredictable in ways that affect our food, our water, and our safety. These are no longer warnings about the future. Across 2026, they were events happening in real time, on every continent.