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Every climate story from the last two weeks of One Turn, newest first. Each links to its sources and to its place on the 3D globe.
Months of fires in Indonesia, worsened by what forecasters call a 'Super El Niño', have made hundreds of thousands of people sick. The El Niño, the strongest on record, is affecting weather patterns worldwide.
Failed rains linked to El Niño are depleting the water that supplies the Panama Canal, and farmers are selling cattle as pastures dry up.
A University of Bath study found that an unconditional basic income of about £2 a day for Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon contributed to forest protection, with almost 90% of participants adopting environmentally beneficial practices.
Chiricahua National Monument in southeastern Arizona was officially redesignated as a national park, drawing attention to the region's 'sky island' mountain ecosystems.
The European Commission's new Arctic strategy shifts focus from long-term climate concerns to security amid pressure from Russia and the US. It reaffirms EU opposition to Arctic oil and gas development, even as gas storage is depleted and prices near 2022 crisis levels.
Failed rains and a strong El Niño are threatening the water supply of the Panama Canal, according to the Guardian. Farmers are selling cattle as pastures dry out.
A University of Bath analysis found that an unconditional basic income of about £2 a day for Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon contributed to protecting the rainforest. Almost 90% of participants adopted environmentally beneficial practices, researchers said.
The Cop17 biodiversity talks began in Armenia with scientists saying many nature goals are well off track. A new study found most of Europe's wild bee species and about half its hoverfly species have declined over the past century.
Trudy, the 22nd named Pacific system this season, weakened to a tropical storm while staying about 160km off Mexico's coast, sparing it the worst conditions. Flooding in Greece killed one person.
About 3,335 square kilometres of Brazilian Amazon were cleared in the 12 months to July, the lowest since records began in 1988.
Heavy El Niño-linked rains have flooded areas of South America, forcing residents to flee and leaving cattle swimming. Uruguay warned its drenched northwest faces its heaviest rain of the year in coming months.
Conservation groups saved at least 51 critically endangered orangutans in Indonesia as wildfires and months of pollution threatened their habitat.
Forest clearance in Brazil's Amazon fell about 42% year on year to roughly 3,335 square kilometres in the 12 months through July, one of the lowest totals since records began in 1988. Deforestation had expanded under former president Bolsonaro; the figures are a boost for Lula ahead of the run-off.
Antarctic sea ice reached its third-lowest winter maximum on record in 2026, extending a dramatic decline that began after years of relative stability.
Massive wildfires in Indonesia have blanketed Singapore and Malaysia in toxic smog for weeks, turning into a regional public health crisis. Singapore is investigating companies over the fires.
An investigation linked nickel mines in the supply chains of VW, Ford and Tesla to widespread deforestation of primary rainforest on Indigenous lands in Indonesia.
Brazil's environment minister said Amazon deforestation in the year to July 2026 fell to its lowest level since 1988, except for 2012.
Authorities declared severe drought in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, East Sussex and West Sussex after prolonged low rainfall. More than 80% of England is in drought and major reservoirs are below 20% capacity.
Singapore recorded its worst air pollution of 2026, with one-hour particulate concentrations reaching about 288 micrograms per cubic metre. The haze comes from wildfires in Indonesia.
Severe drought was declared in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, East Sussex and West Sussex after prolonged low rainfall. More than 80% of England is in drought and major reservoirs are below 20% capacity.
Singapore recorded its highest air pollution of the year, with one-hour particulate concentrations around 288 micrograms per cubic metre, as haze from Indonesian wildfires spread; schools in East Timor were also shut.
Indonesian authorities released 20 protected green sea turtles into the sea off Bali after finding them on an abandoned smugglers' boat last week.
Indonesian authorities returned 20 protected green sea turtles to the sea off Bali. The turtles had been seized last week from an empty boat abandoned by wildlife smugglers.
Indonesia's forestry ministry and International Animal Rescue released eight orangutans into a protected forest in West Kalimantan. The apes had been rescued after fires destroyed habitat near plantations.
Indonesia's forestry ministry and International Animal Rescue released eight orangutans rescued from wildfires into a protected forest in West Kalimantan. Fires had destroyed habitat near plantations.
Flooding was reported in Long Beach and Newport Beach as Tropical Storm Rachel approached. The tropical storm warning is the first for San Diego County since Hurricane Hilary in 2023.
South Africa declared the Grassland National Park in the Eastern Cape, covering about 10,226 hectares across 18 properties.
South Africa designated a new national park of more than 10,000 hectares spread across 18 properties in the Eastern Cape, protecting grassland habitat.
Australia's High Court rejected MACH Energy's appeal to expand the Mount Pleasant coal mine in New South Wales. It found planners failed to properly consider emissions from burning the exported coal overseas.
The British Antarctic Survey reported that Zavodovski Island has lost more than 500,000 chinstrap penguins since 2011. Warming waters are reducing access to krill, the researchers said.