https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/14/fires-heat-floods-extreme-weather-2026
People around the world have contended with unprecedented weather events and their fatal effects caused by the climate catastrophe
After the world’s hottest summer since records began in 1850, the death toll from extreme weather in 2026 is already in the high tens of thousands. That is a conservative estimate and is certain to rise much higher.
As Cop31 continues and scientists warn that climate breakdown may be accelerating, the Guardian looks back at a year of droughts, fires and floods as a reminder that, unless the world takes urgent action to cut emissions, this disastrous year will be one of the best of the rest of our lives.
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August
Hottest August on record
Nepal glacier collapse kills at least 1,300
Lhende Khola river valley communities are swept away after a 2 sq km (0.8 sq miles) slab of rock and glacier ice falls 1,400 metres (4,600ft) in the Himalayas, triggering a flood of water and debris. More than 5,000 people are missing and 8,600 need medical attention. Scientists say unusually warm temperatures and long-term permafrost degradation owing to the climate crisis were among the likely causes of the catastrophe.
Europe’s murderous heat forces reactor shutdown
The UK and France are among a host of nations that swelter through the warmest summer (June to August) in European history. The heat kills an estimated 50,000 people in cities across the continent. Two-thirds of those excess deaths are attributable to the climate crisis. Many more are likely to have died in rural areas. As droughts spread, Romania is forced to shut down its only nuclear power station because the cooling system could not be replenished by low water levels in the Danube River.
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I have only quoted a small part of this article. See the original at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/14/fires-heat-floods-extreme-weather-2026
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