The UN Convention to Combat Desertification will meet in Ulaanbaatar from 17 to 28 August. With up to 40% of the planet's land degraded, pending decisions span finance, water, soils, rangelands and land security.
The update cited by UOL assigns a 69% chance that the RONI index reaches at least +2.5°C in October–December. Pacific warming is real, but “super El Niño” is not a WMO operational category and no seasonal forecast determines local weather on its own.
The government called for conservation ahead of a possible drought as regions already endure power cuts of up to ten hours and intermittent water. Experts warn the climate phenomenon would be an aggravating factor, not the cause of a grid weakened by years of underinvestment and delayed maintenance.
The official toll reached 100 deaths on August 10 while several rivers remained above danger levels. More than 700,000 people have been displaced since July; at least 49,000 were still in 125 camps and distribution centers amid an unstable recovery.
Five of the 178 Indigenous candidates in 2022 reached the Chamber of Deputies, where the cocar caucus faces a ruralist bloc holding about 60% of the 513 seats. Its strategy combines land demarcation, social legislation and cross-party dialogue ahead of October's election.
An analysis published by la diaria argues that historical averages are no longer enough to design cities, infrastructure and productive systems exposed to shifting extremes. The answer is not to abandon forecasting, but to combine probabilistic scenarios, adaptation, restored ecosystems and emissions cuts.
Yangsan reached 42.5°C, the highest reading in 122 years of South Korean observations, as extreme heat spread toward Seoul and western regions. South Korea reported 14 deaths and 1,889 heat-related illnesses since mid-May.
The World Meteorological Organization expects warming in the central and eastern Pacific to develop into a strong event during August-October 2026. Its overlap with a positive Indian Ocean Dipole may shift rainfall and raise heat, drought, flood and wildfire risks.
A report found 57% of 81 analyzed data centers in census tracts with the highest shares of people of color and 47% in communities facing high cumulative environmental-health risks. Front and Centered is calling for a statewide moratorium on hyperscale facilities.
A workshop in Chuy brought together participants from Rocha, Treinta y Tres, Lavalleja and Maldonado to connect weather data with lived territorial experience. It is the first of three sessions under the 2026–2030 Gender and Climate Change Action Plan.
Afghanistan recorded at least 31 deaths, Chattogram received 412.3 millimeters in 24 hours and more than 890,000 people were evacuated in Guangdong. Warming increases available moisture, while vulnerable housing, crops and infrastructure turn heavy rain into disaster.
North Wales and the Upper Severn basin officially entered drought after receiving less than 2% of expected July rainfall, with rivers at record lows, fires still burning and mounting damage to habitats, crops and wildlife.