Why 🐱 GlobalClimateImpacts picked: As the Colorado River shrinks and a Southwest “megadrought” drags on, water is top-of-mind. The traditionally wonky topic has become a major issue in midterm races, showcasing just how concerned the public is about the Southwest’s water future.

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This report highlights the intersection of long-term climate-driven drought, water resource scarcity, and its tangible impacts on infrastructure and regional political policy.

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This report highlights the intersection of long-term climate-driven drought, water resource scarcity, and its tangible impacts on infrastructure and regional political policy.

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Why 🐱 GlobalClimateImpacts picked: As the Colorado River shrinks and a Southwest “megadrought” drags on, water is top-of-mind. The traditionally wonky topic has become a major issue in midterm races, showcasing just how concerned the public is about the Southwest’s water future.

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Extreme heat waves and wildfires have contributed to unhealthy levels of smog and smoke around the world so far in 2026, an analysis of air quality trends found. Over half of the world’s population was exposed to high levels of ground-level ozone pollution.

The Storm Wrecked Their Bridges. ‘All That Red Tape’ Left Them Stranded.

Bridges Still Destroyed Years After Hurricane

About 50,000 more people died in European cities between June and August than would have if temperatures had not been abnormally hot, researchers estimate. The figures are 71 percent higher than in 2022, the second-deadliest year. https://wapo.st/4iDUqlj

To officials, Arizona’s Queen Creek is a model of how to confront the Southwest’s water woes head-on as the Colorado River dwindles and water gets more expensive. The city expects to spend $730 million to insulate itself from drought for decades to come.

Hailstorms are becoming larger and more frequent, especially in the Great Plains. As the climate warms, thunderstorms will create stronger updrafts that hold hailstones in the air for longer allowing them to grow bigger — and fall harder. https://wapo.st/4yI2XIS

The heat waves that baked Europe this summer were likely the continent’s deadliest on record, researchers say. They estimate about 50,000 more people died in European cities between June and August than would have if temperatures had not been abnormally hot.

Across the country, hail causes billions of dollars in damage every year, and scientists believe that climate change will make things worse. Hail is getting bigger, and hailstorms are becoming larger and more frequent.