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2026’s record-breaking heat, fires, and floods have killed tens of thousands, proving that climate change is causing immediate, deadly global disasters.
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Choking fires, deadly heat and devastating floods: 2026 in extreme weather
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People around the world have contended with unprecedented weather events and their fatal effects caused by the climate catastropheAfter 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. Continue reading...
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