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  • Extreme Weather and Climate Policy Battles Reshape America's Landscape

    Extreme Weather and Climate Policy Battles Reshape America's Landscape
    Dec 24 2025
    Across the United States this week, climate change is shaping both extreme weather and political battles. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that the year is ending with record warmth across much of the country, extending an unusually long wildfire season in the West and deepening drought conditions in parts of the southern Plains and Southwest, while intense, moisture laden storms have brought repeated flooding to the Pacific Northwest and parts of the Midwest. The National Weather Service has linked these extremes to the combination of a strong El Nino and the long term warming trend driven by greenhouse gas emissions.

    According to the United States Drought Monitor, severe to exceptional drought now grips large areas of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and the central Great Plains, stressing water supplies and agriculture, while California and the Mountain West face below average snowpack that threatens next years water security. At the same time, the National Interagency Fire Center reports that fall and winter fire activity has persisted in states such as California and Oregon, with officials warning that hotter, drier conditions are lengthening the traditional fire season.

    On the coasts, new research from the University of California system has highlighted accelerating sea level rise driven by climate change, projecting that by mid century tens of thousands of homes and critical infrastructure around the San Francisco Bay, Miami, and low lying communities along the Gulf Coast could face chronic flooding. The study warns that sunny day, or tidal, flooding is already becoming more frequent, a trend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has also documented along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

    Amid these impacts, climate policy fights have intensified. The New York Times reports that a federal judge has blocked the Federal Emergency Management Agency from canceling four and a half billion dollars in climate resiliency grants under the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, a win for twenty two states that argued the projects will prevent an estimated one hundred fifty billion dollars in disaster damages over the next two decades. The United States Climate Alliance, a coalition of states committed to the Paris Agreement, says its members have now cut net greenhouse gas emissions to about twenty four percent below two thousand five levels while their economies grew, and governors are accelerating investments in heat pumps, electric vehicles, and grid modernization.

    Globally, the United Nations climate secretariat and scientific bodies including the World Meteorological Organization warn that worldwide emissions remain near record highs, and that without faster cuts, extreme heat waves, megafires, and flooding events seen this year on every continent will become even more frequent and severe.

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  • United States Climate Alliance States Surpass Emissions Targets, Boost Economy by 34%

    United States Climate Alliance States Surpass Emissions Targets, Boost Economy by 34%
    Dec 20 2025
    In 2025, United States Climate Alliance states marked a major milestone, announcing during Climate Week New York City that they collectively reduced net greenhouse gas emissions by 24 percent below 2005 levels, surpassing national averages while boosting gross domestic product by 34 percent, according to the US Climate Alliance year-in-review report. These states advanced ambitious targets, enacted new laws across sectors, and invested billions in mitigation, deploying more heat pumps in homes, electric vehicles and chargers on roads, solar panels on roofs, and clean energy on grids.

    Federal actions drew sharp contrasts. On December 11, a federal judge blocked the administration's attempt to cancel the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, ruling it illegal after 22 states sued to protect 4.5 billion dollars in grants projected to avert 150 billion dollars in disaster damages over two decades, as reported by The New York Times. Meanwhile, the Trump administration moved to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, labeling it a source of climate alarmism, per Science magazine on December 17. This threatens critical predictions for wildfires and storms, alarming California officials who warn of impacts to weather forecasting, according to CalMatters on December 20. The administration also canceled 109 million dollars in green transportation grants to Colorado, targeting electric vehicle charging and alternative fuels.

    Sea level rise emerges as a pressing pattern in the San Francisco Bay Area, where Cal Poly researchers project that by 2050, over 75,000 homes, 20,000 acres of wetlands, airports, highways, and data centers could face inundation, prompting calls for land reclamation as a sustainable adaptation between denial and retreat, noted in The Dirt from the American Society of Landscape Architects on December 16.

    Worldwide, greenhouse gas emissions rose and biodiversity loss accelerated this year, though renewables advanced, with China leading amid United States isolation, as Grist analyzed. The Paris Climate Agreement marked its tenth anniversary on December 12, with the National Security Archive highlighting commitments from 195 countries a decade ago. Upcoming events signal momentum: the World Conference on Climate Change and Global Warming convenes December 28 in Copenhagen, Denmark, while the United Nations Environment Assembly meets December 8 to 12 in Nairobi, Kenya, focusing on resilient solutions. These developments underscore resilience amid policy shifts and escalating risks.

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  • Powerful Atmospheric Rivers and Climate Shifts Challenge the Pacific Northwest and Beyond

    Powerful Atmospheric Rivers and Climate Shifts Challenge the Pacific Northwest and Beyond
    Dec 13 2025
    According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Prediction Center, a series of powerful atmospheric rivers is bringing heavy rain, mountain snow, flooding, and high winds to the Pacific Northwest and California, with a risk of landslides and river flooding from northern California into Washington state. Forecasters say a cool phase of the tropical Pacific known as La Nina is likely to persist for the next month or two before shifting toward neutral conditions early next year, a pattern that can influence storm tracks, drought risk, and temperature extremes across the United States.

    The Washington Post reports that this storm sequence is hitting landscapes already stressed by long term warming, with higher snow lines in the Sierra Nevada and Cascades, meaning more precipitation is falling as rain instead of snow. This raises winter flood risk while shrinking the natural snowpack reservoir that western states depend on for summer water supplies. In Oregon and Washington, local officials are warning that saturated soils after a warm fall could increase tree fall and power outages as winds intensify.

    In the eastern United States, the Associated Press notes that unusually warm December temperatures have extended the growing and allergy seasons in parts of the Midwest and Northeast, a trend scientists link to long term climate warming. Cities from Minneapolis to Boston are reporting that the first lasting snows are arriving later than in past decades, disrupting winter recreation economies and complicating water management planning.

    Worldwide, the European Union climate service Copernicus reports that global temperatures over the past year have remained near or above one and a half degrees Celsius of warming compared with the late eighteen hundreds baseline, driven largely by record high ocean temperatures in the North Atlantic and other basins. The Guardian notes that heat driven drought in the Amazon and in parts of southern Africa has intensified wildfire risk and strained hydropower production.

    Across these stories, scientists emphasize a common pattern. A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, making heavy precipitation events like the current West Coast storms more intense, while also driving hotter heat waves, longer wildfire seasons, and shifting snow and rainfall patterns that challenge water systems and communities across the United States and around the world.

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  • Extreme Weather Patterns Highlight Alarming Climate Change Trends Across the U.S.

    Extreme Weather Patterns Highlight Alarming Climate Change Trends Across the U.S.
    Dec 10 2025
    Across the United States this week, climate change is showing up most clearly in the weather Americans are feeling right now. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that the country just experienced its third warmest fall on record, with especially high temperatures in the Plains and the West. Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington all posted their warmest fall ever, and November was the warmest on record in several of those states, a signal of a steadily warming baseline rather than a one time anomaly, according to coverage by ABC News drawing on federal data.

    At the same time, rainfall patterns are growing more extreme. The Southeast had its driest fall since nineteen seventy eight, with Georgia receiving less than half its usual autumn rain, and South Carolina logging its driest November since nineteen thirty one. Florida just had its third driest November on record. Yet in sharp contrast, parts of the Southwest saw their wettest fall ever, including Phoenix and several counties in southeastern Arizona, as reported by ABC News, underscoring how climate change is amplifying both drought and downpours.

    These trends are contributing to widespread drought. The latest United States Drought Monitor update cited by ABC News shows more than forty percent of the contiguous United States in some level of drought, with conditions intensifying across the Southeast, the southern Plains, and the upper Mississippi Valley, even as parts of the West have recently improved. Scientists say this patchwork of extreme dryness and sudden heavy rain is consistent with a warming atmosphere that can hold and then dump more moisture.

    Globally, the European Union Copernicus climate service, summarized by multiple outlets including the independent site Climate and Economy, finds that November was the third warmest on record worldwide and that twenty twenty five is on track to be the second or third warmest year ever measured. Researchers cited there note that record breaking heat is touching virtually every region, with new monthly temperature records falling in well over one hundred countries already this month.

    One emerging pattern in the United States is that both heat and cold extremes are becoming more volatile on top of a warming trend. Recent reporting compiled by Climate and Economy highlights early season Arctic cold snaps and heavy snow in parts of the Midwest and Northeast, even as the long term data show New England and the Alaskan Arctic warming faster than almost anywhere else on Earth. Scientists explain that this combination of record warmth, intensified drought and rainfall, and destabilized winter weather reflects a climate system being pushed into a new and more unpredictable state by human caused greenhouse gas emissions.

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  • Navigating the Evolving Climate Landscape: Crucial Conferences and Patterns Shaping the Future

    Navigating the Evolving Climate Landscape: Crucial Conferences and Patterns Shaping the Future
    Dec 3 2025
    The past week has brought significant climate developments across the United States and globally. According to the Climate Prediction Center at NOAA, La Niña conditions are expected to continue through the Northern Hemisphere winter, with a transition to neutral conditions most likely occurring between January and March 2026, carrying a sixty-one percent probability. This atmospheric pattern will influence weather systems and temperature patterns across North America throughout the coming months.

    On the international stage, several major climate conferences are currently underway or about to commence. The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, known as CITES CoP20, is being held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, running through early December. Simultaneously, Panama City is hosting the twenty-third session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention to Combat Desertification, bringing together representatives from one hundred ninety-six countries and the European Union to assess progress against land degradation and drought through December fifth.

    Looking ahead to next week, the United Nations Environment Assembly will convene its seventh session in Nairobi, Kenya, from December eighth through twelfth, focusing on advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet. This gathering represents a critical moment for environmental policy coordination among member nations.

    Within North America, the sixth Global Conference on Climate Change and Global Warming is scheduled to take place in Montreal, Canada, on December sixth, organized by the Global Conference Alliance. Additionally, the tenth Climate Change Summit will occur in Paris on December seventeenth and eighteenth, bringing together global experts to explore innovations, policies, and solutions for sustainable futures.

    The International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference will be held online via Zoom on December ninth and tenth, representing the second annual iteration of this important gathering. Meanwhile, the American Progress organization has documented that summer two thousand twenty-five was marked by a massive heat dome affecting over two hundred fifty-five million Americans, subjecting them to extreme heat conditions as climate change continues to intensify weather patterns.

    In India, the twenty-third edition of the Green Building Congress took place from November twenty-seventh through twenty-ninth in Mumbai, showcasing low carbon and green building technologies and solutions. These developments collectively demonstrate the accelerating pace of climate-focused initiatives, policy discussions, and scientific research occurring globally. The convergence of multiple international conferences, combined with observable weather impacts across the United States, underscores the urgency with which governments, organizations, and scientists are addressing climate change during this critical period.

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  • U.S. Climate Policy Shifts as Federal Retreat Spurs Subnational Action

    U.S. Climate Policy Shifts as Federal Retreat Spurs Subnational Action
    Nov 29 2025
    The United States is experiencing a significant shift in climate policy as the Trump Administration takes a starkly different approach to environmental governance. For the first time in history, no high-level federal officials from the United States attended COP30, the United Nations Climate Change Conference currently underway in Belem, Brazil, from November 10 through 21, 2025. On his first day in office, President Trump announced plans to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, the landmark 2015 climate accord designed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

    Despite this federal retreat, the Trump Administration is actively rolling back environmental protections and renewable energy incentives. Tax credits for solar energy have been eliminated, and offshore wind power projects have been cancelled. According to recent analysis, these policy reversals will significantly slow emissions reductions. Previously, the United States was on track to reduce emissions between 38 and 56 percent by 2035, but current projections now show reductions will likely fall between only 26 and 35 percent by that same year.

    However, there is a counterbalancing force emerging within American climate action. The U.S. Climate Alliance, representing state and local governments, took to the global stage at COP30 to reaffirm that America's climate progress will continue despite the absence of federal leadership. This grassroots commitment demonstrates that climate action at the subnational level remains robust and determined.

    On a more encouraging note, the United States has experienced recent emissions declines from burning fossil fuels. Aging coal power plants have closed, and significantly more solar and wind power capacity has been installed across the country. Renewable energy projects have become cheaper than new fossil fuel power plants, marking an important economic shift in the energy sector.

    Internationally, the climate negotiations at COP30 faced disruption when a fire erupted at the conference venue in the Brazilian Amazon on November 20, 2025. The incident forced evacuation of tens of thousands of registered participants but was contained with limited damage. Despite this interruption, over 80 countries, including the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Brazil, are pushing for a clear roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels. Meanwhile, countries like China and Brazil are stepping up to fill the leadership vacuum left by American withdrawal, positioning themselves as major drivers of global climate policy. The negotiations continue to focus on climate finance and adaptation strategies as nations work toward meaningful climate action.

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  • Climate Litigation Shifts as Biden-Era Policies Face Deregulatory Challenges

    Climate Litigation Shifts as Biden-Era Policies Face Deregulatory Challenges
    Nov 26 2025
    As we head into the final weeks of 2025, the landscape of climate change litigation and policy in the United States is undergoing significant shifts. According to analysis from the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, the Biden administration witnessed six hundred thirty climate cases filed in federal and state courts over four years, representing a major surge in climate-related legal action. Approximately two-thirds of these cases advanced climate mitigation and adaptation goals, though an important trend emerged showing that cases opposing climate protections increased each year, climbing from twenty-four percent in twenty twenty-one to thirty-six percent by early twenty twenty-five.

    The dominant category of climate litigation involved fossil fuel extraction, processing, and transport, with one hundred eighteen cases addressing these industries. Non-governmental organizations drove much of this legal action, serving as plaintiffs in fifty-eight percent of all climate cases filed during the Biden years. These organizations pursued strategies focused on integrating climate change considerations into environmental review and permitting processes, a trend that persisted even as political winds shifted.

    However, the transition to the second Trump administration is reshaping climate litigation in unexpected ways. Legal experts anticipate several emerging patterns. Constitutional arguments are now being invoked to defend Biden-era climate policies, with numerous lawsuits challenging terminations of climate-related funding authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act and other statutes. Additionally, the federal government itself is expected to take on a new role as a deregulatory plaintiff, challenging state and local climate initiatives. Private sector litigation is also evolving, with companies facing potential lawsuits for integrating climate considerations into their operations as federal climate frameworks are withdrawn.

    Meanwhile, the international climate action calendar remains robust. The twentieth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species convenes through early December in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The United Nations Environment Assembly will hold its seventh session in Nairobi, Kenya, from December eighth through twelfth, focusing on advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet. Looking further ahead, the International Model Forest Network will convene its Global Forum in Eastern Ontario, Canada, from May twenty-six through thirty, attracting delegates from over sixty model forests worldwide.

    These developments reflect a pivotal moment in American climate policy and litigation. As federal climate protections face potential rollbacks, the burden of climate action increasingly shifts to states, municipalities, and non-governmental actors. The courts will likely become crucial battlegrounds for determining how far deregulatory efforts can proceed and whether existing climate policies can withstand legal challenges ahead.

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  • Extreme Weather Upheaval Grips North Central US: Drought, Freezes, and Intense Snowfall Highlight Climate Challenges

    Extreme Weather Upheaval Grips North Central US: Drought, Freezes, and Intense Snowfall Highlight Climate Challenges
    Nov 24 2025
    The United States has experienced a series of climate change related events and emerging weather patterns during the past week that highlight both ongoing challenges and notable shifts. According to the most recent climate and drought outlook from Iowa State University’s Extension Agricultural Climatologist, the North Central U S has seen significant variation in precipitation and temperature. The eastern half of this region, which includes areas such as Illinois, Indiana, and parts of Iowa, has been notably below normal for precipitation over the last three months, leading to expanded drought conditions and very low soil moisture, especially in southern Illinois and Indiana. These dry conditions have led to water rationing and restrictions in places like Decatur, Illinois, affecting both residents who rely on river water and the aquatic ecosystems crucial for the region.

    There have also been unusual seasonal developments, including widespread early freezes across much of the U S. In particular, South Dakota experienced a rare delay in the first autumn frost, which has impacted agricultural planning. At the same time, early November brought exceptionally high snowfall totals to the upper peninsula of Michigan and regions around Lake Michigan, with totals reaching eighteen inches in some places. This abrupt onset of snow is directly linked to unusually warm surface lake temperatures, a pattern scientists warn could result in continued and more intense lake effect snow events heading into winter.

    Short term outlooks suggest that much of the North Central United States is now heading into a period of below normal temperatures and increased precipitation. Forecast models indicate a fifty to sixty percent chance of colder than average weather through early December, influenced in part by a predicted sudden stratospheric warming event, which can weaken the polar vortex and potentially trigger a significant cold air outbreak. This is an uncommon occurrence in November, though its effects may not be fully felt until December.

    Despite the continued dryness, the current drought intensity in the Great Plains is less severe than it was at this time last year, with regions like western Ohio showing improved soil moisture. However, meteorologists emphasize that the North Central U S is now in its historical dry season, so rainfall improvements may be temporary.

    Looking beyond the United States, the most significant global climate event, the United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP30, is set to take place in November in Belém, Brazil. As anticipation builds worldwide for this meeting, there is growing momentum for international cooperation and urgent action, both to keep global warming trends in check and to address the needs of vulnerable populations. In the U S, ongoing drought, abrupt weather changes, and the shifting dynamics between dry and wet regions serve as a case study in the immediate, localized effects of climate change, reinforcing the importance of both mitigation and adaptation strategies in the months and years ahead.

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