From #Arctic heat to #megafires, #WMO report shows climate change completely reshaping #Europe

By Andrei Ionescu, 6/2/2026

"In the far north, climate change is not some distant warning anymore. It is already reshaping the landscape.

"Across Alaska and Canada, Arctic and boreal regions are warming up to four times faster than the global average.

"That puts a huge amount of pressure on #ecosystems that have long helped slow climate change by pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and storing it in #trees, #shrubs, and #soil.

When forests stop helping

"The trouble is, those ecosystems do not always stay helpful under stress.

"As wildfires grow more intense, drought becomes more common, and other disturbances spread, parts of the north may start giving #carbon back to the atmosphere instead of locking it away.

"Once that happens, the whole climate system becomes harder to stabilize.

"That is why scientists care so much about #biomass, the total amount of living plant material across these landscapes."

Read more:
https://www.earth.com/news/arctic-forests-could-be-hiding-a-major-climate-surprise/

#BorealForests #ArcticForests #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #WarmingOceans #Heatwaves
#ArcticEcosystems #OceansAreLife

Arctic forests could be hiding a major climate surprise

Scientists created a new 40-year map of Arctic and boreal forests, revealing major uncertainties in how northern carbon storage is measured.

Earth.com
The Heat Is On: 4 Examples of Practical Solutions to Extreme Heat in Agriculture | The-14

Extreme heat is reshaping agriculture worldwide. Discover four practical solutions helping farmers protect crops, livestock and livelihoods.

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Het werken met normtijden voor huishoudelijke hulp binnen de #wmo leidt in #DenBosch tot positieve resultaten.

https://denboschpolitiek.nl/nieuws/?titel=Nieuwe~werkwijze~WMO~lijkt~te~werken

Nieuwe werkwijze WMO lijkt te werken

Er waren veel klachten over de inzet van huishoudelijke hulp in het kader van de WMO en ook was er sprake van oplopende wachtlijsten. Sinds 1 januari hanteert de gemeente een andere werkwijze. Hierbij

Den Bosch Politiek Nieuws | 's-Hertogenbosch

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is warning that a strong El Niño may amplify already-rising temperatures across Europe, and 50 mayors are determined to fight back. Read more from @euronews

https://flip.it/6C7-18

#WMO #ElNino #Heat

Mayors from 50 cities join hands to fight extreme heat

From Athens to Oulu, European mayors are among 50 worldwide teaming up to protect citizens against extreme heat.

euronews
El Niño conditions are expected to bring more heatwaves, floods & wildfire-linked air pollution in the months ahead #WMO. 🚨With major implications for human health, food systems & emergency preparedness. 📰➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/el-nino-cond... @[email protected] @[email protected]

"WMO: Prepare for El Niño"
https://public.wmo.int/news/media-centre/wmo-prepare-el-nino

“The science is clear: El Niño is arriving on our doorstep in the coming months with 90% certainty. The world must treat it as the urgent climate warning it is. El Niño conditions will pour fuel on the fire of a warming world. Impacts will hit even harder, travel even farther, and cross borders with devastating speed. The only effective response is climate action equal to the crisis – ending the addiction to fossil fuels, accelerating the shift to renewables, protecting the most vulnerable, and delivering early warning systems for all.” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres

#ElNiño #Climate World Meteorological Organization (#WMO)

WMO: Prepare for El Niño

Geneva, Switzerland (WMO) - Fueled by unusually warm ocean waters in the tropical Pacific, El Niño conditions are developing and are set to influence global temperature and rainfall patterns, increasing the risk of extreme weather over the coming months, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

World Meteorological Organization

BIJEENKOMST KENNISKRING WMO

De volgende bijeenkomst is op maandag 8 juni van 14 tot 16 uur. We informeren elkaar dan wat er leeft bij onze achterban. En welk beleid onze speciale aandacht nodig heeft.

Jij kan deze bijeenkomst ook als gast bijwonen. Mail je dan even dat je komt? [email protected]

Wmo = Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning

#adviesraad, #asd, #oss, #sociaaldomein, #ouderen, #wmo

Der Meteorologischer Sommeranfang findet jährlich am 01.Juni statt.

Der #Meteorologischer #Sommeranfang wurde von der #Weltorganisation für #Meteorologie (#WMO), einer Unterorganisation der #UN, festgelegt. Meteorologisch gesehen, umfasst eine #Jahreszeit immer drei Monate, um so #Statistiken und #Klimavergleiche leichter erstellen zu können.
https://welcher-tag-ist-heute.org/feiertage/meteorologischer-sommeranfang

#Feiertag

Heute ist Meteorologischer Sommeranfang!

Der Meteorologischer Sommeranfang findet jährlich am 01. Juni statt. Der Meteorologischer Sommeranfang wurde von der Weltorganisation für Meteorologie (WMO), ...

Welcher Tag ist Heute?
WMO warns 'ocean warming at record levels & will continue for hundreds, if not thousands, of years'

France 24
There was a number once that felt like a wall — 1.5 degrees. The sand is gone now. The World Meteorological Organization puts the odds at 91% that global temperatures breach 1.5°C above the 1850–1900 average for at least one year between 2026 and 2030. An 86% chance one of the next five years eclipses every record we have — 2024 already holds the top spot, the past decade owning all ten warmest years ever measured. This is not nature misbehaving. This is the predatory machinery that bet the planet's thermostat against a quarterly return, and El Niño returning this summer is the house collecting. The land keeps the only honest ledger.
https://twp.ai/4hqgce
#ClimateCrisis #Climate #ClimateChange #WMO #GlobalWarming #ClimateAction #Environment #Divest #EcoJustice #Science #News #ClimateEmergency