The use of solar power is growing rapidly, especially in developing regions in the tropics, as countries work toward meeting carbon neutrality goals. But according to new research, solar power use is also accompanied by solar power shortages (droughts) when demand exceeds supply for at least three days. Such shortages can leave millions without access to cooling or cooking abilities

https://phys.org/news/2025-04-solar-power-shortages-demand-climate.html

Majority of Winnipeggers concerned about climate change, mixed on its importance to city business
Devon McKendrick
~2 minutes

A majority of Winnipeggers are concerned about climate change, but not all view it as a main priority for Winnipeg to deal with

https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/majority-of-winnipeggers-concerned-about-climate-change-mixed-on-its-importance-to-city-business/

The Bees Are Disappearing Again

For beekeepers, the problem isn’t just climate change and extreme weather: It’s also DOGE, the trade war and the immigration crackdown

https://archive.ph/4LCzN

IIT-Bombay study links Pune-Mumbai Eway vehicle pollution to cancer, climate warming

Pune: A study by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) has found concerning levels of cancer-causing pollutants from vehicles plying on Pune-M

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/iit-bombay-study-links-pune-mumbai-eway-vehicle-pollution-to-cancer-climate-warming/articleshow/120357306.cms

How updating climate baselines influences detection of extreme events in China

https://phys.org/news/2025-04-climate-baselines-extreme-events-china.html

New satellite data shows NZ’s major cities are sinking – meaning rising seas will affect them sooner
Nick Young
6–7 minutes

Rising seas are already affecting coastal communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. On a global average, the sea level is now 18 centimetres higher than it was in 1900, and the annual rate of increase has been accelerating to currently 4.4 millimetres per year

https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/new-satellite-data-shows-nzs-major-cities-are-sinking-meaning-rising-seas-will-affect-them-sooner/

Food investors warned of $38trn climate risks through 2050

Investors in the food and drink industry are being urged to enhance their climate risk management, given that up to $38trn in damages are expected by 2050 in a 2.5C warming scenario

https://www.edie.net/food-investors-warned-of-38trn-climate-risks-through-2050/

Efficient agronomic practices narrow yield gaps and alleviate climate change impacts on winter wheat production in China

As the world’s largest wheat producer, China’s stable wheat production is crucial for global food security. However, climate change has increased yield variability, while excessive water and nitrogen (N) inputs threaten resource sustainability and environmental health

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02280-7

China #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #pollution #environment #climate

Most Ontario utilities don't study climate risk to electrical grid: survey

TORONTO — The majority of Ontario's electricity utilities don't study how climate change could threaten parts of the power grid

https://www.stalbertgazette.com/oil-gas-and-mining-news/most-ontario-utilities-dont-study-climate-risk-to-electrical-grid-survey-10525087

Un Québécois sur deux s’oppose à la taxe sur le carbone

La FCC incite le gouvernement de la CAQ à suivre le gouvernement fédéral et la Colombie-Britannique et à abolir l’application de sa Bourse du carbone.

Un sondage réalisé par Léger pour la Fédération canadienne des contribuables (FCC) révèle que 49 % des Québécois s’opposent à la taxe carbone qui est en place dans la province

https://www.lenouvelliste.ca/actualites/politique/2025/04/16/un-quebecois-sur-deux-soppose-a-la-taxe-sur-le-carbone-OUHKQ7XOGJFRTNGP5GTZ26C6CQ/

En Bretagne, l’agriculture se retrouve en première ligne face au changement climatique. C’est le constat sans appel dressé par les membres du Haut conseil breton pour le climat. Ce collectif de vingt scientifiques — géographes, agronomes, hydrologues, biologistes ou encore économistes — vient de publier un rapport pointant la vulnérabilité du modèle agricole breton, hérité de décennies d’intensification

https://www.zegreenweb.com/2025/04/16/lagriculture-bretonne-menacee-par-le-changement-climatique/

Selon l'Institut royal météorologique du pays, les précipitations ont été étonnamment faibles entre le 1er mars et la première semaine d'avril : il n'y a pratiquement pas eu de pluie pendant 33 jours et seulement 7,8 mm de précipitations sont tombées à la station de surveillance d'Uccle. La moyenne est d'environ 50 mm. La Belgique n'avait jamais connu une séquence aussi sèche sur cette période

https://www.lalibre.be/planete/environnement/2025/04/16/ce-phenomene-observe-en-belgique-interpelle-les-scientifiques-cetait-prevu-par-les-modeles-du-climat-mais-pas-a-ce-point-la-QWSBRVJZSZAQ7CE3ZMTAGMJDU4/

Événements météorologiques extrêmes: le mois de février a coûté cher aux assurés

Les tempêtes et le dégel hivernal de février, qui ont frappé certaines régions de l’Ontario, du Québec et du Canada atlantique, ont causé plus de 260 millions $ de dommages assurés, selon le Bureau d’assurance du Canada (BAC)

https://www.journaldequebec.com/2025/04/16/evenements-meteorologiques-extremes-le-mois-de-fevrier-a-coute-cher-aux-assures

Award-winning film highlights lasting damage from X-Press Pearl disaster in Sri Lanka https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/award-winning-film-highlights-lasting-damage-from-x-press-pearl-disaster-in-sri-lanka/

Two Judges Order Federal Agencies to Unfreeze Climate Money

https://archive.ph/VSKPA

The 2023 event would have been impossible to occur without anthropogenically-driven climate change but at the current warmer background climate state, it is assessed as a decadal-type event when considering the full North Atlantic ocean and a centennial event in the subtropics and eastern basin. Considering the regional distribution of anomalies is crucial for risk assessment in a warming climate

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02197-1

Les hydrologues s’inquiètent des bas niveaux de neige en Alberta

Les faibles manteaux neigeux pourraient engendrer des difficultés de gestion de l'eau cet été

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2156973/alberta-secheresse-niveaux-bas

15-Apr-2025
Growing #wildflowers on disused urban land can damage bee health

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1080542 #science #ecology #environment #pollution #bees #pollinators #UrbanEcology

#Wildflowers could be absorbing toxic metals that pass on to #bees, study finds
Scientists call for urban areas to be tested for contaminants and potentially cleaned before wildflowers are planted

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/16/wildflowers-absorb-toxic-metals-bees #science #ecology #environment #pollinators #pollution

focused on the Airbus A320, a common aircraft used for short and medium-haul flights across Europe. By the 2060s, some airports with shorter runways may need to reduce their maximum take-off weight by the equivalent of approximately 10 passengers per flight during summer months

Future increases in heatwaves will only make this worse, forcing operators to reduce aircraft weights & profit margins even further

https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Research-News/Holiday-flights-could-carry-fewer-passengers-as-world-warms