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## 1. Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds - The Guardian

**URL:** [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/19/climate-crisis-us-voters-study](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/19/climate-crisis-us-voters-study)  
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The researchers also asked participants about whether or not specific forms of extreme weather are being “worsened by climate change”. Majorities linked climate change to worsening wildfires (64%), droughts (63%), flooding and flash flooding (62%), hurricanes (59%), and severe thunderstorms and hailstorms (59%). But heatwaves topped the list, with 67% saying climate change is making them worse – including 48% of Republicans, the highest share for any of the extreme weather events surveyed.

That could be because nearly everyone in the US has experienced unusually hot days or weeks in recent years, said Adcox. High temperatures kill more people annually in the US than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined. [...] “We started with the question of our extreme weather events increasing, because we thought [that] if we can find consensus on that, that can be an entry point to being able to have a more bipartisan conversation about climate and climate intervention,” she said.

About 61% of likely American voters believe extreme weather events have become more frequent over the past five years, the survey from the progressive polling firm Data for Progress, shared exclusively with the Guardian, found. That includes 72% of Democrats, 63% of Independents, and nearly half – 46% – of all Republicans. [...] “You can say, hey, this extreme heat event is crazy, so let’s talk about it, let’s talk about why it’s happening,” she said.

Another survey finding also indicates that even Americans who may not be convinced that the climate crisis is human caused – or even that it is happening – would support some climate justice-focused measures.

Amid global and national rising temperatures, workers who labor outdoors – such as construction workers, farm workers and roofers – are among the populations most vulnerable to heat-related illness.

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# Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds

Top Democrat says findings show public ‘way ahead of the politicians’ as Trump dismisses global heating as ‘hoax’

Amid a summer of dangerous [heat](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/03/heatwave-world-cup-250th-anniversary), [drought](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/07/lake-powell-water-crisis) and [floods](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/27/kentucky-flood-deaths-storms), a majority of Americans are connecting increasingly severe weather to the climate crisis, new polling shows, despite efforts by Donald Trump to dismiss global heating as a “con job” and a “hoax”.

It’s a sign that attempts to suppress polarize climate concerns may not be seeing full success, said Grace Adcox, senior climate strategist at Data for Progress.

“We started with the question of our extreme weather events increasing, because we thought [that] if we can find consensus on that, that can be an entry point to being able to have a more bipartisan conversation about climate and climate intervention,” she said.

About 61% of likely American voters believe extreme weather events have become more frequent over the past five years, the [survey](https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/7/19/a-majority-of-voters-support-worker-protections-against-extreme-heat) from the progressive polling firm Data for Progress, shared exclusively with the Guardian, found. That includes 72% of Democrats, 63% of Independents, and nearly half – 46% – of all Republicans.

Sheldon Whitehouse, the Rhode Island senator who has long criticized Democrats for quieting their talk of global warming – or “climate-hushing” – said the new data “adds to the mountain of evidence that the public is way ahead of the politicians on the dire consequences of climate change”.

“Climate hushers who ignore this righteous fight should take note,” he told the Guardian.

The researchers also asked participants about whether or not specific forms of extreme weather are being “worsened by climate change”. Majorities linked climate change to worsening wildfires (64%), droughts (63%), flooding and flash flooding (62%), hurricanes (59%), and severe thunderstorms and hailstorms (59%). But heatwaves topped the list, with 67% saying climate change is making them worse – including 48% of Republicans, the highest share for any of the extreme weather events surveyed.

That could be because nearly everyone in the US has experienced unusually hot days or weeks in recent years, said Adcox. High temperatures kill more people annually in the US than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined.

“There are regional differences across experiences with extreme weather,” said Adcox. “Extreme heat happens to have the biggest footprint in the American context compared to some of these other types of extreme weather.”

The finding indicates that scorching conditions could provide an “interesting opening salvo” to speak about the climate crisis, she added.

Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, said the new poll’s findings are “very consistent” with the conclusions researchers have drawn based on Yale’s [surveys](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/26/us-voters-link-climate-crisis-affordability), which have shown Americans are increasingly [linking extreme weather](https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-beliefs-attitudes-fall-2025/toc/7/) to the climate crisis and want to [protect workers from heat](https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/climate-change-in-the-american-mind-politics-policy-spring-2026/toc/6/).

But Jennifer Marlon, a senior research scientist at Yale who also focuses on climate communications, said despite this, it’s not clear if most Americans understand why exactly the climate is changing.

“This is probably the biggest misconception out there – many Americans still think the warming is due to some kind of natural cycle. But it isn’t,” she said, adding that a [spring survey](https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/app/uploads/2026/07/climate-change-american-mind-beliefs-attitudes-spring-2026.pdf) from Yale Program on Climate Change Communication found 27% of people think that the changes are mostly natural.

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## 2. Weather tracker: More than 900 wildfires rage across Canada - The Guardian

**URL:** [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/24/weather-tracker-wildfires-canada-argentina-heat](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/24/weather-tracker-wildfires-canada-argentina-heat)  
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Poor air quality has been reported across affected regions, with wildfire smoke carried by winds into the US and even across the Atlantic to northern Europe. The risk of further blazes remains high as North America enters the peak of fire season.

Meanwhile, the city of Salta in Argentina recorded its warmest-ever overnight minimum temperature on Saturday, with the mercury failing to fall below 26C (79F). This reading is particularly remarkable because Argentina is in the middle of winter, when Salta’s average night-time minimum is about 3C. [...] Elsewhere, the strengthening El Niño is also expected to increase typhoon activity in the western Pacific. Tropical Depression 11 formed on Tuesday before developing into Tropical Storm Noul north of the Philippines on Thursday night. The system is forecast to intensify into a typhoon over the coming days as it tracks between the Philippines and Taiwan, before making landfall on China’s south-east coast on Sunday morning local time as a category 1 storm.

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This process is known as the Foehn effect, a phenomenon that occurs on the downwind side of mountain ranges around the world. However, the intensity experienced in Salta last weekend was unusual. One contributing factor may have been the rapidly developing El Niño in the eastern Pacific, which would have left the incoming air mass warmer than average, even before it descended on the city.

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# Weather tracker: More than 900 wildfires rage across Canada

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Fires remain out of control in Northwest Territories and Ontario, while Argentina endures record night-time heat

Recent hot, dry weather in Canada has triggered hundreds of wildfires across the country. As of Wednesday, more than 900 were burning, scorching about 3m hectares of land. While fires have broken out in several provinces, the greatest concern is in the [Northwest Territories and Ontario](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/21/first-nations-ontario-canada-wildfires-evacuations-government), where several remain out of control.

Poor air quality has been reported across affected regions, with wildfire smoke carried by winds into the US and even across the Atlantic to northern Europe. The risk of further blazes remains high as North America enters the peak of fire season.

Meanwhile, the city of Salta in [Argentina](https://www.theguardian.com/world/argentina) recorded its warmest-ever overnight minimum temperature on Saturday, with the mercury failing to fall below 26C (79F). This reading is particularly remarkable because Argentina is in the middle of winter, when Salta’s average night-time minimum is about 3C.

The previous warmest night at this weather station was 22.2C, recorded in January 1953 during the height of summer. This exceptional warmth was driven by the Zonda wind, which develops when westerly airflow crosses the Andes before descending, warming and drying as it sinks back to ground level.

This process is known as the Foehn effect, a phenomenon that occurs on the downwind side of mountain ranges around the world. However, the intensity experienced in Salta last weekend was unusual. One contributing factor may have been the rapidly developing El Niño in the eastern Pacific, which would have left the incoming air mass warmer than average, even before it descended on the city.

Elsewhere, the strengthening El Niño is also expected to increase typhoon activity in the western Pacific. Tropical Depression 11 formed on Tuesday before developing into Tropical Storm Noul north of the [Philippines](https://www.theguardian.com/world/philippines) on Thursday night. The system is forecast to intensify into a typhoon over the coming days as it tracks between the Philippines and Taiwan, before making landfall on China’s south-east coast on Sunday morning local time as a category 1 storm.

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## 3. Flash flood warnings strike north-east US amid wildfire smoke from Canada - The Guardian

**URL:** [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/18/flash-flood-weather-north-east-us](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/18/flash-flood-weather-north-east-us)  
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Conditions are expected to gradually improve as shifting winds push the smoke away, but those same changing conditions are fueling a new threat: strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to sweep across much of the region, clearing the haze while bringing the potential for dangerous weather.

The first wave of powerful storms moved through northern New Jersey and New York City on Saturday, prompting a flash flood warning through 2pm. Videos shared on social media showed water pouring into parts of the city’s vulnerable infrastructure, including Penn Station. [...] More than 2ft (60cm) of rain fell in some areas during a week of relentless downpours. While rainfall was expected to ease, another round of showers pushed already swollen rivers even higher and flooded rural communities near the Mexico border that had largely escaped the worst of the earlier damage.

Near Ozona, roughly 200 miles (320km) west of San Antonio, flood waters overtopped Interstate 10. More than 50 people were rescued by boat from flooded apartment complexes, and an RV park was overwhelmed by rising water. In Uvalde county, part of a bridge collapsed over the Nueces River after the region received months’ worth of rainfall in just a matter of days. [...] Skip to navigation

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# Flash flood warnings strike north-east US amid wildfire smoke from Canada

Poor air quality from wildfires continues to plague New York City as neighborhoods hit by thunderstorms

Saturday is delivering a double dose of dangerous weather across the north-eastern US, with smoky skies from Canadian wildfires giving way to severe thunderstorms that have already triggered a flash flood warning as torrential rain pounds parts of the region.

After a brief break on Friday, smoke from the wildfires moved back into New York City and surrounding communities on Saturday, sending air quality back into unhealthy levels.

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# Flash flood warnings strike north-east US amid wildfire smoke from Canada

Poor air quality from wildfires continues to plague New York City as neighborhoods hit by thunderstorms

Saturday is delivering a double dose of dangerous weather across the north-eastern US, with smoky skies from Canadian wildfires giving way to severe thunderstorms that have already triggered a flash flood warning as torrential rain pounds parts of the region.

After a brief break on Friday, smoke from the wildfires moved back into New York City and surrounding communities on Saturday, sending air quality back into [unhealthy levels](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/18/air-quality-warnings-canada-wildfires).

Conditions are expected to [gradually improve](https://abc7ny.com/live-updates/nyc-weather-air-quality-alert-new-york-nj-tri-state-canadian-wildfire-smoke-moves/19514675/) as shifting winds push the smoke away, but those same changing conditions are fueling a new threat: strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to sweep across much of the region, clearing the haze while bringing the potential for dangerous weather.

The first wave of powerful storms moved through northern New Jersey and New York City on Saturday, prompting a [flash flood warning](https://x.com/nycemergencymgt/status/2078531714432061480) through 2pm. Videos shared on social media showed water pouring into parts of the city’s vulnerable infrastructure, including [Penn Station](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Da8RHEixt_W/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=AZjPkunM-MddQPtHWsLINk2).

By the afternoon, more than [2.5in](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/weather/weather-stories/live-updates-radar-tornado-warning-nj-nyc-severe-thunderstorm-forecast/6526750/) of rain had fallen in some locations, with flooding either under way or expected in areas covered by the warning. Neighborhoods including Jamaica, Crown Heights, Forest Hills, Ozone Park, Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope, Woodside and Greenpoint were among those affected.

Forecasters warn the storms could produce torrential rainfall capable of causing flash flooding, damaging wind gusts and even isolated tornadoes before the day is over. Hail is also possible. The National Weather Service has placed much of the tri-state area under a level 3 out of 5 risk. Unlike the more typical scattered severe storms, this level indicates numerous severe storms are likely.

Meanwhile, Texas continues to battle the aftermath of days of destructive storms and historic rainfall. Although the [prolonged rain](https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/16/texas-weather-castastrophic-flooding-forecast/) has ended across Texas Hill Country, forecasters are now closely monitoring major rivers expected to surge south through the weekend.

The Devils River in south-west [Texas](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/texas) was forecast to reach major flood stage Saturday morning and could climb as high as 22ft, according to the National Weather Service; flood stage for Devils River is 5ft in that area, the NWS said.

The Rio Grande is expected to peak at 21ft by Sunday morning; minor flooding in the Laredo area is at 8ft.

Emergency crews carried out [more rescues](https://apnews.com/article/texas-floods-warning-cleanup-hard-hit-2f17c4d45a7189d7a7c404fdadac545a) Friday as additional heavy rain expanded the flood threat. The flooding has killed at least two people and left hundreds more needing rescue.

More than 2ft (60cm) of rain fell in some areas during a week of relentless downpours. While rainfall was expected to ease, another round of showers pushed already swollen rivers even higher and flooded rural communities near the Mexico border that had largely escaped the worst of the earlier damage.

Near Ozona, roughly 200 miles (320km) west of San Antonio, flood waters overtopped Interstate 10. More than 50 people were rescued by boat from flooded apartment complexes, and an RV park was overwhelmed by rising water. In Uvalde county, part of a bridge collapsed over the Nueces River after the region received months’ worth of rainfall in just a matter of days.

In Cincinnati, Ohio, residents of the Hyde Park neighborhood said it took just 20 to 30 minutes for heavy rain to escalate into a dangerous flooding situation, reported [WCPO](https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/photos-heavy-downpours-leave-cincinnati-neighborhoods-flooded-in-minutes).

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## 4. France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heatwave - AP News

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## 5. Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe - The Guardian

**URL:** [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/23/climate-crisis-heat-sucking-soils-dry-extreme-drought-europe-analysis](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/23/climate-crisis-heat-sucking-soils-dry-extreme-drought-europe-analysis)  
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The drought was assessed until the end of June, early in the summer, but is already having major impacts. Many countries have implemented emergency restrictions on water use, with most parts of southern England now under a hosepipe ban.

Deadly wildfires have raged through Spain and France and farmers have been hit hard, facing some of the driest soils on record. About 9m tonnes of grain are expected to be lost across Europe, with the worst maize harvest in 50 years expected in France, and Romanian farmers losing over a million hectares of crops. [...] Record-breaking heatwaves meant the hot atmosphere strongly evaporated water from rivers, lakes, soils and plants – conditions made 80 times more likely by global heating in western Europe and 40 times more likely in eastern Europe, the study showed. The level of soil dryness in the west was made five times more likely by the pollution from fossil fuels in the west, and 11 times more likely in the east.

Droughts have usually been linked to low rainfall, but western Europe’s most recent winter was a wet one. The scientists said the climate crisis was redefining drought in Europe, with high temperatures the key factor this summer. Today’s drought in western Europe is classified as “extreme” but would have been “moderate” in the world before the climate crisis, according to the analysis. [...] The UN climate chief, Simon Stiell, said: “Worsening droughts are an unignorable red alert that our planet is overheating. Until humanity stops burning huge amounts of coal, oil and gas, these brutal climate-driven droughts will only get more severe and more costly for households and whole economies alike. But the solutions are just as clear: move much faster to renewable energy.”

The analysis by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) consortium of scientists used peer-reviewed methods to assess the drought in western Europe, including England, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, from April to June. Eastern Europe has been suffering lower rainfall for a year so this analysis, spanning 15 nations from Belgium to Estonia, covered the last 12 months.

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# Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe

Analysis shows how heatwaves are making atmosphere thirstier, damaging water supplies, food production and power generation

Extreme heat supercharged by the climate crisis is sucking Europe dry in summer and intensifying the drought hitting the continent, a scientific analysis has found.

Record-breaking heatwaves meant the hot atmosphere strongly evaporated water from rivers, lakes, soils and plants – conditions made 80 times more likely by global heating in western [Europe](https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news) and 40 times more likely in eastern Europe, the study showed. The level of soil dryness in the west was made five times more likely by the pollution from fossil fuels in the west, and 11 times more likely in the east.

Droughts have usually been linked to low rainfall, but western Europe’s most recent winter was a wet one. The scientists said the climate crisis was redefining drought in Europe, with high temperatures the key factor this summer. Today’s drought in western Europe is classified as “extreme” but would have been “moderate” in the world before the climate crisis, according to the analysis.

The drought was assessed until the end of June, early in the summer, but is already having major impacts. Many countries have implemented emergency restrictions on water use, with most parts of [southern England now under a hosepipe ban](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/21/thames-water-joins-hosepipe-ban-england-wales-drought).

Deadly wildfires have [raged through Spain and France](https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/18/the-impossible-choices-of-a-deadly-wildfire-season) and farmers have been hit hard, facing some of the driest soils on record. About [9m tonnes of grain](https://www.coceral.com/web/%2520coceral%2520crop%2520forecast%2520%7C%2520july%25202026%2520/1011306087/list1187970814/f1.html) are expected to be lost across Europe, with the worst maize harvest in 50 years expected in France, and Romanian farmers losing over a million hectares of crops.

Rivers are running low across Europe, cutting the generation of clean hydropower and restricting cargo ships. The Rhine at Lobith in the Netherlands is now lower than the minimum level seen in the hot summer of 1976. The scientists warned that this disruption could push up the price of food and energy, hitting low-income households hardest.

The researchers said the link between the human-caused climate crisis and the drying of European summers was strong. “We now see an enhanced tendency for unusual soil drying already in spring, before summer has even begun,” said Dr Dominik Schumacher, at ETH Zurich. “That is our own doing: as temperatures climb, the atmosphere’s thirst increases quickly, sucking moisture out of rivers, lakes, reservoirs and the soil. If you have increasingly hot air, it will suck the soils dry.”

The 2026 drought had arrived two months earlier than one that struck in 2022, he added. This year has also seen particularly dangerous wildfire conditions in western Europe. Schumacher said: “Conditions starting off fairly wet and then transitioning to very, very dry are the prime ingredients for an extreme fire season, because more vegetation can grow and then burn later on.”

Dr Mariam Zachariah, at Imperial College London and also part of the study team, said: “What’s most alarming is that these conditions are occurring at 1.4C of warming. If global emissions push temperatures up to 2.8C as predicted, these intense evaporative conditions could double in likelihood. Without rapid, aggressive emissions cuts, Europe is heading for a future where these scorching, dry summers happen time and time again.”

The UN climate chief, Simon Stiell, said: “Worsening droughts are an unignorable red alert that our planet is overheating. Until humanity stops burning huge amounts of coal, oil and gas, these brutal climate-driven droughts will only get more severe and more costly for households and whole economies alike. But the solutions are just as clear: move much faster to renewable energy.”

The [analysis by the World Weather Attribution](https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/increasingly-hot-europe-faces-more-severe-droughts-and-growing-challenges-for-water-and-land-management) (WWA) consortium of scientists used peer-reviewed methods to assess the drought in western Europe, including England

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