Global Scans · Climate · Weekly Summary

• [New] 2026's El Nino is expected to bring hotter and drier weather in Singapore from June to October, overlapping with the traditional peak dengue season from May to October. CNA
• [New] Forecast to be a super El Nino, it is expected to usher in even more severe extreme weather events as the global climate edges closer and closer to temporarily overshooting the Paris Agreement's goal of limiting warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial times. Greenpeace International
• [New] By 2030, global water demand will exceed supply by approximately 40%, underscoring the urgency of robust water management solutions. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Catastrophic floods in Nepal may have resulted from a hazard cascade that may have been amplified by climate change. Live Science
• [New] Particulate smoke pollution levels will double or triple in the Pacific Northwest and Northern California under unmitigated warming by the end of the century. Live Science
• [New] Without climate change mitigation, fires will increase in all vegetation types by the end of the 21st century. Live Science
• [New] Environment and Climate Change Canada is monitoring the ice island's movement, as it has done following previous Arctic ice shelf calving events, while evaluating potential risks to vessels and offshore infrastructure. ScienceDaily
• [New] The roughly 50,000 known rock glaciers around the world could collectively contain about 48 gigatons of water. ScienceDaily
• [New] The UK's reliance on global gas imports is expected to deepen as declining gas production from the UK's North Sea sector accelerates, and Norwegian output begins to fall from 2030. The Guardian
• [New] Asia Pacific is projected to register the fastest CAGR through 2033, driven by expanding urban populations, seasonal monsoon rainfall, rising disposable incomes, and increasing awareness of weather-protective apparel. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Growing short-term weather contracts could help build liquidity and interest in longer-term climate markets. Insurance Journal
• [New] German companies have faced disruption after Rhine water levels fell to record lows earlier this month, driving up transport costs, creating logistics bottlenecks and curbing production. gCaptain
• [New] Deadly landslides and floods in the Himalayas, where the recent Nepal-Tibet floods occurred, are becoming more frequent due to accelerating glacier melt caused by climate change, threatening lives and infrastructure. The Straits Times
• [New] Around 90% of coastal and low-lying wine regions in traditional locations such as Spain, Italy, Greece and southern California could be at risk of disappearing by the time the century is out. FoodNavigator.com
• [New] Remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly, which has been downgraded to an open tropical wave, were moving still across the Atlantic Ocean toward the Leeward Islands, and could bring heavy rainfall to parts of the Caribbean this weekend. The Guardian
• [New] On the water side, MPs were warned earlier in 2026 that official forecasts of England's future water needs excluded datacenters, despite the growing number of them, and that they could end up competing with homes and businesses for supply. theregister
• [New] AI-powered data centers are becoming significant consumers of electricity and water, with demand expected to increase substantially by 2030. GCC BUSINESS WATCH
• [New] Global investment requirements remain substantial, with the world estimated to need US$ 6.3 trillion in annual investment through 2030 to avoid the most severe effects of climate change, compared with current annual investment of US$ 2.3 trillion. GCC BUSINESS WATCH
• [New] The world will experience more intense extreme weather events like heat waves, storms, floods and droughts. Fortune
• [New] A powerful El Nino is expected to push global temperatures temporarily higher, but scientists emphasise that El Nino and human-driven climate change are different processes. Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, trave
• [New] The potential economic consequences are significant: the African Development Bank estimates that a Super El Nino could result in a US$ 10 billion to US$ 20 billion hit across African countries, with impacts extending to food and water security, infrastructure and economic activity. African Mining Market
• [New] Longer droughts, rising populations and a siphoning off of resources via a large dam in Ethiopia may soon contribute to conflicts over water and its natural resources downstream in Egypt, potentially putting millions of people at risk of poverty and starvation. News Decoder
• [New] The virus spreading to Australia's sea lion population could be an extinction level event. The Guardian

Last updated: 31 August 2026