Global Scans · Climate · Weekly Summary

• [New] As the Arctic becomes an increasingly strategic region due to climate change and growing international interest, enhancing infrastructure there will allow Canada to strengthen its presence and respond to emerging challenges with confidence. Travel And Tour World
• [New] Sophisticated instruments detected the planet's gentle tug on its star, hinting at a rocky world that could hold liquid water. ScienceDaily
• [New] Hosting the UN Ocean Conference in 2028 is expected to enhance South Korea's global standing, allowing it to spearhead international collaboration on crucial ocean issues such as marine plastic pollution and biodiversity. Maritime Fairtrade
• [New] People have been looking for ways to harvest water from the atmosphere, which could be a big source of water particularly for desert regions and places where there is not even saltwater to desalinate. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• [New] States such as Montana, Utah, and Pennsylvania have adopted the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, helping communities mitigate wildfire risks to homes and associated water infrastructure. Pacific Institute
• [New] X discussions among tech influencers, like posts from B2B tech accounts, highlight innovations such as AI-driven water monitoring that could help, drawing parallels to solutions in arid regions like Israel's Negev Desert. WebProNews
• [New] The proposed new capital in the Makran region could transform Iran's southern coast into an economic powerhouse, leveraging ports for trade and desalination plants for water security. WebProNews
• [New] Iran's capital, Tehran, a sprawling metropolis of over 10 million inhabitants, is grappling with an existential threat: it's running out of water. WebProNews
• [New] The world's oceans are expected to play a key part in drawing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to help slow dangerous climate warming. ScienceDaily
• [New] India must adopt region-specific, data-driven adaptation strategies to strengthen resilience across agriculture, cities, and public health systems in the face of escalating compound climate risks. Current Affairs | Vision IAS
• [New] The draft proposal from Friday calls for the tripling of adaptation finance by 2035 compared to 2025 levels, equivalent to $120 billion. financialpost
• [New] Marine parks such as Gorgona contribute to the 30 x30 global agreement to conserve 30% of land, water and ocean by 2030, as outlined in the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Guardian
• [New] Antarctica's Hektoria Glacier collapsed at record speed, revealing how quickly ice loss could drive sea level rise. SciTechDaily
• [New] Fossil fuels are the main drivers of global greenhouse gas emissions and that the projected CO2 emissions from continued fossil fuel production, licensing, and subsidies are incompatible with limiting the temperature rise to 1.5 °C. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• [New] Global Water Risks: Climate, Population, and Politics Climate change is intensifying the hydrological cycle, causing more frequent droughts and floods that disrupt freshwater availability. ""
• [New] Over 2 billion people currently live in water-stressed countries, a figure projected to rise sharply by 2030 without major intervention. ""
• [New] The yearly financing gap for climate adaptation in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is estimated at $47 billion through 2035. valorinternational
• [New] An estimated $3.4 trillion will be needed over the next two decades to bring drinking water, stormwater and wastewater infrastructure up to date. Governing
• [New] Rising sea levels threaten to flood more than 5,500 toxic sites across the US by 2100. The Guardian
• [New] The national rollout of smart water meters across England will empower households and businesses to use water more efficiently. GOV.UK
• [New] NASA and its European partners have successfully launched Sentinel-6B, the second in a pair of U.S.-European ocean-monitoring satellites that will provide high-precision measurements of sea-level rise, ocean currents, and atmospheric conditions. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
• [New] Project Cedar, which will be built somewhere in the U.S. and operational in 2026, is being designed with four HDAC modules capable of capturing 3,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, and will also produce more than 6,000 tons of clean water annually. NewsData, LLC

Last updated: 24 November 2025