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WMO bulletin tracks 2025 particulate increases linked to wildfires
WMO says wildfire activity pushed PM2.5 above long-term averages in northern Canada, parts of Russia and west-central Africa in 2025.
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WMO ranks 2025 Antarctic ozone hole among smallest in decades
WMO’s 16 September bulletin says the 2025 ozone hole ranked fourth to fifth smallest since severe depletion patterns were observed in 1992.
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WMO says 2025 river flows among driest in 35 years
WMO’s annual global water report says river discharge in 2025 was among the lowest in more than 35 years.
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UK announces £331 million package for climate security and resilience
The package directs £330 million to the Global Environment Facility and £1 million to the UN Climate Security Mechanism.
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UK allocates £90 million to low-carbon heat networks
New and upgraded heat networks are expected to serve more than 750,000 homes, according to the government.
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England opens £233 million sustainable-farming application window
The second 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive application window offers support to farmers in return for environmental actions.
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UK opens £30 million fund for community energy projects
Great British Energy’s first funding round will support renewable power projects led by local authorities and community groups.
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Global Cooling Pledge announces new heat-resilience initiatives
A heat-resilience roadmap, a nature-based cooling challenge and the first Cool Leaders awards were announced at an assembly in Singapore.
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UK announces more early support to prepare communities for El Niño
A new assistance package aims to help at-risk communities prepare before drought, flood and food-supply shocks.
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UK announces intention to lend £400 million to tropical forests facility
London plans to invest in the Tropical Forests Forever Facility as a loan, subject to due diligence and final governance arrangements.
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UK September ranks joint fourth-warmest on record
Provisional Met Office data put the UK’s September 2026 mean temperature at 14.6°C, with marked regional differences in rainfall.
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UK provisionally records its hottest summer
The Met Office says summer 2026 averaged 16.5°C, making it the UK’s warmest season in records dating to 1884.
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