Observations from the Little Bunker

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week Oil prices rebound OIL UP AGAIN:...

The right-wing populist Hungarian government led by Viktor Orbán has suffered a landslide electoral defeat to the centre-right Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar. This...

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 17 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02618-9The sea–land breeze acts to counter urban heat in many coastal cities. Here the authors simulate how...

Three decades after one of the largest lead mines in the world closed down, people in Kabwe, Zambia, are still dealing with the aftermath. Facing...

Long before rising seas swallowed Doggerland beneath the North Sea, this lost landscape may have been a surprisingly lush and life-friendly haven. New DNA evidence...

A hidden threat is emerging in the world’s glaciers: while most are shrinking, a rare group known as ‘surging glaciers’ can suddenly accelerate, unleashing powerful...

At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining momentWhere I come...

Since Donald Trump moved into the White House for his second term as president in January 2025, you’d be forgiven for thinking the US has...

Country: Mozambique Source: World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. In February, severe flooding continued to disrupt lives across southern Mozambique, causing displacement...

From rainwater harvesting to tree nurseries, communities in Medellín are taking steps to increase their landslide and flooding resilienceIn his home on a steep hillside...

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Sources: Logistics Cluster, World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file.

Country: occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN Women Remarks by Sofia Calltorp, UN Women Chief of Humanitarian Action – to whom quoted text may be attributed...

The river of grass is not on track to meet a new water quality standard, according to the report. The state says recent data show...

Rising sea levels and aging infrastructure pose serious flood risks for the coastal city. Efforts by Faith Presbyterian Church and other congregations could help stem...

Something strange has been swirling in the waters around Antarctica. From the 1970s until a decade ago, the floating sea ice that radiates from the...

Country: Lebanon Source: Plan International Sustained peace, safe conditions for return and the support to rebuild peoples lives with dignity now urgently needed. 16 April...

Over the past few years, Kentucky sheep farmer Daniel Bell has been expanding his flock, and that meant he needed to build a new barn....

Dear Leslie, I’m a young adult trying to figure out what I’m doing with my life. It feels really hard to plan for my future...

Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major pollutersEverybody knows fossil fuels cause climate breakdown,...

The Afsluitdijk is a 32 kilometer causeway in the Netherlands that, since 1932, has been one of the country’s primary barriers against sea level rise....

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Sources: Croix-Rouge de la RDC, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Please refer to the attached...

Country: Micronesia (Federated States of) Sources: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Micronesia Red Cross Society Please refer to the attached file....

Country: World Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Please refer to the attached file. This Teacher’s Pack supports the use of the Stop Disasters...

Country: Burkina Faso Source: Amnesty International Réagissant à l’annonce de la dissolution de 118 ONG et associations au Burkina Faso, Ousmane Diallo, chercheur senior sur...