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Climate policy debate: extreme scenarios and heat preparedness
The cluster covers two distinct developments: Trump's celebration of the UN climate committee phasing out the RCP8.5 extreme warming scenario, which he frames as vindication against Democratic climate policies; and UK and Welsh government advisers warning of inadequate preparation for extreme heat and flooding, including recommendations for maximum working temperature rules.
This is a long-running storyline that has developed over 11 days. The homepage highlights its most recent activity, so the outlet count there reflects the latest wave. The totals above cover the full run.
TrumpUN climate committeeUK governmentWales governmentRCP8.5
2026-05-27
- New Orleans should prepare for eventual climate evacuation: Study
- Humanity has already exceeded Earth’s limits, study warns
- Hailstorms are predicted to hit harder with climate change
- Temporary carbon dioxide removal to offset short-lived climate forcers
- Rising global hail damage potential in a warming world
- GDP and beyond: why treating nature as capital cannot save the planet
2026-05-26
- Human population could collapse and be halved in just 40 years, chilling doomsday study reveals
- First Thing: Huge climate cost of emissions from US immigration enforcement flights
- First Thing: Huge climate cost of emissions from US immigration enforcement flights
- Scientists predict a global population crash by 2064 - with humanity potentially HALVED
- Scientists predict a global population crash by 2064 - with humanity potentially HALVED
- Revealed: huge climate cost of harmful emissions from US immigration flights
- Revealed: huge climate cost of harmful emissions from US immigration flights