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• [New] A new global air pollution roadmap targets a 50% cut in related deaths by 2040. Islands Business
• [New] Moringa oleifera, commonly known as moringa or white acacia, could help remove microplastics from water. ScienceDaily
• [New] A new study published in Nature finds that many of the world's largest river deltas are subsiding more quickly than global sea levels are rising, putting hundreds of millions of people at potential risk. ScienceDaily
• [New] Energy use by AI datacenters in the UK could cause the emission of up to 123m tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) - about as much as generated by 2.7 million people - over the next 10 years. The Guardian
• [New] Climate change is intensifying and extending fire seasons across the U.S. and a growing population puts densely packed neighborhoods into fire-threatened areas. Insurance Journal
• [New] Kazakhstan expects broad international support for the initiative, which would strengthen global cooperation and improve the effectiveness of water management. The Astana Times
• [New] The weather department has warned of above normal temperatures in some states in central and western India, including Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, for the next two to three days. BBC News
• [New] Texas will need approximately $174 billion in water infrastructure investment through 2080, more than double the cost of the previous plan. Texas Policy Research
• [New] Google has signed a strategic partnership with company Commonwealth Fusion Systems, which is racing to build a donut-shaped machine called a tokamak that could eventually generate 10 million times the energy of coal or natural gas, all without greenhouse gas emissions. CNN
• [New] Within 25 years, about 46% of global GDP could come from parts of the world with the highest water risk, compared to 10% today. Fortune
• [New] AI's electricity demand, emissions, water use and raw material needs are all rising fast, and that AI data center electricity demand could be 11 times higher in 2030 than in 2023 unless governments intervene. Greenpeace International
• [New] The Global Goal on Adaptation, established under the Paris Agreement and operationalised via the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience, aims to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience, and reduce vulnerability. Nature
• [New] The European Union's Fit for 55 package mandates a 55% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 versus 1990 levels, with hydrogen playing a central role in decarbonizing transport, industry, and power generation. Persistence Market Research
• [New] India can experience disruptions to the monsoon, which has significant implications for agriculture and water resources. Met Office
• [New] Kazakhstan faces a possible water shortfall of up to 50% by 2040, a risk that could cut GDP by as much as 6% by 2050 and complicate President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's modernization plans. The Asia Cable
• [New] The glaciers of Canada's Arctic have been losing mass at an accelerating rate over the past several decades, contributing an estimated 0.3 to 0.5 millimeters per year to global sea level rise in recent years, a contribution that is expected to grow as warming continues. OREACO
• [New] One of the most intense El Nino events ever recorded could develop in 2026, with sea surface temperature anomalies in the Pacific reaching up to +3 °C. SAUR
• [New] Atlantic Ocean currents that are vital for keeping Earth's climate in check will halve in strength by 2100 and may be closer to collapse than first thought, a new study finds. Live Science
• [New] Singapore will need scientists to advance climate modelling and heat mitigation, urban planners who integrate resilience into the built environment, and entrepreneurs who build sustainable technologies. ST
• [New] If Africa's forests are no longer absorbing carbon, it means other regions and the world as a whole will need to cut greenhouse gas emissions even more deeply to stay within the 2 °C goal of the Paris Agreement and avoid catastrophic climate change. ScienceDaily
• [New] Changing weather patterns are hitting traditional wine-making regions - including Spain, Italy and southern California - where harvests are predicted to plummet. The Guardian
• [New] For years, water managers have been puzzled as the Colorado River kept delivering less water than expected - even when snowpack levels looked promising. ScienceDaily

Last updated: 27 April 2026