Theguardian iconTheguardianAug 24, 2026 ~1 min source read

This is not a natural calamity: it is being done to us knowingly

The dangerous conditions climate scientists long warned of have become our common, if deeply unwelcome, experience, and season by season, our acquaintance with disorder and extremities deepens. In both hemispheres, wildfires rage right into our cities and incinerate entire neighbourhoods.

This is not a natural calamity: it is being done to us knowingly

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The dangerous conditions climate scientists long warned of have become our common, if deeply unwelcome, experience, and season by season, our acquaintance with disorder and extremities deepens.

In both hemispheres, wildfires rage right into our cities and incinerate entire neighbourhoods.

Marine heatwaves are bleaching corals and cooking seagrasses on a global scale.

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The dangerous conditions climate scientists long warned of have become our common, if deeply unwelcome, experience, and season by season, our acquaintance with disorder and extremities deepens. In both hemispheres, wildfires rage right into our cities and incinerate entire neighbourhoods. Marine heatwaves are bleaching corals and cooking seagrasses on a global scale.

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  • This northern summer has brought temperatures most Europeans associate with the Australian desert.
  • Heat events in Europe have paralysed whole countries, destroyed infrastructure and killed citizens in their thousands.
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We deserve the facts about the climate crisis – I choose the Guardian because it's one of the few places left to share them honestly Climate campaign 2026: help us reach 30,000 acts of support Well, there's no getting around it now.

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What many of us once feared has become a reality.

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