Climate News Today — September 24, 2026

The climate crisis is having far-reaching impacts on communities around the world, from the increasing risk of heat deaths during a Super El Niño event to the growing threat of landslides in southern Appalachia. As the severity and frequency of climate-related disasters multiply, it's clear that new approaches are needed to address the challenges ahead. One promising area of focus is Indigenous governance, which offers a way forward for building resilience and adapting to the changing climate.

Despite the growing urgency of the crisis, there are also reasons for hope and optimism. Climate advocates like Al Gore continue to sound the alarm and push for action, and new initiatives are emerging to support workers who have been impacted by the transition away from fossil fuels. In the UK, a damning national security report on the climate crisis has been shared, highlighting the need for urgent action. Meanwhile, a secretive network has found new jobs for climate workers who had been cut loose, showing that with the right support, workers can thrive in the clean economy.

Today's signal:
• Trump cut their climate jobs. This secretive network found them new ones. (grist.org)
• Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this’ (theguardian.com)
• Super El Niño to Cause 451,000 Heat Deaths (insideclimatenews.org)
• UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer (theguardian.com)
• As climate disasters multiply, Indigenous governance offers a way forward (grist.org)
• Climate change is boosting landslide risks in southern Appalachia (yaleclimateconnections.org)