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2024
2024-03-08 Excessive heat has caused maple production in parts of the Americas to tap trees earlier than usual, risking missed seasons, additional production expenses, and lower quality sap.
2024-03-27 Extreme climate change has caused successive poor harvests of cocoa production. Cocoa farming households are confronted with unstable income while consumers face higher costs.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/westafrica-cocoa
2024-04-15 NOAA declared the fourth global coral-bleaching event after extreme ocean temperatures affected 84% of the world’s reef areas.
https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-confirms-4th-global-coral-bleaching-event
https://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/research/coral_bleaching_report.php
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coralreef-climate.html
2024-10-08 Severe drought and heat have sharply reduced olive harvests in the Mediterranean, causing unaffordable olive oil prices for consumers and reduced income for growers.
2025
2025-02-20 A global assessment reported that mountain glaciers have lost approximately 7 trillion metric tons of ice since 2000.
https://apnews.com/article/glaciers-melting-climate-change-ice-loss-af8ff74dbbb9aabdc537adcbc9eb6010
2025-09-30 Scientists warned that “flying rivers” or invisible streams of moisture in the Amazon were weakened with deforestation. This causes intensified drought, crop failures, increased fires, undermines drinking water systems, and weakens the forests ability to recycle rainfall.
2026 February
2026-02-27 The Colorado River is drying up.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorado-river-crisis-could-force-drastic-water-measures-across-west/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39-z063W1WY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39-z063W1WY&list=WL&index=4&t=28s
https://time.com/7381402/water-rights-colorado-river-drought/
2026 April
2026-04-02 The Artemis crew took a photo of earth and posted a side-by-side comparison to 1972, showing a now less-vibrant one.
2026-04-22 A FAO-WMO assessment reported marine heat waves affected 91% of the global ocean during 2024 and have now significantly damaged fisheries and aquaculture. This leads to smaller catches, longer and more dangerous fish trips and higher costs.
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/climate-change
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ocean-shock-warming
2026 June
2026-06-01 The drought crisis forced farmers to navigate water shortages.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twRvurz-Hhk&list=WL&index=6
2026-06-23 San Carlos Lake in Arizona has been shut down after drought has caused its entire fish population to die.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccu46R_9gQc&list=WL&index=3
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260618041458.htm
https://people.com/san-carlos-lake-closes-indefinitely-after-massive-fish-kill-in-arizona-11994813
2026 July
2026-07-13 Heat and irregular rain have reduced coffee bean crops, reducing them by 15-20% and sending retail prices soaring.
2026-07-16 Air quality readings reached hazardous levels in the Midwest and Northeastern states.
https://www.iqair.com/newsroom/midwest-and-northeast-us-air-quality-alert
2026-07-22 A climate analysis found that extreme heat has greatly worsened farming conditions, creating dry soil, reduced grian and maize yields, increased irrigation demand, wildfire dangers, lost harvests, livestock feed shortages, and higher food prices.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/europes-wildfires-dried-up-waterways-2026-07-23
2026-07-26 Lakes Mead and Powell along the Colorado River have fallen to their lowest levels on record.
https://www.newsweek.com/timeline-shows-how-lakes-powell-mead-hit-lowest-combined-level-12254603
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5_wuaryW-Q&list=WL&index=1
2026 August
2026-08-02 The UK reported low water levels due to serious drought. The shortage threatens food supply and sewage treatment.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg35n7yny3o
2026-08-05 Poland’s rivers fell to record low levels due to drought and climate change.
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/heatwaves-and-drought-grip-europe-danube-hits-record-low-3225428
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78gn8zvrx4o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsfzRtbTa2w&list=WL&index=2
2026-08-05 Puerto Rico has had to enforce water rationing measures due to low water levels.
2026-08-05 Romania is blasting riverbeds to release and redirect water due to drought and low water levels.
https://weather.com/2026/08/05/news/romania-military-explosives-danube-nuclear-plant-drought
2026-08-06 The River Thames is drying up.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2gvkgkdd3o
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/river-thames-current-river-conditions
2026-08-10 Three-quarters of England entered drought status and had to place 27M people under water use restrictions.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-areas-in-england-declared-in-drought-after-record-dry-july
2026-08-11 Lake Mead reached its lowest water level in history.
https://time.com/article/2026/08/10/lake-mead-low-water-level/
https://mead.uslakes.info/Level/
2026-08-11 Puerto Rico imposed a 48-hour rotating water schedule to combat water shortages.
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/91d54f3b_puerto_rico_imposes/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqlxgk7r2vwo
https://www.riotimesonline.com/puerto-rico-water-rationing-san-juan-drought-2026/
2026-08-11 France imposed water use restrictions due to drought and climate change, while 2/3rds of the groundwater had fallen below normal levels.
https://ukranews.com/en/news/1168128-drought-in-france-restrictions-imposed-on-70-of-country