2026 extreme weather: tens of thousands dead, climate breakdown accelerating

A Guardian retrospective documents a year of unprecedented heat, fires, and floods, with a conservative death toll in the high tens of thousands. The piece highlights that climate breakdown may be accelerating, as scientists warn during COP31. This underscores the escalating human and economic costs of climate change, reinforcing urgency for emissions cuts.

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