Report: Global Temperatures Hit 1.5°C Record, Heat Deaths Up 23%

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Above: Firefighters extinguish wildfire in the peatlands of Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia on Sept. 26, 2025. Image copyright: AL ZULKIFLI/AFP/Getty Images

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Climate-concerned narrative

Climate change is not just about rising seas and polar bears — it's hurting humanity right now. The warming world is hitting human health across many fronts: floods and droughts, deadly heat waves, polluted air, malnutrition and infectious diseases on the move. Poorer countries are hardest hit, straining fragile health systems and widening inequality. Communities everywhere are feeling growing mental stress, displacement, and economic instability as impacts worsen. It's time to treat climate not just as an environmental issue — but a global health emergency. The world must act to protect human health, not just ecosystems.

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Climate-skeptic narrative

The Earth's atmosphere, inherently chaotic, precludes reliable weather forecasts beyond weeks, yet anthropogenic alarmists proclaim precise CO₂-driven catastrophe. Climate varies constantly — from Eocene tropics to Ice Ages. Sure, the climate has changed over Earth's history — but that doesn't mean human CO₂ emissions are the dominant driver today. The models we're told to trust struggle with clouds, oceans and solar cycles. Rather than claim a crisis, we should admit uncertainty, question heavy-handed policies, and focus on adaptation rather than alarm.

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