Reinstate and increase funding for climate monitoring and research agencies to ensure accurate data collection and analysis.
Climate Change
Climate Change Risk
Assessment for this date
Today's climate risk is high due to intensified extreme weather events, policy setbacks, and increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
July 17, 2025
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Risk Drivers
What is pushing the current reading.
Recent reports highlight the amplification of extreme weather events such as rainstorms and floods, particularly in the Northeast and Texas, exacerbated by climate change. These events demonstrate the immediate impacts of climate change, which are compounded by policy failures, such as the erasure of climate data from government websites and funding cuts to critical climate monitoring agencies. Additionally, the rise in emissions of potent greenhouse gases like sulfur hexafluoride in China underscores the long-term challenges in global emission reduction efforts. These factors collectively heighten the risk of severe environmental and socio-economic impacts, including ecosystem degradation and increased human vulnerability.
Risk Reduction Actions
Priority actions generated from the current analysis.
Launch awareness campaigns to educate the public on the impacts of climate change and promote community-level adaptation strategies.
Invest in sustainable practices and technologies to reduce carbon footprints and support the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Facilitate global cooperation on emission reduction targets and climate resilience initiatives.
Implement and enforce stricter building codes and land-use planning to mitigate the impacts of extreme weather events.
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Selected Articles
Supporting articles referenced in the latest score.
- Atmospheric observations in China show rise in emissions of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), a potent greenhouse gas
- Climate change data is being erased from U.S. government websites under Trump Publisher: ehn.org
- Trump admin in 'denial' over climate change, having cut funding to NOAA and National Weather Service Publisher: France 24
- Climate change is fueling brutal rainstorms. Here's how to stay safe Publisher: NPR
- Climate change is amplifying extreme rain events in the Northeast, research shows - ABC News Publisher: Breaking News, Latest News and Videos