Implement and enforce policies that support climate resilience and adaptation to extreme weather events.
Climate Change
Climate Change Risk
Assessment for this date
Today's climate risk is high due to extreme weather events and political challenges undermining climate action.
January 24, 2026
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Risk Drivers
What is pushing the current reading.
The current climate risk is exacerbated by a combination of severe weather events, such as the catastrophic ice storm affecting two-thirds of the US, and political rhetoric that undermines the urgency of climate action. The mocking of climate change by influential figures like Trump during such events can hinder public understanding and delay necessary policy measures. Additionally, the removal of climate change information from public sites and the blocking of critical reports highlight systemic policy failures that could impede global efforts to mitigate climate risks. These factors, combined with ongoing environmental changes like the transformation of rich forests and altered wildlife behaviors, underscore the pressing need for comprehensive climate strategies.
Risk Reduction Actions
Priority actions generated from the current analysis.
Increase public awareness campaigns to counter misinformation and educate on the realities of climate change.
Provide accurate and science-based reporting on climate change impacts and policy developments.
Continue research on climate change impacts and communicate findings to policymakers and the public.
Facilitate global cooperation to address climate change through binding agreements and financial support for vulnerable regions.
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Selected Articles
Supporting articles referenced in the latest score.
- ‘This is not natural’: VCU expert links climate change to intensifying Virginia winter storms Publisher: wric.com
- Climate Change Won’t Make Winter Storms Less Deadly Publisher: Heatmap News
- Trump laughs off global warming as US to be hit by 'catastrophic' ice storm Publisher: The Mirror
- National Park Service removes climate change facts sign from Civil War landmark Fort Sumter: report Publisher: Fox News
- Climate Change Is Quietly Transforming the World’s Richest Forests Publisher: SciTechDaily