Reinstate and protect climate change information in public spaces to enhance public awareness and education.
Climate Change
Climate Change Risk
Assessment for this date
The current climate risk is high due to ongoing extreme weather events, policy failures, and the potential for increased climate misinformation.
January 25, 2026
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Risk Drivers
What is pushing the current reading.
The combination of extreme winter storms in the US, linked to climate change, and the removal of climate change information from public spaces highlights significant policy failures and misinformation risks. These actions undermine public understanding and response to climate change, exacerbating long-term risks such as extreme weather patterns and ecosystem disruptions. Furthermore, the mocking of climate change by influential figures can delay necessary policy actions and public support for climate initiatives. The resilience of some species, like sea turtles, offers a glimmer of hope, but overall, the systemic trends indicate a high risk due to inadequate policy responses and the potential for feedback loops that could worsen climate impacts.
Risk Reduction Actions
Priority actions generated from the current analysis.
Counter misinformation by providing clear, science-based explanations of climate phenomena and their impacts.
Advocate for stronger climate policies and hold leaders accountable for climate misinformation.
Continue to research and communicate the links between climate change and extreme weather events to inform policy and public understanding.
Engage local communities in climate resilience and adaptation strategies to mitigate immediate and long-term impacts.
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Selected Articles
Supporting articles referenced in the latest score.
- Yes, climate change can supercharge a winter storm. Here’s how. Publisher: grist.org
- ‘This is not natural’: VCU expert links climate change to intensifying Virginia winter storms Publisher: wric.com
- How the Warming Arctic Can Cause Brutal Cold Snaps Publisher: Newser
- Climate change can alter flower nectar quality and supply, threatening monarch butterfly migration Publisher: Phys.org
- Sea turtles may be more resilient to global warming than we thought Publisher: New Scientist
- Trump mocks 'environmental insurrectionists' as Americans brace for massive winter storms: 'Global warming?' Publisher: Fox News
- Trump Mocks Global Warming As Ice Storm Looms Over Two-Thirds Of US Publisher: NDTV
- 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