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Unforced Variations: Aug 2026

3 Aug 2026 by group Leave a Comment

a snapshot taken with a phone on Lacanau beach in France. July 2026. Stefan Rahmstorf.

This month’s open thread on climate topics. The annual ranking horse race is in full swing, discussions of extreme weather abound, Arctic sea ice is reaching it’s annual minimum, and the future of evidence-based policy making seems dim. Oh well.

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