📢 BELSPO’s STEREO IV call funds 24–30-month Earth observation projects by 1-3 Belgian teams or eligible early-career researchers. Indicative budget: €2.5m. EOI: 30 Oct 2026 Proposals: 10 Feb 2027 #EarthObservation #ResearchFunding 👉 eo.belspo.be/en/stereo-iv...

Copernicus has launched Fire Emissions Watch, giving near-real-time access to global biomass-burning emissions, smoke transport and historical events since 2003. #Copernicus #Wildfires #AirQuality Explore it here: apps.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/fire-emissio...

During Europe’s 2026 heatwaves, online narratives framed extreme heat as ordinary weather or media alarmism. In Portuguese-language posts, 29 of the top 100 contained climate-denialist narratives. #ClimateDisinformation caad.info/analysis/rep...

Drought is disrupting shipping in Flanders. MO* columnist and economist Jonas Van der Slycken says redirecting part of Belgium’s fossil-fuel subsidies could fund a drought plan. #Belgium #Drought

Wanneer leggen we de fossiele oliebaronnen droog? – MO*

Het is hoog tijd om te investeren in een klimaatrobuuste samenleving, schrijft Jonas Van der Slycken.

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‘Europe is having its “quietest” wildfire year.’ That is misleading ❌. GWIS includes Russia, while EFFIS shows almost 435,000ha burned in the EU by 29 July, second only to 2022 at this point. #Wildfires source: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-no...

Human-caused warming made fire weather ≥2× likelier in SW France, ≥20× in central Spain vs pre-industrial. Wet winter boosted growth; heat dried fuels #Wildfires 🔗 worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-increases-likelihood-of-compounding-drivers-of-severe-wildfire-conditions-in-france-and-spain

Today is Earth Overshoot Day 🌍, a date that changes each year and which marks the point when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services exceeds what the Earth’s ecosystems can regenerate in that year. More info👇

🔥 Wildfires are becoming more frequent in Belgium too. In the first seven months of 2026, 117 were recorded, already two more than in the whole previous year. More than 95% are caused by humans. #Belgium #Wildfires #Climate 🔗 belgashare.be/newsrooms/70...

Today, Belgium is furthest from its historic norm in Reuters’ Western Europe Climate Monitor. Its national average high is forecast at 32.3°C, 11.6°C above the 1961-1990 norm. #Belgium #ClimateData www.reuters.com/graphics/CLI...

Tracking Western Europe's heatwave

How today's temperatures across Western Europe compare with the historic norm.

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Make your expertise clearer, more visible and easier to share at the Summer Lab, 18-20 August 2026. Open to French-speaking researchers, experts, teachers and organisations, with Laura Matthys, BCC’s French-language media coach. #MediaTraining #SciComm 👉 vulgairelab.com/summerlab2026/

Do climate beliefs shape support for climate-related migrants? In a Czech experiment, support was 37% among climate sceptics, versus 72-73% among those who saw a human role in climate change. Would Belgium show the same pattern? #ClimateMigration doi.org/10.1057/s415...

🌡️ According to the first provisional figures, 27 June 2026 was the second deadliest day of the 21st century in Belgium. Around 650 deaths were recorded that day. Only 10 April 2020 saw a higher number. 👉 statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/po... #Statbel #Mortality

Europe’s 2026 summer is becoming a major heat and drought event. Warming made soil drought about 5× likelier in the west and 11× in the east. #Drought #ClimateChange www.worldweatherattribution.org/increasingly...

World Weather Attribution@wwattribution.bsky.social · 2w ago

➡️ Climate change is driving drought in Europe - but not how you might expect. While there isn't a clear signal for climate change impacting the dry weather, extreme heat is sucking more moisture out of the landscape. (1/3)

Europe’s transport networks face sharply rising climate exposure: heatwaves could increase locally 20-fold by mid-century, while 58% of inland waterways may face drought for the first time. #ClimateRisk 🔗 doi.org/10.5194/nhes...

Across the border, France provisionally reports 5,764 excess deaths during the June heatwave, over 36% above expected levels in affected areas. via @santepubliquefrance.fr #Heatwave #PublicHealth www.santepubliquefrance.fr/presse/5-764...

🌡️ La vague de chaleur de juin 2026 a été exceptionnellement meurtrière. En Belgique, 1 747 décès de plus que prévu ont été enregistrés, soit une surmortalité de 48 %.

🌡️ De hittegolf van juni 2026 was uitzonderlijk dodelijk. In België stierven 1.747 mensen meer dan verwacht: een oversterfte van 48%. 🗓️ De dodelijkste dagen waren 27 en 28 juni. Toen stierven er evenveel mensen als tijdens de ergste dagen van de eerste COVID-19-golf (april 2020).

❌ Claim: solar flares caused the heatwaves. ✅ Fact: scientists say individual flares cannot affect Earth’s surface temperatures. The 30 June and 4 July flares ranked only 11th and 10th strongest in 2026. NASA | @climate.noaa.gov #ClimateFactCheck 🔗 factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

A new Sustainability Compass maps climate performance across Flemish universities and university colleges, combining data and best practice to track progress and accelerate action towards 2030 goals. #ClimateAction #HigherEducation by @jongeacademie.bsky.social www.duurzamecampus.be

Duurzaamheidskompas

Duurzaamheidskompas van de Jonge Academie: website die de duurzaamheidsinspanningen in kaart brengt van het Vlaamse hoger onderwijs (universiteiten en hogescholen). Cijfers, indicatoren en inspirerend...

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Climate scientists aren't surprised by summer's record heat: 'We've entered a dangerous zone'

Record heat, historic drought and sweeping wildfires have marked France's 2026 summer. Yet climate scientists mostly see global warming's expected effects playing out. Only the rapid succession of hea...

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June 2026 was Western Europe’s hottest June on record. IPSL analyses found that human-caused warming greatly increased the heatwave’s likelihood and intensity, affecting air quality and ecosystems. #ClimateScience #Europe www.ipsl.fr/article/ecla...

Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL)@ipsl.bsky.social · 2w ago

🚨📢 [Urgent] [ÉCLAIRAGE] La vague de chaleur de juin 2026 🌡️ ☀️ Le mois de juin 2026 a été le plus chaud jamais enregistré en France et en Europe de l’Ouest depuis le début des mesures météorologiques, avec une température moyenne de 3,8 °C au-dessus de la normale 1991-2020. @valmasdel.bsky.social

Western Europe had its hottest June on record.🔥 Intense heatwaves broke temperature records, with peaks up to 9°C above average in France and Germany, according to Copernicus data. Only Cyprus and Malta had normal temperatures. Climate change is here and we are feeling its effects

Climate attribution is strongest for temperature extremes and weakest for severe convective storms. Better observations, high-resolution models and AI emulators may improve regional assessments. #ClimateScience doi.org/10.17226/28590

Attribution of Extreme Weather and Climate Events and Their Impacts 2026

Decades of data and research indicate that human-caused climate change is altering the frequency and intensity of several types of extreme events, such as...

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Belgium’s drought is affecting soils and river flows. Ine Vanderkelen (KU Leuven, RMI) explains why current restrictions must be paired with year-round water retention. #Drought @meteobe.bsky.social 📻 Listen: www.vrt.be/vrtmax/luist...

🌡️ In Europe, compared with the 1970s, moderate heat stress now begins on average in mid-May rather than early June and lasts until nearly October. Strong heat stress starts in June rather than July. Warmer nights also reduce recovery from daytime heat. #ClimateScience #Europe

Copernicus ECMWF@copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 3w ago

A new study published in @natclimate.nature.com, authored by scientists from #CopernicusClimate, shows global heat stress is not only intensifying, but also persisting for longer & affecting previously untouched regions. 🔗 climate.copernicus.eu/global-study... @ecmwf.int

Belgium: a 31°C working day could cost €42m, and a heatwave week about €630m. #Belgium #Heatwaves Paywall: www.tijd.be/politiek-eco...

Hitteweek kost België 630 miljoen euro, maar de factuur is ongelijk verdeeld tussen gemeenten en sectoren

Een hitteweek kost ons land zowat 630 miljoen euro aan verloren arbeidsproductiviteit. Maar in Sint-Niklaas of Diksmuide weegt de hitte veel zwaarder dan in Brussel of Leuven, leert een analyse van De...

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Climate scientists from Europe and Canada met in Brussels to assess AMOC’s future. Amaury Laridon (VUB) explains why its expected weakening matters, why Belgian research must be represented and why climate science needs ambition. #AMOC #ClimateChange 👉 jpi-climate.eu/programme/am...

Five years after Belgium’s 2021 floods, Le Vif reports warming is making extreme rainfall more likely and intense: +7% per °C. #ClimateScience 👉 www.levif.be/societe/envi...

📢 Belgian climate scientists: the #IPCC needs your expertise. Review the #AR7 Working Group I First Order Draft from 10 Aug-2 Oct 2026. Register by 25 Sept, 23:59 GMT+2 #ClimateScience #Belgium 👉 apps.ipcc.ch/comments/ar7...

From 29 June-1 July, the Belgian Climate Centre hosted authors of the JPI AMOC Assessment Initiative. Leading experts are assessing possible #AMOC weakening, slowdown or collapse, and the risks for climate, seas, ecosystems and society. 👉 jpi-climate.eu/programme/am... 🎥 youtu.be/pR-9THVpQyo

AMOC Assessment Initiative: Interviews with the Co-Chairs

YouTube video by Belgian Climate Centre

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