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Briefing: Thousands ordered to evacuate as Hawaii hit by severe flash floods

Strategic angle: Officials warn some residents could be trapped by rising waters as Wahiawā dam on Oahu ‘may collapse at any time’.

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Briefing: DeBriefed 20 March 2026: Energy crisis deepens | Brazil’s new climate plan | New Zealand climate case

Strategic angle: Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate.

Carbon Brief Quiz 2026: Picture Round 1 and 2

Participate in the Carbon Brief Quiz and test your knowledge on climate-related topics.

Briefing: ‘Yes to fields of wheat, no to fields of iron’: how the world’s greenest country soured on solar

Strategic angle: In Denmark, the spread of solar panels in rural areas could play a deciding factor in the national elections on Tuesday.

Briefing: Reform UK success in local elections could endanger national climate targets, report says

Strategic angle: LSE research highlights concerns over climate science denial among Reform councillors.

Briefing: Australia Approves New Coal Seam Gas Expansion

Strategic angle: The expansion in Queensland, approved until 2081, is set to contribute approximately 120 million tonnes of carbon emissions over its lifetime.

Briefing: Heatwave scorching US west ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, say scientists

Strategic angle: Record-breaking temperatures this week were significantly above average, attributed to climate change.

Briefing: Work from home and slow down on the road: world’s energy watchdog advises emergency measures as oil prices rise

Strategic angle: IEA makes 10 recommendations to help households and businesses prepare for a drawn-out disruption to energy markets.

Briefing: More than 70 UK councils failed to issue single fine for littering last year

Strategic angle: Exclusive: Lack of enforcement is allowing people to drop rubbish with complete impunity, says Clean Up Britain.

Briefing: People in North Yorkshire town found to have ‘alarming’ levels of toxic Pfas chemicals in blood

Strategic angle: Exclusive: Testing in Bentham reveals one in four residents have blood levels in the greatest risk category.

Briefing: NSW will continue to green-light coalmine expansions – ignoring a warning from its own climate agency

Strategic angle: Minns Labor government criticised over strategy as no new mines have been proposed for several years.

Briefing: Rightwing narrative fuelling false belief UK public oppose net zero, study finds

Strategic angle: Analysis reveals a disconnect between political rhetoric and public support for net zero initiatives.

Briefing: Historic March heatwave in US west shatters high-temperature records

Strategic angle: Some highs in California, Nevada and Arizona recorded at 25-35F above normal, with widespread alerts and closures.

Briefing: US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding

Strategic angle: Lawsuit claims the rescission of the endangerment finding was illegal, threatening public health.

Briefing: Meet the Seattle families living communally to bring down costs – in pictures

Strategic angle: As Americans face a housing crisis, this development shows how communal living can bring homeownership within reach – and foster connection.

Briefing: King opens world’s longest managed coastal walk – but much of it is still closed off

Strategic angle: Landowner disputes and coastal erosion hinder completion of King Charles III England coast path.

Tropical Cyclone Narelle to make landfall in far north Qld on Friday as category 5 storm, bringing 315km/h wind gusts

Massive storm tracking a path to Queensland coast, intensified offshore to category 5, fueled by warm waters in Coral Sea.

Briefing: Why $4 gasoline is the tipping point for EVs

Strategic angle: As fuel costs climb, the long-term math shifts toward EVs — but consumer hesitation and infrastructure gaps could slow the transition.