Climate Change News Digest for October 14, 2026

This digest provides a selection of recent news articles relating to climate change and other environmental issues. Click on the title to read the full article from its original source.

Only about half of U.S. teens can correctly identify the causes of climate change

But over 80% say they’re worried about it.

By YCC Team (Yale Climate Connections)

Let’s Talk About the Super El Niño and Climate Change

Here’s what we know about the record-setting El Niño on a record-hot planet, and the most important questions scientists are trying to answer.

By Fernanda González (Wired)

How climate change worsened Hurricane Isaias

Climate Central says climate-warmed Gulf waters made Isaias’s winds 7 mph stronger than they otherwise would have been. This would result in over a doubling of the hurricane’s damages, because of the exponential rise in damage with winds.

By Jeff Masters (Yale Climate Connections)

Climate Action Tracker has updated its analyses for the USA, and the news isn’t great.

The independent scientific project now classifies the United States’ climate action as “critically insufficient”

By Climate Action Tracker

Heat pumps have so far withstood the death of federal tax credits

Demand for the climate-friendly HVAC tech has persisted even after Republicans killed incentives, with 2026 set to be another good year for the sector.

By Ysabelle Kempe (Canary Media)

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