CLIMATEEDICT #11: A SPECIAL EDITION — THE MONTHS WE MISSED
Opening Reflection I have been away for a while. Not because I stopped caring, but because I could not find the time to put any of this into words. Life kept moving, and the blog went quiet. The planet did not. While I was caught up in everything else, records were broken, treaties were finalized, and scientists confirmed things many of us had feared for years but had never quite been able to prove so clearly. So this is a catch-up edition. Not a rushed summary, but a real return. These are the stories that mattered since December. Some of them are difficult to sit with. Some seem quiet at first, then stay with you. That is what this blog has always been for, trying to look at the full picture, even when part of it is painful. The Ocean Just Had Its Hottest Year on Record. Again. A major international study published in January 2026 confirmed that the world’s oceans stored more heat in 2025 than in any year since modern measurements began. The increase was roughly 23 zettajoules ...
