# Extreme heat, fires and floods drive deadly global weather toll in 2026

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/choking-fires-deadly-heat-and-devastating-floods-2026-in-extreme-weather/
- Published: 2026-11-14T13:00:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T13:13:01+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/14/fires-heat-floods-extreme-weather-2026
- Topics: Climate, Science, World

## Key points

- Extreme weather deaths are already in the tens of thousands.
- Record heat and floods brought deaths and disruption worldwide.
- More than 90% of added energy is accumulating in the oceans.

## Summary

A year of record heat, fires, floods and powerful storms has caused deaths and widespread disruption around the world. The article says the toll from extreme weather in 2026 is already in the high tens of thousands, and argues that cutting emissions urgently is essential as climate risks grow.

Australia’s heatwave made extreme temperatures and wildfires more likely, while heavy rain caused deadly landslides in Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Afghanistan. Super Typhoon Sinlaku killed 12 people, cut power to 43,000 and caused $1.5bn in damage; across South Asia, temperatures exceeded 45C in several cities and reached 52C in Pakistan’s Sindh province. The World Meteorological Organization also reported that more than 90% of the energy building up in Earth’s climate system is stored in the oceans.

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