Climate news on July 11, 2026

1. 0122:00 UTC

   Homeowner retrofits lift bushfire rating, qualify for insurance discounts

   12 outlets · first: mandurahmail.com.au Extreme weather

   Machine summary A Castlemaine resident, Jem Gay, spent $10,900 on fire-resistant retrofits that raised his home's bushfire resilience rating from two out of five to three stars, according to reports.

   1. Jem Gay's home initially scored two out of five in a bushfire resilience assessment, the reports state.
   2. Gay spent $10,900 on retrofits including gutter guards, roof sealing and trimming overhanging branches, raising the rating to three stars, according to the reports.
   3. The reports say the upgraded rating qualifies the household for insurance discounts through the Resilient Building Council's free and voluntary app, supported by $3.2 million from the federal government.

   Reported by mandurahmail.com.au, newcastleherald.com.au, bunburymail.com.au, bordermail.com.au, manningrivertimes.com.au and macleayargus.com.au.

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   • The Leader
   • mudgeeguardian.com.au
   • illawarramercury.com.au
   • nynganobserver.com.au
   • moreechampion.com.au
   • northerndailyleader.com.au

   • Resilient Building Council
   • Castlemaine

2. 0217:15 UTC

   Earth's Black Box planned for Tasmania site, project says

   4 outlets · first: wvtm13.com Sustainability

   Machine summary Rob Beamish, founder and creative director of Rouser Lab, one of the organizations behind the project, said the box is "essentially an indestructible, self-powered data-recording device."

   1. The structure is to be built at a disused airport on Tasmania's West Coast, according to the reports.
   2. Rob Beamish, founder and creative director of Rouser Lab, said the box is "essentially an indestructible, self-powered data-recording device."
   3. According to the project's website, the box will "provide an unbiased account of the events that lead to the demise of the planet."

   Reported by wvtm13.com, koat.com, kcci.com and wisn.com.

   • Tasmania
   • Earth's Black Box
   • Rouser Lab

3. 0316:45 UTC

   Coverage recordwitneygazette.co.uk: “When will the heatwave end according to the Met Office?”

   3 outlets · first: witneygazette.co.uk Extreme weather

   Reports ran between 16:45 and 17:15 UTC on Jul 11.

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by witneygazette.co.uk, wimbledonguardian.co.uk and bridportnews.co.uk.

4. 0417:15 UTC

   Bangladesh floods kill 44, leave over a million stranded

   2 outlets · first: wtvbam.com Extreme weather

   Reported by wtvbam.com and mymixfm.com.

   • Bangladesh

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