Australia champions island nations against rising seas — then opens a huge new gas field at home. How much do you still trust climate promises?

This week brought a flood of climate news at once: nearly a thousand dead in Nepal's glacier flood, a new gas field in Australia in the shadow of promises made to island nations, and a new global heat record forecast for 2027. Let's see what you think about all this — and how credible you find the players in climate policy.

1. Nearly a thousand people died and more than 4,700 went missing in the Nepal and Tibet glacier collapse, even though early warning signs were there. What do you think was the biggest factor?
2. Australia's prime minister met with Pacific island leaders threatened by rising seas in Palau, while his government opened the huge Beetaloo Basin gas field at the same time. How incompatible do you find this with climate commitments?
3. Three-quarters of England is in drought and residents face hosepipe bans, while companies draw 2.6 billion liters of tap water a day from the public network. Who do you think should bear the brunt of water restrictions?
4. A team of 32 researchers found that ultrafine particle emissions from ships — including cruise liners — may be more harmful to health than road traffic. How surprising is this finding to you?
5. How personally worried are you that experts say a new global heat record could be set in 2027 because of El Niño?
6. Trade secrecy shields English companies' industrial water use, making it hard to track who consumes how much. Do you think every large company's water usage data should be made public?
7. Which of this week's climate stories worries you the most? (choose up to two)
8. How old are you?
9. Which county do you live in?
10. How big is the settlement you live in?
11. How would you describe your neighborhood?
12. How many people live in your household (including you)?
13. What citizenship do you hold?
14. How long have you lived at your current address?