The CERES team presented three talks at The Heartland Institute’s 16th International Climate Change Conference (ICCC16), held April 8–9, 2026, in Washington, D.C. In this post, we provide links to each talk, the slides, and some commentary.

Breakthrough forecasting method validated by surprise solar eruptions on the far side of the Sun NASA: Six Solar Flares Erupted February 1-4, 2026 (source: NASA   https://x.com/nasagoddard/status/2019495176759124227?s=43 ; https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/solar-cycle-25/ ) Mexico City, Mexico – February 14, 2026. A team of scientists from around the world has created the first system that can predict when and where extremely powerful solar storms, called superflares, are most likely to happen....

UK, 9 February, 2026. A group of researchers from around the world, led by Dr. Gerry A. Quinn and Dr. Ronan Connolly from the Center for Environmental Research and Earth Sciences (CERES), has just published a response letter in the International Journal of Public Health . Titled “Response: ‘Letter to the Editor: Lessons to Be Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic: Some Further Ideas’”, it directly follows up on their earlier paper, “What Lessons can Be Learned From the Management of the COVID-19...