Carbon dioxide levels hit new high, locking in overheating of Earth for centuries, WMO warns
World threatened by ‘vicious climate cycle’ that continues to bring more extreme weather
World Meteorological Organisation
We are banking on costly, speculative ‘negative emissions technologies’ to make climate strategies add up
Thinking in a Climate Emergency: Renewables, energy efficiency and ending fossil-fuel reliance do help cut CO2
Global temperatures could break heat record in next five years
Increased risk of extreme droughts, floods and forest fires, according to new report by World Meteorological Organisation
Striking east-west contrast as extreme heat and flooding mark Europe’s warmest year
Europe continues to warm faster than other continents, with cities unprepared for extreme weather events, Copernicus-WMO report warns
Glacier meltdown risks food and water supply of 2bn people, says UN
Unesco report highlights ‘unprecedented’ glacier loss driven by climate crisis
Earth saw ‘spiralling weather and climate impacts’ in 2024, WMO report finds
Some consequences will be ‘irreversible over hundreds, if not thousands of years’, says UN agency
Hottest year on record as 2024 breaks 1.5 degrees global warming limit
A single year exceeding that limit does not mean the Paris Agreement threshold has been broken, but we’re ‘dangerously close’
Explained: How so much rain fell in Valencia in such a short space of time
Shocking storm exposes lack of preparedness to extreme weather fuelled by global warming
Vulnerability of Africa and Global South needs to be addressed in building a better future for humanity
With fossil fuels still the predominant energy source, developing countries are left most exposed
El Niño that fuelled global temperature spike is forecast by WMO to swing to cooler La Niña later this year
Exceptionally high sea surface temperatures will continue due to climate change
More days of ‘extreme heat stress’ are wake-up call for climate targets - Soc Dems
Heat-related mortality has increased by around 30 per cent in past 20 years, EU report found
Europe warming at twice rate of other continents as heat stress severely impacts public health – climate report
2023 weather and climate-related economic losses in Europe estimated at more than €13.4 billion
The hottest year ever, yet Harris is only talking about climate in the context of helping farmers
Climate change could increase competition for land, food and water and drive inequality, conflict, migration and volatility
UN issues ‘red alert’ after all major global climate records were broken last year
UN weather agency says 2024 could be worse as report details significant plunge in Antarctic sea ice
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