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Climate crisis exacerbates with 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record
December 9, 2024
Climate crisis exacerbates with 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record
The climate crisis has escalated, with 2024 projected to be the hottest year on record, The Guardian reported today. Data from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service indicates that the average global temperature for November was 1.62°C above preindustrial levels,…
AI Uncovers Hidden Climate Extremes in Europe
December 1, 2024
AI Uncovers Hidden Climate Extremes in Europe
A recent study led by Étienne Plésiat from the German Climate Computing Center has demonstrated the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) in climate science, Earth.com revealed yesterday. Utilizing data from over 30,000 weather stations worldwide, the research applied AI…
Tropical Storm John Hits Mexico’s Pacific Coast, Threatening Catastrophic Flooding
September 26, 2024
Tropical Storm John Hits Mexico’s Pacific Coast, Threatening Catastrophic Flooding
Tropical Storm John has made landfall on Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, posing a significant threat of life-threatening floods, VOA reported on Tuesday. Initially a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph, it has since downgraded to a tropical storm…
Severe Flooding Devastates West and Central Africa
September 25, 2024
Severe Flooding Devastates West and Central Africa
Severe flooding in West and Central Africa has impacted over four million people across six countries, including Cameroon, Chad, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria, CBC News reported yesterday. The World Health Organization reports more than 1,000 fatalities and over 300,000…
WFP Calls for Investment Amid Global Flooding Crisis
September 25, 2024
WFP Calls for Investment Amid Global Flooding Crisis
As floods impact over 21 countries, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is calling for urgent investment to prepare vulnerable communities for increasing climate disasters, reliefweb reported yesterday. In 2023, climate extremes pushed 72 million people into hunger crises,…
Wars Contribute Significantly to Global Carbon Emissions
September 22, 2024
Wars Contribute Significantly to Global Carbon Emissions
Military operations worldwide, particularly by the US and Israel, are major contributors to carbon emissions, with wars turning humanitarian crises into environmental disasters, an article published on September 20 by Anadolu Agency revealed. The US Defense Department, the largest fossil…
Drought Devastates Dolphin Population in Amazon Lake
September 22, 2024
Drought Devastates Dolphin Population in Amazon Lake
The worst drought on record in Tefe, Amazonas state, has led to the tragic death of several freshwater dolphins, with researchers reporting an alarming increase in carcasses found along the lake’s receding shores, VOA reported today. Miriam Marmontel from the…
UN Report Highlights Urgent Climate Crisis
September 19, 2024
UN Report Highlights Urgent Climate Crisis
A recent UN report reveals an 80% likelihood that at least one of the next five years will see global temperatures exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, with a 47% chance that the five-year mean from 2024 to 2028 will surpass…
Storm Boris Devastates Central, Eastern Europe, Leaving 15 Dead
September 17, 2024
Storm Boris Devastates Central, Eastern Europe, Leaving 15 Dead
Storm Boris has caused severe flooding in central and eastern Europe, resulting in at least 15 deaths, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. Record rainfall has devastated regions in Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, and Austria, with Poland’s southwestern area particularly hard-hit,…
International Climate Change Conference Opens in Niger
September 11, 2024
International Climate Change Conference Opens in Niger
An international conference on climate change in West Africa commenced on Tuesday in the capital, Niamey, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The three-day event addresses the escalating climate disasters impacting nearly 28 million people in the Sahel region, including severe floods…