World Climate
Extreme Weather in Northern Hemisphere Causes Deaths, Wildfires
June 18, 2024
Extreme Weather in Northern Hemisphere Causes Deaths, Wildfires
Extreme temperatures are sweeping across the Northern Hemisphere, with the United States, Europe, and Asia experiencing deadly heatwaves and wildfires, the Associated Press reported yesterday. The U.S. South is bracing for another heat wave, and the National Weather Service expects…
World Likely to Temporarily Exceed 1.5°C Warming Limit by 2028, UN Warns
June 6, 2024
World Likely to Temporarily Exceed 1.5°C Warming Limit by 2028, UN Warns
According to the latest predictions from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), there is an 80% chance that global average temperatures will surpass the 1.5°C warming limit set in the Paris Agreement for at least one of the next five years.…
Earth warming at record rate with no evidence of climate change accelerating, new study finds
June 5, 2024
Earth warming at record rate with no evidence of climate change accelerating, new study finds
A team of 57 scientists from around the world has found that the record-shattering heat levels experienced in 2023 were overwhelmingly caused by human activities, the Associate Press reported today. The researchers, using United Nations-approved methods, determined that 92% of…
New Study Finds Over Third of Amazon Rainforest Grappling to Recover from Drought
May 22, 2024
New Study Finds Over Third of Amazon Rainforest Grappling to Recover from Drought
A new study has revealed that more than a third of the Amazon rainforest is struggling to recover from recent droughts, signaling a critical loss of resilience in this globally crucial ecosystem, the Guardian reported yesterday. The research, published in…
Scorching Heatwaves Across Asia Linked to Climate Change, Study Finds
May 20, 2024
Scorching Heatwaves Across Asia Linked to Climate Change, Study Finds
In late April, sizzling temperatures swept across Asia and the Middle East, exacerbating existing crises and posing grave threats to vulnerable populations. A new study has found that this extreme heat was made up to 45 times more likely due…
Economic Toll of Climate Change Far Worse Than Thought, Warns New Study
May 18, 2024
Economic Toll of Climate Change Far Worse Than Thought, Warns New Study
A comprehensive new study has found that the economic damage from climate change is six times worse than previously estimated, the Guardian reported in an article yesterday. Researchers have determined that a 1°C increase in global temperature leads to a…
Average world incomes to decrease by almost 20% by 2050, study predicts
April 18, 2024
Average world incomes to decrease by almost 20% by 2050, study predicts
The climate crisis is projected to have a substantial impact on global incomes, with a study suggesting that average incomes will decrease by nearly a fifth over the next 26 years. More details in the following report: According to an…
World Bank needs ‘quantum leap’ to address climate crisis, UN expert warns
April 11, 2024
World Bank needs ‘quantum leap’ to address climate crisis, UN expert warns
The UN climate chief, Simon Stiell, has warned that the World Bank must make a “quantum leap” in providing new finance to combat the climate crisis, the Gurdian reported. Stiell has emphasized the urgency of drawing up an international plan…
Temperatures during warmest March reach record-levels, says EU’s observer
April 10, 2024
Temperatures during warmest March reach record-levels, says EU’s observer
Last month marked the warmest March on record worldwide, Anadolu Agency cited EU yesterday. The average surface air temperature for last month was registered at 14.14C (57.45F), said Copernicus, the EU’s Earth observation program. This figure was 0.73C above the…
Unprecedented temperature rise in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe
April 7, 2024
Unprecedented temperature rise in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe
The Gurdian recently cited scientists at the Concordia research station in Antarctica reporting a record-breaking temperature leap of 38.5°C above the seasonal average, raising concerns about the continent’s rapid succumbing to global warming. According to the article, the dramatic polar…