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WMO confirms 2024 as hottest year on record, exceeds 1.5° threshold
As per WMO release, the global average surface temperature was 1.55 °C (with a margin of uncertainty of ± 0.13 °C) above the 1850-1900 average
UN weather agency says 2023 is the hottest year on record
The WMO also warned that the average temperature for the year is up some 1.4 degrees Celsius (2.5 degrees Fahrenheit) from pre-industrial times
Libya floods: Search for blame for thousands of deaths
The World Meteorological Organization said the huge loss of life could have been avoided if Libya - a failed state for more than a decade - had a...
COVID-19’s lessons for climate action
The pandemic demonstrated the necessity of an equitable model of global governance
Heat, wildfires, floods make summer of 2023 'a summer of extremes'
The summer of 2023 is "a summer of extremes" due to the scorching heat, wildfires and floods that have resulted in major damage to people's health and...
Amid worst heat wave, Siberia reports record-breaking temperatures
On June 3, temperatures reached 37.9 degrees Celsius in Jalturovosk, its hottest day in Siberia's history, climatologist Maximiliano Herrera told CNN...
B’desh records 520,758 deaths due to extreme weather since 1970: WMO
“Asia accounted for 47 per cent of all reported deaths worldwide, with tropical cyclones being the leading cause of reported deaths. Tropical cyclone...
The Arctic is on fire: Siberian heat wave alarms scientists
The Arctic is feverish and on fire — at least parts of it are. And that’s got scientists worried about what it means for the rest of the world. The...
