July is on track to become the hottest month ever recorded. The world has experienced scorching temperatures. Scientists from the World Weather Attribution group have determined. According to monitors from the United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU), July is on track to become the hottest month ever recorded, indicating a preview of the planet’s … Read more
China and other Asia Pacific nations facing monsoonal floods and scorching temperatures. Flooding in Chongqing causes 15 deaths, with four still missing. Rescuers in Henan province save individuals from car roof using drone and crane China, along with several other Asia Pacific nations, is facing the impact of monsoonal floods and scorching temperatures, marking the … Read more
On Friday, South Asia was hit by an extraordinary heat wave, with parts of Pakistan exceeding 50 degrees Celsius and officials warning of severe water shortages and a health concern. Swathes of Pakistan and neighboring India have been smothered by high temperatures since April in extreme weather that the World Meteorological Organization has warned is … Read more
The chances of exceeding a critical global warming threshold have increased dramatically. There is now a 50/50 possibility that the planet will warm by more than 1.5°C in the next five years. Such an increase would only be transitory. But, scientists are concerned about the overall trend of temperatures. They predict that the years 2022-2026 … Read more
There is a 50% chance of the annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level for at least one of the next five years, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday. The likelihood is increasing with time, the United Nations (UN) agency said in its latest climate update. There … Read more
The UN on Tuesday officially recognised the 38 degrees Celsius measured in Siberia last year as a new record high for the Arctic, sounding “alarm bells” over climate change. The sweltering heat — equivalent to 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit — was seen on June 20, 2020, in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk, marking the highest temperature … Read more
