Scientists alert April 2024 was the hottest on record
May 08, 2024, at 02:10 pm
The world endured the hottest April month this year, as per data revealed by the European Union’s climate monitoring service Copernicus.
Tackle methane emissions now to slow global warming, finds new report
Mar 22, 2024, at 04:06 pm
Tackling emissions of methane now, is essential to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050, according to a new report issued by the UN-backed Global Methane Forum on Wednesday.
Data shows 2023 was the hottest year on record
Jan 09, 2024, at 11:51 pm
Driven by human-caused climate change and boosted by El Niño weather event, official data released on Tuesday showed 2023 remained the hottest year on record.
Study finds increased West Antarctic ice sheet melting ‘unavoidable’
Oct 24, 2023, at 06:49 pm
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue to increase its rate of melting over the rest of the century, no matter how much we reduce fossil fuel use, according to British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change.
Study reveals global sea surface temperatures touch record high mark in August
Sep 06, 2023, at 07:40 pm
Global average sea surface temperatures (SSTs) have been consistently high over the past five months, and remained at record-high levels for the time of year throughout April, May, June and July 2023.
UN expert alerts global heating may disrupt food supply even before 1.5C temperature rise
Aug 12, 2023, at 08:42 pm
A top UN official has warned that the world might face a major disruption to food supplies well before temperatures rise by the 1.5C target.
Heatwaves, high temperatures threatening young lives in South Asia, warns UNICEF
Aug 08, 2023, at 09:22 pm
Three-quarters of children in South Asia are already exposed to extreme high temperature compared to only one in three globally, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, urging authorities to do more to help them beat the heat.
July 2023 is on track to be the hottest month on record, say experts
Jul 28, 2023, at 02:44 pm
Geneva: According to ERA5 data from the EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the first three weeks of July have been the warmest three-week period on record and the month is on track to be the hottest July and the hottest month on record.
Heatwave conditions to prevail in US, Europe and Japan; mercury to go above 40 degrees Celsius
Jul 16, 2023, at 09:58 pm
New Delhi: People in several parts of the United States, Europe, and Japan have been warned against heatwave conditions with temperatures soaring 40 degrees Celsius and above, media reports said.
Temperatures off the charts, but more records imminent: WMO
Jul 11, 2023, at 09:42 pm
New York: Global sea surface temperatures reached a record high in May, June, and July – and the warming El Niño weather pattern is only just getting started – experts at the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.
Jul 05, 2023, at 07:06 pm
Geneva: El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific for the first time in seven years, setting the stage for a likely surge in global temperatures and disruptive weather and climate patterns.
May 17, 2023, at 09:55 pm
Geneva: Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El Niño event, according to a new update issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Scientists warn of rise in potentially fatal bacterial infection due to global warming
Mar 26, 2023, at 11:37 pm
Continued warming of the climate would see a rise in the number and spread of potentially fatal infections caused by bacteria found along parts of the coast of the United States.
Sticking to ‘cold, hard’ climate facts can end global warming: Guterres
Mar 14, 2023, at 09:49 pm
New York: World leaders need to listen to and act on solid scientific guidance to urgently reduce global warming, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message at the opening of the new session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Monday.
Countries’ climate promises still not enough to avoid catastrophic global warming: UN Report
Oct 28, 2022, at 11:55 pm
New York: While plans submitted by most signatories of the Paris Agreement would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, they are still not ambitious enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, a new report by UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) warned on Wednesday.
Climate change top challenge over the next decade, UNESCO global survey finds
Apr 02, 2021, at 09:22 pm
New York: Climate change and loss of biodiversity is seen as the most pressing challenge over the decade, according to the World in 2030 Survey report published on Wednesday by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Planet-warming trend continues: 2020 closes hottest decade on record – UN weather agency
Dec 25, 2020, at 06:52 pm
New York: As 2020 draws to a close, it leaves in its wake the warmest decade on record and one of the three hottest years ever measured, according to the UN weather agency.
Climate change: Record northern heat, fuels concerns over US wildfire destruction
Sep 16, 2020, at 03:01 pm
New York: The northern hemisphere experienced its warmest August ever, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday, amid searing conditions that have contributed to devastating wildfires on the west coast of the United States.
Global environmental changes are leading to shorter, younger trees, finds new study
May 30, 2020, at 08:47 am
London/IBNS: Ongoing environmental changes are transforming forests worldwide, resulting in shorter and younger trees with broad impacts on global ecosystems, scientists say.
2019 remained second hottest year on record: Study
Jan 08, 2020, at 06:25 pm
London/IBNS: Temperatures in December 2019 were above the 1981-2010 average throughout Europe. It was especially warm in the east.
Climate experts pledge to scale up high-altitude fight against mountain melt
Nov 01, 2019, at 10:03 am
New York/IBNS: The UN’s weather watchdog and partners committed on Thursday to a new initiative to ramp up observation and prediction technology that will help address the challenges of climate change, melting snow and ice, and water-related hazards.
Alarming: Study finds melting of Himalayan glaciers has doubled in recent years
Jun 21, 2019, at 04:48 pm
New York, June 21 (IBNS): A newly comprehensive study shows that melting of Himalayan glaciers caused by rising temperatures has accelerated dramatically since the start of the 21st century.
May 10, 2019, at 09:25 am
New York, May 10 (IBNS): It is nothing less than a “moral, ethical and economic imperative” to take more action to mitigate the existential threat posed by climate change, said top executives from across the United Nations system on Thursday.
Research suggests glaciers are disappearing and sea levels are rising
Apr 15, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Ontario, Apr 15 (IBNS): As part of an international research collaboration, Queen’s University scientist and lead Canadian researcher Laura Thomson examined the contribution of Canadian glaciers and ice caps to global sea level rise.
Mar 30, 2019, at 05:05 pm
New York, Mar 30 (IBNS: As many as a billion people could be newly exposed to disease-carrying mosquitoes by the end of the century because of global warming, says a new study that examines temperature changes on a monthly basis across the world.
Feb 05, 2019, at 09:24 am
Kathmandu, Feb 5 (IBNS): A comprehensive new study of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, known as the world’s “Third Pole” for its vast store of ice, and home to Mount Everest, K2 and other soaring peaks, finds that even the most ambitious Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees by the end of the century would lead to a 2.1 spike in temperatures and the melting of one-third of the region’s glaciers, a critical water source to some 250 million mountain dwellers and the 1.65 billion others living in the river valleys below.
Warming seas may increase frequency of extreme storms: Study
Jan 30, 2019, at 08:58 am
Washington, Jan 30 (IBNS): A new NASA study shows that warming of the tropical oceans due to climate change could lead to a substantial increase in the frequency of extreme rain storms by the end of the century.
Study sounds warning over greenhouse emissions from Arctic rivers
Oct 22, 2018, at 03:47 pm
New York, Oct 22 (IBNS): A new study involving scientists from the University of Aberdeen has revealed that river networks bordering the Arctic Circle are responsible for a far higher level of carbon emissions than previously believed.
Global warming report, an 'ear-splitting wake-up call' warns UN chief
Oct 09, 2018, at 08:38 am
New York, Oct 9 (IBNS): A special report on limiting global warming released on Monday by a UN scientific panel, should be heard around the world as an "ear-splitting wake-up call" said UN chief António Guterres. He said the long-awaited findings show that "climate change is running faster than we are - and we are running out of time."
Summary for Policymakers of IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C approved by governments
Oct 08, 2018, at 04:02 pm
Incheon, Oct 8 (IBNS): Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, the IPCC said in a new assessment.