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UN report shows more than 2 billion in cities across the world will be exposed to 0.5ºC rise by 2040

More than two billion people currently living in cities could be exposed to an additional temperature increase of at least 0.5 degrees Celsius by 2040, a new UN report published on Tuesday finds.

World just recorded its hottest day on record on this date in July

The Earth has just experienced its warmest day in recent history, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) data.

World heading towards new temperature records, warns WMO

At least one of the years between now and 2028 will very likely set a new temperature record, breaking through the crucial 1.5°C temperature limit, the UN weather agency, WMO, said on Wednesday.

UN weather agency says February saw more extreme heat and unusually high temperatures in both hemispheres

February saw more extreme heat and unusually high temperatures in both hemispheres, the UN weather agency (WMO) said on Friday.

UN weather agency says 2023 officially smashed global temperature records

With the annual average global temperature fast approaching the critical threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, last year officially smashed the global temperature record, the UN weather agency (WMO) confirmed on Friday.

UN expert alerts global heating may disrupt food supply even before 1.5C temperature rise

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.

Climate change: No ‘credible pathway’ to 1.5C limit, UNEP warns

New York: National pledges to reduce harmful emissions offer little hope of avoiding climate disaster, UN climate experts said on Thursday, in an urgent appeal for a radical transformation of the energy sector, before it’s too late.

Cooling La Niña is on the wane, but temperatures set to rise: UN weather agency

New York:Temperatures in almost all parts of the world will likely rise between now and April despite the cooling influence of the latest La Niña weather phenomenon, which has passed its peak, UN climate experts said on Tuesday. “Impacts on temperatures, precipitation and storm patterns continue”, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a statement.

Temperatures soaring in Europe, could soon touch new high: Experts

London, Aug 3 (IBNS): The average temperature in Europe is on the rise and could soon reach a new high, experts have warned.

Near-record warm temperatures fuel deadly, costly weather events in 2017 – UN

New York, Jan 19 (JEN): The upward trend in global temperatures marked by record-shattering warmth in 2015 and 2016 kept pace last year, with the United Nations weather agency warning Thursday that continued pressure on the Arctic in 2017 will have “profound and long-lasting repercussions on sea levels, and on weather patterns in other parts of the world.”

Hotter temperatures will accelerate migration of asylum-seekers to Europe, says study

Washington, Dec 23 (IBNS): New research predicts that migrants applying for asylum in the European Union will nearly triple over the average of the last 15 years by 2100 if carbon emissionscontinue on their current path. 

Surging heat may limit aircraft takeoffs globally, says study

New York, July 14 (IBNS): Rising temperatures due to global warming will make it harder for many aircraft around the world to take off in coming decades, says a new study.