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El Nino to La Nina: Shifting Climate Patterns Loom
WMO predicts shift from El Nino to La Nina conditions, warns of continued climate change impact
This summer’s swelter broke records: WMO
7 Sept 2023 2:31 AM ISTEarth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season
Heat, wildfires, floods make summer of 2023 'a summer of extremes'
5 Aug 2023 1:20 PM ISTThe 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...
WMO declares onset of El Nino, warns surge in global temperatures
5 July 2023 1:30 PM ISTWMO forecasts that there is a 90 per cent probability of the El Nino event continuing during the second half of 2023, and it is expected to be at...
B’desh records 520,758 deaths due to extreme weather since 1970: WMO
24 May 2023 11:38 AM IST“Asia accounted for 47 per cent of all reported deaths worldwide, with tropical cyclones being the leading cause of reported deaths. Tropical cyclone...
In nations rich and poor, climate-related disasters on the uptick
4 Dec 2019 9:34 PM ISTIndia was also ravaged by crippling heat in 2018, along with the worst flooding in over 100 years and a pair of cyclones. Total damages: nearly USD 38...
2021 was one of seven warmest years on record: UN agency
19 Jan 2022 8:01 PM ISTThe year 2021 was one of the seven warmest years on record, according to six leading international datasets consolidated by the World Meteorological...
Premature to attribute extreme heat in India, Pakistan solely to...
30 April 2022 8:59 AM IST“It is premature to attribute the extreme heat in India and Pakistan solely to climate change. However, it is consistent with what we expect in a...