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Requiem for a blue planet
The State of the Global Climate 2023 confirmed that 2023 was the warmest year in the 174-year record, with the global average near-surface temperature...
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...
China 'renews' orange alert for high temperatures
Temperatures in parts of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Xinjiang may surpass 40 degrees Celsius, according to the forecast, suggesting that workers exposed to...
2021 was one of seven warmest years on record: UN agency
The year 2021 was one of the seven warmest years on record, according to six leading international datasets consolidated by the World Meteorological...
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...