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UN says global warming likely to exceed 1.5C within a few years
Global temperatures are likely to exceed the key 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warming threshold within a few years, the United Nations Environment Programme said Wednesday, warning of more…
Warning of potentially the strongest El Niño in living memory
Britain’s Met Office said Friday that the developing El Niño weather pattern was likely to be the strongest in living memory and…
Europe facing strain on resources and services due to heatwaves
Large parts of western Europe, especially Britain and France, will be sweltering under another heatwave this Thursday as countries feel the strain…
Europe faces another surge of record heat as scorching temperatures persist
High pressure has dominated central and eastern Europe in early August, breaking temperature records across the region. Austria recorded a high of…
Italy battles two weather extremes: scorching heat in Sicily, deadly storms in the north
Italy expanded its highest-level heat alerts on Thursday as a prolonged heatwave tightened its grip across much of the country, with Sicily…
Western Europe records hottest June on record
Western Europe just experienced its warmest June on record, EU scientists confirmed on Thursday, after an extreme heatwave at the end of…
At least 3,700 excess deaths reported during heatwave in France, Belgium and Netherlands
France, the Netherlands and Belgium have recorded 3,700 excess deaths during the June heatwave that sent temperatures soaring across Europe, with authorities…
Eastern U.S. hit by historic heatwave ahead of July 4 holiday
Record-breaking temperatures spread to the eastern U.S. from the Midwest on Wednesday, putting tens of millions of people under heat warnings expected…
Global fire outbreaks hit record high as ‘unprecedented’ heat extremes loom
Climate change has driven record-breaking outbreaks of fire in Africa, Asia and elsewhere this year, with conditions expected to get worse as…