Maximum and minimum temperatures were above average for all states and territories, Bureau of Meteorology says
The last decade was the hottest on record for Australia with the temperature almost 1C…
Existing greenhouse gases will eventually push the climate into more than two degrees of warming, according to a study published in Nature Climate Change on Monday.
The fifth annual report on the climate crisis and human health also found millions of lives could be saved by tackling emissions and the Covid pandemic together.
Exposure of the most vulnerable…
Key goals include powering city buildings on renewables and curbing urban sprawl.
It was another scorching summer this year in Tucson, Arizona, the second hottest city in the United States, where…
Climate crisis exacerbates extreme weather during natural events, say experts.
La Niña climate event is under way, heralding a colder and stormier winter than usual across the northern hemisphere,…
Delayed freeze in Laptev Sea could have knock-on effects across polar region, scientists say.
For the first time since records began, the main nursery of Arctic sea ice in Siberia has yet to start…
A new report from the United Nations found that political leaders and industry leaders are failing to do the necessary work to stop the world from becoming an "uninhabitable hell" for millions of…
Sharp rise in number of droughts, floods and wildfires has claimed 1.23 million lives and affected 4.2 billion people.
Extreme weather events have increased dramatically in the past 20 years, taking…
Populations of mountain ringlet in Lake District face being wiped out as cooler habitats disappear.
The diversity and resilience of cold-loving butterfly species is threatened by global heating…
Triple-digit temperatures could spark new fires just a few weeks after a record heatwave.
California is bracing for another dangerously warm weekend, with dry winds, parched vegetation, and triple-…
Extreme weather, locust invasions and violence have forced people to flee their homes.
Millions of people were uprooted from their homes by conflict, violence and natural disasters in the first six…
In the face of dangerous heat waves this summer, Americans have taken shelter in air conditioned cooling centers. Normally, that would be a wise choice, but during a pandemic, indoor shelters present…
Past three months were 1.17C above 20th-century average
2020 on track to be one of five warmest years, Noaa finds
This summer was the hottest ever recorded in the northern hemisphere, according…
*This story was originally published on CBS News on September 9, 2020. All data and statistics are based on publicly available data at the time of publication.
Hotter heatwaves, higher sea levels and more severe droughts: This is the sweltering reality in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) where climate change is an especially urgent issue. By 2030,…
The first comprehensive assessment of where the Earth’s excess heat is accumulating has been released by theGlobal Climate Observing System, co-sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization,…
At least 300 more people in UK died than average in second week of August.
While attention was focused on Covid-19, a spike in death rates in the UK during the second week of August slipped past…
Climate change is the undercurrent that drives and shapes our lives in countless ways. Journalist Judith D. Schwartz sees the term as shorthand. "It's almost as if people think climate is this…