Global land and sea temperatures were 1.67F above the average for July, making it the hottest month since records began 142 years ago.
July 2021 has earned the “unenviable distinction” of being…
Parts of the Mediterranean and central Europe have experienced extreme temperatures this summer, with wildfires causing devastation in both Turkey and Greece. The blaze on Evia, Greece’s second-…
As wildfires swept through the Italian island of Sicily, fueled by an extreme heatwave, officials in one city recorded on Wednesday what is believed to be the highest temperature ever recorded in…
Report warns temperatures likely to rise by more than 1.5C bringing widespread extreme weather.
Human activity is changing the Earth’s climate in ways “unprecedented” in thousands or hundreds of…
Pacific north-west prepares for triple-digit temperatures just months after heat resulted in hundreds of deaths in region
The Oregon governor declared a state of emergency on Tuesday as the region…
Of all the troubling news in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report out on Monday, one warning will surely generate the most headlines: under all scenarios examined, Earth is…
Today’s IPCC Working Group 1 Report is a code red for humanity. The alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable: greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning and deforestation are…
This story includes details about the impacts of climate change that may be difficult for some readers. If you are feeling overwhelmed by this crisis situation here is a list of resources on how to…
When it comes to climate, Africa is the world’s most data-sparse continent, setting the region back in global negotiations. New weather stations and preserving old books will play a critical role.…
Death Valley is more than earning its morbid name this weekend, as temperatures in the California desert reached a near-record-breaking 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 degrees Celsius), according to…
New normal. Record-breaking. Unprecedented.
In recent days, as Western Canada and the United States have been broiling under a climate-fuelled heat crisis, all sorts of superlatives have been used…
Less than a week after a deadly “heat dome” devastated western Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest and burned Lytton, B.C. to the ground, an international science team is reporting that the…
Rising temperatures may be hitting faster and harder than forecast, say climate scientists in wake of heatwave in US and Canada
The world needs to step up preparations for extreme heat, which may be…
More people died of cold than heat in past 20 years but climate change is shifting the balance.
More than 5 million people die each year globally because of excessively hot or cold conditions, a 20-…
Kevo in Lapland recorded a temperature of 33.6C after Finland registered record heat in June.
Nordic countries have registered near-record temperatures over the weekend, including highs of 34C (93.…
Average temperatures for the month were 2C higher than normal, with 24 separate locations hitting their own records
New Zealand has experienced its hottest June since records began more than 110…
Canada has recorded its highest ever temperature as the country's west and the US Pacific north-west frazzle in an unprecedented heatwave.
Lytton in British Columbia soared to 46.6C (116F) on Sunday…