BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Last month was the world’s third-hottest July on record, new data show — the latest milestone in a global warming trend that has seen the three hottest Julys within the last five…
Deforestation coupled with the rampant destruction of natural resources will soon have devastating effects on the future of society as we know it, according to two theoretical physicists who study…
Poorer, hotter parts of the world will struggle to adapt to unbearable conditions, research finds.
The growing but largely unrecognized death toll from rising global temperatures will come close to…
A heat wave that set in over the South and Southwest left much of the U.S. blanketed in record-breaking triple digit temperatures over the weekend. The widespread and intense heat wave will last for…
Tiny west African country enjoys warm temperatures, which are cooler on its tourist-filled coast.
As the smallest country on the African mainland – just 30 miles (50km) across at its widest point,…
Temperatures in Arctic Siberia soared to a record average for June amid a heat wave that is stoking some of the worst wildfires the region has ever known, fresh EU data showed on Tuesday (7 July).…
Last time CO2 was at similar level temperatures were 3C to 4C hotter and sea levels were 20 metres higher.
The amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere is approaching a level not seen in…
Experts say new climate data shows how close world already is to breaching 1.5C Paris agreement pledge.
There is a one-in-five chance annual global temperatures will be at least 1.5C warmer than in…
Pink snow observed on parts of the Presena glacier believed to be caused by plant that makes the ice darker, causing it to melt faster.
Scientists in Italy are investigating the mysterious…
For the past year, some of the most up-to-date computer models from the world's top climate modeling groups have been "running hot" – projecting that global warming may be even more extreme than…
Warming water temperatures lower water oxygen levels, putting embryos and pregnant fish at risk, researchers say
Sixty per cent of studied fish species will be unable to survive in their current…
Such deadly heat may become regular occurrence later this century, scientists find.
The likelihood of the UK experiencing deadly 40C temperatures for the first time is “rapidly accelerating” due to…
Dramatic change in Antarctica’s interior in past three decades a result of effects from tropical variability working together with increasing greenhouse gases
Climate scientists long thought…
The number of fires in the vast north Asian region of Siberia increased fivefold this week, according to the Russian forest fire aerial protection service, as temperatures in the Arctic continued…
Rapid transformation needed, Kevin Anderson says, particularly in lifestyles of rich.
Kevin Anderson, one of the world’s leading climate scientists, had a familiar reaction to the latest report from…
Unusually high temperatures in region linked to wildfires, oil spill and moth swarms.
A prolonged heatwave in Siberia is “undoubtedly alarming”, climate scientists have said. The freak temperatures…
Heat now causes more deaths than hurricanes, tornadoes or floods in most years, creating a new public health threat. An investigation reveals why the CDC’s prevention efforts have faltered.
The public is being lulled into a false sense of security about the UK’s increasingly extreme weather patterns by news and weather reports that present long, hot, dry spells as good news, according…