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Ten Hottest Years on Record
The top 10 hottest years on record have all occurred since 1998.
In fact, 2016 was the hottest year ever recorded.
What is Causing This?
The previous decade was the…
International authoritative climate report states 2018 was the fourth warmest year on record.
A new State of the Climate report confirmed that 2018 was the fourth warmest year in records dating to…
All of nature is infinitely connected. It is therefore no surprise that there are strong interdependencies between the resources that the land surface provides.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Almost 400 people more died in the Netherlands during Europe’s recent record-breaking heatwave than in a regular summer week, Dutch national statistics agency CBS said on Friday…
An updated analysis of the annual UK temperature records from the Met Office shows that since 1884 all of the UK’s ten warmest years have occurred since 2002; whereas none of the ten coldest years…
A new study has found that the ocean has absorbed more than 90 per cent of the heat gained by the planet between 1971 and 2010.
The process of the ocean absorbing this heat leads to increase in…
New research funded by City of Parramatta Council and CRC for Low Carbon Living (CRCLCL) has revealed ways temperatures in Western Sydney can be reduced by as much as 2°C.
Undertaken in…
Climate change will hit many African countries more severely than previously thought, according to a new report. Researchers warn that rapid population growth means more and more people will be…
July this year was the warmest month ever recorded worldwide, satellite data has confirmed.
The assessment was carried out by researchers at the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).…
Two global warming studies by an international network of scientists show that the greatest increase in the Earth’s temperatures began after the industrial revolution.
Two studies further indicate…
Scientists say July at least equalled and may have beaten hottest month on record.
The record-breaking heatwave that roasted Europe last month was a one-in-a-thousand-year event made up to 100 times…
Right now, the effects of climate change are already being felt by people across Africa. Evidence shows that the change in temperature has affected the health, livelihoods, food productivity, water…
The world is getting hotter. July 2019 was one of the warmest months ever recorded - and July temperatures almost everywhere on Earth have been higher in the last 10 years compared with 1880-1900, as…
After months of record temperatures, scientists say Greenland's ice sheet experienced its biggest melt of the summer on Thursday, losing 11 billion tons of surface ice to the ocean -- equivalent to 4…
Ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit, companies commit to set 1.5°C climate targets aligned with a net-zero future, challenging Governments to match their ambition
While high temperatures get most of the attention during a heat wave, it's the nighttime lows that can be a hidden danger because overnight heat can have a profound effect on human health.
The…
As part of our Stormproofing the City series, Klaus Jacob, who predicted the devastation wrought by 2012 storm, tells Lilah Raptopoulos why city planners could be making things worse, not better, for…
Two thirds of the United States is expected to bake under what could be record high temperatures heading into the weekend. As a result, government agencies have issued warnings that can feel ominous.
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