Oceans are clearest measure of climate crisis as they absorb 90% of heat trapped by greenhouse gases.
The heat in the world’s oceans reached a new record level in 2019, showing “irrefutable and…
Top scientists call for PM to do more on climate crisis as UK expert predicts animal victims will be in the trillions
Two wildfires have merged to form a massive inferno in south-eastern Australia,…
The 10 years to the end of 2019 have been confirmed as the warmest decade on record by three global agencies.
According to Nasa, Noaa and the UK Met Office, last year was the second warmest in a…
Researchers found that the oceans are dramatically changing due to climate change, the latest evidence of a warming world.
The planet’s oceans were the warmest in recorded history in 2019, according…
More than a decade ago, scientists warned that global warming risked making Australia’s fire season start earlier, finish later and become more intense.
Australia’s climate in 2019
Australia's warmest year on record, with the annual national mean temperature 1.52 °C above average
Both mean annual maximum and minimum temperatures above average for…
Yesterday was Australia's hottest day on record, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).
The average maximum temperature across the country was 40.9 degrees Celsius,…
350 experts call on PM to address president’s ‘dangerous’ and ‘irresponsible’ claims.
Boris Johnson is being urged by 350 leading climate researchers to robustly challenge Donald Trump on his “…
The climate crisis will determine the lifelong health of today’s children, doctors have warned, noting that global heating was already causing harm.
Children are especially vulnerable and the global…
Almost 400 all-time high temperatures were set in the northern hemisphere over the summer, according to an analysis of temperature records.
The records were broken in 29 countries for the period…
Record heatwaves in June and July caused the deaths of 1,435 people in France this year, according to the country's health minister.
Speaking on French radio, Agnès Buzyn said half of those who died…
Experts agree that global heating of 4C by 2100 is a real possibility. The effects of such a rise will be extreme and require a drastic shift in the way we live.
Drowned cities; stagnant seas;…
Every month, climate scientists make new discoveries that advance our understanding of climate change's causes and impacts. The research gives a clearer picture of the threats we already face and…
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…
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…
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…