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16 08 2020 | 09:03

UK weather: a month's rain could fall in two hours as heatwave breaks.

Fears of flash flooding in parts of country, while experts warn extreme heat could become the norm. Over a month’s worth of rain could fall within two hours on parts of Britain this week, causing…

16 08 2020 | 09:01

Warming Tropical Soil Emits Unexpectedly Large Amounts of CO2, New Study Finds.

One of the concerns about a warming planet is the feedback loop that will emerge. That is, as the planet warms, it will melt permafrost, which will release trapped carbon and lead to more warming and…

16 08 2020 | 08:59

Last year was one of three warmest on record, researchers find.

LONDON (Reuters) - Last year was one of the three warmest on record, with glaciers melting, sea levels rising and a spate of wildfires, heatwaves and droughts, research published in the Bulletin of…

14 08 2020 | 09:47

New report on the state of global climate in 2019.

A major report on the state of the global climate for 2019 published today reveals further evidence of climate change. The 30th edition of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society is a…

10 08 2020 | 07:20

Warming climate may bring more West Nile outbreaks to Southern California.

As climate change heats up the weather in Southern California, coastal populations from San Diego to Santa Barbara may face an increased risk of contracting West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne…

07 08 2020 | 09:46

World's three hottest Julys happened in the last five years.

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…

06 08 2020 | 08:01

Rising temperatures will cause more deaths than all infectious diseases – 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…

23 07 2020 | 19:30

Intense Heat Wave Bakes Much of the U.S.

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…

23 07 2020 | 19:06

Guest post: Why Africa’s heatwaves are a forgotten impact of climate change.

Recent summers have demonstrated dramatically that heatwaves are not only deadly, but they are already being influenced by human-induced climate change.

22 07 2020 | 08:32

Record heat wave in Siberia has far-flung consequences.

Oil spills, intense heat waves, smoldering wildfires and thawing permafrost: Siberia is experiencing the destructive effects of climate change. And scientists say if action isn't taken soon, it's…

19 07 2020 | 08:08

Siberia heatwave was 'almost impossible' without climate change, scientists say.

An extreme heatwave in the Arctic is a problem for the entire planet, say scientists, because the region regulates weather around the globe and contains much of the world's carbon-rich permafrost. A…

12 07 2020 | 08:35

Siberian temperatures hit June record, fires spread.

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).…

12 07 2020 | 07:54

Pollutionwatch: June heatwave brings smog to England.

Main pollutant in smog is ozone - formed when sunlight reacts with evaporating solvents, personal care products and paints. The heatwave in June brought summertime smog to most of England. This type…

09 07 2020 | 11:37

Siberian Arctic Temperatures and Fires Beat All Records — Again.

Average land temperatures were more than 5 degrees Celsius above normal, surpassing last year’s high mark, according to European scientists.

09 07 2020 | 11:16

Global temperatures likely to hit at least 1C warming for next five years.

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…

07 07 2020 | 08:27

Heatwaves have become longer in most of the world since 1950s – study.

Frequency of heatwaves and cumulative intensity has risen through the decades, research finds. Heatwaves have increased in both length and frequency in nearly every part of the world since the 1950s…

05 07 2020 | 07:26

Are New Extreme Global Warming Projections Correct?

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…

04 07 2020 | 10:08

Arizona reels as three of the biggest wildfires in its history ravage state.

Extreme weather has contributed to the vast blazes – with the pandemic complicating the emergency response For residents of Tucson in southern Arizona, the Santa Catalina Mountains in the Coronado…

02 07 2020 | 08:09

South pole warming three times faster than rest of the world, our research shows.

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…

30 06 2020 | 08:40

The Arctic heatwave: here's what we know.

It’s 38°C in Siberia. The science may be complicated – but the need for action now couldn’t be clearer