Thank you, Copernicus, Climate Change Service, EU Commission, for the following update. Europe is the fastest-warming continent, and the impacts of climate change here are clear. 2024 was the warmest year on record for Europe, with record temperatures in central, eastern and southeastern regions. Storms were often severe and flooding widespread, … [continued]
A new WMO report suggests that future plans for renewable energy should take into account climate changes from a hotter planet.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service says global warming over the past 12 months has exceeded 1.5° Celsius.
Sea level rise increases more than global average
Ocean heat and acidification threatens ecosystems and way of life
Glacier ice thickness in the western part of the Indonesian island of New Guinea shows a big reduction La Niña marked only a temporary brake on rising temperatures
Agriculture especially vulnerable to climate impacts Early Warnings must reach everyone
Geneva, 17 May 2023 (WMO) — Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fueled by heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El Niño event, according to a new update issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). There is a 66% likelihood that … [continued]
Global heating continues to shatter records, and the climate crisis grows.
The head of the UN says humans are at war with nature. He says we are committing suicide. Is anyone listening?
New York/Geneva — Climate change has not stopped for COVID19. Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere are at record levels and continue to increase. Emissions are heading in the direction of pre-pandemic levels following a temporary decline caused by the lockdown and economic slowdown.
It’s getting toasty in Antarctica. A new record was just set of 18.3 degrees Celsius, which for us in America is 64 degrees Fahrenheit. Right now, in Baton Rouge, it’s 62 degrees Fahrenheit. The high in Tampa, Florida, today was 59 degrees Fahrenheit. It is warmer in Antarctica than it is in Louisiana and Florida.
Florida is known for hurricanes1. As a teenage kid growing up in Miami, we never knew anything about the glory of snow days up North, but we did have Hurricane Days. They usually came in the worst month of Florida’s weather — September. That month, after all, came at the end of a long and hot Florida summer known to be famously muggy and wet. Late August and September are also the rainiest periods in the Liquid Sunshine State, and even worse, school started back before Labor Day.
