Paris, France: The global temperature hovered at historical altitude in March, Europe’s climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an extraordinary summer streak, which has tested scientific expectations. In Europe, this was the hottest march recorded by a significant margin, Nenicus Climate Change Service said, “rapidly compared to any other, running the extreme of rain in … Read more
Washington: Climate Change Danier is advancing AI-generated paper questioning human-inspired warming, warning against the rise of leading specialized research that is naturally flawed, but is marketed as neutral and scripully logical. The paper rejects the climate model on human-inspired global warming and is widely quoted on social media as the first “peer-review” research led by … Read more
A team of Australian researchers on Tuesday said that 4-degree Celsius rise in global temperatures would cut world GDP by around 40 per cent by 2100 – a sharp increase from previous estimates of around 11 per cent. New projections by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Institute for Climate Risk and Response (ICRR) … Read more
New Delhi: China is staring at a water crisis in the mid-to-long term after the latest climate data showed a rapidly depleting glacial count. As many as 7,000 glaciers have disappeared completely, with the pace of glacial retreat accelerating year-on-year. Most of the glaciers are found in regions administered by China – in Tibet and … Read more
Singapore: Record greenhouse gas levels helped bring temperatures to an all-time high in 2024, accelerating glacier and sea ice loss, raising sea levels and edging the world closer to a key warming threshold, the U.N. weather body said on Wednesday. Annual average mean temperatures stood at 1.55 degrees Celsius (2.79 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels last … Read more
Huaraz (Peru): In the high Andes of northern Peru, the morning sun rises over glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca mountains that loom above the city of Huaraz, an awe-inspiring sight tainted by fears of a growing threat of meltwater floods. The glaciers are at the centre of a landmark global case that will test the … Read more
Geneva, Switzerland: The cooling weather phenomenon La Nina that emerged late last year is weak and likely to be brief, the UN said Thursday, dashing hopes it could help rein in soaring global temperatures. “The weak La Nina event that emerged in December 2024 is likely to be short-lived,” the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization … Read more
The world’s strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to research published on Monday that warned of “severe” climate consequences. Scientists used one of Australia’s most powerful supercomputers to model how melting ice sheets might change the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, which plays a major role in … Read more
Paris, France: Ice loss from the world’s glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, scientists said on Wednesday, warning that melting may be faster than previously expected in the coming years and drive sea levels higher. The world’s glaciers, which are important climate regulators and hold freshwater resources for billions, are rapidly melting as the … Read more
A recent study has revealed that climate change is severely impacting cacao production in West Africa, threatening the global chocolate supply. The West African region, responsible for about 70 per cent of the world’s cacao production, has experienced unusually high temperatures, droughts, diseases, and unpredictable rainfall in recent years. These environmental stresses have devastated harvests, … Read more
New Delhi: The rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past four decades, according to a new study on Tuesday, explaining why 2023 and early 2024 saw unprecedentedly high sea temperatures. The study, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, showed that ocean temperatures were rising at about 0.06 degrees Celsius per … Read more