Earth just experienced the hottest 12 months ever recorded
1 year, 1 month ago

Earth just experienced the hottest 12 months ever recorded

Associated Press  

The last 12 months were the hottest Earth has ever recorded, according to a new report by Climate Central, a nonprofit science research group. Over the course of the year, 7.3 billion people, or 90% of humanity, endured at least 10 days of high temperatures that were made at least three times more likely because of climate change. They don’t connect back to the fact that we’re still burning coal, oil and natural gas,” said Andrew Pershing, a climate scientist at Climate Central. In India, 1.2 billion people, or 86% of the population, experienced at least 30 days of elevated temperatures, made at least three times more likely by climate change. On average, Jamaica experienced high temperatures made four times more likely by climate change during the last 12 months, making it the country where climate change was most powerfully at work.

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European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again
1 month, 2 weeks ago

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it’s ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming compared to the pre-industrial average, the European climate agency Copernicus said Thursday. Going over that number in 2024 doesn’t mean the overall trend line …

August 2024 Was The Hottest Summer On Record On This Earth, NASA Says
3 months, 1 week ago

August 2024 Was The Hottest Summer On Record On This Earth, NASA Says

ABP News  

Hottest Summer: August 2024 has officially become the hottest month in recorded history, capping off what NASA scientists have confirmed to be Earth’s hottest summer since global temperature records began in 1880. This summer’s global temperatures were 0.2 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than any other summer in NASA’s records, including the previous high set in 2023. This is a clear indication …

Earth has endured its hottest summer ever recorded — for the second year in a row
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth has endured its hottest summer ever recorded — for the second year in a row

Salon  

For the second summer in a row, global temperatures broke temperature records, according to the European climate service Copernicus, putting this year on track to be the hottest in recorded history. Specifically, summer 2024 was 0.69 degrees Celsius hotter than the 1991 to 2020 average and was, additionally, 0.03 degrees hotter than summer 2023's record-setting temperatures. According to the recent …

Summer 2024 was the hottest on RECORD: Average global temperature was 0.69°C above average - and scientists say climate change is to blame
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Summer 2024 was the hottest on RECORD: Average global temperature was 0.69°C above average - and scientists say climate change is to blame

Daily Mail  

Summer in the UK might have been cold and rainy. The average global temperature across June, July, and August was 0.69°C above average - surpassing the previous record set last year. But globally, this summer was the hottest on record, according to new data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service The average global temperature across June, July, and August was …

Record summer temperatures set world on course for hottest year ever
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Record summer temperatures set world on course for hottest year ever

Al Jazeera  

European climate monitor says extreme weather will become more ‘intense’ if countries don’t slash emissions. Summer temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere were the highest ever recorded, making it likely that this year could emerge as Earth’s hottest ever, according to the European Union’s climate change monitor. “During the past three months of 2024, the globe has experienced the hottest June …

July finally breaks streak of record global temperatures – but it’s still the second hottest ever
4 months, 2 weeks ago

July finally breaks streak of record global temperatures – but it’s still the second hottest ever

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Earth’s string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an …

July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief
4 months, 2 weeks ago

July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief

Associated Press  

Earth’s string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end this past July as the natural El Nino climate pattern ebbed, the European climate agency Copernicus announced Thursday. But July 2024 ’s average heat just missed surpassing the July of a year ago, and scientists said the end of the record-breaking streak changes nothing …

July 22 was Earth's hottest day in all recorded history | Why blue planet is witnessing extreme temperature?
5 months ago

July 22 was Earth's hottest day in all recorded history | Why blue planet is witnessing extreme temperature?

India TV News  

July 22, Monday, was again the hottest day on record, according to preliminary data from a European Union monitoring agency, inching past Sunday, July 21 which had just taken the title. The global average surface air temperature rose to 17.15 degrees Celsius — 0.06 degrees higher than Sunday's marginal record according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, which has been …

Climate change: Planet endures 12 straight months of unprecedented heat
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate change: Planet endures 12 straight months of unprecedented heat

CNN  

CNN — The planet just marked a “shocking” new milestone, enduring 12 consecutive months of unprecedented heat, according to new data from Copernicus, the European Union’s climate monitoring service. The 12-month heat streak was “shocking but not surprising” given human-caused climate change, said Carlo Buontempo, the director of Copernicus, who warned of worse to come. Copernicus released its data the …

Climate change caused 26 extra days of extreme heat in last year: report
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate change caused 26 extra days of extreme heat in last year: report

The Hindu  

The world experienced an average of 26 more days of extreme heat over the last 12 months that would probably not have occurred without climate change, a report said on May 28. They concluded that "human-caused climate change added — on average, across all places in the world — 26 more days of extreme heat than there would have been …

Summer 2023 was the hottest in past 2,000 years: Study
7 months, 1 week ago

Summer 2023 was the hottest in past 2,000 years: Study

Hindustan Times  

Last summer, as wildfires swept across the Mediterranean, roads buckled in Texas and heatwaves strained power grids in China, it was not just the warmest summer on record, but the hottest one in some 2,000 years, new research has found. Women cover themselves to protect from the sun on a hot summer day European scientists last year established that the …

April 2024 was hottest on record, marking 11 months of new highs
7 months, 2 weeks ago

April 2024 was hottest on record, marking 11 months of new highs

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The streak of record global temperatures has continued for the 11th month in a row, …

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere
7 months, 2 weeks ago

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

Associated Press  

In sweltering Brazil, flooding killed dozens of people and paralyzed a city of about 4 million people. “If this record pace of warming continues, 2024 will likely be a record year of climate disasters and human suffering.” When the world is warmer, it is likely to have more extreme weather and climate events, including record heat and rainfall, scientists say. …

Flooding in Americas, brutal heat in Asia and Africa: Extreme weather across the globe
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Flooding in Americas, brutal heat in Asia and Africa: Extreme weather across the globe

LA Times  

Tim McCanon, center, is rescued by the Community Fire Department during severe flooding this month in New Caney, Texas. The world has constructed cities designed for 20th century temperatures and rainfall, but climate change brings more heat and downpours, said Andrew Dessler, a Texas A&M University climate scientist. “So they’re getting slightly more extreme, but they’re passing our ability to …

And the heat keeps coming: Global temperature record broken for 10th month in a row in March
8 months, 2 weeks ago

And the heat keeps coming: Global temperature record broken for 10th month in a row in March

LA Times  

Earth’s worrisome warming trajectory continued unabated last month, with March marking the 10th month in a row that the planet has broken global heat records, international climate officials announced this week. With an average surface temperature of 57.45 degrees Fahrenheit, last month was warmer globally than any previous March on record, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. …

March is tenth straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say
8 months, 2 weeks ago

March is tenth straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say

The Hindu  

For the tenth consecutive month, Earth in March set a new monthly record for global heat — with both air temperatures and the world’s oceans hitting an all-time high for the month, the European Union climate agency Copernicus said. “But its combination with the non-natural marine heat waves made these records so breathtaking,” said Woodwell Climate Research Center scientist Jennifer …

Broken record: March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Broken record: March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For the 10th consecutive month, Earth in March set a new monthly record for global heat — with both air temperatures and the world’s oceans hitting an all-time high for the month, the European Union climate agency Copernicus said. Since last June, the globe has broken heat records each month, with marine heat waves across large areas of …

The world has been its hottest on record for 10 months straight. Scientists can't fully explain why
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The world has been its hottest on record for 10 months straight. Scientists can't fully explain why

ABC  

In short: Leading climate scientists say there is a margin to the extreme heat the world has experienced over the past year that can't be explained by global warming or known climate drivers. Leading climate scientists say there is a margin to the extreme heat the world has experienced over the past year that can't be explained by global warming …

Earth has obliterated a worrying record for the ninth straight month
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth has obliterated a worrying record for the ninth straight month

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Earth has obliterated global heat records for the ninth straight month — with February, …

Last month was hottest February ever recorded. It’s the ninth-straight broken record
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Last month was hottest February ever recorded. It’s the ninth-straight broken record

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For the ninth straight month, Earth has obliterated global heat records — with February, the winter as a whole and the world’s oceans setting new high-temperature marks, according to the European Union climate agency Copernicus. The latest record-breaking in this climate change-fueled global hot streak includes sea surface temperatures that weren’t just the hottest for February, but eclipsed …

Globe breaks heat record for 8th straight month. Golfers get to play in Minnesota’s ‘lost winter’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Globe breaks heat record for 8th straight month. Golfers get to play in Minnesota’s ‘lost winter’

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — For the eighth straight month in January, Earth was record hot, according to the European climate agency. That was obvious in the northern United States, where about 1,000 people were golfing last month in a snow-starved Minneapolis during what the state is calling “the Lost Winter of 2023-24.” For the first time, the global temperature pushed …

Scientists explain why the record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge. Warming may be worsening
11 months, 1 week ago

Scientists explain why the record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge. Warming may be worsening

Associated Press  

The latest calculations from several science agencies showing Earth obliterated global heat records last year may seem scary. “The heat over the last calendar year was a dramatic message from Mother Nature,” said University of Arizona climate scientist Katharine Jacobs. They wonder whether human-caused climate change and a natural El Nino were augmented by a freak blip or whether “there’s …

Past decade was the hottest on record as climate change ‘surged alarmingly,’ WMO reports
1 year ago

Past decade was the hottest on record as climate change ‘surged alarmingly,’ WMO reports

CNN  

CNN — The decade between 2011 and 2020 was the hottest on record for the planet’s land and oceans as the rate of climate change “surged alarmingly,” according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization. Climate pollution from all fossil fuel types — coal, oil, and natural gas — increased around the world, the Global Carbon Project found, …

The world has experienced its hottest 12 months on record, and El Niño is set to drive temperatures higher
1 year, 1 month ago

The world has experienced its hottest 12 months on record, and El Niño is set to drive temperatures higher

ABC  

The world has just experienced its hottest 12-month period in recorded history, with the average global temperature over 1.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels between November 2022 and October this year. "Looking at the climate shift index, we could see that close to 5.8 billion people actually, in this past year, experienced temperatures higher than the normal monthly averages," she …

The last 12 months were the hottest in recorded history, analysis finds
1 year, 1 month ago

The last 12 months were the hottest in recorded history, analysis finds

Salon  

A new report by the nonprofit organization Climate Central reveals that the last 12 months were the hottest ever recorded. As the organization's vice president for science Dr. Andrew Pershing said in a statement, "this 12-month record is exactly what we expect from a global climate fueled by carbon pollution." As a result, roughly nine out of ten humans alive …

This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say
1 year, 3 months ago

This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say

The Hindu  

Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Editorial | Mercury rising: On an ‘era of global boiling’ The world's oceans — more than 70% of the Earth's surface — were the hottest ever recorded, nearly 21 C, …

NASA finds July 2023 hottest month since 19th century; biggest impacts likely next year
1 year, 4 months ago

NASA finds July 2023 hottest month since 19th century; biggest impacts likely next year

Hindustan Times  

NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies has come to a conclusion that July 2023 was the hottest month on Earth since the 19th century. Such increase in temperature can lead to severe natural disasters such as cyclones, drought and wildfires The European Union's climate observatory also confirmed July 2023 was the hottest ever month on Earth. "NASA data confirms what …

July was the planet’s hottest month on record — so far
1 year, 4 months ago

July was the planet’s hottest month on record — so far

LA Times  

A sizzling month marked by record heat waves, major wildfires, melting sea ice and a burgeoning El Niño will go down in the books as the hottest July on record — at least until next year, federal officials said. The planet and its oceans roasted last month as global average temperatures soared 2.02 degrees above average, making July 2023 not …

July 2023 hottest month on record as heatwaves scorch Earth
1 year, 4 months ago

July 2023 hottest month on record as heatwaves scorch Earth

Al Jazeera  

Global average temperature for July confirmed to be highest on record of any month, says Copernicus Climate Change Service. Marked by heatwaves and fires all around the world, the previous month was 0.33 degrees Celsius higher than the record set in July 2019 when the average temperature was 16.63C, it said. “It has not been this warm, combining observational records …

Climate change-attributed heat touched 81% of the world’s population in July, study finds
1 year, 4 months ago

Climate change-attributed heat touched 81% of the world’s population in July, study finds

LA Times  

Four out of every five humans alive experienced at least one day of abnormally hot temperatures in July — a global onslaught of extreme heat that would not have been possible without climate change, according to new research. But an analysis of daily temperatures in 4,700 cities found that climate change-attributed heat touched 6.5 billion people — or 81% of …

July set to become world’s hottest month on record: What happened?
1 year, 4 months ago

July set to become world’s hottest month on record: What happened?

Al Jazeera  

July 2023 has broken global temperature records, raising fears about what patterns could next emerge. July will likely be the world’s hottest month on record and possibly the warmest in 120,000 years, according to climate scientists. July 6 was the hottest day, according to ERA5 data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service with the global average temperature reaching 17.08C. In …

Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June. And July is getting hotter, experts say
1 year, 5 months ago

Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June. And July is getting hotter, experts say

LA Times  

Children cool themselves as they rest near the Forbidden City on a hot day last month in Beijing. An already warming Earth steamed to its hottest June on record, smashing the old global mark by nearly a quarter of a degree, with oceans setting temperature records for the third straight month, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday. …

Meteorologists say Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June and July has been getting hotter
1 year, 5 months ago

Meteorologists say Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June and July has been getting hotter

Associated Press  

An already warming Earth steamed to its hottest June on record, smashing the old global mark by nearly a quarter of a degree, with global oceans setting temperature records for the third straight month, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday. The increase over the last June’s record is “a considerably big jump” because usually global monthly records …

Last month was the hottest June ever recorded on Earth
1 year, 5 months ago

Last month was the hottest June ever recorded on Earth

NPR  

Last month was the hottest June ever recorded on Earth Enlarge this image toggle caption Andy Wong/AP Andy Wong/AP Last month was the hottest June on record going back 174 years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Sponsor Message Every June for the last 47 years has been hotter than the twentieth century average for the month, a …

Earth’s record high temperature maintained for second day
1 year, 5 months ago

Earth’s record high temperature maintained for second day

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The planet’s average temperature was stuck at a record high on Wednesday, the latest in …

World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 3
1 year, 5 months ago

World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 3

The Hindu  

Monday, July 3, was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction. The average global temperature reached 17.01 degrees Celsius, surpassing the August 2016 record of 16.92C as heatwaves sizzled around the world. "This is not a milestone we should be celebrating," said climate scientist Friederike Otto of the Grantham Institute …

World registers hottest day ever recorded on Monday
1 year, 5 months ago

World registers hottest day ever recorded on Monday

Al Jazeera  

Scientists say to expect more records to fall this year as climate change and an emerging El Nino pattern make the mercury climb. Monday was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction. “This is not a milestone we should be celebrating,” said climate scientist Friederike Otto of the Grantham Institute …

The UK had the hottest June since records began in 1884, with climate change a factor
1 year, 5 months ago

The UK had the hottest June since records began in 1884, with climate change a factor

Associated Press  

LONDON — The U.K. sweltered through its hottest June since records began in 1884, the country’s weather agency said Monday, adding that human-induced climate change means such unusual heat will become more frequent in the next few decades. “Alongside natural variability, the background warming of the Earth’s atmosphere due to human-induced climate change has driven up the possibility of reaching …

UN report says there's a 98 per cent chance one of the next five years will be the hottest ever
1 year, 7 months ago

UN report says there's a 98 per cent chance one of the next five years will be the hottest ever

ABC  

Global temperatures are set to break records in the next five years, with a 98 per cent chance one will be the warmest ever recorded, according to a new report from the UN's meteorological agency. Key points: The WMO report predicts that at least one of the next five years will be the hottest on record An El Niño pattern …

Past eight years eight hottest on record, UN report warns
2 years, 1 month ago

Past eight years eight hottest on record, UN report warns

Al Jazeera  

The UN’s weather and climate body outlines ‘chronicle of climate chaos’ as COP27 talks get under way in Egypt. The past eight years are on track to be the hottest ever recorded, a United Nations report has found, as UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that the planet was sending “a distress signal”. The UN’s weather and climate body released its …

Study: Climate change made UK heat wave hotter, more likely
2 years, 4 months ago

Study: Climate change made UK heat wave hotter, more likely

Associated Press  

Human-caused climate change made last week’s deadly heat wave in England and Wales at least 10 times more likely and added a few degrees to how brutally hot it got, a study said. They said Thursday that temperatures were 2 to 4 degrees Celsius warmer in the heat wave than they would have been without climate change, depending on which …

Climate crisis made South Asia heatwaves ’30 times more likely’
2 years, 7 months ago

Climate crisis made South Asia heatwaves ’30 times more likely’

Al Jazeera  

Study says heatwaves in India and Pakistan should be ‘extraordinarily rare’ but current level of global warming made them 30 times more likely. The devastating heatwave that has baked India and Pakistan in recent months was made more likely by climate change and is a glimpse of the region’s future, says a study by international scientists. But the current level …

Explained: How climate change is making extreme heatwave 100 times more likely in India
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained: How climate change is making extreme heatwave 100 times more likely in India

Firstpost  

The UK Met Office study put the odds of a heatwave exceeding the average temperature as just once in 312 years. At least that’s what a new study published by the UK Met Office, which states that climate change has made such record-breaking heatwaves 100 times more likely, suggests. India extremely vulnerable The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change has already …

Earth given 50-50 chance of hitting key warming mark by 2026
2 years, 7 months ago

Earth given 50-50 chance of hitting key warming mark by 2026

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world is creeping closer …

The heat stays on: Earth hits 6th warmest year on record
2 years, 11 months ago

The heat stays on: Earth hits 6th warmest year on record

Associated Press  

Earth simmered to the sixth hottest year on record in 2021, according to several newly released temperature measurements. Two U.S. science agencies — NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — and a private measuring group released their calculations for last year’s global temperature on Thursday, and all said it wasn’t far behind ultra-hot 2016 and 2020. “So it’s …

‘Very real’: 2021 was sixth-hottest year since records began
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Very real’: 2021 was sixth-hottest year since records began

Al Jazeera  

The past eight years were the eight hottest since record-keeping began in 1880, said US government scientists. “So it’s not quite as headline-dominating as being the warmest on record, but give it another few years and we’ll see another one of those” records, said climate scientist Zeke Hausfather of the Berkeley Earth monitoring group that also ranked 2021 the sixth …

Earth experienced 6th hottest year on record in 2021, but 4th hottest for United States
2 years, 11 months ago

Earth experienced 6th hottest year on record in 2021, but 4th hottest for United States

LA Times  

Map of global average surface temperature in 2021 compared to the 1981-2010 average, with places that were warmer than average colored red, and places that were cooler than average colored blue. The year 2021 was marked not only by extreme weather events nationwide and in the West — it was also the Earth’s sixth-hottest year on record, federal officials announced …

2021 was the fifth-hottest year on record as emissions surge
2 years, 11 months ago

2021 was the fifth-hottest year on record as emissions surge

Al Jazeera  

The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service says the last seven years were the warmest ‘by a clear margin’ since records began. The year 2021 was the world’s fifth hottest on record, while levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere hit new highs, European Union scientists have said. The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said in a report …

Global sizzling: July was hottest month on record, NOAA says
3 years, 4 months ago

Global sizzling: July was hottest month on record, NOAA says

India Today  

Earth sizzled in July and became the hottest month in 142 years of recordkeeping, U.S. weather officials announced. As extreme heat waves struck parts of the United States and Europe, the globe averaged 62.07 degrees last month, beating out the previous record set in July 2016 and tied again in 2019 and 2020. the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said …

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