UN confirms 18.3 degrees C record heat in Antarctica as global warming concerns grow
3 years, 5 months ago

UN confirms 18.3 degrees C record heat in Antarctica as global warming concerns grow

India Today  

The United Nations on Thursday recognised a new record high temperature for the Antarctic continent, confirming a reading of 18.3 degrees Celsius made last year. The record heat was reached at Argentina's Esperanza research station on the Antarctic Peninsula on February 6, 2020, the UN's World Meteorological Organization said. "Verification of this maximum temperature record is important because it helps us to build up a picture of the weather and climate in one of Earth's final frontiers," said WMO secretary-general Petteri Taalas. "This new record shows once again that climate change requires urgent measures," said WMO first vice president Celeste Saulo, the head of Argentina's national weather service.

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World close to 1.5C warming limit according to new pre-industrial temperature estimate
1 month, 1 week ago

World close to 1.5C warming limit according to new pre-industrial temperature estimate

ABC  

The world has already warmed 1.49 degrees Celsius because of humans compared to pre-industrial levels, according to a new study of carbon dioxide content in Antarctic ice cores. "We know that there's warming baked into the 1850 to 1900 estimate, simply because that is not the beginning of the Industrial Revolution," he said "Significant things had already happened by that …

World is on track for a ‘catastrophic’ rise in temperature, UN report says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

World is on track for a ‘catastrophic’ rise in temperature, UN report says

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 world is on track for a “catastrophic” 3.1 degrees Celsius of global warming over …

Record low sea-ice levels around Antarctica ‘likely due to climate change’
7 months ago

Record low sea-ice levels around Antarctica ‘likely due to climate change’

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 Record-breaking low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023 may have been influenced by …

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. …

Study says 2023’s crazy Atlantic ocean heat, low Antarctic sea ice give glimpse of much hotter world
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Study says 2023’s crazy Atlantic ocean heat, low Antarctic sea ice give glimpse of much hotter world

Associated Press  

Off the charts “crazy” heat in the North Atlantic ocean and record-smashing Antarctic sea ice lows last year are far more severe than what Earth’s supposed to get with current warming levels. A study in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society charted the North Atlantic sea temperature and the Antarctic sea ice halfway across the globe against long-accepted computer …

Study says 2023's crazy Atlantic ocean heat, low Antarctic sea ice give glimpse of much hotter world
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Study says 2023's crazy Atlantic ocean heat, low Antarctic sea ice give glimpse of much hotter world

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 Off the charts “crazy” heat …

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 …

Earth shattered global heat record in ’23 and it’s flirting with warming limit, European agency says
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth shattered global heat record in ’23 and it’s flirting with warming limit, European agency says

Associated Press  

Earth last year shattered global annual heat records, flirted with the world’s agreed-upon warming threshold and showed more signs of a feverish planet, the European climate agency said Tuesday. The European climate agency Copernicus said the year was 1.48 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times. In a separate Tuesday press event, international climate scientists who calculate global warming’s role in extreme …

Earth shattered global heat record in '23 and it's flirting with warming limit, European agency says
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth shattered global heat record in '23 and it's flirting with warming limit, European agency says

The Independent  

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2023 proved that climate change isn't coming — it's here, and things are spiraling out of control
1 year ago

2023 proved that climate change isn't coming — it's here, and things are spiraling out of control

Salon  

Politicians often speak of climate change as a problem for future generations to solve, but many scientists say the time to act is now and that the climate has already changed — it's not a far-off scenario. The year "will see a new global surface temperature record" which "underscores the fact that the planet is continuing to warm as we …

With hot October temperatures, this is ‘virtually certain’ to be the warmest year on record
1 year, 1 month ago

With hot October temperatures, this is ‘virtually certain’ to be the warmest year on record

LA Times  

Following another month of record-shattering temperatures, European scientists said Wednesday that 2023 is “virtually certain” to go down as the planet’s hottest year on record. Last month was the hottest October ever recorded, with an average global surface temperature of 59.5 degrees Fahrenheit— about 3.1 degrees warmer than the preindustrial average, according to Copernicus Climate Change Service, the European climate …

Pope challenges leaders at United Nations talks to slow global warming before it's too late
1 year, 2 months ago

Pope challenges leaders at United Nations talks to slow global warming before it's too late

The Hindu  

Pope Francis challenged world leaders on October 4 to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it’s too late, warning that God’s increasingly warming creation is fast reaching a “point of no return.” In an update to his landmark 2015 encyclical on the environment, Pope heightened the alarm about the “irreversible” harm to people and planet already under …

Arctic ice at its 6th lowest on record as Earth warms, Antarctic sees low growth
1 year, 2 months ago

Arctic ice at its 6th lowest on record as Earth warms, Antarctic sees low growth

India Today  

As Earth gets warms due to global warming, the polar regions are witnessing strange changes. Scientists tracked that on September 19, 2023, the Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent of 4.23 million square kilometers, marking it as the sixth-lowest year in the satellite record. Meanwhile, on September 10, Antarctic sea ice hit its lowest maximum extent on record …

Report says Antarctica witnessed world’s most intense heatwave in 2022
1 year, 2 months ago

Report says Antarctica witnessed world’s most intense heatwave in 2022

Al Jazeera  

Scientists recorded the world’s most intense heatwave in Antarctica, with a record spike last year. The world’s coldest region recorded the most intense heatwave ever last year, according to a study published last month. In March 2022, temperatures in Eastern Antarctica spiked about 39 degrees Celsius above the monthly average, said the study “The Largest Ever Recorded Heatwave – Characteristics …

UN announces ‘climate breakdown’ after record summer heat
1 year, 3 months ago

UN announces ‘climate breakdown’ after record summer heat

Al Jazeera  

“Climate breakdown has begun”, the United Nations chief has warned as the World Meteorological Organization reported that the world went through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer on record. The WMO, citing data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, said on Wednesday that last month was the the hottest August on record “by a large margin” and the second …

For the third time this week, Earth sets an unofficial heat record. What’s behind those big numbers?
1 year, 5 months ago

For the third time this week, Earth sets an unofficial heat record. What’s behind those big numbers?

Associated Press  

Earth’s average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the third such milestone in a week that already rated as the hottest on record and what one prominent scientist says could be the hottest in 120,000 years. “So I don’t think it’s crucial how ‘official’ the numbers are, what matters is that they are huge and dangerous and …

Earth hit an unofficial record high temperature this week – and stayed there
1 year, 5 months ago

Earth hit an unofficial record high temperature this week – and stayed there

Associated Press  

Sweltering heat is blanketing much of the planet, and one unofficial analysis says the past seven days have been the hottest week on record, the latest grim milestone in a series of climate-change-driven extremes. “The alarming extreme weather events impacting millions of Americans underscore the urgency of President Biden’s climate agenda and the absurdity of continued efforts by Republican lawmakers …

Mapping the hottest temperatures around the world
1 year, 5 months ago

Mapping the hottest temperatures around the world

Al Jazeera  

At least 22 countries have recorded maximum temperatures of 50C or above. Monday, July 3, was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the United States National Centers for Environmental Prediction. The average global temperature reached 17.01 degrees Celsius, surpassing the August 2016 record of 16.92C as summer heats up across the Northern Hemisphere. Highest temperatures ever …

Global ocean temperatures hit record level for April and May
1 year, 6 months ago

Global ocean temperatures hit record level for April and May

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. This year we have seen Antarctic sea ice shrink to a record low-point for the time of year, following …

UN reports 'off the charts' melting of glaciers
1 year, 8 months ago

UN reports 'off the charts' melting of glaciers

The Hindu  

The world's glaciers melted at dramatic speed last year and saving them is effectively a lost cause, the United Nations reported Friday, as climate change indicators once again hit record highs. The last eight years have been the warmest ever recorded, while concentrations of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide hit new peaks, the UN's World Meteorological Organization said. The …

Antarctic ice hits record low for January: climate monitor
1 year, 10 months ago

Antarctic ice hits record low for January: climate monitor

The Hindu  

The Antarctic Ocean area covered by ice was the lowest on record for January, exposing Earth to even more planet-warming heat, scientists reported Wednesday. Last month was also the third warmest January on record in Europe, with temperatures on New Year's Day reaching all-time highs on some parts of the continent, according to European Union's Copernicus climate monitor. Copernicus said …

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 …

Climate change: A look at some extreme temperatures recorded worldwide
2 years, 8 months ago

Climate change: A look at some extreme temperatures recorded worldwide

The Hindu  

The story so far: In March, parts of eastern Antarctica recorded extremely high temperatures that were around 30 degrees Celsius above normal, sounding alarm bells for rapidly progressing climate change. A la base #Concordia, la température maximale définitive de ce 18 mars est de 🌡️-11.5°C, record absolu tous mois confondus battant les -13.7°C du 17 décembre 2016. According to the …

Hot poles: Antarctica, Arctic 70 and 50 degrees above normal
2 years, 9 months ago

Hot poles: Antarctica, Arctic 70 and 50 degrees above normal

Deccan Chronicle  

Earth’s poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees warmer than average. The two-mile high Concordia station was at 10 degrees, which is about 70 degrees warmer than average, while the even higher Vostok station hit a shade above 0 degrees, …

Hot poles: Antarctica, Arctic 70 and 50 degrees above normal
2 years, 9 months ago

Hot poles: Antarctica, Arctic 70 and 50 degrees above normal

Associated Press  

Earth’s poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees warmer than average. The two-mile high Concordia station was at 10 degrees,which is about 70 degrees warmer than average, while the even higher Vostok station hit a shade above 0 degrees, beating …

Antarctica and Arctic 70 and 50 degrees above normal
2 years, 9 months ago

Antarctica and Arctic 70 and 50 degrees above normal

LA Times  

A drop of water falls off an iceberg melting in the Nuup Kangerlua Fjord near Nuuk in southwestern Greenland in August 2017. Earth’s poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees warmer than average. The two-mile high Concordia station was at …

‘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 …

Temperatures in Antarctica hit record high, UN scientists confirm
3 years, 5 months ago

Temperatures in Antarctica hit record high, UN scientists confirm

Daily Mail  

Antarctica has experienced its highest temperature on record, according to meteorologists at the UN. The reading was captured at the Esperanza Base, an Argentine research station on the Antarctic Peninsula – the northwest tip near to South America, and among the fastest warming regions on Earth. Scroll down for video The new reading of 64.9°F was captured at the Esperanza …

Explained: How Antarctica hit record temperature amid heat wave in Europe, Arctic
3 years, 5 months ago

Explained: How Antarctica hit record temperature amid heat wave in Europe, Arctic

Firstpost  

The new record for the maximum temperature for Antarctica is now 18.3 degrees Celsius, eclipsing the previous high of 17.5 degrees Celsius in March 2015 If you have followed the international weather news in June, you are probably still trying to process the astounding reports of record-breaking heat wave in some of the coldest places on the planet. “This new …

Mapping the hottest temperatures around the world
3 years, 5 months ago

Mapping the hottest temperatures around the world

Al Jazeera  

From 49.6C in Canada to 53.2C in Kuwait, Al Jazeera looks at where the hottest places are on Earth. Since Friday June 25, at least 486 sudden deaths have been recorded in Canada’s British Columbia province as temperatures soared to nearly 50C. Record-breaking temperatures On June 29, Lytton, a small town about 200km from Vancouver, hit 49.6C, setting a national …

Scientists Find Antarctic Peninsula Hottest in Decades, Warn of Rise in Rapid Ocean Warming
4 years, 2 months ago

Scientists Find Antarctic Peninsula Hottest in Decades, Warn of Rise in Rapid Ocean Warming

News 18  

The year 2020 is the hottest in the Antarctic Peninsula in the past three decades, a study by the University of Santiago de Chile out Friday found. Between January and August, temperatures reached between 2 and 3 degrees Celsius on the peninsula, which is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctica, according to researchers at the Chilean Air Force’s Frei Base …

Antarctic Peninsula hottest in three decades; rapid rate of ocean warming may be to blame, says study
4 years, 2 months ago

Antarctic Peninsula hottest in three decades; rapid rate of ocean warming may be to blame, says study

Firstpost  

Between January and August, temperatures reached between 2 and 3 degrees Celsius on the peninsula, according to researchers at the Chilean Air Force’s Frei Base Santiago : The year 2020 is the hottest in the Antarctic Peninsula in the past three decades, a study by the University of Santiago de Chile on Friday found. Between January and August, temperatures reached …

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