Is global warming accelerating?
1 month, 1 week ago

Is global warming accelerating?

The Hindu  

The world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, according to the European climate service Copernicus. The surprising January heat record coincides with a new study by a climate science heavyweight, former top NASA scientist James Hansen, and others arguing that global warming is accelerating. “Even though the equatorial Pacific isn’t creating conditions that are warming for our global climate, we’re still seeing record temperatures,” Burgess said, adding much of that is because of record warmth in the rest of the world's oceans. “Over the full year it's going to be nip-and-tuck between 2024 and 2025.” There’s been a noticeable temperature rise even when taking out El Nino variations and expected climate change since 2020, Hansen said. “There seems little doubt that global warming and the impacts of climate change are accelerating.” But Princeton's Gabe Vecchi and University of Pennsylvania's Michael Mann said they don't agree with Hansen on acceleration.

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Earth is warming faster. Scientists are closing in on why
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Earth is warming faster. Scientists are closing in on why

Live Mint  

Gavin Schmidt, a leading climate modeller and the boss of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Science in New York City, is not noted for his humility. If climate modellers’ accumulated knowledge and spiffy models could not explain what had just happened, it might mean that climate change had pushed the workings of Earth into “uncharted territory…fundamentally altering how the climate …

US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The surprising January heat record coincides with a …

The US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, according to the European climate service Copernicus. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Copernicus records date to 1940, but other U.S. and …

Oceans warming four times faster than in 1980s, study finds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Oceans warming four times faster than in 1980s, study finds

The Hindu  

A new study has found that the rate at which oceans are warming has become four times faster as compared to the last four decades. Published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, the study showed that ocean temperatures are rising at 0.27 degrees Celsius per decade during 2019-23, compared to 0.06 degrees Celsius every decade in the late 1980s. In …

Earth records hottest ever year in 2024 and crosses key 1.5C threshold
2 months, 1 week ago

Earth records hottest ever year in 2024 and crosses key 1.5C threshold

Al Jazeera  

EU’s climate monitor says climate crisis is pushing temperatures to levels never experienced by modern humans. The milestone was confirmed by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service on Friday, which said the climate crisis is pushing the planet’s temperature to levels never before experienced by modern humans. The planet’s average temperature in 2024 was 1.6 degrees Celsius higher than …

Earth is heating up faster than expected and humans are not ready for it
4 months ago

Earth is heating up faster than expected and humans are not ready for it

India Today  

The world is heating up at an alarming rate, with the last two years, 2023 and 2024, setting new temperature records. As negotiators reach finals rounds of negotiations in Azerbaijan for COP29, the latest round of UN climate change talks, the urgency of addressing global warming has never been more apparent. Land areas are typically warming faster than the global …

BOM and CSIRO State of the Climate report 2024 predicts more extreme weather as warming increases
4 months, 3 weeks ago

BOM and CSIRO State of the Climate report 2024 predicts more extreme weather as warming increases

ABC  

Overseeing Australia's two-yearly report card on the State of the Climate might seem like demoralising work, with the outlook heading in one direction – hotter, more extreme and more unpredictable. "I'm a bit like a doctor and I just have to say, 'hey, this is what's going on … You need to get to net zero as quickly as possible,'" …

Will the La Niña cycle cool down Earth's record-breaking heat streak? Not so fast, experts caution
9 months, 1 week ago

Will the La Niña cycle cool down Earth's record-breaking heat streak? Not so fast, experts caution

Salon  

The last twelve months have been the hottest in recorded human history. "But going into La Niña, as forecast later this summer, it means that the Pacific is where the action is not favored and so it occurs elsewhere," said Trenberth. "There is so much more going on besides La Niña that can affect jet stream patterns and hence temperature …

Earth breaks heat and CO₂ records once again: ‘Our planet is trying to tell us something’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth breaks heat and CO₂ records once again: ‘Our planet is trying to tell us something’

LA Times  

Humanity is ignoring major planetary vital signs as atmospheric carbon dioxide levels soar to all-time highs and Earth records its 12th consecutive month of record-breaking heat, international climate officials warned this week. At 60.63 degrees, the global mean temperature in May was a record 2.73 degrees hotter than the preindustrial average against which warming is measured — marking an astonishing …

New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating
9 months, 2 weeks ago

New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating

Associated Press  

The rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92% of last year’s surprising record-shattering heat caused by humans, top scientists calculated. They said even with a faster warming rate they don’t see evidence of significant acceleration in human-caused climate change beyond increased fossil fuel burning. “If you look at this world accelerating or going through a …

New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating
9 months, 2 weeks ago

New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating

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 rate Earth is warming …

And the heat keeps coming: Global temperature record broken for 10th month in a row in March
11 months, 1 week 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. …

The world has been its hottest on record for 10 months straight. Scientists can't fully explain why
11 months, 1 week 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 …

‘Humbling, and a bit worrying’: Scientists fail to fully explain record global heat
11 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Humbling, and a bit worrying’: Scientists fail to fully explain record global heat

LA Times  

Deadly heat in the Southwest. But last year’s sudden spike in global temperatures blew far beyond what statistical climate models had predicted, leading one noted climate scientist to warn that the world may be entering “uncharted territory.” “It’s humbling, and a bit worrying, to admit that no year has confounded climate scientists’ predictive capabilities more than 2023 has,” wrote Gavin …

Data Munching | The numbers don’t lie: the Earth is warming, and rapidly
1 year, 1 month ago

Data Munching | The numbers don’t lie: the Earth is warming, and rapidly

Hindustan Times  

Earth is running a fever, and the latest temperature readings aren’t offering much comfort. Last week, climate data released by Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, better known as C3S, presented another warning about the impending climate crisis hovering over humanity — for the first time in recorded human history, 12 consecutive months saw temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial …

Global heating breaches 1.5C threshold over full year for first time
1 year, 1 month ago

Global heating breaches 1.5C threshold over full year for first time

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 Global warming has exceeded 1.5C across an entire year for the first time, with January …

Earth's warmest January on record extends run of unprecedented temperatures to eight months
1 year, 1 month ago

Earth's warmest January on record extends run of unprecedented temperatures to eight months

ABC  

Global temperatures through January were the warmest on record at 1.66 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to data released by the Copernicus Climate Change Service. The month was 0.12C above the previous warmest January in 2020 and extends the run of record warm months to eight, following similar unprecedented temperatures from June to December last year. Oceans simmering - …

New UN weather agency chief says rate of global warming is speeding up
1 year, 1 month ago

New UN weather agency chief says rate of global warming is speeding up

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. In her first sit-down interview since taking office last …

Has the planet warmed more than we thought? Ocean sponges might be telling us something
1 year, 1 month ago

Has the planet warmed more than we thought? Ocean sponges might be telling us something

Associated Press  

A handful of centuries-old sponges from deep in the Caribbean are causing some scientists to think human-caused climate change began sooner and has heated the world more than they thought. They analyzed six of the long-lived sponges — simple animals that filter water — for growth records that document changes in water temperature, acidity and carbon dioxide levels in the …

Data from sea sponges suggest the world has overshot a climate limit, new study says
1 year, 1 month ago

Data from sea sponges suggest the world has overshot a climate limit, new study says

CNN  

CNN — Using sponges collected off the coast of Puerto Rico in the eastern Caribbean, scientists have calculated 300 years of ocean temperatures and concluded the world has already overshot one crucial global warming limit and is speeding toward another. “The big picture is that global warming, and the urgent need for emission reductions to minimize the risk of dangerous …

Scientists explain why the record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge. Warming may be worsening
1 year, 2 months 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 …

UN agency cites worrying warming trend as COP28 summit grapples with curbing climate change
1 year, 3 months ago

UN agency cites worrying warming trend as COP28 summit grapples with curbing climate change

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Nations weather agency is reporting that glaciers shrank more than ever from 2011 and 2020 and the Antarctic ice sheet lost 75 percent more compared to the previous ten years, as it released its latest stark report about the fallout on the planet from climate change. “We are losing the race to save …

Past decade was the hottest on record as climate change ‘surged alarmingly,’ WMO reports
1 year, 3 months 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, …

Scientist says global warming is accelerating. Some experts disagree
1 year, 4 months ago

Scientist says global warming is accelerating. Some experts disagree

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. Hansen said a key calculation used in figuring out how much the world will warm in response to carbon …

Pioneering scientist says global warming is accelerating. Some experts call his claims overheated
1 year, 4 months ago

Pioneering scientist says global warming is accelerating. Some experts call his claims overheated

Associated Press  

One of modern climate science’s pioneers is warning that the world isn’t just steadily warming but is dangerously accelerating, according to a study that some other scientists call a bit overheated. Hansen said a key calculation used in figuring out how much the world will warm in response to carbon pollution shows much faster warming than the United Nations’ Intergovernmental …

Six reasons why global temperatures are spiking right now
1 year, 5 months ago

Six reasons why global temperatures are spiking right now

ABC  

The world is very warm right now. Taking into account the fact we've just come out of a triple La Niña, which cools global average temperatures slightly, and the fact this is the first major El Niño in eight years, it's not too surprising we're seeing unusually high temperatures at the moment. Bad luck We see variability in global temperatures …

2023 on track to be world's hottest year on record, temperatures exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for first time
1 year, 6 months ago

2023 on track to be world's hottest year on record, temperatures exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for first time

ABC  

This year is now almost certain to become Earth's warmest on record after a hot July and August saw global temperatures reach the Paris Agreement target of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. "If current 2023 temperature anomalies are maintained, or increase, over the last four months of the year that would be sufficient for an annual record to be …

This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say
1 year, 6 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, …

Scientists look beyond climate change and El Nino for other factors that heat up Earth
1 year, 7 months ago

Scientists look beyond climate change and El Nino for other factors that heat up Earth

Associated Press  

Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s record-shattering heat. THE CLEANER AIR POSSIBILITY Florida State University climate scientist Michael Diamond says shipping is “probably the prime suspect.” Maritime shipping has for decades used dirty fuel that gives off particles that reflect sunlight in a process that actually cools the climate and …

New data reveals 2023 is on track for record heat — and next year should be even hotter
1 year, 7 months ago

New data reveals 2023 is on track for record heat — and next year should be even hotter

ABC  

Earth has just passed another climate milestone. After widespread global heatwaves through June and July, 2023's average air temperature for the year so far is 14.99 degrees Celsius — just passing the previous high of 14.98C from seven years ago. Next year likely to be warmer If you look back through global temperatures since 1950, there's an obvious trend: the …

Playing with fire: We are not just breaking heat records, we are smashing them
1 year, 7 months ago

Playing with fire: We are not just breaking heat records, we are smashing them

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The frequency and intensity of recent …

Iconic climate scientist James Hansen says that global heating is accelerating
1 year, 8 months ago

Iconic climate scientist James Hansen says that global heating is accelerating

Live Mint  

One of the most haunting figures in Greek mythology is Cassandra, a woman who was gifted with the power of prophecy, but also cursed that no one would believe her warnings. In 2023, as large parts of the world are either reeling from extreme heat, or drowning in extreme rainfall, and as global temperature records tumble, one of the first …

Global temperatures smash records, underscore danger of greenhouse gas emissions
1 year, 8 months ago

Global temperatures smash records, underscore danger of greenhouse gas emissions

Hindustan Times  

Global temperatures have smashed through records this week, underscoring the dangers of ever-increasing greenhouse gas emissions generated from burning fossil fuels. It’s likely the world will exceed 1.5C of warming “in the near term,” with efforts on climate action still insufficient, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said in March in a report summarizing five years of its own research. …

Global climate records tumble at rapid rate as 2023 could become the warmest year on record
1 year, 9 months ago

Global climate records tumble at rapid rate as 2023 could become the warmest year on record

ABC  

This year could be a watershed moment in Earth's climate history. And in recent weeks, a sudden surge of record-high air temperatures could propel 2023 to become the warmest year on record. 2023 heating up rapidly Global air temperatures have been well above the baseline average all year, building a platform to challenge the current annual record from 2016. Oceans …

Ocean temperatures are off the charts, and El Niño is only partly to blame
1 year, 9 months ago

Ocean temperatures are off the charts, and El Niño is only partly to blame

LA Times  

With the golden glow of the sunset, surfer Dylan Sloan, 15, of Huntington Beach, gets a coveted tube ride while surfing big waves generated by winter storms at the Seal Beach pier in January. “There has never been any day in observed history where the entire North Atlantic has been nearly as warm as it is right now, at any …

Planet warming at ‘unprecedented rate’, study finds
1 year, 9 months ago

Planet warming at ‘unprecedented rate’, study finds

Al Jazeera  

Human-induced warming has been increasing at a rate of 0.2 degrees Celsius per decade, scientists say in a new study. From 2013 to 2022, “human-induced warming has been increasing at an unprecedented rate of more than 0.2 degrees Celsius per decade,” 50 top scientists warned on Thursday in a sweeping climate science update. World leaders will be confronted with the …

The likelihood that Earth briefly hits key warming threshold grows bigger and closer, UN forecasts
1 year, 10 months ago

The likelihood that Earth briefly hits key warming threshold grows bigger and closer, UN forecasts

Associated Press  

There’s a two-out-of-three chance that the world will temporarily hit a key warming limit within the next five years, the United Nations weather agency said Wednesday. Maybe it’ll be next year or the year after” that a year averages 1.5 degrees Celsius, said report lead author Leon Hermanson, a climate scientist at the United Kingdom’s Met Office. The temporary warming …

Global warming now more likely to breach 1.5°C threshold by 2027, scientists warn
1 year, 10 months ago

Global warming now more likely to breach 1.5°C threshold by 2027, scientists warn

The Hindu  

For the first time ever, global temperatures are now more likely than not to breach 1.5°C of warming within the next five years, the World Meteorological Organization said on May 17. With a 66% chance of temporarily reaching 1.5°C by 2027, "it's the first time in history that it's more likely than not that we will exceed 1.5°C," said Adam …

Global warming likely to breach 1.5C threshold for first time
1 year, 10 months ago

Global warming likely to breach 1.5C threshold for first time

Al Jazeera  

World Meteorological Organization raises alarm, saying at least one of the next five years will be the hottest on record. For the first time, global temperatures are now more likely than not to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming until 2027, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday. How can we accept this growing number year on year and wonder …

Earth in hot water? Worries over sudden ocean warming spike
1 year, 10 months ago

Earth in hot water? Worries over sudden ocean warming spike

Associated Press  

The world’s oceans have suddenly spiked much hotter and well above record levels in the last few weeks, with scientists trying to figure out what it means and whether it forecasts a surge in atmospheric warming. From early March to this week, the global average ocean sea surface temperature jumped nearly two-tenths of a degree Celsius, according to the University …

World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns
1 year, 11 months ago

World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns

Live Mint  

The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say. Climate models suggest that after three years of the La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean, which generally lowers global temperatures slightly, the world will experience a return to …

Global temperatures ‘likely’ to see another spike as chances of El Nino increase
2 years ago

Global temperatures ‘likely’ to see another spike as chances of El Nino increase

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. La Nina refers to the large-scale cooling of the ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific …

What we don’t know about global warming
2 years, 2 months ago

What we don’t know about global warming

Live Mint  

It’s that time of year again, when climate scientists report that the 12 months that just passed are among the hottest in recorded history. When there’s an El Niño, the ocean instead churns out extra heat, sometimes leading to a new annual record, said Andrew Dessler, a professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University. “There hasn’t been a surprise …

Warmer Years Ahead, Warns Climate Body as Global Temperature Could Breach 1.5°C Threshold in 5 Years
2 years, 10 months ago

Warmer Years Ahead, Warns Climate Body as Global Temperature Could Breach 1.5°C Threshold in 5 Years

News 18  

As unprecedented heat conditions continue to take a massive toll on people, the World Meteorological Organization has warned that the situation might get worse as it strongly predicts at least one year between 2022 and 2026 could be the warmest surpassing the last record set in 2016. “The annual mean global near-surface temperature for each year between 2022 and 2026 …

Arctic is warming faster than other parts of the world. Here's why
3 years, 9 months ago

Arctic is warming faster than other parts of the world. Here's why

Hindustan Times  

Human civilisation and agriculture first emerged about 12,000 years ago in the early Holocene. Effects of Arctic warming One of the most significant effects of Arctic amplification is the weakening of west-to-east jet streams in the northern hemisphere. The links between Arctic amplification, slowing jet streams, blocking highs and extreme weather events in the mid to high latitudes of the …

Earth's Oceans Have Warmed Consistently For Last 12,000 Years Affecting Climate Change
4 years, 1 month ago

Earth's Oceans Have Warmed Consistently For Last 12,000 Years Affecting Climate Change

News 18  

Earth’s oceans have been warming consistently throughout the last 12,000 years, according to research published Wednesday that authors said showed clearly humanity’s profound effect on the climate. Previous estimates of sea temperatures stretching back millennia have traditionally been based on analysis of preserved rock, and concluded that oceans hit their temperature peak around 6,000 years ago before gradually cooling. Adjusting …

Climate Change Tracker: The global ocean heated up to record levels in 2020
4 years, 2 months ago

Climate Change Tracker: The global ocean heated up to record levels in 2020

Live Mint  

In the first week of 2021, 2020 was declared the joint-warmest year ever recorded, tying with 2016 for this dubious distinction. Prepared by a team of scientists from the US, China and Italy, the report states that not only was 2020 the hottest year on record for the global ocean, but also that the five hottest years have occurred since …

Hot again: 2020 sets yet another global temperature record
4 years, 2 months ago

Hot again: 2020 sets yet another global temperature record

Associated Press  

Earth’s rising fever hit or neared record hot temperature levels in 2020, global weather groups reported Thursday. “It’s like the film ‘Groundhog Day.’ Another year, same story — record global warmth,” said Pennsylvania State University climate scientist Michael Mann, who wasn’t part of the measurement teams. “We’re expecting it to get hotter and that’s exactly what happened.” NOAA said 2020 …

2020 ties 2016 as hottest year on record, even without warming boost from El Niño
4 years, 2 months ago

2020 ties 2016 as hottest year on record, even without warming boost from El Niño

LA Times  

Crowds in Huntington Beach during a triple-digit heat wave on Labor Day weekend 2020. Last year’s average global surface temperature was 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit above the late 19th century average, according to NASA. The fact that the planet’s average temperature reached such heights — absent the short-term warming effect of El Niño — reveals the unmistakable signal of human-caused greenhouse …

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