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Wildfires, heatwaves threaten global air quality and health, UN warns

Wildfires and heatwaves are threatening global efforts to improve air quality and protect human health, the World Meteorological Organisation said on Monday. The UN agency warned that increasingly severe fires are raising exposure to toxic PM2.5 pollution, even as regulations have reduced industrial and transport emissions in Europe and North…

France 24

Next Atlantic tropical storm will be named Dolly but no connection to Parton's death

Storm systems are named by procedures set by the World Meteorological Organisation and the lists of names are reused every six years.

Euronews

Labour MP says UK should be prepared for impact of super El Niño

Labour MP Chris Hinchliff has said the UK should be prepared for an "super-El Niño" climate event that could severely impact global food supplies and economies. An El Niño is a phenomenon where surface water temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean become much warmer than normal - with a super…

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Power cuts leave thousands sweltering inside as deadly heatwave scorches France

Europe is ⁠warming at more than twice the ‌global average, the World Meteorological Organisation has said

The Independent UK

El Niño has officially begun, scientists confirm. Here's what to know

A WARMING “El Niño” global weather event has now officially begun, scientists have confirmed

The National (Scotland)

UN scientists reveal when El Niño weather event is likely to return this summer

The World Meteorological Organisation has warned countries to prepare for the natural phenomenon

Evening Standard

Warning over 1.5C climate goal as 2025 set to be among hottest years on record

A temporary overshoot of the 1.5C climate target virtually impossible to avoid, scientists have said.

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Record surge in CO2 puts world on track for more long-term warming

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by a record amount in 2024, reaching the highest concentration ever measured and locking the planet into more long-term warming, the UN weather agency warned on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere climb at record rate to new highs in 2024

The annual update by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) warns heat trapped by greenhouse gases is ‘turbo-charging’ the climate.

Evening Standard

Swiss glacier collapse highlights urgent need for monitoring and warning systems, WMO says

As climate change accelerates, the World Meteorological Organisation is calling for more investment in monitoring and forecasting of glaciers to help protect mountain communities.

Euronews

2024 on track for hottest year on record as humanity ‘torching planet’, UN warns

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says international datasets show 2024 outstripping 2023’s record heat.

The Independent UK

Record greenhouse gas levels lock in decades of global warming

Record-breaking levels of greenhouse gases were recorded in the Earth's atmosphere in 2023 – reaching concentrations not seen for millions of years, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) warned on Monday.

Radio France Internationale

Greenhouse gas concentrations surged to new record last year, UN experts warn

The World Meteorological Organisation said CO2 is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than any time experienced during human existence.

The Independent UK

'Astonishing' how fast Hurricane Milton has intensified, WMO meteorologist says

An expanding Hurricane Milton closed in on Florida's west coast on Wednesday, spawning tornados and lashing the region with rain and wind hours ahead of its expected landfall near Tampa Bay, where it could deliver a life-threatening surge of seawater to waterfront communities already battered by Hurricane Helene. FRANCE 24's…

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Pacific islands face grave danger as sea levels surge, UN warns

Warning that sea levels are rising at an accelerating rate, particularly around vulnerable Pacific island nations, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a fresh climate SOS to the world. His alert coincides with a new report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), which warns that climate change threatens the very existence…

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2023-24 El Nino among five strongest on record, will continue fuelling heat in 2024: WMO

The 2023-24 El Nino has peaked as one of the five strongest on record and will continue to impact global climate in the coming months despite a weakening trend, the World Meteorological Organisation said.

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UN Confirms Europe Hit Record High Temperature In 2021

The World Meteorological Organisation confirmed on Tuesday that continental Europe recorded in 2021 its highest ever temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 Fahrenheit), and warned that new extremes were expected.

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Australia heatwave: Catastrophic wildfire danger declared as schools shut in record-breaking temperatures

‘We are in this run of very, very warm weather which hasn’t been seen in many, many years’

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Climate fears as planet records hottest week in history

The world has had its hottest week on record according to preliminary figures, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has said ...

Daily Mirror

'Hottest day on Earth is death sentence for people and ecosystems everywhere'

The World Meteorological Organisation said the average temperature across the planet on Tuesday was 17.18C, surpassing Monday’s 17.01C.

Daily Record

Two million people dead from extreme weather since 1970, major report finds

Research by the World Meteorological Organisation found economic damages from events like floods, storms and wildfires totalled £3.5trillion since 1970.

Radio France Internationale

Global warming likely to breach 1.5C for first time 'within next five years'

The global temperature is set to break the critical temperature limit of 1.5C within the next five years, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned.

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