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Key global warming threshold may be crossed in next 5 years, study says

The world is on track to breach a key global warming threshold, according to a new report.

Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022

Even Chance World Will Breach 1.5C Warming Within 5 Years, Says UN

There is an even chance that global temperatures will temporarily breach the benchmark of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in one of the next five years, the United Nations warned Tuesday. The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change saw countries agree to cap global warming at "well below" 2C…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 10, 2022

There is a 50% chance a key global warming threshold will be crossed within five years

There is also a 93% chance a new global temperature record will be set in next five years.

Axios · May 9, 2022

Extreme weather prompts UN early warnings push

The Geneva-based World Meteorological Organization (WMO) aims to end this disparity within five years.

Axios · Mar 23, 2022

IMD shifts to impact-based warnings

KOCHI: With a new radar proposed in the North Malabar region, the weather prediction network will become accurate in the state which has been facing severe weather events in the last few years. The new radar is likely to be installed at Kannur airport. As of now, there are only…

The Times of India · Mar 22, 2022

West curbs Russia’s access to weather data that some fear could aid attack planning in Ukraine

A major supplier of meteorological data from Western and other governments suspended cooperation with Russia on Tuesday, becoming the latest weather-related agency to restrict information sharing in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2022

Lightning ‘megaflash’ the length of three US states sets world record

This distance is the equivalent of London to Hamburg

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

477-mile lightning bolt across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi sets new world record

A single lightning bolt that stretched nearly 500 miles — crossing three U.S. states — has been certified as the world’s longest lightning strike.

Tribune News Service · Feb 1, 2022

Lightning bolt extending across 3 US states sets global record

Bolt of lightning stretching for 768km across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi in 2020 is new world record holder: WMO.

Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2022

2021 was one of the hottest years on record – and it could also be the coldest we'll ever see again

Well, it’s official: 2021 was one of the planet’s seven hottest years since records began, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) declared this week. The year was about 1.11℃ above pre-industrial levels – the seventh year in a row that the average global temperature rise edged over 1℃.

The Conversation · Jan 20, 2022