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2024 the first year to exceed 1.5°C and hottest on record
Experts say the world is now ‘teetering on the edge’ of passing the crucial 1.5°C warming limit. ADVERTISEMENT 2024 was…
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2024 is set to be the hottest year on record, new report finds
The report found that climate change intensified 26 of the 29 weather events studied that killed at least 3,700 people…
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Are marine heatwaves making natural disasters in Europe more severe?
The pace of ocean warming has almost doubled since 2005. Marine heatwaves are not only devastating for life under the…
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Can Paris’s historic zinc roofs be adapted to rising temperatures?
Over 60 per cent of roofs in the French capital are made of the sheet metal. ADVERTISEMENT Zinc roofs are…
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World is already becoming dangerously overheated, warns WMO
The latest WMO Global State of the Climate report for 2024 shows that the last decade was the warmest on…
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2024 set to be hottest year on record and first above 1.5C
Average temperatures would have to drop to almost zero in the remaining months of 2024 for it not to break…
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Half of world’s biggest cities will face climate hazards by 2050
New analysis emphasises the need for ambitious emissions cuts from countries. ADVERTISEMENT Half of the largest cities on the planet…
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Catastrophic floods in Spain linked directly to climate change
From drought that killed a quarter of a million in the Horn of Africa and heatwaves in Europe that cost…
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Green space in cities is good for our health, study finds
Extreme heat is a major health concern for cities, but urban green spaces provide some relief, a new study has…
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Don’t have AC? This new fabric has you covered during heatwaves
The fabric was 6.2°C cooler than the surrounding environment in experiments. ADVERTISEMENT When hot weather strikes, we tend to reach…
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