World Meteorological Organization

• Global warming will reach 1.4C in 2023: WMO

  2023 will reach global warming of about 1.4 degrees Celsius (2.5 Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday.

  World

  Nov 30, 2023
  
• Libya floods: Deaths could have been avoided with warning system, WMO chief says

  Rescue operations are complicated in a country that has been at war on-and-off with no strong central government since an uprising toppled Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

  World

  Sep 14, 2023
  
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• As Cerberus roasts Europe, why are some heat waves getting names?

  Seville, Spain implemented its first naming and categorization system last year, which lead to the world's first name for a heat wave: Zoe.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2023
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• Earth just had its hottest week ever. Here’s where records were smashed in Canada

  The Earth just experienced its hottest week on record, on the heels of a record-setting month in June, and more heat waves and record-breaking days are expected before summer ends.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2023
• Fiona and Ian retired as Atlantic hurricane names due to ‘death and destruction’ caused

  The WMO said Fiona produced over $3 billion USD in damage across the Caribbean and Canada and was responsible for 29 direct and indirect fatalities.

  Weather

  Mar 29, 2023
• World’s oceans were warmest on record in 2021, climate report says

  The world's oceans grew to their warmest and most acidic levels on record last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday.

  World

  May 18, 2022
• 770 km ‘megaflash’ shatters record for longest lightning bolt ever recorded

  According to the World Meteorological Organization, a lightning bolt during a U.S. storm was so long it stretched over three states.

  Weather

  Feb 1, 2022
• World could hit 1.5 C warming threshold in next few years, UN warns

  The world could see average global temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average for the first time in the coming five years, the U.N. weather agency said Thursday.

  World

  Jul 9, 2020
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• UN assessment underway after Antarctica logs highest temperature on record

  The region reached a record high of 18.3 C.

  Environment

  Feb 7, 2020
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• 2019 was second-hottest year on record, data shows

  The average global temperature in 2019 was 1.1C above pre-industrial levels, creeping towards a globally agreed limit after which major changes to life on Earth are expected.

  World

  Jan 15, 2020