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'No end in sight' to rising greenhouse gases, says UN weather agencyThe World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported that greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2022, wi...
Global water cycle 'spinning out of balance': UN meteorological agency"We are seeing much heavier precipitation episodes and flooding. And at the opposite extreme, more evaporation, dry soils and more intense ...
Climate change and air pollution must be tackled together -WMOClimate change is having a measurable impact on air quality and therefore human health, meaning the two must be tackled together and not in...
Effects of climate change increasing in Asia, WMO saysThe World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has reported that Asia is the world's most disaster-impacted region, with 81 weather, climate a...
Europe is world's fastest warming continent: climate report
Next 5 years could be hottest ever globally, warns UN weather agencyGlobal temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, making 2023-27 the warmest five-year period ever recorded,...
Greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere hit record high in 2021: WMO"The increase in carbon dioxide levels from 2020 to 2021 was larger than the average annual growth rate over the last decade. Measurements ...
Ukraine war may be a blessing for green energy transition: WMO"It's clear that this war in Ukraine will speed up our consumption of fossil energy and it's (also) speeding up this green transition," sai...
Climate report: Africa's rare glaciers soon to disappearMassive displacement, hunger and increasing climate shocks such droughts and flooding are in the future, and yet the lack of climate data i...
Africa's rare glaciers soon to disappear: Climate report
Five billion could struggle to access water in 2050: UNClimate change is expected to increase water-related hazards such as droughts and floods while the number of people living with water stres...
UN: Covid-19 lockdowns slashed pollutants, not CO2 levels
UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold in 5 yearsThe World Meteorological Organization said there is a 20 per cent chance that the 1.5 C level will be reached in at least one year between ...
UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold in 5 yearsThe world could see average global temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial average for the first time in...
Act now or temperatures will rise 3-5 degrees, scientists warn leadersThis steady increase in temperature that manifests as climate variability and rising incidence of extreme weather events is taking a toll o...
World 'nowhere near' meeting Paris Agreement targets: ExpertsBut slowing down warming will require countries to do much more than they are currently doing to address climate change. “If we want to ach...
2018 set to be fourth warmest on record: WMOThe long-term warming trend has continued in 2018, with the past four years being the warmest in 138-years of climate record keeping.
2016 was hottest year ever recorded: UN weather agencyRecord ocean heat contributed to widespread coral reef bleaching, including in the Great Barrier Reef, which has seen up to 50 per cent of ...
2016 was hottest year ever recorded: UN weather agencyThe world witnessed the hottest year on record in 2016, surpassing the exceptionally high temperatures of 2015, the UN weather agency said,...
- India to provide weather forecast to South, Southeast Asian region
India today reaffirmed its commitment to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) to provide weather forecast to South and Southeast Asi...