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,...
18 May, 2023, 03.09 AM IST
Next five years set to be hottest period ever: UNThere is a two-thirds chance that at least one of the next five years will see global temperatures exceed the more ambitious target set out...
17 May, 2023, 07.20 PM IST
UN reports 'off the charts' melting of glaciersThe world's glaciers melted at dramatic speed last year and saving them is effectively a lost cause, the United Nations reported Friday, as...
21 Apr, 2023, 05.19 PM IST
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 ...
26 Oct, 2022, 11.13 PM IST
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...
11 Oct, 2022, 05.49 PM IST
Greenhouse gas levels reach new record high: UNGreenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached new record levels last year, the United Nations said Monday in a stark warning ahea...
25 Oct, 2021, 03.27 PM IST
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...
05 Oct, 2021, 08.43 PM IST
UN: Covid-19 lockdowns slashed pollutants, not CO2 levels25 Nov, 2020, 05.51 PM IST
UN report: Increased warming closing in on agreed upon limitThe world is getting closer to passing a temperature limit set by global leaders five years ago and may exceed it in the next decade or so,...
09 Sep, 2020, 05.36 PM IST
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 ...
09 Jul, 2020, 04.15 PM IST
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...
09 Jul, 2020, 03.25 PM IST
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...
04 Dec, 2019, 06.54 AM IST
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...
03 Dec, 2019, 09.22 PM IST
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 ...
19 Jan, 2017, 11.19 AM IST
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,...
19 Jan, 2017, 11.13 AM IST
2016 on track to be hottest year ever: UNThe El Nino event, which turned up the Earth's thermostat, has now disappeared, but "climate change, caused by heat-trapping greenhouse gas...
22 Jul, 2016, 03.19 PM IST
- 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...
07 Mar, 2016, 10.34 PM IST