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July 24, 2024

The world again recorded its hottest day on record on Monday, July 22, shortly after Sunday’s previous record, according to preliminary data from a European Union monitoring agency. As heat waves swept across the world and wildfires ravaged parts of the Mediterranean, Russia and Canada, the global average surface air temperature rose to 17.15 degrees Celsius (62.87 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday. That was 0.06 C (0.11 F) higher than Sunday’s record according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Agency, which has been tracking such data since 1940. This includes temperatures in the Southern Hemisphere, which is currently winter, lowering the

July 9, 2024

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Six dead in the heat of Tokyo

Six people have died of heatstroke in Tokyo as Japan is gripped by a rare rainy season heatwave, prompting authorities to issue a flurry of health warnings. Over the weekend, the central region of Shizuoka became the first in Japan to see the mercury hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) this year, well above the 35-degree mark labeled “extremely hot” by weather officials. Such intense heat in the middle of Japan’s rainy season is “rather rare”, caused in part by a strong high-pressure system in the South Pacific, a weather service official told AFP. Temperatures also reached record highs near

July 8, 2024

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2024 is expected to be the world’s hottest year since June’s record

Last month was the warmest June on record, the EU’s climate change watchdog said on Monday, continuing a streak of record temperatures that some scientists said put 2024 on track to be the world’s hottest year on record. Every month since June 2023 – 13 consecutive months – has ranked as the hottest on the planet since records began, compared to the corresponding month in previous years, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said in a monthly bulletin ). The latest data suggests 2024 could overtake 2023 as the hottest year since records began after human-induced climate change

June 5, 2024

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The UN is warning of ‘climate hell’ as the world experiences a series of record temperatures

GENEVA/BRUSSELS: Each of the past 12 months ranked as the warmest on record in year-on-year comparisons, the EU’s climate change watchdog said on Wednesday, as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for urgent action to avoid “climate hell” ». The average global temperature for the 12 months to the end of May was 1.63 degrees Celsius (2.9 degrees Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial average – making it the warmest such period since record-keeping began in 1940, the Climate Service Change Copernicus said. This 12-month average does not mean the world has yet exceeded the global warming threshold of 1.5 C (2.7 F),

April 11, 2024

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Heatwaves put millions of children at risk in Asia: UN

NEW YORK: Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could put millions of children at risk, the UN warned on Thursday, calling for action to protect vulnerable people from high temperatures. Global monitors have warned that 2024 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record, marked by extreme climate conditions and rising greenhouse gas emissions. UNICEF figures showed that more than 243 million children across the Pacific and East Asia are estimated to be affected by the heatwave, putting them at risk of heat-related illness and death. Several countries in the region are sweltering in the summer

January 9, 2024

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2023 was the world’s hottest year on record, EU scientists confirm

BRUSSELS: Last year was the planet’s warmest on record by a significant margin and likely the world’s warmest in 100,000 years, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Tuesday. The milestone was widely expected by scientists after climate records were repeatedly broken. Since June, every month has been the world’s hottest on record compared to the corresponding month in previous years. “This has been a very exceptional year, climate-wise… in a league of its own, even compared to other very warm years,” said C3S director Carlo Buontempo. C3S confirmed 2023 as the warmest year in global temperature

June 16, 2022

The Pakistan Daily

Global warming, climate change accelerated glacial melting: President Alvi

President Dr Arif Alvi has said that issues of global warming and climate change have accelerated glacial melting. During a visit to the area affected by Shisper glacial lake outburst floods in Hunza, the President directed the authorities concerned to take all possible steps to avert damages in case of natural catastrophes. He stressed upon the relevant authorities to remain alert in case of natural disasters and avoid any human or property losses in Gilgit-Baltistan. On the occasion, the President was given a briefing by the high authorities of the National Highway Authority and Frontier Works Organization at Hasanabad FWO

The Earth breaks the record for the hottest day for the second day in a row

Six dead in the heat of Tokyo

2024 is expected to be the world’s hottest year since June’s record

The UN is warning of ‘climate hell’ as the world experiences a series of record temperatures

Heatwaves put millions of children at risk in Asia: UN

2023 was the world’s hottest year on record, EU scientists confirm

Global warming, climate change accelerated glacial melting: President Alvi

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