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The Latest Breaking News on Climate change

UN weather agency marks anniversary with dire warning about heating planet

Stark climate warnings come ahead of this year's World Meteorological Day, observed on Saturday, with the UN's weather agency confirming that global temperatures had "smashed" heat records in 2023 – raising ocean temperatures and melting glaciers faster than before. Even hotter conditions are expected for the year ahead.

Radio France Internationale

‘When it’s this hot, time stands still’: surviving west Africa’s blistering heat

The region’s heat index hit 50C in February, leaving millions battling dangerous climate crisis fuelled temperatures

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: Tornadoes hit central US, killing three

Elsewhere, record-breaking snowfall in Japan and unseasonally high temperatures in South Sudan

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UK weather: Easter bank holiday weekend looking unsettled with London facing rain

The Met Office predicts that the holiday weekend will see lower than average temperatures

Evening Standard

Climate anxiety high after record-breaking summer

More Australians are worried about the prospect of having to relocate due to extreme weather events, a survey has found.

AAP

Planet 'On The Brink', With New Heat Records Likely In 2024: UN

"There is a high probability that 2024 will again break the record of 2023", WMO climate monitoring chief Omar Baddour told reporters.

Latin Times

UN Warns Planet 'On The Brink' After Warmest Decade On Record

Global temperatures "smashed" heat records last year, as heatwaves stalked oceans and glaciers suffered record ice loss, the United Nations said Tuesday -- warning 2024 was likely to be even hotter.

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World Meteorological Organisation confirms 2023 as ‘hottest year’

2023 confirmed as hottest year on record by WMO, highlighting urgent need for global climate action.

The Hindu

‘Red alert’: last year was hottest on record by clear margin, says UN report

Records being broken for greenhouse gas pollution, surface temperatures and ocean heat

The Guardian - UK

46C summer days and ‘supercell’ storms are Britain’s future – and now is our last chance to prepare

Neither the Tories nor Labour seem bothered by the climate mayhem that awaits us, but to save lives they must act, says professor emeritus Bill McGuire

The Guardian - UK

Why 2024's "lost winter" alarms experts

When 2023 ended, it was the hottest year in recorded history. So far, this year isn't looking much better

Salon

Rental properties 3C hotter indoors, survey of Australian tenants over summer finds

Landlords should be required to make homes fit and healthy to live in through summer, Better Renting says

The Guardian - AU

Aussies losing more than just sweat in heatwaves

The economic cost of heatwaves in western Sydney has reached $1.6 billion a year and is expected to balloon to $6 billion by 2070.

AAP

Central Travancore stares at extreme drought conditions

Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts are facing the threat of extreme drought conditions with its major rivers rapidly dwindling.

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Tropical Cyclone Megan intensifies to a category-three storm as it bears down on Northern Territory and Queensland

Wind gusts of up to 200km/h expected to bring heavy rain and flooding to coastal communities

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Cyclone Megan could develop to category four in Top End

Tropical Cyclone Megan is now a category three system as it moves toward the Northern Territory coast, with the possibility it could intensify to category four.

The Guardian - UK

Scientists divided over whether record heat is acceleration of climate crisis

Some believe global anomalies are in line with predictions but others are more concerned by speed of change

Salon

On Chilean wildfires, Darwin and climate

Retracing Darwin’s journey through South America, I had an ominous premonition about environmental crisis

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The Hindu

Mercury in political barometer shoots up ahead of peak summer

Dynamite News

jammu & kashmir: After rain, snowfall, weather likely to remain dry during the next 7 days in J&K: MeT

After rain and snowfall, the weather improved and is likely to remain dry for the next seven days in J&K, officials said. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Widespread light to moderate rain, snow over J&K during the next 24 hrs: MeT

A western disturbance is likely to trigger widespread light to moderate rain or snow in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Evening Standard

When will it stop raining? London weather forecast this week and next

The UK had the second-hottest February on record amid the grey skies, leading many yearning for brighter days in March

The Guardian - US

Tornadoes, shrinking ice and early syrup: how hottest winter hit the US

The country saw rain in many regions instead of snow, a midwest heat patch, and ice receding from lakes and ponds

International Business Times

'It Was An Oasis': Mexico City Frets About Water

Agustin Garcia looks with dismay at the dry bed of the lake where he once fished for a living -- a symptom of the water problems facing Mexico and its capital, one of the world's biggest cities.

AAP

Climate assessment details grim risks for Australia

Australia's first climate risk assessment is grim reading and outlines the threats people could face if the nation fails to prepare well for what's ahead.

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