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Parts of Europe cool off after days of extreme heat yet risks remain

Germany faced forest fire warnings, Spain saw rising interest in Nordic vacations, and Poland experienced historic river drying as massive heatwaves persisted over the past period.

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How do hurricanes and tropical storms get their names?

The World Meteorological Organization maintains a list of 21 hurricane names for each year. In especially busy years, a supplemental list is used.

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Australia, Pacific rocked by ocean heatwaves in 2024

Nearly 40 million square kilometres of ocean experienced marine heatwaves in the western Pacific region in 2024, a UN climate and weather agency says.

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Marine heatwave found to have engulfed area of ocean five times the size of Australia

World Meteorological Organization report says record heat in 2024 was driven by climate crisis and intersected with extreme weather events

The Guardian - AU

Swiss glacier collapse highlights urgent need for monitoring and warning systems, WMO says

As climate change accelerates, the World Meteorological Organisation is calling for more investment in monitoring and forecasting of glaciers to help protect mountain communities.

Euronews

More killer heat and rising seas likely in next five years, UN warns

The world is heading for several more years of extreme heat, with temperatures likely to stay near or above current record levels, a report published on Wednesday by the UN’s weather agency warns.

Radio France Internationale

Global temperatures could break heat record in next five years

Data also shows small but ‘shocking’ likelihood of year 2C hotter than preindustrial era before 2030

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Global temperatures likely to be above 1.5C threshold over next five years – WMO

New long-term predictions also find – for the first time – a chance of hitting 2C of warming before 2030, though it is ‘exceptionally unlikely’.

Evening Standard

2024: Europe's warmest and wettest year for more than a decade

Europe faced its most widespread flooding last year since 2013, as fossil fuel-driven climate change continued to prompt torrential rain and other extreme weather, the European State of the Climate report has found.

Radio France Internationale

Flood warnings as Europe named as the fastest-warming continent in the world

Last year, the continent was hit by climate change impacts, extreme weather and record temperatures

The Independent UK

Deadly floods, storms and heatwaves: Europe suffered the 'serious impacts’ of climate change in 2024

Storms and flooding across Europe last year affected a total of 413,000 people, led to the loss of at least 335 lives and are estimated to have cost at least €18 billion in damages.

Euronews

Deadly floods and storms affected more than 400,000 people in Europe in 2024

European State of the Climate report ‘lays bare’ impact of fossil fuels on continent during its hottest 12 months on record

The Guardian - UK

Europe is fastest-warming continent in world, UN-led report finds

Scientists found it has one of the largest projected increase in flood risk while a global warming of 1.5C could result in 30,000 deaths from heat.

Evening Standard

Beryl, Helene and Milton join list of nearly 100 hurricane names so deadly they won’t be repeated

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was the ninth in a row with above average activity, the WMO says.

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Türkiye’s 20,000-year-old glaciers are disappearing. Scientists want to close them to visitors

The remaining glacial area in the Cilo Mountains has been damaged and degraded, scientists say.

Radio France Internationale

Preserving the planet's glaciers is a 'matter of survival' says UN

All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024, for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said on Friday. It has declared 21 March World Day for Glaciers, warning that at current rates of melting, many glaciers "will not survive the 21st century".

Euronews

World Glacier Day: UN warns of ‘avalanche of cascading impacts’ as ice melt increases

Five of the past six years have witnessed the most rapid glacier retreat on record.

International Business Times

World's Glacier Mass Shrank Again In 2024, Says UN

All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said on Friday, warning that saving the planet's glaciers was now a matter of "survival".

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Record Numbers Forced To Flee Climate Disasters: UN

Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee climate disasters last year, the United Nations said Wednesday, highlighting the urgent need for early warning systems covering the entire planet.

Euronews

Nearly half of last year’s ‘unprecedented’ weather events were in Europe, WMO data shows

“The latest planetary health check tells us that Earth is profoundly ill,” the UK Met Office's chief scientist says.

Radio France Internationale

Climate crisis drives record displacements as planet exceeds 1.5C

Record numbers of people were forced to flee their homes due to climate-related disasters in 2024, the United Nations reported on Wednesday, highlighting the urgent need for global early warning systems.

The Independent UK

UN report warns of a ‘frightening’ future: ‘Your five-year-old now faces a future with 7 times more heatwaves’

Scientists warn the impacts seen in 2024 will be impossible to reverse

The Guardian - UK

More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UN

Floods, heatwaves and supercharged hurricanes occurred in hottest climate human society has ever experienced

The Independent UK

UN scientists share surprise at ‘extraordinary’ warming as 2024 passed 1.5C

The UN’s World Meteorological Organisation confirmed last year as the hottest on record.

The Guardian - UK

The Kyoto climate treaty is hailed on stage but reality tells a different story

A gripping play in London’s West End tells how agreement of the first climate protocol in 1997 was a triumph, as scientists share new warnings about the scale of the crisis

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