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Decade of deadly heat ends with record year as world warned of ‘road to ruin’

The top ten 10 hottest years on record have happened in the last 10 years

The Independent UK

Fossil fuel rise drives planet closer to critical climate safety limit

The world is on track to deplete its remaining carbon budget within six years, pushing global temperatures beyond the 1.5C threshold, a major international study has found.

Radio France Internationale

Starmer to tell Cop29 that climate transition offers huge investment opportunity

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to tell the nearly 100 other delegations in Baku that Britain is returning to ‘responsible international engagement’.

Evening Standard

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UN climate talks start as experts warn 2024 is heading for record heat

Sir Keir Starmer is among the leaders heading to Baku, Azerbaijan, for the conference.

The Independent UK

Paris Agreement Climate Goals 'In Great Peril', Warns UN

The Paris climate agreement's goals "are in great peril" and 2024 is on track to break new temperature records, the United Nations warned Monday as COP29 talks opened in Baku.

International Business Times

2024 set to be hottest year on record as temperatures breach 1.5C threshold

This year is on track to beat 2023’s record heat, the World Meteorological Organisation said

Evening Standard

Cop29: Key questions about the UN climate conference

The meeting kicks off against a backdrop of deadly weather events, extreme conditions and record temperatures in recent months.

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2024 on track for hottest year on record as humanity ‘torching planet’, UN warns

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says international datasets show 2024 outstripping 2023’s record heat.

The Independent UK

"Alarm bells" over greenhouse gases

The temperature increases could spiral out into a "vicious cycle," experts say

Salon

First Thing: Harris seeks to rally youth vote in Michigan

Democratic presidential candidate campaigns in university city of Ann Arbor as polls show state on knife-edge

The Guardian - UK

Record greenhouse gas levels lock in decades of global warming

Record-breaking levels of greenhouse gases were recorded in the Earth's atmosphere in 2023 – reaching concentrations not seen for millions of years, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) warned on Monday.

Radio France Internationale

Carbon Cuts 'Miles Short' Of 2030 Goal: UN

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached new record highs in 2023, the UN warned on Monday, with countries falling "miles short" of what is needed to curb devastating global warming.

International Business Times

Planet-heating pollutants in atmosphere hit record levels in 2023

Carbon dioxide concentration has increased by more than 10% in just two decades, reports World Meteorological Organization

The Guardian - UK

What's the fastest recorded wind speed?

Wind can whip up to surprising speeds, depending on if it's natural or human made.

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The Independent UK

Greenhouse gas concentrations surged to new record last year, UN experts warn

The World Meteorological Organisation said CO2 is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than any time experienced during human existence.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: One year after the 7 October attacks

As Israel mourns those killed one year ago today, attacks on Lebanon and Gaza continue. Plus: the aftermath of Hurricane Helene

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International Partnership Formed To Address Climate Crisis In Winter Sports

FIS and WMO partnership aims to combat climate change impact on winter sports, addressing canceled events and existential threats to skiing and snowboarding.

The Independent UK

World ski body and UN weather agency team up to help winter sports plan for climate change

Winter sports are facing a long-time crisis because of climate change and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation has teamed up with the United Nations weather agency

Radio France Internationale

UN weather agency warns of 'red alert' after record heat

Rising temperatures should trigger a global "red alert", the United Nations' weather and climate agency chief said Wednesday, after global heat indices again smashed records in August.

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