global warming

The world hit another new record high for heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, despite reduced emissions because of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists announced Thursday. Measurements of carbon dioxide, the chief human-caused greenhouse gas, averaged 417.1 parts per million at...

Siberia is in the throes of a heat wave that would be considered warm even by the standards of those living outside the Arctic Circle. In Washington, for example, the temperature has been stuck in the 60s all week, reaching a maximum of 73 degrees Thursday. Yet several stations in North Central...

The ski resort of Superbagnères in the French Pyrenees, which was forced to bring in snow by helicopter in February as Europe had its warmest winter on record. This winter has been by far the hottest recorded in Europe, scientists have announced, with the climate crisis likely to have...

Western Norway is experiencing a rare heatwave for early January, at a time when temperatures should normally be below freezing. The highest temperature of 19C (66F) - more than 25C above the monthly average - was measured in the village of Sunndalsora. This makes it Norway's warmest January...

The world’s average temperature is rising faster than previously thought, headed for a gain that may be triple the goal almost set by almost 200 countries. The findings by the World Meteorologic Organization suggest an increase of 3 degrees to 5 degrees Celsius (5.4 to 9 degrees Fahrenheit)...

July this year was the warmest month ever recorded worldwide, satellite data has confirmed. The assessment was carried out by researchers at the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Scientists say it's the latest sign that Earth is experiencing unprecedented warming. Scorching...

The Arctic is suffering its worst wildfire season on record, with huge blazes in Greenland, Siberia and Alaska producing plumes of smoke that can be seen from space. The Arctic region has recorded its hottest June ever. Since the start of that month, more than 100 wildfires have burned in...

Paris saw a record high temperature of 42.6C (108.7F) on Thursday, amid a heatwave that broke records across Western Europe. A red alert was issued in north France. Germany also set a new national temperature record of 41.5C - bypassing the figure set just a day before. The UK recorded a...

German authorities have told residents of a village southwest of Berlin to prepare for possible evacuation due to a nearby forest fire...

Japanese TV released a prediction from the environment ministry this morning of what Japan weather will be in the year 2100 if we don't cut our carbon emissions.

Torrential rain and thunderstorms caused flash floods in some parts of Bulgaria overnight and a young man was killed trying to cross a river that burst its banks. The unusual monsoon-like rains began in May and haven't stopped since causing damage to property and infrastructure.

Swedish firefighters are tackling major wildfires in several areas north-west of the capital Stockholm. Helicopters are water-bombing the blazes in bone-dry forests. Ljusdal and Alvdalen, roughly 330km (205 miles) from Stockholm, are among the worst-hit areas. Unexploded shells on a military...

People cool off in a water fountain in Tbilisi. An intense heat wave is shattering temperature records in Iran and the Caucasus nations of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia, causing power shortages that are adding to discomfort in the region. Weather experts on July 6 said the heat wave is...

Quebec health officials say there are now at least 54 reported deaths that have been linked to a heat wave that blanketed the province over the last few days. Twenty-eight of those deaths are in Montreal. Public health director Horacio Arruda pointed out most of those who died were...

Forecast of high temperatures from the National Weather Service around Los Angeles on Friday. New daily, monthly and all-time record highs were set throughout Southern California on Friday because of a monster heat dome sprawled over the region. The temperature at the University of...

MODIS satellite image of the Ouargla, Algeria area in the Sahara Desert on July 5, 2018. A world-record hottest temperature for Africa was recorded in Ouargla that afternoon. A historic heat wave in northern Africa on Thursday, July 5, brought Africa its hottest reliably measured temperature...

Serbia Declares Highest Possible Weather Warning "Code Red" for Extreme Rainfall Weather warnings from meteoalarm.eu for today July 7. Serbia has decalred the highest possible weather warning code red for extreme rainfall as thunderstorms continue to lash the country and people in the area...

From the normally mild summer climes of Ireland, Scotland and Canada to the scorching Middle East, numerous locations in the Northern Hemisphere have witnessed their hottest weather ever recorded over the past week. Large areas of heat pressure or heat domes scattered around the hemisphere...

Recent research published in several scientific journals suggests levels of CO2 in Earth's atmosphere may reach 600 ppm by 2050 with toxic effects on all humans. Carbon dioxide is asphyxant gas even in the presence of enough oxygen toxic effects start to occur in the human body. Here is an...

NOAA's map of climate anomalies in April 2018 April 2018 was the 400th “consecutive month with above-average temperatures” on Earth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). To clarify, that means December 1984 was the last month the planet had below-average...