Environment/Science
With the annual average global temperature fast approaching the critical threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, last year officially smashed the global temperature record, the UN weather agency (WMO) confirmed on Friday. more
UN expert warns global heating may disrupt food supply even before 1.5C temperature rise is reached

A top UN official has warned that the world might face a major disruption to food supplies well before temperatures rise by the 1.5C target.

Climate change: No ‘credible pathway’ to 1.5C limit, UNEP warns

New York: National pledges to reduce harmful emissions offer little hope of avoiding climate disaster, UN climate experts said on Thursday, in an urgent appeal for a radical transformatio ...

Cooling La Niña is on the wane, but temperatures set to rise: UN weather agency

New York:Temperatures in almost all parts of the world will likely rise between now and April despite the cooling influence of the latest La Niña weather phenomenon, which has pass ...

Temperatures soaring in Europe, could soon touch new high: Experts

London: The average temperature in Europe is on the rise and could soon reach a new high, experts have warned.

Near-record warm temperatures fuel deadly, costly weather events in 2017 – UN

New York, Jan 19 (JEN): The upward trend in global temperatures marked by record-shattering warmth in 2015 and 2016 kept pace last year, with the United Nations weather agency warning Thu ...