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World’s ‘exceptional’ heat streak continues
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» PARIS - Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, Europe’s climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an unprecedented heat streak that has pushed the bounds of scientific explanation.
Global temperatures at near historic highs in March - EU monitor
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» PARIS - Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, Europe's climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an extraordinary heat streak that has tested scientific expectations.
The world is warming up faster than ever
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 10/02/2025
» I'm very cross with myself. My last two articles were about Donald Trump saying he might invade Greenland, and then about Mr Trump declaring that he would annex Canada (but no threat of physical violence so far, just extreme economic pressure).
January sets ‘surprising’ global heat record
AFP, Published on 06/02/2025
» PARIS - Last month was the hottest January on record, Europe’s climate monitor said Thursday, despite expectations that cooler La Nina conditions might quell a streak of record-breaking global temperatures.
Building a resilient climate future
Oped, Published on 29/01/2025
» Despite growing risks from natural disasters, Thailand is unprepared for the financial fallout. Severe floods, rising temperatures, and unpredictable weather patterns are becoming more frequent. Without action, the damage will escalate.
Party-pooping haze
Oped, Postbag, Published on 11/01/2025
» Re: "PM2.5 tipped to worsen until Monday", (BP, Jan 10).
Last 2 years crossed 1.5C global warming limit: EU monitor
AFP, Published on 10/01/2025
» PARIS — The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar "beyond what modern humans have ever experienced", an agency of the European Union (EU) reported on Friday.
Climate crisis is also a costly one
Oped, Published on 08/01/2025
» Global inflation in recent years has pushed the prices of food, energy, and basic goods to unprecedented levels. As a result, the rising cost of living has dominated political discussion around the world, but especially in G20 countries. Ahead of this year's presidential election in the United States, for example, 41% of Americans cited inflation as their top economic issue.
2024 will be the hottest year on record, EU scientists say
Published on 09/12/2024
» BRUSSELS - This year will be the world's warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at least the first few months of 2025, European Union scientists said on Monday.
Cocoa added to special watchlist
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/11/2024
» The committee on agriculture and cooperatives policy and development has added cocoa to the list of crops under the supervision of a sub-committee on horticultural crops.