The Latest Breaking News on Climate change

Global warming to bring record hot year by 2028 – probably our first above 1.5°C limit

One year in the next five will almost certainly be the hottest on record and there’s a two-in-three chance a single year will cross the crucial 1.5℃ global warming threshold, an alarming new report by the World Meteorological Organization predicts.

The Conversation · May 17, 2023

World likely to breach 1.5C climate threshold by 2027, scientists warn

UN agency says El Niño and human-induced climate breakdown could combine to push temperatures into ‘uncharted territory’

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2023

Flirting with climate danger: UN forecasts 2 in 3 chance of briefly hitting key heat limit soon

The United Nations' weather agency says there's a two-out-of-three chance that the world will reach the internationally accepted global temperature threshold for limiting the worst effects of climate change sometime in the next five years

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Feeling frozen? 4 out of 5 homes in southern Australia are colder than is healthy

Every winter we hear about soaring energy bills and people’s inability to stay warm. But, until now, we haven’t really known just how cold Australian homes are. Our newly published research suggests around four out of five of Australian homes fail to meet World Health Organization minimum standards for warmth.

The Conversation · May 16, 2023

Rural Texas landowners who lost water access due to San Antonio pipeline could soon get relief

Groundwater levels rapidly declined in rural Lee County after San Antonio began pumping the water and moving it 100 miles southwest. A Senate bill initially approved by the House on Tuesday would help affected well owners.

The Texas Tribune · May 16, 2023

Pneumonia Front To Hit The Metropolitan Areas Of The Midwest With Cold Fronts Moving In.

Storm clouds hang over the downtown Chicago skyline Monday, June 30, 2014, as rain and high winds move into Illinois from Iowa.

Zenger · May 16, 2023

El Niño scorching heatwave threatens severe floods and drought as people urged 'prepare'

El Nino is a global weather event that can dictate the climate for the years to come, and this summer could see its return. The warmer Pacific Ocean could lead to widespread heatwaves

Daily Mirror · May 16, 2023

UK set to be hotter than Spain as Brits finally brace for warm weather

After unseasonably wet weather, May is finally brining warmer temperatures to Britain - warmer than Madrid, even

Bristol Post · May 16, 2023

Pacific Northwest heat wave shatters early season records as wildfires burn in Canada

With Canada seeing the hottest temperatures compared to average, wildfires are now burning in three provinces.

Axios · May 16, 2023

Met Office reveals how long heatwave will last as African plume sweeps across UK

Brits will be treated to glorious sunshine and soaring temperatures for a whopping three weeks - as the African plume is due to sweep across the UK and Europe this summer

Daily Mirror · May 16, 2023