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Analysis makes it clear human-caused global heating is destroying lives today with worse to come without sharp emissions cuts

Hottest global temperature ever recorded shattered within days, raising concerns about climate change impacts.

The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say.

Scientists have a clear message: act now, before it's too late

Scientists say climate change isn't to blame for the nasty three-year drought still devastating Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Bolivia

Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, bringing calls from activists for faster action against climate change while offering short-term respite to governments struggling with high gas prices. Hundreds of sites have seen temperature records smashed in the past days, from Switzerland to Poland to…

Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, bringing calls from activists for faster action against climate change while offering short-term respite to governments struggling with high gas prices.

World Weather Attribution analysis says global warming was not the biggest cause of the catastrophic floods.

A new study says human-caused climate change juiced the rainfall that triggered Pakistan's floods by up to 50%