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The Latest Breaking News from WMO

There is a 50% chance a key global warming threshold will be crossed within five years

There is also a 93% chance a new global temperature record will be set in next five years.

Axios

World could see 1.5C of warming in next five years, WMO reports

The world faces a 50% chance of warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, if only briefly, by 2026, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.

Reuters

World Meteorological Organisation: ‘Premature to attribute extreme heat solely to climate change’

Heatwaves more intense and are starting earlier than in past in India, says World Meteorological Organisation

The Hindu

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A nasty I of the storm: Ida is 12th I hurricane name retired

Meteorologists are retiring the name Ida from the list of Atlantic hurricane names

The Independent UK

Everyone on the planet needs to be covered by early warning system for extreme weather, says UN secretary general

One in three people globally are still not covered by lifesaving early warning systems

The Independent UK

Extreme weather prompts UN early warnings push

The Geneva-based World Meteorological Organization (WMO) aims to end this disparity within five years.

Axios

IMD shifts to impact-based warnings

KOCHI: With a new radar proposed in the North Malabar region, the weather prediction network will become accurate in the state which has been facing severe weather events in the last few years. The new radar is likely to be installed at Kannur airport. As of now, there are only…

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West curbs Russia’s access to weather data that some fear could aid attack planning in Ukraine

A major supplier of meteorological data from Western and other governments suspended cooperation with Russia on Tuesday, becoming the latest weather-related agency to restrict information sharing in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Lightning ‘megaflash’ the length of three US states sets world record

This distance is the equivalent of London to Hamburg

The Independent UK

477-mile lightning bolt across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi sets new world record

A single lightning bolt that stretched nearly 500 miles — crossing three U.S. states — has been certified as the world’s longest lightning strike.

Tribune News Service

Lightning bolt extending across 3 US states sets global record

Bolt of lightning stretching for 768km across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi in 2020 is new world record holder: WMO.

Al Jazeera

2021 was one of the hottest years on record – and it could also be the coldest we'll ever see again

Well, it’s official: 2021 was one of the planet’s seven hottest years since records began, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) declared this week. The year was about 1.11℃ above pre-industrial levels – the seventh year in a row that the average global temperature rise edged over 1℃.

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