Global Warming
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The Warming Planet: Heat stress to cause $2.4 trillion output losses every year
Recent reports and natural disasters are once again reminding the world that it’s not going to be business as usual on our warming planet. June 2019 was the hottest month on record with Europe bearing the...July 7, 2019 953 0 -
Poles apart: Should U.S., Australia weather extremes sound alarm bells?
A scene after snowfall in Virginia in January 2019, Photo Views and News If you are not surprised by the steep plunge in Chicago temperature, look at the sizzling heat in Australia. While much of North...February 2, 2019 1272 1 -
Amid record climate financing, stemming global warming is the largest expense
Image shows Neapolitan sunset, Credit Jessie Eastland/Wikimedia Commons The World Bank this week released an upbeat report on efforts toward combating climate degradation, saying climate financing by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) rose...June 16, 2018 1343 0 -
Climate change concerns soar after Pakistani city records hottest April day
A map showing sizzling temperatures over Pakistan and India on Monday, in Celsius. (ogimet.com via @EKMeteo on Twitter) Another climate change warning hit the world this week when Nawabshah, a southern Pakistan city, recorded what many experts believe...May 3, 2018 1174 0 -
Another red hot warning as earth and oceans continue to warm
Global warming and El Nino weather pattern pushing 2016 to be the hottest year on record with global temperatures of approximately 1.2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The continued trend means that 16 of the 17 hottest...November 15, 2016 973 0 -
New accord raises hopes for global warming slowdown
A globally agreed accord on reducing emissions of potent chemicals used in air conditioners and refrigerators is raising expectations that it it could help prevent up to 0.5 degrees Celsius of global warming by the end...October 15, 2016 1104 0
