UN Secretary-General issues Call to Action on Extreme Heat amid record temperaturesClimateNews
Muser NewsDeskJuly 26, 2024
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UN Secretary-General issues Call to Action on Extreme Heat amid record temperatures
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has joined nine other specialized United Nations entities in supporting UN Secretary-General António Guterres' Call to Action on Extreme Heat.…

Humanity suffering from ‘extreme heat epidemic,’ UN chief warnsClimateNews
SourceJuly 25, 2024
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Humanity suffering from ‘extreme heat epidemic,’ UN chief warns
By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS | AFP United Nations, United States - Humanity is suffering from an "extreme heat epidemic," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday, calling…

Morocco heatwave kills more than 20 people in 24 hoursClimateNews
SourceJuly 25, 2024
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Morocco heatwave kills more than 20 people in 24 hours
Rabat, Morocco (AFP) - A heatwave in Morocco has killed at least 21 people in a 24-hour period in the central city of Beni Mellal,…

Philippine death toll from typhoon-fuelled rains hits 20: policeNews
SourceJuly 25, 2024
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Philippine death toll from typhoon-fuelled rains hits 20: police
Manila, Philippines (AFP) - Relentless rain fuelled by Typhoon Gaemi left at least 20 people dead in the northern Philippines, police said Thursday, as clean-up…

Global climate summary for June 2024ClimateFacts
SourceJuly 19, 2024
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Global climate summary for June 2024
By NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and Global Precipitation Climatology Project | University of Maryland Highlights Temperatures were above average over much of the…

Heavy rains kill 5, leave 8 missing in northern China: state mediaNews
SourceJuly 19, 2024
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Heavy rains kill 5, leave 8 missing in northern China: state media
Beijing, China (AFP) - Torrential rains have killed five people and left eight missing in northern China's Shaanxi province, state media reported Friday. Heavy rain…

Why we find extreme weather so fascinatingClimate
SourceJuly 19, 2024
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Why we find extreme weather so fascinating
By Will de Freitas | The Conversation When climate change leads the news, it’s often down to a hurricane, heatwave or flood. And, judging by…

Weather experts discover new effect of storm – in a teacupScience
SourceJuly 16, 2024
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Weather experts discover new effect of storm – in a teacup
By University of Reading Britain, prepare for deep depression: storms ruin tea. A new study reveals that Storm Ciaran cut an invisible path of mayhem…

Scientists release new research on planted mangroves’ ability to store carbonScience
SourceJuly 11, 2024
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Scientists release new research on planted mangroves’ ability to store carbon
By USDA Forest Service - Pacific Southwest Research Station Mangrove nurseries in Maputo, Mozambique, managed by the local community with technical support from the U.S. Forest…

Canada’s government links June heat wave to climate changeClimateNews
SourceJuly 10, 2024
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Canada’s government links June heat wave to climate change
Montreal, Canada (AFP) - Canada's environment ministry said Tuesday that climate change made a recent east coast heat wave two to 10 times more likely,…

Six dead in Tokyo as Japan swelters in heatwaveNews
SourceJuly 9, 2024
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Six dead in Tokyo as Japan swelters in heatwave
By Tomohiro OSAKI | AFP Tokyo, Japan - Six people have died of heatstroke in Tokyo as Japan swelters under a rare rainy season heatwave,…

Mexico girds for hit from Hurricane BerylNews
SourceJuly 5, 2024
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Mexico girds for hit from Hurricane Beryl
Cancún, Mexico - Tourist resorts in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula girded Thursday for a hit from Hurricane Beryl, which is still packing ferocious winds after slamming…

UN climate chief’s family impacted by Hurricane BerylClimateNews
SourceJuly 2, 2024
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UN climate chief’s family impacted by Hurricane Beryl
Paris, France (AFP) - UN climate chief Simon Stiell has warned that the destructive consequences of global warming are "not a tomorrow problem" after Hurrican…

2023 cyclone Freddy longest on record at 36 days: UNNews
SourceJuly 2, 2024
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2023 cyclone Freddy longest on record at 36 days: UN
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) - Cyclone Freddy, which crossed the entire southern Indian Ocean before wreaking devastation on southeastern Africa last year, was the longest-lasting tropical…

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on Grenada island of Carriacou: US trackerNews
SourceJuly 1, 2024
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Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on Grenada island of Carriacou: US tracker
Bridgetown, Barbados (AFP) - Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, slammed into the Caribbean island of Carriacou, which is part of Grenada,…

Caribbean braces for powerful Hurricane BerylNews
SourceJuly 1, 2024
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Caribbean braces for powerful Hurricane Beryl
By Chandan KHANNA | AFP Bridgetown, Barbados - Hurricane Beryl plowed toward the southeast Caribbean late Sunday as officials warned residents to seek shelter ahead…

Seven dead after storms lash France, SwitzerlandNews
SourceJune 30, 2024
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Seven dead after storms lash France, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) (UPDATED) - Ferocious storms and torrential rains that lashed France, Switzerland and Italy this weekend have left seven people dead, local authorities…

Hurricane Beryl, first of 2024 season, bears down on CaribbeanNews
SourceJune 30, 2024
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Hurricane Beryl, first of 2024 season, bears down on Caribbean
By Chandan KHANNA | AFP Bridgetown, Barbados (UPDATED) - Much of the southeast Caribbean was on alert Sunday as Beryl strengthened into the first hurricane…

Early warning systems and plans to avert disasters due to extreme rainfall are still flawed, study showsScienceClimate
SourceJune 27, 2024
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Early warning systems and plans to avert disasters due to extreme rainfall are still flawed, study shows
Researchers analyzed landslides caused by storms in São Sebastião (Brazil) in 2023, when at least 65 people died, and suggest involvement of the local community…

Why Indian cities flood during monsoon rainsClimate
SourceJune 25, 2024
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Why Indian cities flood during monsoon rains
By Amita Bhide, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai | 360info To avoid floods, Indian cities need to engage in nuanced, localised and comprehensive planning…

Human activity: A double-edged sword in the face of droughtClimateScience
SourceJune 21, 2024
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Human activity: A double-edged sword in the face of drought
By Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) Earth and environmental scientists reported that as human socio-economic activities increase, greenhouse gas emissions will rise, leading…

Death toll in south China flooding jumps to 38: state mediaNews
SourceJune 21, 2024
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Death toll in south China flooding jumps to 38: state media
Beijing, China | AFP - The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in southern China's Guangdong province this week rose sharply to 38 on…

Rising temperatures threaten India’s wheat productionClimate
SourceJune 21, 2024
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Rising temperatures threaten India’s wheat production
By Biswajit Dhar, Council for Social Development, New Delhi Decline in wheat production over the past two seasons because of rising temperatures has reduced domestic…

Large wildfires create weather that favors more fireClimateScience
SourceJune 18, 2024
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Large wildfires create weather that favors more fire
By Jules Bernstein, University of California - Riverside A new UC Riverside study shows soot from large wildfires in California traps sunlight, making days warmer…
