Global Warming

UN confirms 18.3C record heat in Antarctica

by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The United Nations on Thursday recognized a new record high temperature for the…

480,000 killed by extreme weather this century: analysis

by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse Almost half a million people have died in natural disasters linked to extreme weather…

Last month warmest September on record globally: EU

  by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any…

Highest-ever temperature recorded in Norwegian Arctic archipelago

OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- Norway's Arctic archipelago Svalbard on Saturday recorded its highest-ever temperature, the country's meteorological institute reported. According…

Alarms ring as Greenland ice loss causes 40% of 2019 sea level rise

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The kilometres-thick icesheet that covers Greenland saw a near-record imbalance last year…

Global warming to cause ‘catastrophic’ species loss: study

by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Global warming will cause "catastrophic" biodiversity loss across the world if…

March 2020 among hottest on record: EU

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Temperatures last month were among the hottest on record for March, the European Union's satellite monitoring…

Record heat forecast for coming years

by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The coming five years are anticipated to be warmest period on record,…

Madagascar flood victims struggle to pick up the pieces

MAROVOAY, Madagascar (AFP) - Gaëlle Borgia Muddy currents have submerged parts of the town of Marovoay in northwestern Madagascar, flooding…

Trump tears into environmental ‘doom’ mongers at WEF

DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) - Sebastian SMITH and Alex PIGMAN President Donald Trump tore into environmental "prophets of doom" at the…

UN warns of ‘much extreme weather’ ahead after hottest decade on record

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The past decade has been the hottest on record, the UN said Wednesday, warning that the…

Last 10 years hottest decade in history, UN says as emissions rise again

  MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- This decade is set to be the hottest in history, the United Nations said Tuesday…

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