Tag: Global warming
Heat Wave Forces Italian Subnational Governments to Declare Emergency
By Saturday, 20 largest cities, including Rome, Florence, and Palermo, will fall under an orange or red alert. On Thursday, regional and municipal governments across Italy have been declaring states of emergency as the country’s extremely hot and dry summer continues. RELATED: Hot Weather Reaches Record Levels in Italy Sassari in Sardinia became the latest […]
August 9, 2024
July Marks Second-Hottest Month on Record Worldwide
‘The overall context hasn’t changed, our climate continues to warm,’ said the deputy director of Copernicus. On Thursday, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that July 2024 is the second-warmest month worldwide in the data record, trailing slightly behind July 2023. RELATED: Climate Activists Protest in European Airports The average surface air temperature […]
August 8, 2024
Global Temperature Surpasses 1.5 Degrees Celsius Above Pre-industrial Level for 12 Months
June 2024 was warmer globally than any previous June, with an average surface air temperature of 16.66 degrees Celsius. On Monday, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said that June 2024 marks the 12th consecutive month of global temperatures reaching 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial (1850-1900) level. RELATED: Effects of Climate Change Generate […]
July 8, 2024
April Breaks Global Heat Record: Copernicus Agency
On Wednesday, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said that year 2024 has seen the warmest April ever recorded globally. This April also marked the 11th month in a row that was the hottest on record. RELATED: Brazil: Guaiba River Overflow Keeps Porto Alegre Flooded The average global surface air temperature hit 15.03 degrees Celsius […]
May 9, 2024
Venezuela Does Not Need a License to Develop: President Maduro
On Monday, President Nicolas Maduro asserted that Venezuela does not need the United States to grant it oil licenses to move towards economic development and well-being. RELATED: President of Venezuela Held Meeting With ICC Prosecutor “Venezuela does not need licenses to grow, develop, and embark on its own paths towards economic and social well-being, political […]
April 23, 2024
Climate Change Hits Rural Women and the Poor Hardest
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) published a report showing that female farmers, poor people, and older populations are the most affected by climate change, and their needs require targeted measures. RELATED: Wildfires in the Texas Panhandle Spread to Oklahoma The study, titled “Unjust Climate,” reveals that certain social groups are disproportionately affected by […]
March 8, 2024
Global Temperature Could Rise Above 1.5°c in 2024: BSC-CNS
On Tuesday, Spanish scientists revealed that their calculations indicate that the global average temperature is likely to exceed the warming threshold of 1.54 °C in 2024. RELATED: Cold Wave Could Generate Energy Emergency in Mexico Endorsed by the World Meteorological Organization, the Barcelona Supercomputing Center – National Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) is currently one of the four […]
January 16, 2024
2023 Marks Warmest Year on Record: Copernicus Report
On Tuesday, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) published a report showing that 2023 has been recognized as the warmest year since 1850. RELATED: Extreme Cold Hits Canada Following Record Hot Year The global temperature averaged 14.98 degrees Celsius last year, up by 0.17 degree Celsius from 2016, which was the previous warmest year on […]