July on track to be hottest month ever recorded: UN, EU agencies

The first three weeks of July were the warmest three-week period ever recorded. The month is on track to be both...

IMD director elected 3rd V-P of World Meteorological Organisation

Announcing the news on its official Twitter handle, the UN body wrote, "Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director of...

"Extreme weather caused two million deaths"

Over two million deaths and USD4.3 trillion in economic losses; that's the impact of a half-century of extreme...

2022 confirmed as one of warmest years on record: WMO

The average global temperature in 2022 was about 1.15 [1.02 to 1.27] °C above the pre-industrial (1850-1900)...

WMO releases 'tell-tale signs' of extreme weather conditions

The events of 2022 once again underlined the clear need to do much more to cut greenhouse gas emissions

China lost USD 18 billion in 2021 due to extreme weather: UN

The report highlighted how climate change impacts are wreaking an ever-increasing human, financial and environmental...

Last 8 years on track to be the warmest on record: UN

Extreme heatwaves, drought and devastating flooding have affected millions and cost billions this year, according...

Widespread outbreak of dengue, other epidemics affect Pakistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): Amid ravaging floods, Pakistan is hit with a dengue outbreak that has gone...

'Pakistan floods demonstrate need for climate change mitigation'

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): The devastating floods in Pakistan, which have claimed over 1,200 lives,...

WMO: Africa drought forecast to continue for fifth year

Geneva [Switzerland], August 27 (ANI): Millions of people in the Greater Horn of Africa have already "suffered the...

WMO removes China's 'nine-dash line' after Vietnam's request

Hanoi [Vietnam], August 27 (ANI): The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has removed the "nine-dash line" from...

China renews yellow alert for high temperatures

Beijing [China], July 23 (ANI): China's national observatory on Saturday issued a yellow alert for high temperatures...