Tag: WMO
Eight Past Warm Years
2022 was the fifth or sixth warmest year on record even as concerns rise over the likelihood of breaching the 1.5 degree...
‘Tell-tale Signs and Impacts’ of Intensified Climate Change
From extreme floods to heat and drought, weather and climate-related disasters have affected millions and cost billions in 2022, according to the...
World was Drier in 2021; WMO
Most of the world was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives”, according to...
Climate Change Weakens Asia More
Economic losses from drought, floods and landslides have rocketed in Asia with the region suffering a total damage of 35.6 billion dollars,...
Past Eight years, the Eight Warmest; WMO
As the world leaders and stakeholders meet in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt for COP 27, a new report from the World Meteorological Organisation says...
Europe See Highest Increase in Temperature
Europe saw an increase in temperature at more than twice the global average over the past 30 years, which is the highest...
Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit New highs
In another ominous climate change warning, atmospheric levels of three main greenhouse gases - carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide reached new...
Investment in Renewables Need to Triple by 2050 For Cleaner World
The world should switch to cleaner forms of energy, such as solar, wind and hydro-electric power to limit the global temperature rise,....
2021 The Warmest Year
2021 joined the list of the seven warmest years on record and the seventh consecutive year when the global temperature has been more than...
2020 Cost Asia Hard; Heavy toll on infrastructure/ecosystems
Extreme weather and climate change across Asia in 2020 caused loss of thousands of life, displaced millions, cost hundreds of billions of dollars, and...