New York: Glaciers are “critical to all life on Earth”, the UN chief reminded the UN 2023 Water Conference warning that unless the rise in sea level due to global warming is reversed, “the consequences will be catastrophic.” Secretary-General António Guterres told a conference side event dedicated to the issue of preserving the world’s glaciers […]
Geneva: Amidst extreme heat, drought and wildfires, many parts of the world had just experienced one of three warmest Julys on record, the UN weather agency said. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), temperatures were close to 0.4℃ above the 1991-2020 average across much of Europe, with southwestern and western Europe being the most […]
Geneva: The chances of seeing unprecedented temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius (40 C) or more in the UK could be up to 10 times more likely in the current climate than under a “natural climate unaffected by human influence,” the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). In a statement, the WMO noted that the UK’s Met Office […]
GENEVA – Heavy rainfall that has triggered deadly and catastrophic flooding in several western European countries, is just the latest indicator that all nations need to do more to hold back climate change-induced disasters, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said. The agency said that countries including Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands had received up […]
