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January-September 2024 was 1.54±0.13°C above the pre-industrial average. Following a prolonged La Niña, which is typically associated with a temporary reduction in global temperatures, from late 2020 to the early months of 2023, a strong El Nino event boosted global...

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Some changes (such as droughts, wildfires, and extreme rainfall) are happening faster than scientists previously assessed. In fact, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — the United Nations body established to assess the science related to...

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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sustainability/world-breaks-hottest-day-record-again-despite-el-ninos-end-4499821 World breaks hottest day record again, despite El Nino’s end As heatwaves sizzled around the world and wildfires engulfed parts of the...

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“Never before in the history of Brazil had there been such a quantity of rain in one single location.” Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva...

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1.2˚C of warming has already resulted in devastating impacts for people and the planet. And these impacts hit some of us harder.According to the latest IPCC report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, around 3.3 to 3.6 billion people live in contexts that are...

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Yearly surface temperature compared to the 20th-century average from 1880–2022. Blue bars indicate cooler-than-average years; red bars show warmer-than-average years. NOAA Climate.gov graph, based on data from the National Centers for Environmental Information....