WMO: 2016 on track to be hottest year on record
Average temperature in the first six months of 2016 was 1.3C says NASA as fears over climate change impacts continue to mount
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World headed for hottest year on record – WMO
NEWS: 2011-2015 was the warmest five-year period since measurements began, UN weather agency declares before Paris summit
Coronavirus pandemic threatens climate monitoring, WMO warns
Data for weather forecasts and climate monitoring provided by in-flight sensors and manual observations have decreased significantly since the Covid-19 outbreak
2050 weather forecast brought to your living room
NEWS: World Meteorological Organization tasks weather presenters to imagine reports if world fails to cut carbon emissions
Northern hemisphere heatwave frequency increasing, says WMO
CRIB NOTES JULY 6-10: North sees red, Green Climate Fund meets, BRICS set to sign off COP21 strategy
UN warns on ocean acidification as GHG levels soar
NEWS: Carbon dioxide emissions in 2013 were largest on record since 1984, says World Meteorological Organization
UN’s 2050 forecasts aim to drive home climate consequences
NEWS: The World Meteorological Organization has mocked up weather reports from 2050, in a bid to raise awareness of climate changes
WMO: 80% chance of El Niño by December 2014
NEWS: UN’s World Meteorological Association now more certain that El Niño will hit by end of year
‘Time running out’ says UN as CO2 levels hit record April high
NEWS: WMO chief says new data shows world leaders must urgently reach a deal to limit atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
WMO: El Nino could cause ‘dramatic rise’ in temperatures
NEWS: Combination of climate change and El Niño could lead to spike in global warming, says Michel Jarraud
Weird weather: WMO highlights extreme events of 2013
ANALYSIS: 2013 was a year of ‘many extreme weather events’ according to the UN – all over the world
Centuries of warming locked into earth’s climate warns UN
NEWS: World Meteorological Organization says countries must become more resilient to extreme weather
Global warming “undeniable’ say UN as data reveals 2013 sixth hottest on record
Underlying trends indicate planet is steadily heating says World Meteorological Organisation chief Michel Jarraud
Typhoon Haiyan more extreme due to climate change, says WMO
World Meteorological Organisation says that rising sea levels and surface ocean temperatures will cause more extreme typhoons in the future
Netherlands take Russia to international court over Greenpeace dispute
Morning summary: Moscow refuses to attend international tribunal on Greenpeace activists; Australia will have no government minister at UN climate talks; and levels of greenhouse gases in atmosphere reach record high
Climate warming gases hit record high in 2012 – WMO
WMO says 2012 a record year for greenhouse gas concentrations, and that the trend continues to accelerate
World continued to warm in 2012 – WMO
The year just past confirmed the Earth’s warming trend, which is reason for concern as it shows no sign of abating, says the World Meteorological Organisation
2012: Another year of global weirding
Droughts and floods, cold snaps and heatwaves, wildfires and record sea ice loss. 2012 was a dramatic illustration of the impacts of climate change that sent public awareness soaring.
2012 set to be ninth warmest year on record
COP18: World Meteorological Organisation data shows that 2012 is set to be amongst the top 10 hottest years on record, despite a cooling la Nina event in the first half of the year.
WMO: Greenhouse gas concentrations reached record high in 2011
Latest Greenhouse Gas Bulletin from World Meteorological Organisation finds volumes of CO2 in atmosphere hit 390 ppm last year.
UN agencies target climate health impacts as extreme weather events triple in 50 years
World Health and Meteorological Organisations collaborate to improve early warnings for climate-related health threats as a result of extreme weather and climate variability.
UN agencies call for global response to drought
With climate change expected to increase the frequency and intensity of droughts, UN agencies call on countries to adopt urgent policies to deal with water shortages
Cartoon #2 – Fishing in the desert
As part of the World Meteorological Organisation Calendar, cartoonist Patrick Chappatte shows the importance of protecting the world’s oceans.
Cartoon #1: Climate change is a hoax
As part of the World Meteorological Organisation Calendar, cartoonist Patrick Chappatte produced this image representing climate scepticism.