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20 hours ago · Temperatures have hit record highs across the world in 2023. Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to set a temperature record, according to new data released on Monday from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. “These latest figures from the Copernicus Climate Change Service ...
4 days ago · This article provides an overview of the scientific background related to the subject of global warming. It considers the causes of rising near-surface air temperatures, the influencing factors, the process of climate research and forecasting, and the possible ecological and social impacts of rising temperatures.
- Human activity affects global surface temperatures by changing Earth’s radiative balance—the “give and take” between what comes in during the day a...
- Global warming, the phenomenon of increasing average air temperatures near Earth’s surface over the past one to two centuries, happens mostly in th...
- Continued global warming is expected to impact everything from energy use to water availability to crop productivity throughout the world. Poor cou...
- Polar bears live in the Arctic, where they use the region’s ice floes as they hunt seals and other marine mammals. Temperature increases related to...
2 days ago · What to Know During Extreme Heat. Staying Safe: We asked emergency room doctors for their advice on protecting yourself from dehydration, heat stroke and other serious health problems. Heat’s...
20 hours ago · Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at Imperial College London, said there is a 'high chance' that 2024 will be the hottest year ever recorded. Despite global promises to reduce emissions and fight global warming, countries have not succeeded in lowering emissions, causing temperatures to continue to rise.
20 hours ago · Already, rising global temperatures have contributed to surging numbers of heat-related illnesses and deaths, including 1,300 deaths during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
16 hours ago · Advertisement. Global air temperatures in the 12 months to June 2024 were the highest in the data record – on average 1.64C above pre-industrial levels, Copernicus said. This doesn’t mean the 1.5C warming limit agreed by 196 countries in Paris in 2015 has been breached, because that goal is measured in decades, not individual years.
20 hours ago · The new paper highlights how rising temperatures, related to climate change, can impact the long-term development of all children and especially those from low-income communities of color and poorer countries through: Learning loss. Children’s cognitive functions slow down and their ability to concentrate.
