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2024 is the first year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial level, scientists say

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 - by cmedia

#GlobalWarming#GlobalWeather#ClimateChange 2024 is the first calendar year that has reached more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level, as per the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Copernicus Climate Change Service said …

Climate change / Environment

Shedding light on snow’s crucial role in Earth’s climate system

December 21, 2024December 21, 2024 - by cmedia

EU researchers are braving extreme Arctic conditions to shed light on snow’s crucial role in Earth’s climate system. An average temperature of -30°C and up to 24 hours of darkness …

Climate change

Will COP29 deliver the trillions needed to tackle the man-made climate crisis?

November 17, 2024November 17, 2024 - by cmedia

The latest round of UN climate negotiations, COP29, opened this past Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, following a year that broke multiple extreme heat records and saw widespread climate-driven chaos – …

Environment / Opinion

A ‘green new deal’ is Canada’s best hope of achieving a just carbon-zero transition

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 - by cmedia

The idea of a “green new deal” has gained considerable ground in recent years. A modest version has been adopted by the European Union and various national governments in the Global South. …

Environment

Global plastic treaty negotiations to resume in Canada

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024 - by cmedia

Negotiators from 175 countries are meeting from Tuesday in Canada to nail down a binding global treaty to end plastic pollution with many sticking points to be resolved five months …

Environment

Tackling methane emissions now limits global warming, new report finds

March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 - by cmedia

#Methane, #GlobalWarming, #ParisAgreement, #MethaneEmissions IBNS-CMEDIA: Tackling emissions of methane now, is essential to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050, according to a new …

Environment

Data shows 2023 was the hottest year on record

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 - by cmedia

#GlobalWarming, #2023, #HottestYear Driven by human-caused climate change and boosted by El Niño weather event, official data released on Tuesday showed 2023 remained the hottest year on record. 2023 was 0.60°C warmer …

Environment

Climate scientist reflects on year of disastrous weather, and what’s to come

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023 - by cmedia

#ClimateDisasters; #Canada; #Hawaii; #GlobalWarming; Unrelenting wildfires in Canada and Hawaii. Catastrophic floods in Libya. Sweltering temperatures across the globe. These climate disasters, which once would have happened every decade or …

Environment

Study finds increased West Antarctic ice sheet melting ‘unavoidable’

October 24, 2023October 24, 2023 - by cmedia

#WestAntarctic, #IceMelting, #GlobalWarming The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue to increase its rate of melting over the rest of the century, no matter how much we reduce fossil fuel use, according …

Environment

Global sea surface temperatures touch record high mark in August, Study reveals

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 - by cmedia

#GlobalTemperature, #TemperatureHigh, #SeaSurfaceTemperature, #GlobalWarming IBNS: Global average sea surface temperatures (SSTs) have been consistently high over the past five months, and remained at record-high levels for the time of year throughout April, May, …