Economic models buckle under strain of climate reality
Nobel-winning US economist William Nordhaus sparked controversy in 2018 with a model that found the climate policies that best balanced the costs and benefits from an economic point of view would result in warming of more than 3C by 2100. A year earlier, the Trump administration cited similar models to justify replacing the Obama-era Clean […]
Global one-day temperature spikes above 2C for first time
The global average temperature on Friday was more than two degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels for the first time on record, Europe’s Copernicus climate monitor said Monday. Months of extraordinary heat is expected to make 2023 the hottest year in history, with droughts, massive wildfires and fierce storms ravaging swathes of the planet. According […]
Barind drought may spread to other regions if temperature rises by 2°c
Lawmakers, experts on climate change and environment and rights activists have emphasised on raising a strong voice in the world forum on climate issues to save Bangladesh from droughts and other climatic disasters. “Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. More people displaced because of climate change than because of conflict. […]
Farmers ‘pleasantly surprised’ by harvest after dry summer
BROOKLYN, Wis. (WMTV) – Farmers across the Midwest are breathing a sigh of relief this fall, with crops looking stronger than expected following a hot and dry summer. Farmer and CEO of agricultural cooperative ‘Insight FS’ Ben Huber says farmers saw a lot of stressed corn and soybean fields throughout the growing season. “That July/August […]
European countries smash September temperature records
Austria, France, Germany, Poland, and Switzerland announced their hottest Septembers on record on Friday, in a year expected to be the warmest in human history as climate change accelerates. The unseasonably warm weather in Europe came after the EU climate monitor said earlier this month that global temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere summer were the […]
US Agency: North Atlantic ocean temperature sets record high
On the heels of a new record high in the Mediterranean, the North Atlantic reached its hottest-ever level this week, several weeks earlier than its usual annual peak, according to preliminary data released Friday by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The news comes after scientists confirmed that July is on track to be […]
Can new Bangladesh chief heat officer bring relief to Dhaka?
Since her appointment two months ago, Afreen has been meeting with government departments, development organisations and environmental groups to draw up a plan of action. Afreen said she will focus on poorer Dhaka neighbourhoods such as Kalachanpur, where most people cannot afford cooling measures such as air conditioners. Experts and community workers said heatwaves had […]
Spain records its hottest-ever temperature in 62 years
Hot air moving from North Africa into Europe and a high-pressure weather system are responsible for the current situation in the Iberian country On April 27, 2023, Spain recorded its hottest-ever temperature since record-keeping started in 1961. The EU country hit 38.8°C according to the its meteorological service. According to reports, the spring heatwaves in Spain have […]
Lowest temperature drops to 6.1 degrees Celsius at Tentulia
The country’s lowest temperature today dropped to the season’s lowest of 6.1 degrees Celsius at Tentulia, exposing the poor, elderly people and children to intense misery there as elsewhere across the northern region. The sky remained covered behind thick layers of fog and clouds amid blowing cooler winds causing bone-chilling cold forcing people to remain […]
Warm winter breaks temperature records in Europe
Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, bringing calls from activists for faster action against climate change while offering short-term respite to governments struggling with high gas prices. Hundreds of sites have seen temperature records smashed in the past days, from Switzerland to Poland to Hungary, which registered its warmest […]