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Treat the climate emergency as an emergency

2023-03-04T00:46+0100manilatimes (en)

TWO pieces of news in the past week provided a shocking assessment of the impact of climate change and an alarming forecast of where things are headed. The term "climate emergency" is frequently, and sometimes glibly used, but the recent news item adds near real-time dimensions to it, confirming in....

Notable weather events from the year you were born

2023-02-28T00:47+0100messenger-inquirer (en)

Devastating hurricanes, destructive wildfires, deadly heat, and widespread droughts: If it feels like extreme weather events are happening more and more these days, it's because they are. Almost 100% of scientists agree the cause of the growing barrage of natural disasters is human-made climate change.

Notable weather events from the year you were born

2023-02-27T23:54+0100mycouriertribune (en)

Devastating hurricanes, destructive wildfires, deadly heat, and widespread droughts: If it feels like extreme weather events are happening more and more these days, it's because they are. Almost 100% of scientists agree the cause of the growing barrage of natural disasters is human-made climate change.

Notable weather events from the year you were born

2023-02-27T23:50+0100eastoregonian (en)

Devastating hurricanes, destructive wildfires, deadly heat, and widespread droughts: If it feels like extreme weather events are happening more and more these days, it's because they are. Almost 100% of scientists agree the cause of the growing barrage of natural disasters is human-made climate change.

Notable weather events from the year you were born

2023-02-27T23:46+0100missoulian (en)

Devastating hurricanes, destructive wildfires, deadly heat, and widespread droughts: If it feels like extreme weather events are happening more and more these days, it's because they are. Almost 100% of scientists agree the cause of the growing barrage of natural disasters is human-made climate change.

Notable weather events from the year you were born

2023-02-27T23:44+0100guampdn (en)

Devastating hurricanes, destructive wildfires, deadly heat, and widespread droughts: If it feels like extreme weather events are happening more and more these days, it's because they are. Almost 100% of scientists agree the cause of the growing barrage of natural disasters is human-made climate change.

Notable weather events from the year you were born

2023-02-27T23:40+0100wacotrib (en)

Devastating hurricanes, destructive wildfires, deadly heat, and widespread droughts: If it feels like extreme weather events are happening more and more these days, it's because they are. Almost 100% of scientists agree the cause of the growing barrage of natural disasters is human-made climate change.

Remote Sensing, Vol. 15, Pages 1297: Possible Future Climate Change Impacts on the Meteorological and Hydrological Drought Characteristics in the Jinghe River Basin, China

2023-02-26T09:51+0100mdpi (en)

Revealing the impact of future climate change on the characteristics and evolutionary patterns of meteorological and hydrological droughts and exploring the joint distribution characteristics of their drought characteristics are essential for drought early warning in the basin.

Sustainability, Vol. 15, Pages 3786: A New Agricultural Drought Disaster Risk Assessment Framework: Coupled a Copula Function to Select Return Periods and the Jensen Model to Calculate Yield Loss

2023-02-19T09:35+0100mdpi (en)

China is one of the regions with the most frequent drought disasters and serious social and economic losses. Agricultural drought loss is one the most serious natural disasters. Due to climate change, the regional agricultural drought risk assessment has always been the focus of the academic circle.

Il clima è sempre stato pazzo

2023-02-19T08:21+0100cronacaqui (it)

Le vittime accertate del terremoto in Anatolia sono per ora circa 60mila, ma si teme che saranno di più. Sembra uno dei peggiori mai visti, invece non entra neanche nella top 15 dei terremoti oltre 100mila morti, capeggiata dal terzo maggior disastro naturale nel mondo: il sisma che nel 1556 in Cina, nello Shen Tzi, fece 830mila morti.

Lamentos de un bosque

2023-02-17T12:51+0100iagua (es)

El Bosque Chileno, Pablo Neruda. Bajo los volcanes, junto a los ventisqueros, entre los grandes lagos, el fragante, el silencioso, el enmarañado bosque chileno... Se hunden los pies en el follaje muerto, crepitó una rama quebradiza, los gigantescos raulíes levantan su encrespada estatura, un pájaro....

National Climate Center: Extreme heat events will become more frequent in the future

2023-02-13T03:37+0100tellerreport (en)

Original title: The characteristics of warm and dry last year were obvious, and the drought and flood disasters were prominent-what is the climate situation in my country this year. "The National Climate Center's preliminary research and judgment on the country's overall climate situation this year....

Las catástrofes naturales provocaron pérdidas de US$313.000 millones durante 2022

2023-02-08T13:26+0100larepublica-co (es)

Las catástrofes naturales causaron pérdidas económicas mundiales por valor de US$313.000 millones el año pasado, 4% por encima de la media del siglo XXI, según datos de Aon. De este total, US$132.000 millones fueron cubiertos por seguros. Según el informe de Aon sobre riesgos catastróficos, 2022 fue....

La Cina avverte: “clima più estremo” nel 2023

2023-02-08T09:29+0100ildenaro (it)

(Adnkronos) – Le regioni cinesi sono state avvertite di prepararsi a un clima più estremo quest’anno, dopo che la scorsa estate temperature da record e una lunga siccità hanno compromesso le forniture di energia elettrica del Paese e danneggiato i raccolti. A lanciare l’allarme il portavoce dell’Amministrazione meteorologica cinese.

Is Climate Change Shifting the Water Cycle?

2023-02-08T03:18+0100climateadaptationplatform (en)

Managing our water resources well for sustainability and becoming resilient in the face of increasing demands due to population growth and climate change impacts means that we need information on the current state of our water cycle. The 2022 Global Water Monitor Consortium report brings together....

La Cina avverte: “clima più estremo” nel 2023

2023-02-07T15:30+0100zazoom-it (it)

(Di martedì 7 febbraio 2023) (Adnkronos) - Le regioni cinesi sono state avvertite di prepararsi a un clima più estremo quest'anno, dopo che la scorsa estate temperature da record e una lunga siccità hanno compromesso le forniture di energia elettrica del Paese e danneggiato i raccolti.

La Cina avverte: “clima più estremo” nel 2023

2023-02-07T15:18+0100olbianotizie (it)

(Adnkronos) - Le regioni cinesi sono state avvertite di prepararsi a un clima più estremo quest'anno, dopo che la scorsa estate temperature da record e una lunga siccità hanno compromesso le forniture di energia elettrica del Paese e danneggiato i raccolti. A lanciare l’allarme il portavoce dell’Amministrazione meteorologica cinese.

La Cina avverte: “clima più estremo” nel 2023

2023-02-07T15:13+0100money-it (it)

(Adnkronos) - Le regioni cinesi sono state avvertite di prepararsi a un clima più estremo quest’anno, dopo che la scorsa estate temperature da record e una lunga siccità hanno compromesso le forniture di energia elettrica del Paese e danneggiato i raccolti. A lanciare l’allarme il portavoce dell’Amministrazione meteorologica cinese.

La Cina avverte: “clima più estremo” nel 2023

2023-02-07T15:03+0100laragione (it)

(Adnkronos) – Le regioni cinesi sono state avvertite di prepararsi a un clima più estremo quest’anno, dopo che la scorsa estate temperature da record e una lunga siccità hanno compromesso le forniture di energia elettrica del Paese e danneggiato i raccolti. A lanciare l’allarme il portavoce dell’Amministrazione meteorologica cinese.

14:59 | La Cina avverte: “clima più estremo” nel 2023

2023-02-07T15:03+0100tarantobuonasera (it)

(Adnkronos) – Le regioni cinesi sono state avvertite di prepararsi a un clima più estremo quest’anno, dopo che la scorsa estate temperature da record e una lunga siccità hanno compromesso le forniture di energia elettrica del Paese e danneggiato i raccolti. A lanciare l’allarme il portavoce dell’Amministrazione meteorologica cinese.

China science, technology news summary -- Feb. 4

2023-02-04T10:27+0100china.org.cn (en)

BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China . AGRICULTURAL DROUGHT STUDY. Chinese researchers have found that anthropogenic external forcing and the natural internal variability of the climate system together have led to aggravated droughts....

Ministry of Emergency Management: A total of 139,800 people were affected by various natural disasters in January

2023-02-04T04:26+0100tellerreport (en)

2023-02-04T03:25:14.288Z. In January, my country's natural disasters were mainly low temperature freezing and snow disasters, and wind and hail, earthquakes, geological disasters, droughts and forest fires also occurred to varying degrees. Affected by the cooling, strong wind and rain and snow....

Summary of Global Climate Indicators 2018–2022

2023-01-31T06:42+0100ecodebate (en)

Human influence is very likely the main driver of the decrease in Arctic sea-ice area between 1979–1988 and 2010–2019, which recorded decreases of about 40% in September and about 10% in March (IPCC, 2021). The current Arctic sea-ice cover (both annual and late summer) is at its lowest level since....

Water, Vol. 15, Pages 541: Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Drought and Flood Assessment and Monitoring

2023-01-30T07:01+0100mdpi (en)

In this Special Issue, we attempted to discuss and address the applications of remote sensing, GIS and other state-of-the-art techniques in drought or flood monitoring and hydrological hazards assessment. To fulfill these objects, we strongly invited contributions on various droughts or flood....

Global Warming: Frontline Philippines January 28, 2023

2023-01-28T05:44+0100bulatlat (en)

As this piece was being written, the number of dead, missing, and injured and the toll on agriculture and infrastructure were still rising in Oriental Mindoro, Camarines Norte, Samar, Romblon, and other provinces where almost every barangay had been devastated by days of torrential rain.

Global Warming: Frontline Philippines

2023-01-26T11:54+0100bworldcom (en)

A s this piece was being written, the number of dead, missing, and injured and the toll on agriculture and infrastructure were still rising in Oriental Mindoro, Camarines Norte, Samar, Romblon, and other provinces where almost every barangay had been devastated by days of torrential rain.

Where does Australia’s relationship with PNG go next? Less talk about China, more about our neighbour’s own merits

2023-01-17T02:02+0100johansen (en)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to Papua New Guinea last week put the media spotlight on one of Australia’s most important international relationships. Much of the coverage focused on the plans, confirmed by Albanese and his PNG counterpart, James Marape, for a defence treaty between the two....

MIL-Evening Report: Where does Australia’s relationship with PNG go next? Less talk about China,...

2023-01-16T21:28+0100foreignaffairs-nz (en)

– By Ian Kemish, Adjunct Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland. Prime Minister’s Office/PR Handout Image. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to Papua New Guinea last week put the media spotlight on one of Australia’s most important international relationships.

Warning of unprecedented heatwaves as El Niño set to return in 2023

2023-01-16T20:43+0100irishexaminer (en)

It is part of a natural oscillation driven by ocean temperatures and winds in the Pacific, which switches between El Niño, its cooler counterpart La Niña, and neutral conditions. The last three years have seen an unusual run of consecutive La Niña events.

Temperatures could rise ‘off the chart’ with return of El Niño this year

2023-01-16T18:12+0100irishtimes (en)

The return of the El Niño climate phenomenon later this year will cause global temperatures to rise “off the chart” and deliver unprecedented heatwaves, scientists have warned. Early forecasts suggest El Niño will return later in 2023, exacerbating extreme weather around the globe and making it “very likely” the world will exceed 1.

Temperatures could rise ‘off the chart’ with return of El Niño this year

2023-01-16T17:09+0100guardian (en)

The return of the El Niño climate phenomenon later this year will cause global temperatures to rise “off the chart” and deliver unprecedented heatwaves, scientists have warned. Early forecasts suggest El Niño will return later in 2023, exacerbating extreme weather around the globe and making it “very likely” the world will exceed 1.

UN confirms 2022 among eight hottest years on record

2023-01-14T14:30+0100enca (en)

GENEVA - The past eight years were the hottest since records began, the United Nations confirmed, despite the cooling influence of a drawn-out La Nina weather pattern. Last year, as the world faced a cascade of unprecedented natural disasters made more likely and deadly by climate change, the average global temperature was about 1.

ANU releases water report; shows global warming affecting water cycle

2023-01-14T07:19+0100indiaeducationdiary (en)

The third La Niña year in a row intensified existing droughts in the Americas, while causing floods in parts of Asia and Oceania, according to a first-of-its-kind report released today by the Global Water Monitor Consortium, led by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).

2022 among eight hottest years as Earth heats up

2023-01-14T01:58+0100chinadaily (en)

Children ski on a slope in Ruhpolding, Germany, on Wednesday. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm winter weather in Europe's central mountains are allowing grass to blanket hillsides across the region, causing headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white.

Climate / UN confirms 2022 among eight hottest years on record

2023-01-13T20:21+0100newagebd (en)

The past eight years were the hottest since records began, the United Nations confirmed Thursday, despite the cooling influence of a drawn-out La Nina weather pattern. Last year, as the world faced a cascade of unprecedented natural disasters made more likely and deadly by climate change, the average global temperature was about 1.

UN confirms 2022 among 8 hottest years on record

2023-01-13T07:53+0100thedailystarBD (en)

The past eight years were the hottest since records began, the United Nations confirmed Thursday, despite the cooling influence of a drawn-out La Nina weather pattern. Last year, as the world faced a cascade of unprecedented natural disasters made more likely and deadly by climate change, the average global temperature was about 1.

UN confirms 2022 among eight hottest years on record

2023-01-13T00:51+0100mb-com-ph (en)

GENEVA, Switzerland — The past eight years were the hottest since records began, the United Nations confirmed Thursday, despite the cooling influence of a drawn-out La Nina weather pattern. Last year, as the world faced a cascade of unprecedented natural disasters made more likely and deadly by....

UN confirms 2022 among eight hottest years on record

2023-01-13T00:27+0100terradaily (en)

The past eight years were the hottest since records began, the United Nations confirmed Thursday, despite the cooling influence of a drawn-out La Nina weather pattern. Last year, as the world faced a cascade of unprecedented natural disasters made more likely and deadly by climate change, the average global temperature was about 1.

2022 was one of the warmest on record as Earth heats up

2023-01-12T21:36+0100missoulian (en)

FILE - People cool off in the water on a hot and sunny day at the beach in Barcelona, Spain, July 15, 2022. Earth’s fever persisted last year, not quite spiking to a record high but still in the top five or six warmest on record, government agencies reported Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023.

2022 was one of the warmest on record as Earth heats up

2023-01-12T21:34+0100siouxcityjournal (en)

FILE - People cool off in the water on a hot and sunny day at the beach in Barcelona, Spain, July 15, 2022. Earth’s fever persisted last year, not quite spiking to a record high but still in the top five or six warmest on record, government agencies reported Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023.

2022 was one of the warmest on record as Earth heats up

2023-01-12T21:33+0100wcfcourier (en)

FILE - People cool off in the water on a hot and sunny day at the beach in Barcelona, Spain, July 15, 2022. Earth’s fever persisted last year, not quite spiking to a record high but still in the top five or six warmest on record, government agencies reported Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023.

2022 was one of the warmest on record as Earth heats up

2023-01-12T21:32+0100wacotrib (en)

FILE - People cool off in the water on a hot and sunny day at the beach in Barcelona, Spain, July 15, 2022. Earth’s fever persisted last year, not quite spiking to a record high but still in the top five or six warmest on record, government agencies reported Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023.

NASA: 2022 tied for fifth warmest year on record

2023-01-12T20:47+0100whatsnew2day (en)

#NASA #tied #warmest #year #record. Scientists say temperatures will continue to rise if governments don’t rein in fossil fuel consumption. A group of US-based scientists say 2022 has ended for the fifth warmest year on record, continuing a trend of rising global temperatures and extreme weather due to the burning of coal, oil and gas.

NASA: 2022 tied for the fifth hottest year on record

2023-01-12T20:46+0100aljazeera-en (en)

A group of US-based scientists say 2022 tied for the fifth hottest year on record, continuing a trend of rising global temperatures and extreme weather caused by the burning of coal, oil and gas. On Thursday, scientists with the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the....

UN confirms 2022 among eight hottest years on record

2023-01-12T20:39+0100khaleejtimes (en)

The past eight years were the hottest since records began, the United Nations confirmed Thursday, despite the cooling influence of a drawn-out La Nina weather pattern. Last year, as the world faced a cascade of unprecedented natural disasters made more likely and deadly by climate change, the average global temperature was about 1.

With record heat, floods and droughts, 2022 was among Earth’s warmest years

2023-01-12T20:11+0100stripes (en)

As five different scientific organizations this week classified last year’s intense heat — declaring it either the fifth- or sixth-warmest year on record — the impact of the Earth’s soaring temperatures became clear. In 2022, the world experienced blazing heat waves, from the Southern United States....

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-12T08:31+0100terradaily (en)

The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday. Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to atmospheric....

2022 was the fifth warmest year – Health and Wellness

2023-01-12T07:05+0100d1softballnews (en)

The year 2022 ended as the fifth warmest in the world and the second in Europe since there are records, which makes the recently ended year the eighth consecutive year in which the global average temperature exceeds the previous average value by one degree Celsius.

2022 was the fifth warmest year – Health and Wellness

2023-01-12T07:02+0100archyde (en)

The year 2022 ended as the fifth warmest in the world and the second in Europe since there are records, which makes the recently ended year the eighth consecutive year in which the global average temperature exceeds the previous average value by one degree Celsius.

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-12T04:43+0100philstar (en)

PARIS, France The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday. Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to....

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-12T03:48+0100straitstimesSG (en)

PARIS - The world’s oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity’s carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published on Wednesday. Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to....

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-12T01:17+0100citizen (en)

which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity’s carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday. Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to atmospheric instability and amplifying extreme weather events such as storms.

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-11T23:36+0100japantoday (en)

The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday. Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to atmospheric....

Climate change makes extreme weather worse, federal scientists say

2023-01-11T19:51+0100samacharcentral (en)

South Florida has always been hot, rainy and vulnerable to hurricanes. So it’s understandable that some longtime residents remain skeptical that climate change is doing anything to make the region’s age-old problems any worse. But scientists at the U.S.

Alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-11T19:43+0100kuwaittimes (en)

PARIS: The world’s oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity’s carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday. Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to....

Peril as warming alters planet water cycle

2023-01-11T19:41+0100portstephensexaminer (en)

Global warming is changing the planetary water cycle which heightens the risk of disasters like bushfires and drought, a new report says. The report led by the Australian National University is another stark warning of climate change perils amid faltering efforts to address the crisis.

No debate anymore: Climate change makes extreme weather worse, federal scientists say

2023-01-11T19:39+0100phys (en)

worse. In fact, scientists can now go a step further and show that specific weather disasters were more likely or more damaging because we live in a hotter climate . At the meeting, scientists presented case studies of heat waves, droughts and extreme rainfall events that were influenced by climate change over the past two years in the U.

Scientists Sound Alarm As Ocean Temperatures Hit New Record In 2022

2023-01-11T19:18+0100ndtvnews (en)

Paris: The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday. Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to....

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-11T19:08+0100economictimes (en)

PARIS: The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday. has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to atmospheric instability....

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-11T18:26+0100enca (en)

PARIS - The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday. Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to....

Peril as warming alters planet water cycle

2023-01-11T17:46+0100bordermail (en)

Global warming is changing the planetary water cycle which heightens the risk of disasters like bushfires and drought, a new report says. The report led by the Australian National University is another stark warning of climate change perils amid faltering efforts to address the crisis.

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-11T17:42+0100thaipbs (en)

The world’s oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity’s carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday. Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to atmospheric....

Peril as warming alters planet water cycle

2023-01-11T17:39+0100maitlandmercury (en)

Global warming is changing the planetary water cycle which heightens the risk of disasters like bushfires and drought, a new report says. The report led by the Australian National University is another stark warning of climate change perils amid faltering efforts to address the crisis.

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-11T17:06+0100newagebd (en)

Ocean 'stratification' means less deep water is rising towards the surface carrying oxygen and nutrients, while the water at the surface absorbs less atmospheric carbon dioxide to bury at depth. --AFP file photo. The world’s oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity’s....

Oceans were hottest ever in 2022

2023-01-11T15:37+0100thedailystarBD (en)

The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday. Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to atmospheric....

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-11T15:01+0100JakartaPost (en)

The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday. Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to atmospheric....

Ocean temperatures in 2022 were highest ever recorded, study says

2023-01-11T14:19+0100france24-en (en)

The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday. has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to atmospheric instability and amplifying extreme weather events such as storms.

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-11T14:14+0100ahram-EN (en)

Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to atmospheric instability and amplifying extreme weather events such as storms. Oceans absorb about 90 percent of the excess heat from greenhouse gas emissions, shielding land surfaces but generating huge, long-lasting....

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-11T14:09+0100channelnewsasia (en)

PARIS: The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday (Jan 11). Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to....

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-11T13:51+0100samacharcentral (en)

The world’s oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity’s carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday. Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to atmospheric....

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-11T13:49+0100phys (en)

The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday. from greenhouse gas emissions , shielding land surfaces but generating huge, long-lasting marine....

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-11T13:47+0100bssnews (en)

PARIS, Jan 11, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday. Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the....

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-11T13:37+0100digitaljournal (en)

The world’s oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity’s carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday. Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to atmospheric....

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-11T13:34+0100zawya-palestine (en)

The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday. Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to atmospheric....

11/01/2023 Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

2023-01-11T13:27+0100rfi-en (en)

Climate change has increased surface temperatures across the planet, leading to atmospheric instability and amplifying extreme weather events such as storms. Oceans absorb about 90 percent of the excess heat from greenhouse gas emissions, shielding land surfaces but generating huge, long-lasting....

Climate Attribution Tools Critical for Understanding Extreme Events

2023-01-11T01:06+0100hstoday (en)

A combination heat and drought event in the western U.S., simultaneous ocean and land heat waves in the northwestern region of the Pacific Ocean, a South Korean heat wave that was off the charts and wildfires in Cape Town, South Africa, were some of the recent extreme weather events made more likely....

It’s disturbing what’s happening with the weather

2023-01-11T00:50+0100hungary-postsen (en)

Based on recent studies, climate change has significantly increased the risk of extreme weather events worldwide in the last two years, writes MTI in a reference to The Guardian. According to the data, global warming has in many cases increased the severity of the extremes experienced in 2021 and....

Climate attribution tools critical for understanding extreme…

2023-01-10T18:36+0100samacharcentral (en)

A combination heat and drought event in the western U.S., simultaneous ocean and land heat waves in the northwestern region of the Pacific Ocean, a South Korean heat wave that was off the charts and wildfires in Cape Town, South Africa, were some of the recent extreme weather events made more likely....

No debate anymore: Climate change makes extreme weather worse, federal scientists say

2023-01-10T18:27+0100miamiherald (en)

Key West, Florida, September 27, 2022 - Sander Eshuis a tourist from Holland poses for a photo as he is doused by waves at the Southernmost Point marker in Key West, Florida. Sander and his wife Lenneke had never experienced a hurricane before and the proximity of Hurricane Ian to Key West allowed....

Climate attribution tools critical for understanding extreme events

2023-01-10T18:08+0100phys (en)

A combination heat and drought event in the western U.S., simultaneous ocean and land heat waves in the northwestern region of the Pacific Ocean, a South Korean heat wave that was off the charts and wildfires in Cape Town, South Africa, were some of the recent extreme weather events made more likely....

2022 – year of extreme weather, climate events

2023-01-10T17:07+0100balkangreenenergynews (en)

The year 2022 was marked by record droughts, heatwaves, forest fires, floods and a record low level of the Antarctic sea ice. Extremes – to put it in one word, according to a report by Copernicus, the European Union’s Earth observation programme. The first days of 2023, including the warmest January....

The cost of natural disasters in 2022 amounts to 270 billion dollars

2023-01-10T14:53+0100tellerreport (en)

2023-01-10T13:52:00.774Z. In 2021, the overall losses had been 320 billion The year 2022 will have been another year marked by natural disasters. Although smaller than in 2021, the damage bill is estimated at 270 billion dollars, according to an estimate presented on Tuesday by the reinsurer Munich Re.

In 2022, China's average high temperature days will be 16.4 days, the most in history

2023-01-09T07:40+0100tellerreport (en)

2023-01-09T06:39:19.055Z. (Reporter Chen Su) The reporter learned from the China Meteorological Administration on the 9th that in 2022, the average number of high temperature days in China will be 16.4 days, the most since 1961 when there were complete meteorological observation records.

Weather Markets / Weather

2023-01-08T05:09+0100archyde (en)

CHALSADA, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In late August, the swollen Swat River in northwestern Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa turned and rushed into the village of Naeem Ullah, 40, plunging into Ula. 14 houses of Mr. and his relatives were swept away.

Hebei heating shows cool side of climate challenge

2023-01-07T02:55+0100chinadaily (en)

[Li Min/ China Daily] In North China's Hebei province, gas companies are under increasing pressure for failing to supply gas to local farmers. Reports say that rural households in Hebei are complaining about restrictions on purchases of natural gas or interruptions in gas supply, which is the major....

UN announces most disaster-prone region in the world

2023-01-06T16:20+0100247newsbulletin (en)

The UN described the Asia-Pacific region as “the area most vulnerable to natural disasters”. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia and Pacific Region (UNESCAP) defined the Asia-Pacific region as “the area most vulnerable to natural disasters” worldwide.

Hebei heating shows cool side of climate fight

2023-01-06T08:47+0100chinadaily (en)

A file photo shows a wind power plant in Zhangjiakou, North China 's Hebei province. [Photo/Xinhua] In North China's Hebei province, gas companies are under increasing pressure for failing to supply abundant gas to local farmers. Reports say that rural households in different cities of Hebei are....

L’industria agricola è ferma per la siccità

2023-01-04T17:30+0100agrigiornale (it)

La siccità di quest’anno nell’emisfero settentrionale, che ha colpito le principali economie tra cui Europa, Stati Uniti e Cina, ha fatto temere alle imprese e ai consumatori il peggio in termini di carenza di cibo e inflazione. Ciò avviene quando le catene di approvvigionamento globali lottano per....

Remote Sensing, Vol. 15, Pages 297: Detection and Evaluation of Flood Inundation Using CYGNSS Data during Extreme Precipitation in 2022 in Guangdong Province, China

2023-01-04T11:06+0100mdpi (en)

Floods are severe natural disasters that are harmful and frequently occur across the world. From May to July 2022, the strongest, broadest, and longest rainfall event in recent years occurred in Guangdong Province, China . The flooding caused by continuous precipitation and a typhoon resulted in severe losses to local people and property.

Lomborg: Dramatic Decline In Climate-Related Deaths Persists Thru 2022

2023-01-02T16:40+0100climatechangedispatch (en)

Fewer and fewer people die from climate-related natural disasters. This is even true in 2022; despite breathless climate reporting, about 98% fewer people died in 2022 than a hundred years ago from climate-related natural disasters like floods, droughts, storms, wildfires, and extreme temperatures.

2022 was the year of drought

2022-12-31T17:32+0100digitpatrox (en)

It was a yr characterised by excessive drought. From North America to Africa to Europe to Asia, enormous swaths of the planet have been parched in 2022. Lakes and rivers in a number of nations shrank to excessive lows and dry situations threatened crops and fueled harmful wildfires throughout the globe.

Common endeavor

2022-12-30T00:43+0100chinadaily (en)

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY. The Global Development Initiative is the most viable way to ensure peace and people-oriented growth. The world today is inundated with many problems and challenges, with the most pressing issues related to the question of world peace.

Disastri devastanti e barlumi di speranza: queste sono le migliori storie sul clima e sul tempo del 2022

2022-12-29T10:36+0100notizieglobali (it)

Da una piccola isola della Polinesia alle spiagge di sabbia bianca della Florida, il pianeta ha sperimentato molti disastri climatici e meteorologici estremi nel 2000. Il caldo estivo in Cina ha minacciato la vita e la produzione alimentare. La foce del fiume Mississippi storicamente basso negli....

Cambio climático deja multimillonaria factura por desastres

2022-12-28T06:11+0100elcolombiano (es)

Los efectos del cambio climático también están dejando un golpe económico que ahora le toca el bolsillo a los países en desarrollo. Eso se pudo establecer luego de que la ONG británica Christian Aid realizara un estudio para identificar los desastres meteorológicos más caros de 2022.

Las catástrofes climáticas más costosas del 2022

2022-12-28T06:10+0100lavanguardia (es)

Un estudio publicado ayer por la oenegé británica Christian Aid establece el ranking de las catástrofes climáticas más costosas del 2022 desde el punto de vista económico. El presidente de la entidad, Patrick Watt, recordó que “detrás de las cifras en dólares se esconden millones de historias de sufrimiento humano.

1:31p Opinion 2022’s climate disasters, from snowstorms and floods to heat waves and droughts

2022-12-27T19:32+0100marketwatch (en)

on the background of a megadrought in the Southwestern U.S. more severe than anything the region has experienced in at least 1,200 years. Drought also left the Mississippi River so low near Memphis in the fall that barges couldn’t get through without additional dredging and upstream water releases.

Los desastres naturales se disparan en todo el mundo como consecuencia del cambio climático

2022-12-27T18:18+0100antena3noticias (es)

Los desastres naturales son incontrolables. No solo arrasan con todo a su paso, sino que generan un cambio notable en la vida cotidiana de las personas, con unas costosísimas consecuencias. El desastre natural más grave del año fue el huracán Ian , que afectó sobre todo a Cuba y al sur de Estados Unidos.

What's Worse Than the Worst-Case Scenario for Climate Change?

2022-12-27T13:17+0100newsweek-USA (en)

This year obliterated climate records as we suffered through some of the worst disasters in modern history. These events have had an extraordinary impact on many lives and more such events will continue to do so. The way we look at investing, with an eye toward the past, undervalues extremes and causes underinvestment in climate solutions.

A year of floods and droughts

2022-12-26T17:40+0100economictimes (en)

Dried basin of La Boca dam in Santiago, Mexico, in March. More than half of Mexico faced moderate to severe drought conditions. After Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction, in Florida, US, in September. A destroyed road after Hurricane Ian in Florida, US, in October.

El Niño Is Coming—and the World Isn’t Prepared

2022-12-24T13:46+0100wired (en)

In 2023, the relentless increase in global heating will continue, bringing ever more disruptive weather that is the signature calling card of accelerating climate breakdown. According to NASA, 2022 was one of the hottest years ever recorded on Earth. This is extraordinary, because the recurrent....

OBSERVER: 2022: a year of extremes

2022-12-23T21:01+0100copernicus (en)

The year 2022 saw record droughts, temperatures, wildfires, floods and an all-time low in Antarctic sea ice, many of them characterised by one word: extremes. Precipitation, or the absence thereof, has played a key role in several extreme weather or climate-related events, with historical droughts....

2022: a year of extreme weather felt through water

2022-12-23T14:17+0100smartwatermagazine (en)

Climate change is making itself felt with more frequent an intense droughts, floods and heatwaves across the world. The impacts of the climate crisis are mostly felt through water , as extreme events make water more scarce or more unpredictable. We look back at some of these extremes that marked 2022.

Record low water levels on the Mississippi River in 2022 show how climate change is altering large rivers

2022-12-21T21:22+0100marketwatch (en)

Rivers are critical corridors that connect cities and ecosystems alike. When drought develops, water levels fall, making river navigation harder and more expensive. In 2022, water levels in some of the world’s largest rivers, including the and the Yangtze in China , fell to historically low levels.

2022’s U.S. Climate Disasters: A Tale of Too Much Rain – and Too Little

2022-12-21T01:40+0100homelandsecuritynewswire (en)

The year 2022 will be remembered across the U.S. for its devastating flooding and storms – and also for its extreme heat waves and droughts, including one so severe it briefly shut down traffic on the Mississippi River. The year 2022 will be remembered across the U.S.

2022's US climate disasters: A tale of too much rain - and too little

2022-12-20T17:07+0100kenyastar (en)

The year 2022 will be remembered across the U.S. for its devastating flooding and storms - and also for its extreme heat waves and droughts, including one so severe it on the Mississippi River. During a period of five weeks over the summer, occurred in , California's and Dallas , causing devastating and sometimes deadly flash floods.

2022's US climate disasters: A tale of too much rain - and too little

2022-12-20T15:00+0100nigeriasun (en)

The year 2022 will be remembered across the U.S. for its devastating flooding and storms - and also for its extreme heat waves and droughts, including one so severe it on the Mississippi River. During a period of five weeks over the summer, occurred in , California's and Dallas , causing devastating and sometimes deadly flash floods.

2022’s US climate disasters: A tale of too much rain – and too little

2022-12-20T14:54+0100theconversation-us (en)

Disclosure statement. Shuang-Ye Wu does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Partners. provides funding as a member of The Conversation US.

2022's US climate disasters: A tale of too much rain - and too little

2022-12-20T14:52+0100polandsun (en)

The year 2022 will be remembered across the U.S. for its devastating flooding and storms - and also for its extreme heat waves and droughts, including one so severe it on the Mississippi River. During a period of five weeks over the summer, occurred in , California's and Dallas , causing devastating and sometimes deadly flash floods.

2022's US climate disasters: A tale of too much rain - and too little

2022-12-20T14:50+0100northernirelandnews (en)

The year 2022 will be remembered across the U.S. for its devastating flooding and storms - and also for its extreme heat waves and droughts, including one so severe it on the Mississippi River. During a period of five weeks over the summer, occurred in , California's and Dallas , causing devastating and sometimes deadly flash floods.

2022's US climate disasters: A tale of too much rain - and too little

2022-12-20T14:44+0100cambodiantimes (en)

The year 2022 will be remembered across the U.S. for its devastating flooding and storms - and also for its extreme heat waves and droughts, including one so severe it on the Mississippi River. During a period of five weeks over the summer, occurred in , California's and Dallas , causing devastating and sometimes deadly flash floods.

How Climate Change is Altering River Shipping

2022-12-20T01:41+0100marinelink (en)

Rivers are critical corridors that connect cities and ecosystems alike. When drought develops, water levels fall, making river navigation harder and more expensive. In 2022, water levels in some of the world’s largest rivers, including the Rhine in Europe and the Yangtze in China , fell to historically low levels.

People suffer as rivers rage and recede amid deepening climate crisis

2022-12-19T20:52+0100rural21-en (en)

As they worked in their mustard farm in Sail, a beautiful hamlet in southern Kashmir in the Indian Himalayas, Zahid Iqbal, a young farmer and his wife hoped that their farm wouldn’t get inundated by floods again. “We lost the previous crop to flooding,” said 36-year-old Iqbal.

Record low water levels on the Mississippi River in 2022 show how climate change is altering large rivers

2022-12-16T06:50+0100downtoearth (en)

and the Yangtze in China , fell to historically low levels. The Mississippi River fell so low in Memphis, Tennessee, in mid-October that barges were unable to float , requiring dredging and special water releases from upstream reservoirs to Conditions on the lower Mississippi may be easing....

Getting Critical: Mississippi and Other Major Rivers Are At Record Lows

2022-12-16T03:57+0100flaglerlive (en)

A barge maneuvers its way down the drought-narrowed Mississippi River at Tiptonville, Tenn., Oct. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) By Ray Lombardi, Angela Antipova and Dorian Burnette Rivers are critical corridors that connect cities and ecosystems alike. When drought develops, water levels fall, making river navigation harder and more expensive.

Record low water levels on the Mississippi River in 2022 show how climate change is altering large rivers

2022-12-14T14:22+0100theconversation-us (en)

Disclosure statement. Ray Lombardi receives funding from USGS. Dorian J. Burnette receives funding from the National Science Foundation and from the Tennessee Department of Transporation. Angela Antipova does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation....

Water, Vol. 14, Pages 4045: Development of Technology for Identification of Climate Patterns during Floods Using Global Climate Model Data with Convolutional Neural Networks

2022-12-12T07:46+0100mdpi (en)

Given the increasing climate variability, it is becoming difficult to predict flooding events. We may be able to manage or even prevent floods if detecting global climate patterns, which affect flood occurrence, and using them to make predictions are possible.

2022 floods, a living nightmare

2022-12-09T16:38+0100dawn (en)

When a natural disaster of massive proportions occurs, it is only natural to wonder why. And, perhaps even more importantly, how can we prevent such devastating events in the future? In August of this year, the world watched in horror as Pakistan was struck by unprecedented floods that rendered over....

JEFF JACOBY Developing nations need wealth, not climate reparations

2022-12-07T10:08+0100bostonglobe (en)

There is a lot to dislike about the climate reparations deal hammered out last month at the United Nation’s climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The United States, under presidents of both parties, had for years firmly opposed the idea. Heading into the conference, US climate envoy John Kerry....

Africa: This Planet Is Drying Up. And These Are the Consequences

2022-12-04T05:02+0100allafrica (en)

Madrid Drought is one of the 'most destructive' natural disasters in terms of the loss of life, arising from impacts, such as wide-scale crop failure, wildfires and water stress. In other words, droughts are one of the "most feared natural phenomena in the world;" they devastate farmland, destroy....

Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO

2022-12-01T22:43+0100wam-en (en)

GENEVA,1st December, 2022 (WAM) -- Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives”, the UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said. According to the agency’s first report on global water resources, areas that were unusually....

Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO

2022-12-01T13:47+0100smartwatermagazine (en)

According to the agency’s first report on global water resources, areas that were unusually dry included South America’s Rio de la Plata area, where a persistent drought has affected the region since 2019. In Africa, major rivers such as the Niger, Volta, Nile and Congo had below-average water flow in 2021.

State of Global Water Resources report informs on rivers, land water storage and glaciers

2022-12-01T13:47+0100smartwatermagazine (en)

The World Meteorological Organization has published its first in order to assess the effects of climate, environmental and societal change on the Earth’s water resources. The aim of this annual stocktake is to support monitoring and management of global freshwater resources in an era of growing demand and limited supplies.

Italia Da oggi benzina più cara: rialzo di 10 centesimi con il decreto Meloni Dalla mezzanotte si è dimezzato lo sconto sui carburanti con l'aumento delle accise su benzina, gasolio e Gpl. Un pieno...

2022-12-01T10:07+0100quicosenza (it)

COSENZA – Il dramma di Casamicciola, con l’ennesima frana che ha seminato morti e distruzione, è solo l’ultimo di una lunga serie di eventi che negli ultimi 70 anni hanno provocato in Itala centinaia di morti. Terremoti, alluvioni, bombe d’acqua, fenomeni idrogeologici che in molte occasioni hanno....

World was Drier in 2021; WMO

2022-12-01T06:55+0100indianf (en)

(WMO). The area with below-average streamflow was approximately two times larger than the above-average area, in comparison to the 30-year hydrological average, said the agency’s first report on global water resources — STREAMFLOW AND DRY AREAS. In the report, the WMO said that areas unusually dry....

Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO

2022-11-30T14:05+0100saudigazette (en)

GENEVA — Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives”, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday. According to the agency’s first report on global water resources, areas that were unusually dry included....

State of Global Water Resources 2021 [EN/AR/ZH]

2022-11-30T12:56+0100africanewswire (en)

Geneva, 29 November 2022 – The World Meteorological Organization has published its first State of Global Water Resources report in order to assess the effects of climate, environmental and societal change on the Earth’s water resources. The aim of this annual stocktake is to support monitoring and....

Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO

2022-11-30T12:56+0100africanewswire (en)

Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives”, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday. According to the agency’s first report on global water resources, areas that were unusually dry included South....

Large Parts of World Drier Than Normal in 2021 - WMO

2022-11-30T09:06+01004-traders (en)

Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with "cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives", the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday. According to the agency's first report on global water resources, areas that were unusually dry included South....

Thirst threatens humanity... Shocking numbers about water shortages and the causes of natural disasters

2022-11-30T09:01+0100tellerreport (en)

2022-11-30T07:57:24.602Z. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that 3.6 billion people face inadequate access to water for at least one month a year. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that 3.6 billion people face inadequate access to water for at least one month a year.

Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO

2022-11-30T01:45+0100globalissues (en)

In Africa, major rivers such as the Niger, Volta, Nile and Congo had below-average water flow in 2021. The same trend was observed in rivers in parts of Russia, West Siberia and in Central Asia. On the other hand, there were above-normal river volumes in some North American basins, the North Amazon....

All regions experienced water extremes in 2021 – UN

2022-11-30T01:16+0100citizen (en)

This photo taken on September 2, 2022 shows people sitting on a section of a parched river bed along the Yangtze River in Wuhan in China 's central Hubei province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT / All regions of the world saw water extremes last year — both floods and droughts — and billions of people....

Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO

2022-11-30T00:48+0100un-sustainabledevelopment (en)

In Africa, major rivers such as the Niger, Volta, Nile and Congo had below-average water flow in 2021. The same trend was observed in rivers in parts of Russia, West Siberia and in Central Asia. On the other hand, there were above-normal river volumes in some North American basins, the North Amazon....

MIL-OSI Translation: Large parts of the world drier than normal in 2021 (WMO)

2022-11-29T20:49+0100foreignaffairs-nz (en)

MIL OSI Translation. Region: France and French Territories – Source: United Nations – in French 2. Headline: Large parts of the world drier than normal in 2021 (WMO) November 29, 2022 Climate and environment. Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies,....

Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO

2022-11-29T20:13+0100un-org (en)

In Africa, major rivers such as the Niger, Volta, Nile and Congo had below-average water flow in 2021. The same trend was observed in rivers in parts of Russia, West Siberia and in Central Asia. On the other hand, there were above-normal river volumes in some North American basins, the North Amazon....

Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives”, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.

2022-11-29T19:46+0100un-news (en)

In Africa, major rivers such as the Niger, Volta, Nile and Congo had below-average water flow in 2021. The same trend was observed in rivers in parts of Russia, West Siberia and in Central Asia. On the other hand, there were above-normal river volumes in some North American basins, the North Amazon....

Report: Much of the world was drier than usual last year despite La Niña

2022-11-29T19:14+0100phys (en)

The World Meteorological Organization has published its first State of Global Water Resources report in order to assess the effects of climate, environmental and societal change on the Earth's water resources. The aim of this annual stocktake is to support monitoring and management of global....

State of Global Water Resources report informs on rivers, land water storage and glaciers

2022-11-29T13:59+0100wmo (en)

Geneva, 29 November 2022 - The World Meteorological Organization has published its first State of Global Water Resources report in order to assess the effects of climate, environmental and societal change on the Earth’s water resources. The aim of this annual stocktake is to support monitoring and....

UN: All regions experienced devastating water extremes in 2021

2022-11-29T13:53+0100trtworld (en)

In China , Poyang Lake is facing low water levels due to a regional drought in Lushan, Jiangxi province. (Reuters) All regions of the world saw water extremes last year, both floods and droughts, and billions of people had insufficient freshwater, the United Nations has said.

State of Global Water Resources 2021

2022-11-29T12:18+0100reliefWeb (en)

WMO reports on freshwater availability in a changing climate. Geneva, 29 November 2022 - The World Meteorological Organization has published its first State of Global Water Resources report in order to assess the effects of climate, environmental and societal change on the Earth's water resources.

MIL-OSI United Nations: State of Global Water Resources report informs on rivers, land water...

2022-11-29T11:20+0100foreignaffairs-nz (en)

Source: World Meteorological Organization. Geneva, 29 November 2022 – The World Meteorological Organization has published its first State of Global Water Resources report in order to assess the effects of climate, environmental and societal change on the Earth’s water resources.

State of Global Water Resources report informs on rivers, land water storage and glaciers

2022-11-29T11:12+0100miragenews (en)

Geneva, 29 November 2022 – The World Meteorological Organization has published its first State of Global Water Resources report in order to assess the effects of climate, environmental and societal change on the Earth’s water resources. The aim of this annual stocktake is to support monitoring and....

Atmosphere, Vol. 13, Pages 1986: Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Evolution Characteristics of Drought and Its Driving Factors in Yangtze River Basin Based on SPEI

2022-11-28T11:10+0100mdpi (en)

The drought index is an important method for quantitatively calculating the severity and impact of drought [ 8 ]. Drought indices are vital to objectively quantify and compare drought severity, duration, and extent across regions with varied climatic and hydrologic regimes [ 9 ].

Human population is 8 billion strong: Where does it leave space and resources for animals and other species?

2022-11-28T07:50+0100firstpost (en)

Even on a slowing basis, the world has generated a population of 8 billion human beings as of the middle of November 2022. It will continue to grow to an estimated 10.4 billion people by 2100. With so many people teeming about, in India and China alone, some 3 billion of the present total, knowing....

Remote Sensing, Vol. 14, Pages 5994: Agricultural Drought Assessment in a Typical Plain Region Based on Coupled Hydrology–Crop Growth Model and Remote Sensing Data

2022-11-26T10:24+0100mdpi (en)

Jiangsu Province is in the Jianghuai region of eastern China and has a total area of 107,200 square kilometers, spanning across 30°45′–35°08′ north latitude and 116°21′–121°56′E longitude, bordering Shanghai, Zhejiang, Anhui, and Shandong. Jiangsu is a coastal area across a river, with many lakes and a flat terrain.

Sponge cities cushion impact of climate change

2022-11-25T18:24+0100finance-commerce (en)

BEIJING — To cushion the impact of extreme weather due to climate change, a Chinese landscape architect has been making the case for China and other countries to create so-called “sponge cities.” Yu Kongjian, who spoke to The Associated Press in Beijing, uses sweeping language to express his vision....

How Afghan refugees used their knowledge of farming in dry regions to transform arid Balochistan

2022-11-24T15:10+0100scroll-in (en)

Mohammad Tahir Khan looks thinner than other Afghans. He’s wearing a red-coloured shalwar qameez which matches his ruddy face, a turban tied on his head in the Afghan manner. An old watch sits on his wrist but his long grey beard, thinner than his body, makes him resemble an Uighur man from the Muslim-dominated Xinjiang province of China .

How Afghan refugees used their knowledge of farming in dry regions to transform arid Balochistan

2022-11-24T15:04+0100newsnow-co-uk (en)

Mohammad Tahir Khan looks thinner than other Afghans. He’s wearing a red-coloured shalwar qameez which matches his ruddy face, a turban tied on his head in the Afghan manner. An old watch sits on his wrist but his long grey beard, thinner than his body, makes him resemble an Uighur man from the Muslim-dominated Xinjiang province of China .

Global heating to drive stronger to La Niña and El Niño events by 2030, researchers say

2022-11-24T03:01+0100pasifika (en)

Researchers predict Pacific La Niña and El Niño events to be stronger than ever by 2030 and warn people to prepare for prolonged droughts and extreme flooding in the future. Stronger La Niña and El Niño events due to global heating will be detectable in the eastern Pacific Ocean by 2030, decades....

How Afghans are turning Balochistan green

2022-11-20T07:11+0100dawn (en)

Akbar Notezai / White Star. Mohammad Tahir Khan looks thinner than other Afghans. He’s wearing a red-coloured shalwar qameez which matches his ruddy face, a turban tied on his head in the Afghan manner. An old watch sits on his wrist but his long grey beard, thinner than his body, makes him resemble....

Soaking up solutions: As climate warms, a China planner advocates ‘sponge cities’

2022-11-19T12:41+0100arkansasonline (en)

BEIJING -- To cushion the impact of extreme weather due to climate change, a Chinese landscape architect has been making the case for China and other countries to create so-called "sponge cities." Yu Kongjian, who spoke to The Associated Press in Beijing, uses sweeping language to express his vision....

Not because of the war this time... Millions of people are threatened with emigration from their countries

2022-11-19T06:54+0100tellerreport (en)

LONDON. - Those who believe that the refugee crisis may stop with the cessation of armed conflicts in poor countries are mistaken, as the world is on the verge of a new type of asylum, the victims of which are numbering in the millions, and in the next few years they will turn into tens of millions,....

The Countries With the Highest Flood Risk

2022-11-18T22:22+0100islandpacket (en)