Earth has endured its hottest summer ever recorded — for the second year in a row

For the second summer in a row, global temperatures broke temperature records, according to the European climate service Copernicus, putting this year on track to be the hottest in recorded history. Read More

The planet endures its hottest summer on record — for the second straight year

Heat waves baked the planet this summer making breaking global records, scientists report, and putting 2024 on track to be the hottest year in recorded history ... Read More

Global Warming Breaks Another Record With Hottest Summer Ever

Across the world, soaring temperatures are testing the limits of the human body, posing threats and even causing deaths at outdoor activities such as concerts, sports events, and religious gatherings. Read More

The Heat Goes On: New Details Emerge About the Extent and Severity of Record-Setting Global Warmth

In Part 1 of this three-part series focusing on a new report about climate change in 2023, I described the relentless rise of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Rather than showing signs of leveling ... Read More

Earth hits second consecutive summer heat record

Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story World sees record hot summer for second consecutive yearSummer temperatures broke records again in 2024, ... Read More

Earth's 13-month record heat streak ends, but global temperatures remain high

Earth's run of record-setting heat has finally ended at ... just missed the record set last year. "Even if we are slightly below what we were a year ago, the global temperature is still at near ... Read More

Climate scientist: Broken temperature records are alarming, but it is not too late to limit global warming

This followed the hottest June ever recorded, which followed the hottest May ever recorded. This all follows 2023, which was the hottest year on record at 1.48 C warmer than the 1850–1900 average, ... Read More

Feeling the heat as Earth breaks yet another record for hottest summer

Summer 2024 sweltered to Earth's hottest on record, making it even more likely that this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured, European climate service Copernicus reported Friday. The ... Read More

The Run of Record-Breaking Heat Has Ended, for Now

A 13-month streak of record-breaking global warmth has ended. From June 2023 until ... industrialization—which increase the heat present in Earth’s ocean and atmosphere—had been emitted. Read More

Commentary: Earth has just ended a 13-month streak of record heat - here’s what to expect next

READING, England: A 13-month streak of record-breaking global warmth has ended. From June 2023 ... which increase the heat present in Earth’s ocean and atmosphere - had been emitted. Read More

July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief

Earth's string of 13 straight months with a new average heat ... a year ago,” Nicolas said in an interview. “The fact that the global sea surface temperature is and has been at record or ... Read More