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Climate change transforms Pacific Islands
A triple whammy of accelerating sea level rise, ocean warming and acidification is imperilling Pacific Islands, which face growing threats to their socioeconomic viability and indeed their very existence because of climate...
July Sets New Temperature Records
Extreme heat hit hundreds of millions of people throughout July, with a domino effect felt right across society. July was one of the hottest - if not the hottest - month on...
How Modern Aircraft Flights Affect the Climate
The aviation industry faces significant challenges due to climate change, prompting continuous efforts to find innovations and improve existing technologies. However, the complexity of various impacts on accelerating climate change leads to...
How Extreme Temperatures Affect the Global Economy and Workers’ Health
June 2024 was the thirteenth consecutive month of breaking global temperature records. A United Nations publication titled “United Nations Secretary-General’s Call to Action on Extreme Heat” notes that 2024 will likely be...
Regional Fora Aim to Increase Country Ambition Ahead of Next Round of Climate Plans
As record temperatures and unprecedented impacts of climate change continue to affect billions of people across the planet, the United Nations and partners have announced a series of regional meetings aimed at...
Islands need resilient power systems more than ever. Clean energy can deliver
Small and remote islands are subject to an array of energy challenges. As they are often isolated from mainland power grids, many face difficulties balancing supply and demand. They tend to be heavily dependent...
Advancing Earth Observation with the Copernicus Sentinel Expansion Missions
The Copernicus satellite missions currently in orbit provide invaluable data that feed a vibrant ecosystem of Earth Observation products and services across diverse application areas. Copernicus is served by a set of...
Climate Change Reduce the Numbers of Migrating Birds
Climate change is altering the living conditions to which we have adapted, and this particularly affects wild species that have evolved over centuries to adapt to their natural habitats.
Researchers from the College...
UNESCO Launches New Initiatives for “Greening Education”
On World Environment Day, UNESCO unveils new tools for greening schools and curricula, highlighting the need to empower young people to play a concrete role in tackling the climate crisis.
Greening schools and...
Hottest May on Record Spurs Call for Climate Action
May 2024 was the warmest May on record, marking the 12th consecutive month in which the global average temperature reached a record value for the corresponding month, according to data from the...
El Niño is Forecast to Swing to La Niña Later This Year
The 2023/24 El Niño event, which helped fuel a spike in global temperatures and extreme weather around the world, is now showing signs of ending. There is likely to be a swing...
Industrial Policy: Council Gives Final Approval to the Net-Zero Industry Act
The Council has adopted a regulation on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe's net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem, better known as the 'net-zero industry act'.
This is the last step in the...
NASA Launches Small Climate Satellite to Study Earth’s Poles
The first of a pair of climate satellites designed to study heat emissions at Earth’s poles for NASA is in orbit after lifting off atop Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the company’s...
Global Temperature Record Streak Continues
It was the warmest April on record – the eleventh month in a row of record global temperatures. Sea surface temperatures have been record high for the past 13 months. Extreme weather...
What Happens to Oases in Times of Climate Change?
The Sahara, the largest desert on the planet, is about the same area as the continental United States and stretches across several countries, including Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Mali, Niger, and...
Global Temperature Record Streak Continues in April
It was the warmest April on record – the eleventh month in a row of record global temperatures, according to Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Sea surface temperatures have been record...
