THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. In the past week, Earth’s record for the hottest day was broken twice. Sunday, July 21, was declared Earth’s hottest day since records began, when average surface temperature reached 17.09 degrees Celsius. On Monday the record was broken again, when average temperatures reached … Read more
Sunday was the hottest day in recorded history, according to preliminary data from a climate tracking agency monitoring temperatures since the mid-1900s. It’s the second consecutive year average global temperatures have crashed through shocking climate records and will not be the last, as planet-warming fossil fuel pollution drives temperatures to shocking new highs. July 21 … Read more
As Canada’s premiers reckoned with housing, health care and their contentious relationship with Ottawa during meetings last week in Halifax, many of them remained consumed by climate change-related natural disasters that have only escalated since they returned home. “It’s not lost on us that emergency preparedness for natural disasters is more important than ever,” Nova … Read more
July 21 set the record for the Earth’s hottest day on record – a record that was broken the very next day on Monday, July 22. According to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) data, the daily global average temperature on Sunday reached a new record high at 17.09 C, slightly exceeding the previous … Read more
A worker, called ‘torchers’, works in a charcoal production during scorching heat exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in Diyarbakir, Turkiye on July 18, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images The world registered its hottest day on record for the second time in just two days, according to the latest data compiled by the European Union’s … Read more
New Delhi: The Earth experienced its hottest day in at least 84 years, with the global average temperature reaching a record high of 17.09 degrees Celsius on July 21, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). This follows a series of record-breaking temperatures — June marked the 12th consecutive month of global … Read more
The most common risks are having flammable mulch, plants, firewood, lawn furniture, decks, and fences. These items have been a primary reason homes burned in many wildfires, including the 2018 Camp Fire that destroyed much of Paradise, California, and the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Fire protection guidelines take into consideration the … Read more
This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A 4-month-old died in Arizona as temperatures climbed into triple digits. A 2-year-old died in a hot car, also in Arizona. At least four people have died from heat-related illnesses in Oregon. One motorcyclist died and others were sickened riding through … Read more
The new Labour government in the UK set out its legislative priorities today after winning a landslide election on July 4. At the official state opening of parliament, King Charles III read a speech outlining the bills that Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government will attempt to pass over the coming months and years. There were … Read more
It wasn’t until the 1960s that restoring the river began to attract political attention, first with the establishment of the French water agency, and later with a pledge by then-mayor of Paris (later Prime Minister) Jacques Chirac. “I will bathe in the Seine in front of witnesses to prove that the Seine has become a … Read more
