Climate Emergency CoP 25: World is hotter than ever before, says WMO

Paris agreement has failed to put brakes on emission rise

'We are in the warmest five-year period ever'

According to the World Meteorological Organization, 2015-19 has recorded a 0.2°C increase over 2011-15

International weather agency pronounces 2015 the warmest year on record

The global average surface temperature in 2015 is likely to be the warmest ever and will reach the 1 degree Celsius mark above the pre-industrial …

2015 El Niño strongest since 1997-98, says international weather agency

El Niño is one of the main drivers of the climate system and contributes to extreme weather events around the world

Human-made climate change behind rising 2019 temperatures: WMO

Absence of El Niño and yet an extension in the spate of rising temperatures points towards it, says the UN weather agency

Role of climate change in tropical cyclones still unclear

Thomas Knutson is a research meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US. He was the co-chairperson …

Climate change back in presidential election focus

The superstorm has killed 68 so far in North America

2001-2010: Hottest decade with climate extremes

370,000 deaths globally due to extreme weather and climate conditions, says World Meteorological Organization report

2001-2010: Warmest decade on record

Climate change is happening now and is not some distant future event: World Meteorological Organization general secretary

Extreme weather events of 2013 a result of human influences: WMO

Typhoon Haiyan, heatwave in Australia, frigid polar air in parts of Europe and the US are a few events mentioned in the World Meteorological …