Keywords: Global warming


UN warns of accelerating sea level rise driven by climate change

The United Nations has issued a stark warning about the accelerating rise in global sea levels, describing it as one of the most urgent environmental challenges of the 21st century. In a recent report, UN experts highlight that sea levels are rising at an increasingly rapid pace, driven primarily by......

China says global climate action will persist despite absence of some major countries

Global efforts to address climate change will continue regardless of the participation of individual countries, according to China’s environment minister, who reaffirmed support for multilateral cooperation during a high-level meeting in Brussels. Speaking at a gathering co-hosted by China, the......

Global warming reaches 1.37°C as 1.5°C limit approaches

A new international assessment shows that human-driven global warming reached 1.37°C in 2025, placing the planet close to the 1.5°C threshold set under international climate agreements. The findings come from a team of more than 70 scientists who tracked key indicators of the global climate system,......

Study warns compound climate extremes are accelerating beyond forecasts

Rare compound weather disasters such as simultaneous heatwaves and droughts or overlapping floods and extreme rainfall are increasing faster than climate models previously projected, according to a new study published in Nature. Researchers found that the frequency of these combined climate extremes......

Study finds 36 percent of animal habitats face multiple climate extremes by 2085

A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution warns that more than one third of terrestrial animal habitats could be exposed to multiple climate extremes by 2085 if greenhouse gas emissions remain high. The research highlights the growing overlap of heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and floods,......

China warns of El Niño risk as fossil fuel pressures rise

China’s national climate authorities have signaled the likely emergence of an El Niño event beginning in May 2026, with effects expected to persist through the end of the year. The forecast raises concerns about rising global temperatures and increased climate volatility, though experts......

Japan’s ‘Godless’ Lake signals the growing impact of climate change

In the mountain region of Nagano, an ancient winter ritual is increasingly overshadowed by a warming climate. At Lake Suwa, priests and local residents gather each year before dawn in hopes of witnessing a rare natural phenomenon known as “miwatari” — or “God’s Crossing.”......

2025 set to become one of the hottest years ever recorded, EU climate data indicates

European climate scientists report that 2025 is almost guaranteed to rank as the second- or third-warmest year ever measured, continuing a worrying pattern of escalating global temperatures. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, global average temperatures from January to November were......

Climate Change: Guterres urges to maintain 1.5-Degree limit

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for maintaining the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, a commitment made under the Paris Agreement in 2015. “As the UN Climate Conference in Brazil approaches, the world must act faster to......