Keywords: Global warming


Morocco records its hottest September since 1981

Morocco experienced an exceptional spell of heat in September 2026, making it the hottest September in the country since 1981, according to reported climate data. The national temperature average exceeded the 1991–2020 reference period by 2.75°C, surpassing previous September records and highlighting......

El Niño strengthens as UN warns of major global weather disruptions

The El Niño climate phenomenon is intensifying and is expected to reach its peak in December, prompting renewed concern over its potential impact on temperatures, rainfall and extreme weather conditions worldwide. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a United Nations agency, said Thursday......

Global warming linked to a significant rise in mortality, study finds

Global warming may have a far greater impact on human mortality than the direct health effects of local heat exposure, according to a study by researchers from Stanford University and Northwestern University. The research, published in September 2026, estimates that a sustained 1-degree Celsius increase......

Switzerland glaciers lose nearly 20% of their volume in just five years

Switzerland’s glaciers are shrinking at a pace that is increasingly difficult to ignore. Nearly one-fifth of the country’s glacier volume has disappeared in just five years, according to a study published on October 1 in Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland, highlighting the accelerating effects......

Greenland and Antarctica lose more than 11 trillion tonnes of ice as seas continue to rise

Greenland and Antarctica lost more than 11 trillion tonnes of ice between 1979 and 2023, contributing around 31.4 millimetres to the rise in global sea levels, according to a major international assessment published in the journal Scientific Data. The study combines 42 independent estimates based on......

Mediterranean Sea warming and salinity changes are accelerating, study finds

The Mediterranean Sea is undergoing not only sustained warming and increasing salinity but also a measurable acceleration in the pace of these changes, according to a new scientific study published in Geophysical Research Letters. The research indicates that the transformation is reaching well below......

France records fourth-hottest year on record in 2025

France experienced one of its hottest years on record in 2025, ranking fourth since national temperature records began, according to the first annual assessment of climate change impacts released by the French Ministry for Ecological Transition. The report highlights the growing effects of climate change......

August 2026 becomes the hottest month ever recorded worldwide

August 2026 has emerged as the hottest month ever recorded globally, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, highlighting the continued acceleration of climate warming and the growing frequency of extreme heat events around the world. Copernicus reported that the average......

August 2026 sets global heat and humidity records as climate risks intensify

August 2026 has emerged as an extraordinary month for the global climate, with new records reported for both average temperatures and atmospheric humidity, according to analyses by climatologist Zeke Hausfather and meteorologist Ben Noll. Global temperatures during the month averaged around 1.65°C......