Over 2 billion in cities will be exposed to 0.5ºC rise by 2040

More than two billion people currently living in cities could be exposed to an additional temperature increase of at least 0.5 degrees Celsius by 2040, a new UN report published on Tuesday finds.  

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Over 2 billion in cities will be exposed to 0.5ºC rise by 2040

Record 40°C UK temperatures linked to climate change: WMO

18 Jul 2022

The chances of seeing unprecedented temperatures of 40 degree Celsius (40°C) or more in the UK could be up to 10 times more likely in the current climate than under a “natural climate unaffected by human influence,” the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) declared on Monday.

Nearly half the world’s 1.1 billion poor live in conflict settings

Nearly half the world’s 1.1 billion poor live in conflict settings

17 Oct 2024

More than a billion people worldwide live in acute poverty and 40 per cent are in countries exposed to violent conflict, according to a UN-backed study published on Thursday. 

38℃ record Arctic temperature confirmed, others likely to follow: WMO

14 Dec 2021

A new and disturbing high temperature record for the Arctic of 38 degrees Celsius, or just over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, was confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday.