Half a degree rise in global warming will triple area of Earth that is 'too hot for humans’ - Unsurvivable heat thresholds ...

Earth’s prolonged streak of abnormal heat continued into 2025 despite the arrival of La Niña ocean conditions, which ...

"January 2025 is another surprising month, continuing the record temperatures observed throughout the last two years, despite the development of La Niña conditions in the tropical Pacific and their ...

"The most climate-stressed regions all contained permafrost, which is vulnerable to thaw as temperatures rise," researcher Sue Natali said.

Zoom in: Kornhuber and his colleagues produced the first global map of these hothouse regions, showing how they emerged from records of heat waves stretching back to 1958. The areas on which they ...

Reflected heat, in the form of long-wave radiation, is trapped in our atmosphere and keeps our planet warm. This is known as the natural greenhouse effect. The diagram below shows this process ...

Limiting the rise in global temperature to within 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels was the goal the international community agreed on to avoid heightening the dangers of extreme heat and ...

During a strong El Niño that peaked last winter, those waters were warmer than normal, fueling a dramatic surge in global heat that began in 2023 and lasted through 2024. For the past six months ...

A summer of heat waves illuminates a growing global warming concern: Cooling is becoming a requirement, not a luxury. By Evan Bush Photography by Gaia Squarci Rising temperatures are sending ...

An international group of scientists, led by King's College London, has revealed how continued global warming will lead to ...