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2020 Is Off to a Terrifyingly Hot Start

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 26, 2020 Emissions will climb further, the economy is in peril, and it's only January. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Solution to Sweltering City Summers

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 17, 2019 Urban planners need to add more green space and tree-lined avenues to the mix to combat global warming in our concrete jungles. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

As Temperatures Rise, Heat Waves Will Take More Lives

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Sep 27, 2018 Scientists also find that deaths linked to smoke from wildfires could more than double in the U.S., to perhaps 40,000 a year. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ravaged by Drought, Morocco Faces a Thirsty Future

Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Mar 26, 2018 Despite ambitious plans to use more renewable energy and boost water supplies, the North African nation is being seriously affected by rising temperatures. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.N. Predicts 2017 Will Be One of the Three Warmest Years on Record

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Nov 6, 2017 The World Meteorological Organization warns that climate change presents a greater risk of sickness or death than it did four decades ago. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Last Time Summer Was This Hot, Human Beings Hadn’t Yet Left Africa (Video)

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Sep 25, 2016 Climate scientist Michael Mann says there is “tentative but compelling evidence” that it was hotter this summer than it has been at any point in 100,000 years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Human-Induced Climate Change Caused 2003 Heat Wave That Killed Hundreds of Europeans, Study Finds

By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Jul 9, 2016 Scientists say their groundbreaking report is the first to link an estimate of human activity to an estimate of mortality for the 2003 heat wave—and in fact for any heat wave. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Poorest Nations Will Feel the Heat of Climate Change First

By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network May 19, 2016 Very high temperatures will affect some of the world’s least-developed countries before touching the richer nations that are more responsible for climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

These Days of Mild U.S. Weather Will Not Last

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 28, 2016 Scientists warn that the current pleasures of warmer weather will pale for Americans as climate change brings extreme temperature increases and unhealthy levels of atmospheric ozone. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )