US EditionEurope Named Fastest-Warming Continent as 2024 Breaks Heat Records
- Europe has been identified as the fastest-warming continent, with the hottest year on record reported in 2024, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service.
- The European State of the Climate 2024 report indicated that at least 335 people died due to storms, affecting over 400,000 and costing around €18 billion in damages.
- WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo stated that "every additional fraction of a degree of temperature rise matters because it accentuates the risks to our lives, to economies, and to the planet."
- Despite challenges, 51 percent of European cities now have climate adaptation plans, emphasizing the need to act swiftly and collectively on climate change.
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Europe Endured Hottest Year in 2024 - teleSUR English
Sea surface temperatures for the Mediterranean Sea were the highest ever recorded, at 1.2 degrees Celsius above average. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) released a report showing that Europe experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, marked by deadly floods, prolonged heatwaves, and unprecedented climate extremes. RELATED: Russian Scientists Develop Arctic Climate Monitoring System…
North Atlantic Overheats: "A rare but not unexpected anomaly"
In a study published this Wednesday, April 16, in the journal "Nature Communications Earth and Environment", French researchers shed light on the reasons why the North Atlantic Ocean has been experiencing record temperatures since 2023. A devastating combo combining warming of anthropogenic origin and natural variability has led to a climate anomaly never seen so far in the region.
Europe saw deadly floods, heatwaves, and record losses as climate risks intensified in 2024
Record-breaking heat, catastrophic flooding, and massive economic losses made 2024 one of the most damaging years yet for Europe as the continent warmed at twice the global rate.Rosie Frost reports for Euronews.In short:Climate disasters killed at least 335 people across Europe last year, affecting over 400,000 and costing an estimated €18 billion in damages.The Copernicus State of the Climate report shows Europe experienced its hottest year on …
Europe was Hottest Ever Recorded last Year, and is Heating up Faster than any other Continent
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Copernicus Climate Change Service (abbreviated as C3S) has just issued The European State of the Climate for 2024. These scientists report that last year was the hottest ever in Europe, which is the continent that is heating up faster than any other. They write, “60% of Europe saw more days than average with at least ‘strong heat stress’.” There are, however, parts of Asia, like the Middle East and South Asia, …
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