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A Storm Unlike Any Other: How Cyclone Freddy is breaking records and upending lives

Tropical Cyclone Freddy is exceptional mainly due to the fact that it has lasted longer than any other in historical records. Last week, it unofficially broke the World Meteorological Organisation's benchmark as the longest-lasting tropical cyclone set in 1994 for a 31-day storm named John

Amid wildfires and sweltering Siberia, 2020 emerges as one of three hottest years on record, says UN

The 2020 provisional State of the Global Climate report also found temperature averages across the last five years, and across the last 10-year period to be "the warmest on record"

Sweeping stretches of Arctic forests are burning, ‘unprecedented’ satellite images show

This, after the hottest June on global record, followed by a devastating heatwave in the US & forecast for the same in Europe.

Concentration of Carbon Dioxide in atmosphere hits record high: United Nations

The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has hit a new high, the UN says, warning that drastic action is needed to achieve targets set by the Paris climate agreement.

UN agency lists all-time deadliest weather events for the first time

The UN's weather agency, the World Meteorological Organisation released a list of the deadliest weather events to ever take place in the world.

Ripples of climate change: Why India should worry about heatwave conditions

The heatwave conditions in India will be “serious” before monsoon hits various parts of the country, said the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), as global temperature records were smashed yet again in April.

South Asia may see below average to average monsoon in 2014: WMO

Poor monsoons could dent crop output in India, while less rains in soybean areas could make the country more dependent on imports.

2013 one of warmest years on record, says UN body

The year 2013 is likely to be among the top 10 warmest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organisation.

UN report finds unprecedented climate extremes in last decade

The world experienced unprecedented high-impact climate extremes between 2001 and 2010, and more national temperature records were broken during the period compared to any other decade, a UN report has said.