WMO: 2024 is on track to be the warmest year on record
November 7, 2024; World Meteorological Organization The year 2024 is on track to be the warmest year on record, with the global average near surface temperature even higher than in 2023, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). WMO’s global temperature analysis covers January to September 2024 and is based on six international datasets to […]
Cholera, Zika and West Nile: The deadly diseases that sweep in after hurricanes
November 6, 2024; David Cox, BBC Disease-causing microorganisms churn in the floodwaters after a hurricane and grow in people’s homes long after the first danger has passed. But knowing when to seek medical attention can help limit the spread of disease after a storm. Over the last seven years, Naresh Kumar and colleagues at the […]
Extreme drought areas treble in size since 80s – study
November 2, 2024; by Stephanie Hegarty and Talha Burki, BBC World Service The area of land surface affected by extreme drought has trebled since the 1980s, a new report into the effects of climate change has revealed. Forty-eight per cent of the Earth’s land surface had at least one month of extreme drought last year, […]