Topic: Climate change
Hottest January on record: WMO confirms January 2025 extreme heat
The world has just experienced the hottest January ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on 6 February, citing data crunched by UN partner the Copernicus Climate Service.
Global temperatures passed critical 1.5°C milestone for the first time in 2024
Matthew Wright, University of Oxford; Nicholas Leach, University of Oxford, and Shirin Ermis, University of Oxford
The earth’s climate experienced its hottest year in 2024....
Oxfam report reveals billions in unaccounted World Bank climate finance, urges urgent transparency reforms
A new Oxfam report highlights that between $24 billion and $41 billion in climate finance disbursed by the World Bank over the past seven years remains unaccounted for, largely due to inadequate record-keeping and limited transparency practices.
2023 was driest year for global rivers in 33 year: WMO report
The year 2023 marked the driest year for global rivers in over three decades, according to a new report coordinated by the World Meteorological...
Telangana: Survey highlights harsh working conditions for gig workers amidst extreme heat waves
On August 17, the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) and HeatWatch released a report revealing alarming findings from a survey conducted in...
Kashmir’s Wular Lake, vital for nearly 10,000 fishermen families, faces dire situation due to climate change
As the weather in Kashmir is facing severe alteration with a huge deficit in snowfall in the winter season, the desiccation of Walur Lake...
