Copernicus Climate Change Service

Crevasses play an integral part in the life cycle of glaciers, and as they grow they hold the potential to further accelerate ice-sheet loss.

The North Pole was above freezing on Sunday after an extreme winter warming event caused temperatures to climb more than 36 F (20 C) in the high Arctic.

Record heat and rain turned thousands of Greenland lakes brown in 2022 as they hit a tipping point and began emitting carbon dioxide.

Weather organizations from around the world agree that the planet's average global surface temperature in 2024 could well have passed a crucial threshold meant to limit the worst effects of climate change.

Climate scientists say the global warming threshold of 1.5C above pre-industrial was breached in 2024, which was the hottest year on record.

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 20 (IPS) - The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns that 2024 is on track to be the hottest year in recorded history, surpassing 2023. This can be attributed to heightened reliance on fossil fuels and the reluctance of industries worldwide to pivot to green energy practices. The rapid acceleration of global temperatures has alarmed scientists, with many expressing concern over the…

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UNITED NATIONS, Nov 08 (IPS) - The Paris Agreement on climate change is a decade old this month. While there has been progress - with new net zero pledges and new technological solutions, we are still grappling with the reality that global temperatures continue to soar. 2023 was the hottest year ever on record.

Climate scientists have long identified 1.5º of temperature rise as a grave milestone for avoiding disaster

This year won't just be the hottest on record—it could be the first to surpass the 1.5-degree-Celsius threshold laid out in the Paris climate accord

The summer of 2024 was the hottest in history, according to the European Union's climate monitor.

A new report released Thursday confirms that 2023 marked a string of new highs in climate change -- from greenhouse gas concentrations and global temperatures, to a rise in sea and ocean levels, according to the NOAA.

Greece's national observatory on Monday said the country had recorded its warmest July on record, weeks after setting a similar milestone for June.

The UN issued a "call to action" to governments to protect workers from record-breaking heat.

World temperature reached the hottest levels ever measured on Monday, beating the record that was set just one day before, data suggests. From a report: Provisional data published on Wednesday by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, which holds data that stretches back to 1940, shows that the glob...

Global temperatures have averaged at least 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than preindustrial times for over a year. Two scientists explain what that means and...

But amidst this concerning news, there are still rays of hope.

Using tree ring data, scientists have confirmed that summer 2023 was the hottest summer on Earth in the last 2,000 years.

Researchers have developed a porous polymer called a "cage of cages" to capture CO2 and other greenhouse gases, advancing the search for innovative materials to combat climate change and pollution.

Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, with social media influencers, Indigenous leaders and corporate giants showing what they've done and what's to come.