What's the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C of global warming?

 

--

Court orders France to meet its own greenhouse gas reduction targets • FRANCE 24

 

 --

El mundo "en un camino catastrófico hacia un calentamiento de 2,7 °C", advierte la ONU

 

 --

Extreme heat ravages Greece's mussel harvest

 

--

Tory Climate Chief Warns We’re on Brink of Catastrophe - FARS

(FNA)- The world will soon face “catastrophe” from climate breakdown if urgent action is not taken, the British president of vital UN climate talks warned.

NASA STUDIE: "Wir werden bald ein neues Maß an Überschwemmungen erleben"

 

-- 

'Sea snot' in Turkey is part of a growing environmental threat | DW News

 

-- 

Irreversible warming tipping point may have been triggered: Arctic mission chief

The tipping point for irreversible global warming may have already been triggered, the scientist who led the biggest-ever expedition to the Arctic has warned.

Thousands evacuated in Australia's worst floods in decades

 

 --

Siberia set for freak warm weather as Russian experts predict thawing temperatures significantly higher than frosty spring average — RT

 Russia’s snowy hinterland is set for an abnormal spell of relatively warm weather this week, with the mercury pushing up well beyond normal. Last year saw record-breaking summers, thawing ice and forest fires throughout Siberia.

Scientists Awaken An Ancient Virus In Siberia

 

--

Scientists Awaken An Ancient Virus In Siberia

Global ice sheets melting at ‘worst-case’ rates: UK scientists | Al Jazeera

The rate at which ice is disappearing across the world matches “worst-case climate warming scenarios”, UK scientists have warned in new research.

2020 weather disasters boosted by climate change: report - Global Times

The ten costliest weather disasters worldwide in 2020 saw insured damages worth $150 billion, topping the figure for 2019 and reflecting the long-term impact of global warming, according to a report Monday.

November 2020 was the hottest month on record - alkhaleejtoday.co

Last month was the warmest November on record, the European program Copernicus on climate change announced on Monday.

Eliminating greenhouse gas emissions may not be enough to stop global warming - UPI.com

Even if global greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to zero by the end of the year, new research out of Norway suggests Earth's climate will, after a brief decline in global temperatures, continue to warm through at least 2500.

1.5 Degree C or Less Would Save Most Species

New research finds that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C would save the majority of the world's plant and animal species from climate change.

China's largest salt lake hits record size during dry season

The area of Qinghai Lake, China's largest salt lake, reached 4,432.69 square km during the dry season, an expansion of 7.31 square km compared with last year.

Climate change affecting lake on Roof of the World

Qinghai Lake - China's largest inland saltwater lake - completely froze over in late January, two weeks later than normal. Experts said the delay signals the growing effect of global warming on the fragile ecosystem of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

2017 was among three warmest years on record: WMO

There is a clear sign of continuing long-term climate change caused by increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases and these have been confirmed in 2015, 2016 and 2017, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Thursday.

Australia measures another heatwave

Not for the first time this summer, it has got hot in southeastern Australia.