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World risks hitting 1.5 degree temperature threshold in coming 5 years

10 July 2020 Global temperatures could exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by 2024, according to World Meteorological Organization projections.  Between 2020 and 2024 there is a 20 per cent chance temperatures will surpass the 1.5 threshold in at least one year, the WMO said on Thursday.  The international Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 3 yearsJuly 10, 2020 ago
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COVID19 emissions drop ‘no substitute’ for climate action

March 23th, 2020 Any COVID-19 triggered emission reductions cannot substitute concerted climate action, the World Meteorological Organization has said.  The UN climate body has warned that while there was an estimated 25 per cent CO2 emission reduction over a four week period, levels of the greenhouse gas have been higher Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 3 yearsMarch 24, 2020 ago
Climate Change

2019 was second warmest on record, WMO data

March 11th, 2020 2019 was the second warmest year on record and finished up with an average global temperature of 1.1 C above pre-industrial levels.  The year was second only to 2016, which saw an El Nino climate event contribute to global mean temperature on top of what the World Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 3 yearsMarch 11, 2020 ago
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Climate change link to natural disasters affecting over 60 million, WMO

March 29th, 2019 Numerous natural disasters affecting 62 million people worldwide were triggered by climate change in 2018, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has revealed. The international body’s State of the Global Climate report has confirmed that most floods, displacements and various environmental hazards were caused by climate change last Read more…

By Shamim Malekmian, 4 yearsMarch 29, 2019 ago
Climate Change

Long-term global warming trend continues with devastating effect

November 29th, 2018 The long-term warming trend has continued into 2018, with the average global temperature set to be the fourth highest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The 20 warmest years on record have been in the past 22 years, according to the WMO provisional Statement Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 5 yearsNovember 29, 2018 ago
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Opinion

Things are starting to heat up for climate deniers and laggards

November 7th, 2017 The first two weeks in November may well prove to be important for global and Irish efforts to tackle climate change. On the international stage, we saw the publication of the US Global Change Research Program Climate Science Special Report and widespread media coverage of the latest Read more…

By Shane O'Reilly, 6 yearsNovember 7, 2017 ago
Industrial Emissions Photo: Dirk Duckhorn
Climate Change

Greenhouse gas concentrations in atmosphere hit record high

October 31st, 2017 The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has soared to the highest levels in 800,000 years, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) had said. The report found that greenhouse gases (GHG) concentrations have surged to hit record-breaking levels in 2016 due to unprecedented atmospheric changes in the Read more…

By Sorcha McManigan, 6 yearsNovember 1, 2017 ago
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