As Global Temperatures Surge, Countries Lack Data to Address Climate Change 07/11/2024 Disha Shetty There are big gaps in the data that governments rely on to make decisions to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to the latest report by the UN body World Meteorological Organization (WMO), released on Thursday. Climate data includes information about rainfall, drought, sea level rise, storm surges, and cyclones, as well as the […] Continue reading -> What Would Make the Next UN Climate Conference (COP28) the First True “Health COP”? 04/07/2023 Jess Beagley & Jeni Miller The United Arab Emirates, hosts of the upcoming UN Climate Conference (COP28), have promised to deliver the first COP with a health focus. In addition to focusing attention on the existential human health risks of climate change, it is vital that a “Health COP” delivers commitments that maximize the health gains that can be obtained […] Continue reading -> Europe on Alert After 22 Mpox Cases Recorded in May 27/06/2023 Megha Kaveri Europe reported 22 cases of Mpox in May, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge people in high risk communities to get vaccinated if possible. WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said that the virus is still in circulation, particularly affecting men who have sex with men. He added that people in high risk […] Continue reading -> Paris Agreement Global Temperature Limit to be Breached Within Four Years 17/05/2023 Megha Kaveri In the next four years, there is a 66% chance that global temperatures will rise by at least 1.5°C – the limit set by the Paris Agreement. There is also a 98% likelihood that the world will live through the warmest year on record. This is according to the latest Global Annual to Decadal Climate […] Continue reading -> The World On Fire: Five Global Health Stories To Watch In 2020 17/01/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The failed 2019 UN Climate Conference in Madrid ended in mid-December just about when the massive wildfire destruction of Australia’s bushlands was beginning. The wildfires that broke shortly afterward took the form of a Gaia-like revenge. Australia, along with the United States, Japan and Brazil, had been among the countries that had blocked real progress […] Continue reading -> Global Temperatures Already 1.1°C Above Pre-Industrial Levels; Last Ten Years Appear To Be Hottest On Record, Says WMO 03/12/2019 Editorial team Madrid – Exceptional global heat waves, retreating ice sheets and record sea levels – all driven by rising concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases – are the hallmark of the past decade as 2019 draws to a close, said the World Metereological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday. The global average temperature in 2019 (January to October) was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Newer posts
What Would Make the Next UN Climate Conference (COP28) the First True “Health COP”? 04/07/2023 Jess Beagley & Jeni Miller The United Arab Emirates, hosts of the upcoming UN Climate Conference (COP28), have promised to deliver the first COP with a health focus. In addition to focusing attention on the existential human health risks of climate change, it is vital that a “Health COP” delivers commitments that maximize the health gains that can be obtained […] Continue reading -> Europe on Alert After 22 Mpox Cases Recorded in May 27/06/2023 Megha Kaveri Europe reported 22 cases of Mpox in May, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge people in high risk communities to get vaccinated if possible. WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said that the virus is still in circulation, particularly affecting men who have sex with men. He added that people in high risk […] Continue reading -> Paris Agreement Global Temperature Limit to be Breached Within Four Years 17/05/2023 Megha Kaveri In the next four years, there is a 66% chance that global temperatures will rise by at least 1.5°C – the limit set by the Paris Agreement. There is also a 98% likelihood that the world will live through the warmest year on record. This is according to the latest Global Annual to Decadal Climate […] Continue reading -> The World On Fire: Five Global Health Stories To Watch In 2020 17/01/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The failed 2019 UN Climate Conference in Madrid ended in mid-December just about when the massive wildfire destruction of Australia’s bushlands was beginning. The wildfires that broke shortly afterward took the form of a Gaia-like revenge. Australia, along with the United States, Japan and Brazil, had been among the countries that had blocked real progress […] Continue reading -> Global Temperatures Already 1.1°C Above Pre-Industrial Levels; Last Ten Years Appear To Be Hottest On Record, Says WMO 03/12/2019 Editorial team Madrid – Exceptional global heat waves, retreating ice sheets and record sea levels – all driven by rising concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases – are the hallmark of the past decade as 2019 draws to a close, said the World Metereological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday. The global average temperature in 2019 (January to October) was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Newer posts
Europe on Alert After 22 Mpox Cases Recorded in May 27/06/2023 Megha Kaveri Europe reported 22 cases of Mpox in May, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge people in high risk communities to get vaccinated if possible. WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said that the virus is still in circulation, particularly affecting men who have sex with men. He added that people in high risk […] Continue reading -> Paris Agreement Global Temperature Limit to be Breached Within Four Years 17/05/2023 Megha Kaveri In the next four years, there is a 66% chance that global temperatures will rise by at least 1.5°C – the limit set by the Paris Agreement. There is also a 98% likelihood that the world will live through the warmest year on record. This is according to the latest Global Annual to Decadal Climate […] Continue reading -> The World On Fire: Five Global Health Stories To Watch In 2020 17/01/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The failed 2019 UN Climate Conference in Madrid ended in mid-December just about when the massive wildfire destruction of Australia’s bushlands was beginning. The wildfires that broke shortly afterward took the form of a Gaia-like revenge. Australia, along with the United States, Japan and Brazil, had been among the countries that had blocked real progress […] Continue reading -> Global Temperatures Already 1.1°C Above Pre-Industrial Levels; Last Ten Years Appear To Be Hottest On Record, Says WMO 03/12/2019 Editorial team Madrid – Exceptional global heat waves, retreating ice sheets and record sea levels – all driven by rising concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases – are the hallmark of the past decade as 2019 draws to a close, said the World Metereological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday. The global average temperature in 2019 (January to October) was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Newer posts
Paris Agreement Global Temperature Limit to be Breached Within Four Years 17/05/2023 Megha Kaveri In the next four years, there is a 66% chance that global temperatures will rise by at least 1.5°C – the limit set by the Paris Agreement. There is also a 98% likelihood that the world will live through the warmest year on record. This is according to the latest Global Annual to Decadal Climate […] Continue reading -> The World On Fire: Five Global Health Stories To Watch In 2020 17/01/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The failed 2019 UN Climate Conference in Madrid ended in mid-December just about when the massive wildfire destruction of Australia’s bushlands was beginning. The wildfires that broke shortly afterward took the form of a Gaia-like revenge. Australia, along with the United States, Japan and Brazil, had been among the countries that had blocked real progress […] Continue reading -> Global Temperatures Already 1.1°C Above Pre-Industrial Levels; Last Ten Years Appear To Be Hottest On Record, Says WMO 03/12/2019 Editorial team Madrid – Exceptional global heat waves, retreating ice sheets and record sea levels – all driven by rising concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases – are the hallmark of the past decade as 2019 draws to a close, said the World Metereological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday. The global average temperature in 2019 (January to October) was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Newer posts
The World On Fire: Five Global Health Stories To Watch In 2020 17/01/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The failed 2019 UN Climate Conference in Madrid ended in mid-December just about when the massive wildfire destruction of Australia’s bushlands was beginning. The wildfires that broke shortly afterward took the form of a Gaia-like revenge. Australia, along with the United States, Japan and Brazil, had been among the countries that had blocked real progress […] Continue reading -> Global Temperatures Already 1.1°C Above Pre-Industrial Levels; Last Ten Years Appear To Be Hottest On Record, Says WMO 03/12/2019 Editorial team Madrid – Exceptional global heat waves, retreating ice sheets and record sea levels – all driven by rising concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases – are the hallmark of the past decade as 2019 draws to a close, said the World Metereological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday. The global average temperature in 2019 (January to October) was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Newer posts
Global Temperatures Already 1.1°C Above Pre-Industrial Levels; Last Ten Years Appear To Be Hottest On Record, Says WMO 03/12/2019 Editorial team Madrid – Exceptional global heat waves, retreating ice sheets and record sea levels – all driven by rising concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases – are the hallmark of the past decade as 2019 draws to a close, said the World Metereological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday. The global average temperature in 2019 (January to October) was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Newer posts