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What is the ‘heat dome’ causing Europe’s record-breaking temperatures?

Europe is sizzling under an early heat wave this week with millions of people experiencing extremely high temperatures

The Independent UK

Mexico, Italy, others see up to two more months of heat stress than in 1970s: Report

Global heat stress is intensifying, with regions like Mexico and Kenya experiencing one to two extra months of dangerous heat annually. New research reveals that extreme temperatures, heat stress days, and tropical nights are becoming more frequent and severe due to fossil fuel burning.

The Economic Times

Mexico, Italy and others see up to two more months of heat stress than in the 1970s, study says

Mexico, Kenya, Italy and other nations are experiencing anywhere from one to two more months of heat stress than they were several decades ago, new research published Monday says, and some areas even more so

The Independent UK

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How climate change and human psychology make this cold snap feel so harsh

The frigid weather gripping much of America is not unprecedented, but it feels that way

The Independent UK

Atmospheric and heat waves: Scientists identify another way climate change ‘comes back to bite us’

Climate scientist Michael Mann explains the complex connections between climate change, atmospheric waves, and extreme weather.

Euronews

Study finds planetary waves linked to wild summer weather have tripled since 1950

A new study says climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years

The Independent UK

Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold

Global temperatures in 2024 soared to yet another record level, but this time it was such a big jump that Earth temporarily passed a major symbolic climate threshold

The Independent UK

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Why more frequent cold blasts could be coming from global warming

Frigid air that normally stays trapped in the Arctic has escaped, plunging deep into the United States for an extended visit that is expected to provoke teeth-chattering but not be record-shattering

The Independent UK

A double dose of nasty winter is about to smack much of the US with snow, ice and biting cold

Meteorologists forecast a strong snow and ice storm followed by brutally cold conditions will soon smack the eastern two-thirds of the United States

The Independent UK

Second-warmest November on record means that 2024 is likely to be Earth's hottest year, report says

A new report says Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured

The Independent UK

Takeaways from Hurricane Milton: The ‘fingerprints of climate change’

While storm surge was lower than feared, destructive tornadoes and heavier rainfall are part of new trend, experts warn.

Al Jazeera

Summer 2024 is the hottest ever recorded on Earth, say European climate scientists

‘What those sober numbers indicate is how the climate crisis is tightening its grip on us,’ said one expert

Evening Standard

Summer 2024 hottest ever recorded, EU climate change monitor says

Scientists have confirmed that summer 2024 broke global heat records for the second consecutive year, making 2024 likely to be the hottest year in recorded history. Data from Copernicus, Europe’s climate change service, shows June to August as the hottest period since records began in 1940.

France 24

Earth breaks yet another record for hottest summer

The European climate service Copernicus says Earth just sweltered to its hottest summer on record

The Independent UK

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Climate records keep shattering. How worried should we be?

Month after month, global temperatures are breaking records

WEKU

March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say

For the 10th consecutive month, Earth set a new monthly record for global heat — with both air temperatures and the world's oceans hitting an all-time high, the European Union climate agency said.

The Hindu

March is tenth straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say

Earth sets new global heat record for tenth consecutive month, with air and ocean temperatures hitting all-time highs.

The Guardian - US

Climate crisis ignored by Republicans as Trump vows to ‘drill, baby, drill’

The freezing temperatures in Iowa – fuelled by global heating – have not dampened Republican enthusiasm for oil and gas

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The Independent UK

Cyclone that devastated Libya is latest extreme event with some hallmarks of climate change

Scientists say the Mediterranean storm that dumped torrential rain on the Libyan coast is just the latest extreme weather event to carry some hallmarks of climate change

The Independent UK

How a mix of natural and human-caused caused factors cooked up Tropical Storm Hilary's soggy mess

Scientists figure a natural El Nino, human-caused climate change, a stubborn heat dome over the nation’s midsection and other factors cooked up Hilary’s record-breaking slosh into California and Nevada

Tribune News Service

Extreme heat, weather conditions attributed to stagnant jet stream

It’s no coincidence that extreme heat is engulfing huge swaths of Asia, Europe and North America all at the same time. Powerful weather forces are combining to create the planet-wide conditions, and there’s unlikely to be relief from the scorching temperatures anytime soon.

The Independent UK

Climate change keeps making wildfires and smoke worse. Scientists call it the 'new abnormal'

As smoky as the summer has been so far, scientists say it will likely be worse in future years because of climate change

Tribune News Service

Duke comes out against Ph.D. student union in letter, students respond

On Friday, Duke University doctoral students filed to form a federally recognized union, one with the power to negotiate wages and benefits on their behalf. Three days later, the school administration announced its position on the union — and it wasn’t favorable.

WEKU

A stubborn La Nina and manmade warming are behind recent wild weather, scientists say

In a world getting used to extreme weather, 2023 is starting out bonkers. Meteorologists are saying it's typical weather weirdness, with a boost from human-caused climate change.

The Independent UK

New abnormal: Climate disaster damage 'down' to $268 billion

This past year has seen a horrific flood that submerged one-third of Pakistan, one of the three costliest U.S. hurricanes on record, devastating droughts in Europe and China, a drought-triggered famine in Africa and deadly heat waves all over

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