Focus on Weather
UN chief wants a tax on profits of fossil fuel companies, calling them ‘godfathers of climate chaos’
The UN weather agency is predicting an 80% chance that average global temperatures will surpass the 1.5C (2.7F) target limit by 2028
Earth warming ‘at record rate’, but climate change is ‘not accelerating’
Scientists have found that the rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023, but there is no evidence of accelerated climate...
Southwest US to bake in first heat wave of season, ‘dangerously hot conditions’
The first heat wave of the season is bringing triple-digit temperatures earlier than usual to much of the Southwest U.S., where forecasters warned...
Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp utility reaches $178 million wildfire settlement
PacifiCorp, a utility owned by billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, said on Monday it agreed to pay $178 million to resolve claims by...
Climate change made devastating Brazil floods twice as likely, scientists say
By combining weather observations with results from climate models, the scientists estimated that climate change had made the event in southern Brazil twice...
California firefighters make significant progress against wildfire east of San Francisco Bay
The progress against the California fire comes just ahead of a predicted major heat wave. The U.S. National Weather Service has issued warnings...
Climate change altering the face of Canadian mountaineering
Climate change is altering the face of Canadian mountaineering, University of Calgary scientists have found.
Delhi’s record 52.9C temperature last week ‘was wrong by 3 C’
The Indian government says the 52.9C reading in Delhi on Wednesday was overstated by 3C, but records were still broken.
