WHO maps ‘very high’ health risks as El Niño rapidly strengthens
Global assessment flags malnutrition, cholera and disease risks as climate pattern collides with wars and hunger.
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Ozone recovery advances as the global monitoring network shrinks
Antarctic ozone hole was among smallest in decades, but WMO says ability to track long-term recovery is disappearing.
El Niño has strengthened into a major global weather threat
WMO expects a strong event into 2027, prompting an unprecedented mobilization of national weather services.
Europe's summer shows weather extremes of a warming climate
As much of Western Europe endures record heat blasts, other parts of the continent remain unusually cool and wet.
WFP ramps up early action as El Niño threatens global food security
World Food Program warns climate pattern could push 49 million more people into acute food insecurity by end of 2027.
WMO warns El Niño likely to develop, raising risks of extremes
U.N. weather agency says forecasts are a 'call to action' as governments prepare for droughts, floods, and heatwaves.
Earth's energy imbalance hits record high in a new climate benchmark
U.N. weather agency adds a new climate indicator as oceans absorb accelerating heat and global systems destabilize.
Earth marks one of three hottest years on record as warming accelerates
Scientists warn that the 1.5° C. climate threshold could be breached by 2029 following an intense three-year heat streak.
Global early warnings surge, but funding lags for universal protection
Some 119 nations have a coordinated system to warn about impending natural dangers, up from 56 nations a decade ago.
Climate summit opens in Amazon without the three biggest polluters
Fractured talks highlight a deep divide over who pays as Indigenous leaders gain unprecedented access to U.N. venue.
$310B a year climate adaptation 'emergency' risks lives, spurs debt
Developing nations get 12 to 14 times less than what's needed to adapt infrastructure and prepare for climate impacts.
Pledges by nations to U.N. fall far short of world's 1.5° C. climate target
A new analysis indicates nations must cut carbon emissions by a massive 43% globally by 2030 compared to 2019 levels.
U.N. weather agency backs AI and climate science for early warnings
WMO's governing body expressed an urgent need to accelerate life-saving warnings and defend climate data integrity.
U.N. chief defends climate science, calls for accelerated early warnings
Amid a global assault on facts, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres spoke up for climate science and meteorology.
WMO: CO₂ surge in 2024 breaks records, weakens climate defenses
Greenhouse gas emissions have continued to rise, locking in long-term climate risks as the natural carbon sinks faltered.
Climate change brings global water paradox of floods and droughts
The U.N. weather agency's report details a stark contrast between some regions parched and others submerged.