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Wild weather and record heat as 2024 set to breach 1.5C warming milestone

This year is "virtually certain" to be the hottest in recorded history with warming above 1.5C, EU climate monitor Copernicus said Thursday, days before nations are due to gather for crunch UN climate talks.

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Earth On Track For Second Hottest Year Ever Recorded

Earth set for second hottest year, surpassing 1.5°C rise. Urgent global action needed to address climate crisis.

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Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks out power grid

Cuba is reeling after a powerful Category 3 hurricane ripped across the island and fierce winds knocked out the country’s power grid

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European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record -- again

It's now virtually certain 2024 will be the hottest year on record, and the first with over 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming above the pre-industrial average, according to the European climate agency Copernicus

The Independent UK

2024 ‘almost certain’ to be hottest year ever as temperatures breach 1.5C target

EU’s Copernicus climate service says this year will be the first to be 1.5C warmer than pre-industrial times – breaching a key warming threshold.

The Independent UK

Hurricane Rafael intensifies rapidly as it closes in on Cuba

Rafael, now a major Category 3 hurricane, triggered an island-wide power blackout as it nears Cuba.

Al Jazeera

Snow caps Japan’s Mount Fuji to end record lapse

Reported snowfall on iconic mountain is the latest in 130 years following autumn warmth.

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The extreme floods which devastated Spain are hitting more often. Is Australia ready for the next one?

Spain is still reeling from recent floods in the Valencia region. In some areas, a year’s worth of rain fell in a single day. Sudden torrents raced through towns and cities. Over 200 people are dead. Rapid analysis suggests daily rainfall extremes in this region and season have become twice…

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Extreme weather has already cost vulnerable island nations $141 billion – or about $2,000 per person

Two years ago, when the curtain fell on the COP27 summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, developing nations on the frontline of climate change had something meaningful to celebrate.

The Conversation

Snow Seen On Mount Fuji After Record Absence

Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji, images showed Wednesday, after warm weather led to the Japanese mountain's longest-ever stint with bare slopes.

International Business Times

Tropical Storm Rafael strengthens to Category 1 hurricane as it barrels toward Cuba

Tropical Storm Rafael has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as it swirled past Jamaica and chugged toward western Cuba

The Independent UK

The frozen carbon of the northern permafrost is on the move – we estimated by how much

Among the most rapidly changing parts of our planet are the coldest landscapes near the top of the globe, just south of the Arctic. This region is warming two to four times faster than the global average.

The Conversation

Rafael expected to strengthen into hurricane before making landfall in Cuba

Tropical Storm Rafael is set to become a hurricane near the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night before reaching Cuba.

Al Jazeera

Tropical Storm Rafael gains intensity in Caribbean as it nears Cuba

Storm expected to reach hurricane status but should weaken before it hits the US Gulf coast

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Japan landmark is still without its iconic cap for the first time in 130 years

Japan had an unusually hot summer

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Rafael spins toward the Cayman Islands as Cuba prepares for hurricane hit

Tropical Storm Rafael is chugging toward the Cayman Islands and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane en route to Cuba

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Hurricane Rafael makes landfall as a Category 3 storm, bringing life-threatening storm surge to Cuba

AccuWeather reported that the hurricane’s most probable US landfall will be the Louisiana coast

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Oklahoma braces for more severe weather after tornadoes leave thousands without power

At least 11 people were hospitalized after Oklahoma storms last weekend

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Late-season Caribbean hurricane expected to hit Cuba this week

If it forms, Rafael would be the 11th hurricane of the 2024 season and could strike western Cuba as a Category 1 storm.

The Guardian - US

Tropical Storm Rafael triggers hurricane warning for Cayman Islands

Storm expected to bring heavy rain to US Gulf coast later this week

The Guardian - AU

Heatwave to turn parts of Australia into ‘one of the hottest places in the world’ this week

Some of the east coast and the north will bake in a furnace of potentially life-threatening heat, the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts

International Business Times

Nations Gather For Crunch Climate Talks In Shadow Of US Vote

World leaders kick off UN climate talks next week, days after a knife edge US election that could send shockwaves through global efforts to limit dangerous warming.

Salon

Phoenix's extreme heat is a warning

Phoenix may be getting hotter, but nowhere will escape the extreme heat of climate change

The Independent UK

NYC declares a drought watch and asks residents to conserve water

New York’s mayor is urging residents to take shorter showers, fix leaky faucets and otherwise conserve water

The Guardian - UK

A second US exit could ‘cripple’ the Paris climate agreement, warns UN chief

António Guterres says treaty will endure but urges US to remain amid reports that Trump plans to withdraw from the climate negotiating framework entirely

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