Climate
2026 on Track to Be Second-Warmest Year Recorded
Projections put the global average at about 1.58C above pre-industrial levels, after 252 European weather stations logged all-time temperature records in June.
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Spokane Fires Destroy More Than 700 Buildings as Man Is Held on Arson Suspicion
Three uncontained fires have displaced about 67,000 people around Washington's second city. A man is held on $1m bond over one of them; the…
France Battles Fresh Wildfires Under New Heatwave as Spain Lifts Evacuation Orders
More than 300,000 were displaced at the peak in France's largest peacetime evacuation since WWII. Spain has lifted its last orders as France faces…
WMO Forecasts Rapid Shift to Strong El Niño, Raising Extreme Weather Risk Worldwide
Sea-surface temperature anomalies are expected to exceed 2C as El Niño strengthens through September, lifting heatwave, drought and flood risk across the tropics.