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May 2026 Was the World’s Second‑Warmest May on Record

Warming oceans are pushing the tropical Pacific toward a likely El Niño that could amplify heat and disturb rainfall patterns through late 2026.

Climate Advisers Urge UK to Set Maximum Workplace Temperatures and Roll Out Cooling

Europe Confirmed as Fastest-Warming Continent in 2025 Climate Report

Europe Logged Record Heat, Fires and Ice Loss in 2025, New EU–WMO Climate Report Finds

2025 Ranked Among Hottest Years as Three-Year Global Average Exceeds 1.5°C

Heatwaves Drove 9% of India’s Summer Peak Power in 2024, COP30 Report Warns

Peer-Reviewed Study Finds 62,775 Heat Deaths in Europe in 2024

Study Estimates 62,775 Heat-Linked Deaths in Europe’s 2024 Summer

Climate Change Linked to 16,500 Additional Heat Deaths in European Cities This Summer

Study Estimates Climate Change Drove 16,500 of 24,400 Summer Heat Deaths in European Cities

Spain Logs Hottest Summer on Record as New Heat Spike Triggers Alerts

UK Confirms Warmest Summer on Record After Four Heatwaves

Heat Waves Linked to Faster Biological Aging in Large 15-Year Study

Washington Woman Sues Oil Giants for Wrongful Death over Deadly Heat Wave

UAE Sets Record May Temperature at 51.6°C for Second Day

76% of Indians Now Live in High Heat Risk Zones as Nights Warm Faster Than Days

Europe Braces for Exceptionally Hot and Dry Summer, Warn Climate Models

WHO Reports Europe as Fastest-Warming Region with Alarming Heat-Related Deaths

Extreme Heat: How High Temperatures Threaten Human Health

Rising Heat Poses Growing Threat to Elderly Worldwide by 2050