Temperature Rise

2017 is on track to be the hottest year on record except for two warmed by El Nino phenomena, the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation said Monday.

Most countries cannot afford to keep species alive; they have to pay their own way. Human pressures and the changing climate indicate difficulties.

No, it’s not the Olympics, it’s the weather. July 2016 is the hottest month in recorded history and people are responsible this unnatural phenomenon.

​Earth blasts through more heat records, while research shows governments are not ambitious enough to stop catastrophic warming.

Our metros are killing us. Poor planning means that the heat islands trap air pollution – but SA’s cities think about ways to bring temperatures down.

Data from the UK Meteorological Office shows that 2015 will surpass last year as the hottest year on record.

South Africa’s most important climate research centre has warned that current temperature projections underestimate the scale of warming this century.

A recent report painted a worst-case scenario of a rise of up to 5.1°C by 2090 if there are no actions taken to cut greenhouse emissions.

2014 was the hottest year on record, and new research shows humanity is exceeding safe levels of half of the systems that are needed to support life.

Experts say human-driven climate change is the main reason for last year being the most scorching on record.

Ministers fought to save UN climate talks from collapse, searching to narrow differences between rich and poor nations over fighting global warming.