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Temperature Rise

UN: 2017 set to be hottest non-El Nino year
Article
/ 6 November 2017

UN: 2017 set to be hottest non-El Nino year

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.

By Marlowe Hood
See the Big 5 before the climate wipes them out
Article
/ 12 December 2016

See the Big 5 before the climate wipes them out

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

By Sipho Kings
World records are now being broken year after year, but this is nothing to celebrate
Article
/ 17 August 2016

World records are now being broken year after year, but this is nothing to celebrate

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.

By Sipho Kings
El Niño is fading but monthly temperatures still reach record highs despite plans
Article
/ 25 July 2016

El Niño is fading but monthly temperatures still reach record highs despite plans

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

By Sipho Kings
Beyond the inferno: How SA cities must green up or burn out
Article
/ 16 January 2016

Beyond the inferno: How SA cities must green up or burn out

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.

By Sipho Kings
2015 on track to be the warmest year on record
Article
/ 17 December 2015

2015 on track to be the warmest year on record

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

By Sipho Kings
CSIR: ‘Drastic’ temperature increases for Africa
Article
/ 22 September 2015

CSIR: ‘Drastic’ temperature increases for Africa

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

By Sipho Kings
Temperatures rising faster in Australia than rest of the world
Article
/ 27 January 2015

Temperatures rising faster in Australia than rest of the world

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.

By Jane Wardell
A ‘new state’ for the planet will jeopardise human life
Article
/ 18 January 2015

A ‘new state’ for the planet will jeopardise human life

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.

By Sipho Kings
It’s official: 2014 was the hottest year ever
Article
/ 7 January 2015

It’s official: 2014 was the hottest year ever

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

By Sipho Kings
COP17, UN climate talks in trouble as time runs out
Article
/ 10 December 2011

COP17, UN climate talks in trouble as time runs out

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

By Agnieszka Flak and Barbara Lewis

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