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Hawaii is bracing for what could be its first direct hit from a hurricane since 1992, as category one storm Lala churns off its coast. Packing 75mph (120km/h) winds, Lala gained hurricane strength on Saturday.
Western Europe sets new temperature record as heat waves pummel the region
Western Europe has set a new temperature record for the June-July period, with heat waves causing major wildfires, drought, and thousands of heat-related deaths. The extreme heat began in May and has contributed to new national temperature records across the region.
A study has found that climate change is impacting rice yields more than twice as much as previously thought, with a global warming of 1 degree Celsius leading to an 8.1% decline in rice production. This is a more than double the decline predicted by current crop models.
Cooling Emissions Are Set to Triple by 2050 as Heat Waves Intensify
A new study warns that cooling emissions are set to triple by 2050 as heat waves intensify, posing significant challenges to global efforts to combat climate change.
The European Union's crisis management commissioner, Hadja Lahbib, has called for increased funding and a renewed focus on forest management to tackle climate change, as France and Spain prepare for another heatwave that could ignite new wildfires.
A new analysis by Berkeley Earth climate scientist Zeke Hausfather paints a worrying picture of the climate phenomenon developing in the Pacific Ocean, indicating that this year's El Niño could be the strongest on record.
Scientists scrapped the most extreme climate scenarios due to lack of evidence, but Europeans are still suffering from record-breaking heat waves.