"This research illustrates clearly that carbon dioxide is the dominant control on global temperatures across geological time," said Jessica Tierney, a paleoclimatologist at the University of ...

Scientific agencies around the world confirmed that 2024 surpassed the global temperature record set in 2023 as carbon emissions contribute to extreme weather.

Among the five main data sets that try to capture global temperatures, one showed the average in 2023 to be more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. In 2024 three did.

Global temperatures last year crept past a key goal ... Methodology The second chart shows pathways for reducing carbon emissions that would have a 66 percent chance of limiting global warming ...

This year’s average global temperature is expected to rival 2024’s record-breaking heat, Canadian officials said Wednesday, underlining humanity’s narrowing window to hit an international ...

As President-elect Donald Trump is likely to roll back on the US’ role as a global climate leader, experts say China will have to lead the charge. And as the world’s biggest polluter of planet ...

Limiting the rise in global temperature to within 1.5 degrees above ... avoid heightening the dangers of extreme heat and off-the-charts natural disasters. The World Meteorological Organization ...