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Oceans Reach Record June Heat as El Niño Declared

Copernicus sea-surface readings and a NOAA El Niño declaration indicate higher near-term odds of stronger atmospheric warming and extreme weather.

Tornado Strikes Retro C Trop Festival in France, B-52s' Set Canceled

France Reports About 1,000 Excess Deaths in June Heatwave

Western Europe Swelters Under Early Heat Dome as Records Break

Modelers Recommend Retiring RCP8.5 as an Implausible High‑End Emissions Pathway

UAE Forecasted to Hit Up to 52°C in Desert During Eid Al Adha

Heat Wave in Mexico Brings Hundreds of Illnesses and Multiple Deaths

Unseasonal Snow Closes Zojila Pass as Heatwave Scorches Northern Plains

Météo-France Logged 58 Orange or Red Weather Alerts in 2025

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

Delhi Orders School Heatwave Compliance by May 2, Mandates ‘Water Bell’

Pakistan’s NDMA Warns of Heatwave in Sindh and South Punjab From April 11

Record March Heat Spreads From U.S. West Into Plains as Heat Dome Persists

Otways Bushfire Warnings Downgraded as Heatwave Pushes Inland

Western Australia Swelters Under Severe Heatwave as Pilbara and Gascoyne Near 50°C

One Dead as Victoria Bushfires Trigger State of Emergency

Australia Endures Extreme Heatwave With Temperatures Near 47C as Fire Danger Intensifies

Australia Heatwave Prompts Fresh Guidance on Exercising Safely Outdoors

Perth Set for 41C Christmas as BOM Warns of Severe Three-Day Heatwave

WMO Says Arab Region Is Warming Twice the Global Rate as 2024 Sets Heat Record