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2023 was hottest year on record with temperatures close to 1.5°C limit

2023 was the warmest year since records began in 1850, according to data from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, with temperatures likely exceeding those of any period in at least the last 100,000 years.

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Snow outlook: Where to go skiing in Europe this month

Heavy snow has returned to Europe’s ski resorts - here’s where to hit the slopes.

Earth News

Top climate takeaways from the UN's outlook for 2024

The United Nations releases an annual economic report and the climate crisis features heavily in this year's edition.

Climate

Europe's floods fuelled by high sea temperatures and rising sea levels

El Nino, sea level rise and outdated defences have exposed European communities to devastating flooding.

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Heat pumps, solar canals and El Niño: 2023’s most popular stories

These are Euronews Green's top 10 most-read stories of the year.

31 December 2023

Climate

World has less than 68 days of sugar in stockpiles due to El Nino

Dry El Nino weather patterns have led sugar prices to more than double.

20 November 2023

Climate

Scientists ‘virtually certain’ 2023 will be the hottest year on record

After four months of global records being "obliterated", temperatures in October have left climate scientists nearly certain that 2023 will be the hottest on record.

8 November 2023

Nature

Scientists discover deepest known evidence of coral bleaching

Corals deep in the ocean were thought to be more resilient to climate change. New research has shown that might not be the case.

29 October 2023

Earth News

Amazon River drought is exposing ancient rocks with human faces

Record low river levels led to the strange discovery in Brazil, where public authorities are delivering food to isolated residents.

26 October 2023

Climate

This floating Amazon village has been ‘isolated’ by severe drought

Cut off from Amazon River lifelines by record drought, these villagers are struggling to make a living.

Climate

Climate change and El Niño behind unpayable global food prices

Climate change, El Niño and Russia’s war have sent food prices soaring as countries limit exports.

29 September 2023

Climate

How will El Niño affect Europe’s weather this winter?

The weather event is likely to continue through winter into next year.

3 September 2023

Climate

Atlantic Niño could increase ‘major hurricane risk’ study finds

‘El Niño’s little brother’ could increase powerful storms, researchers warn.

Climate

El Niño's biggest impacts likely to be felt in 2024

Heat-trapping greenhouse gases and El Niño could see the world’s climate move ever further from what we are used to.

Climate

NASA: 2023 could break heat records - and 2024 will be even hotter

The biggest impacts of El Niño will be felt between February and April, NASA warns.

Travel News

Wildfire forces over 3,000 travellers to flee campsites in France

Thousands of residents and holidaymakers were forced to leave their homes and campsites as a fast-moving wildfire spread across southwestern France.

Earth News

30,000 residents left without reliable water sources as drought hits

As Europe continues to experience recording breaking heatwaves, southern France has been hit by severe drought.

Climate

Did an undersea volcano eruption impact this summer’s heatwaves?

Scientists agree that human-caused climate change is by far the biggest cause - but what else is at play?

Climate

Extreme weather brings raging fires and torrential rain to Europe

Torrential rain, flash floods and raging wildfires have devastated Europe this summer.

Earth News

July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth

People are being exposed to ever more frequent and intense extreme events, the Copernicus Climate Change Service has warned.