The latest news about climate change adaption
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Climate change is erasing Indigenous languages along with biodiversity
A warming world isn’t just changing landscapes—it’s stripping away words. The Sámi people of northern Scandinavia, whose language holds an intricate vocabulary for snow and reindeer, are watching their words vanish alongside their environment.
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New report summarizes extreme weather in 2024 – and suggests resolutions
The international collaboration World Weather Attribution (WWA) has launched its first report summarizing the studies conducted on extreme weather in 2024. The report “When Risks Become Reality: Extreme Weather in 2024” contains both a review of the most important events during the year, an analysis of dangerous heat wave days in 2024 that are linked to climate change, and suggestions for resolutions for 2025.
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2024 first year with global warming of more than 1.5 degrees according to Copernicus climate service
2024 saw unprecedented global temperatures, following on from the remarkable warmth of 2023. It also became the first year with an average temperature clearly exceeding 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level – a threshold set by the Paris Agreement to significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change.
