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Extreme heat, rainfall, glacier loss impacted Asia in 2025: WMO report

Extreme heat, rainfall, glacier loss impacted Asia in 2025: WMO report

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Asia saw a number of extreme weather events, including flooding, extreme heat, drought and devastating rainfall, with the annual mean temperature in 2025 recorded at 0.96 °C ± 0.08 above the 1991–2020 long period average, the latest ‘State of Climate in Asia report 2025’, released by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on June 17 has found. Overall, the assessment also found an increase in ocean heat content, which indirectly alters storm tracks. (Image sourced from UNDP) The latest assessment for Asia’s climate, found Japan, China and the Republic of Korea all recorded their hottest summers on record, while prolonged heatwaves affected Central Asia, parts of West Asia and the Arabian Peninsula, meaning all 23 monitored glaciers in high-mountain Asia lost mass, driven by above-average temperatures and below-average winter snow, it found. “The annual mean surface air temperature over Asian land areas in 2025 ranked between the second and fourth warmest on record. The temperature anomaly for 2025 was 0.96 °C above the 1991–2020 climatological average and 1.90 °C above the 1961–1990 baseline. Temperatures were above …

Cyclone Fengal tamil nadu Which country named what is the process for naming cyclones Explained latest updates – India TV

Cyclone Fengal tamil nadu Which country named what is the process for naming cyclones Explained latest updates – India TV

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Image Source : PTI (FILE) How cyclones are named in Indian Ocean region? Cyclone Fengal: A deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclone today (November 27) and move towards Tamil Nadu, skirting the Sri Lankan coast, over the subsequent two days, the India Meteorological Department said. Cyclone Fengal has been making headlines across India. But have you ever wondered how the cyclones get their names? According to the World Meteorological Organization, weather forecasters give each tropical cyclone a name to avoid confusion. In general, tropical cyclones are named according to the rules at the regional level. For the Indian Ocean region, a formula for naming cyclones was agreed upon in 2004. Thirteen countries in the region contributed a set of names, which are assigned sequentially whenever a cyclonic storm develops. The names are chosen to be easy to remember and pronounce, and they must not be offensive or controversial. They are also chosen from a variety of languages so that people from different regions can identify with them. …

Global Average Temperatures 1.45℃ above Pre-Industrial Levels in 2023: WMO State of The Climate Report

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According to the annual WMO State of the Global Climate Report released on Tuesday, 2023 has been confirmed to be the warmest year in the 174-year observational record. (Representational image/AP) Never have we been so close – albeit on a temporary basis at the moment – to the 1.5°C lower limit of the Paris Agreement on climate change, says WMO secretary-general Prof Celeste Saulo Even as India stares at another record-breaking summer, a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced that the global average near-surface temperatures surged to at least 1.45℃ (± 0.12 °C) in 2023 – above the pre-industrial baseline of 1850-1900. “Never have we been so close – albeit on a temporary basis at the moment – to the 1.5° C lower limit of the Paris Agreement on climate change,” said WMO secretary-general Prof Celeste Saulo. “The WMO community is sounding the Red Alert to the world.” According to the annual WMO State of the Global Climate Report released on Tuesday, 2023 has been confirmed to be the warmest year in the …

The Summer Heat is On! El Niño Weakens, But May Fuel Higher Temperatures from March-May, Warns WMO

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In its seasonal outlook for March to May, India’s weather department, too, sounded alarm on the severity of heatwaves this summer. (PTI File) The forecast comes days after IMD also warned of a higher number of heatwaves this summer, with more severity over peninsular states as well as Odisha and Maharashtra. According to WMO, Jan sea surface temperatures were highest on record Similar to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) warning of a higher number of heatwaves over the country this summer, the World Meteorological Department (WMO) has also issued a global forecast for above-normal temperatures over almost all land areas between March and May. This comes at a time when the world has just witnessed the warmest year on record – 2023. According to the global meteorologists, El Niño – the global climate phenomenon which influences the weather worldwide – is now gradually weakening, but it will continue to impact temperatures during the next few months. It is expected to fuel the heat already trapped by rising greenhouse gas emissions across countries. Scientists warn that …

El Nino weakens but expect record temperatures this year: WMO forecast | Latest News India

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El Nino is not gradually weakening but it will continue to impact global climate in the coming months, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Tuesday. Though El Nino is weakening now, above normal temperatures are predicted over almost all land areas between March and May. (Representative file photo) Though El Nino is weakening now, above normal temperatures are predicted over almost all land areas between March and May. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. The latest update from WMO says there is about a 60% chance of El Nino persisting during March-May and an 80% chance of neutral conditions (neither El Nino or La Nina) from April to June. The term El Nino refers to a warming of the ocean surface, or above-average sea surface temperatures, in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. La Nina is a climate pattern that describes the cooling of surface-ocean water along the tropical west coast of South America. There is also a chance of La Nina developing later in the year, but …