Environment

The fires have resulted in the loss of numerous lives and significant property damage, marking them as some of the deadliest in recent history.

The surge in wildfires is attributed to rising global temperatures and an increase in extreme weather events, leading to rapid consumption of vast areas of vegetation and forested lands.

Motor vehicle-free since its inception, this quaint hill town is now mulling e-rickshaws on its roads. Locals are torn between ease of commute and preserving Matheran's ethos

The continued record warm temperatures in the North Atlantic, which is connected to climate change, is a key factor in increasing the prediction because it is hotter and lasted longer than initially expected, Rosencrans said.

The initiative was conceived as a response to China's long-standing struggle with extreme weather events, aiming to make its densely populated cities less susceptible to flooding and drought.

The team used an underwater robot, ROV SuBastian, to overturn chunks of volcanic crust, revealing cave systems teeming with worms, snails, and chemosynthetic bacteria living in water temperatures of 25 degrees Celsius.

The sweltering heat has had a global impact, with record temperatures registered from Death Valley in California to a township in northwest China. Wildfires have also raged in Canada and southern Europe.

Last year, an "atmospheric river" originating from Australia drove subtropical heat and moisture into the continent, causing unprecedented temperatures up to 38.5 Celsius above normal.

The decision comes 12 years after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that led to the Fukushima nuclear meltdown.

When waves ricochet off the shore, they collide with incoming waves and cause a ripple of energy through the seafloor that can be picked up by seismographs designed to detect earthquakes. The greater the impact, the taller the wave is.

The report disclosed that more than 6.5 billion people, representing 81% of the world's population, endured at least one day in July where climate change significantly affected the average daily temperature.

Members of a European delegation said that China and oil-rich Saudi Arabia had backed away from making commitments at the meetings but China rejected that.

Australia has been lobbying for years to keep the reef - which contributes about A$6 billion ($4 billion) to the economy and supports 64,000 jobs - off the endangered list as it could lead to losing the heritage status, taking some shine off its attraction for tourists.

The heatwave is attributed to an anticyclone named Cerberus, a high-pressure system that brings about dry and settled weather with limited cloud formation and little wind.

The past three weeks have been the hottest since records began, with global temperatures shattering previous records.

Mangroves, thriving in saline coastal habitats of the tropics and subtropics, are robust sentinels against sea-level rise and coastal erosion.

Throughout July, extreme weather has wreaked havoc across the globe, with record-breaking temperatures in China, the United States, and southern Europe.

The Batagaika crater, the world's largest permafrost crater, is expanding at an alarming rate due to the thawing of the permafrost.