In Iceland, the temperature exceeded 26 degrees Celsius (79 Fahrenheit) on May 15, unprecedented for that time of year on the ...

According to NOAA, the year-to-date-period (Jan-May) has been the second-warmest on record for the globe, behind only 2024.

A new report quantifies the role climate change has had in recent intense heat. The dangerous heat waves currently plaguing North America and Europe would be "virtually impossible" without ...

Human-caused climate change boosted Iceland and Greenland ’s temperatures by several degrees during a record-setting May heat ...

A World Weather Attribution analysis says temperatures rose more than 18°F above average in parts of Iceland and the ...

Drought and extreme heat frequently coincide, drying out vegetation, which can lead to agricultural losses and increase the risk of wildfires. While previous studies have shown extreme heat can worsen ...

Greenland's ice sheet melted 17 times faster than the past average during a May heatwave that also hit Iceland, the ...

The biggest temperature increases were recorded in the Middle East, West Asia, northeast Russia, and north Canada.

The world experienced its second-warmest May since records began this year, a month in which climate change fuelled a ...

But Otto, a co-founder of the World Weather Attribution initiative, acknowledged that, because of the multiple components involved in driving extreme weather events, “quantification is quite ...