MARRAKECH: (APP) The year 2016 will "very likely" be the hottest on record, the UN said Monday, warning of calamitous consequences if the march of global warming cannot be halted.Average temperatures for the year were set to hit about 1.2 Celsius (2.16 degrees Fahrenheit) over pre-Industrial ...

GENEVA (APP) - The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere averaged a record 400 parts per million in 2015, an ominous milestone for the planet's health, the UN said Monday.Climate Changes: A grave threat to human survivalThe greenhouse gas has previously passed the 400 ppm ...

UNITED NATIONS: (APP) Warning of a possible rise in heatwave deaths due to climate change, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Thursday called for measures to reduce mortality from this natural hazard.The warning came days after the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ...

UNITED NATIONS, May 21 (APP):  Global temperatures record broken: UN Global temperature records were broken yet again in April for the 12th consecutive month, the longest such streak since global record-taking began in 1880, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported Saturday. Overall, ...