2024 likely to be hottest year on record, first to exceed Paris agreement threshold

This year will likely be the warmest ever recorded, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said in a statement Thursday. In its announcement, Copernicus noted that last month was ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

2024 set to be hottest year on record, scientists say

Climate scientists say 2024 is likely to be the hottest year ever on record. The announcement comes just ahead of the COP29 climate summit. Tina Kraus reports.

This year ‘virtually certain’ to be hottest on record, finds EU space programme

Copernicus Climate Change Service says 2024 marks ‘a new milestone’ and should raise ambitions at Cop29 summit. It is “virtually certain” that 2024 will be the hottest year on record, the European ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Cop29 live updates: Carbon credit trade rules approved, breaking lengthy deadlock

Draft decision on article 6 approved with no objections. UN climate chief Simon Stiell gave a moving speech at the Cop29 opening plenary on Monday, writes Dharna Noor, fossil fuels and climate ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

2024 to be first year to breach 1.5C global warming limit

It is also set to be the world's first breach of 1.5C of warming across an entire calendar year.

Investors give funds aligned to Paris Agreement a wider berth

ESG funds which track companies’ adherence to climate pledges have been falling from favour

World - Financial Times - October 24

A second US exit could ‘cripple’ the Paris climate agreement, warns UN chief

António Guterres says treaty will endure but urges US to remain amid reports that Trump plans to withdraw from the climate negotiating framework entirely. . The world needs the US to remain in the ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Exxon chief presses Trump to stay in Paris climate agreement

Exxon CEO Darren Woods urged President-elect Trump to stay in the Paris climate agreement as the oil and gas industry prepares for the new administration. In an interview with The Wall Street ...

Politics - The Hill - November 12

Russia urges Trump to remain in Paris agreement at upside-down COP29

Countries historically viewed as blockers of progress at global climate talks defend UN process

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

World still on track to exceed warming of 1.5C this year, EU agency says

The data comes as experts fear Donald Trump will deliver on his promise to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement

World - Financial Times - November 7

China's biggest shopping event of the year exceeds low expectations

The Singles' Day shopping festival saw consumers spend more than expected in what's otherwise been a tepid retail environment, consulting executives said.

Business - CNBC - November 12

European agency says 2024 is "virtually certain" to be warmest year on record

Climate scientists working at the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service have announced that 2024 is "virtually certain" to be the warmest year on record.

NYC issues first drought warning in over 20 years after record rainless streak

New York City declared a drought warning on Monday, its first in 22 years, as the Northeast deals with severe dry conditions and brush fires during a historically dry autumn.

Cop 29 live: Argentina’s negotiators ordered to withdraw from climate summit; French minister cancels trip

France’s ecology minister cancels after Azerbaijan’s president attacks French actions in overseas territories. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, has joined a chorus of ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Paris agreement is working, Australian minister tells Cop29, but much deeper cuts needed by 2035

Chris Bowen also pledges A$50m to a fund to help the world’s most vulnerable people repair the damage from climate breakdown. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Winners and losers: How we think the first CFP bracket will look

The inaugural release of the rankings for the first 12-team playoff in FBS history are Tuesday night. There's nothing else major going on that day, right?

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 3

Numbers Do Lie: Baker Mayfield leads the league in TD passes ... for now

Fantasy football analyst Dalton Del Don investigates some of the league's most deceiving stats heading into Week 9.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31

Tommy Fleetwood ties course record to grab first-round lead at 2024 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

After starting his season with a win in Dubai, Fleetwood eyes another DP World Tour title in the Middle East

Sports - CBS Sports - November 7

‘Hottest year I’ve ever experienced’: canvassers in Nevada grapple with heat as they work to mobilise voters

Residents of Las Vegas have endured a string of record-breaking heatwaves in summer with a very warm fall. By now, the canvassers at Make the Road Nevada know how to prepare themselves for the ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Roki Sasaki free agency: How 23-year-old Japanese ace became one of the hottest players available this winter

Sasaki brings with him an unbeatable résumé and a cheap price tag

Sports - CBS Sports - 15 hours ago

ETF flows smash full year record

The $1.4tn pumped into global ETFs in the first 10 months of the year surpasses the $1.33tn racked up in all of 2021

World - Financial Times - November 12

Record Thanksgiving travel expected this year: AAA

A record number of Americans are expected to travel for Thanksgiving this year, the AAA travel group said Monday. AAA, or the American Automobile Association, said in a release that it predicts ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Notre Dame's bells ring out across Paris for the first time since fire

The bells of Notre Dame tolled in Paris on Friday for the first time since the 2019 fire that threatened to destroy the Parisian landmark.

Notre Dame bells ring out across Paris for the first time since fire

A once-familiar sound rang out across Paris for the first time in five years. The bells of Notre Dame tolled on Friday for the first time since the devastating 2019 fire that threatened the ...

Notre-Dame in Paris set to reopen December 7, five years after blaze

World - Yahoo News - November 13

New York’s hottest new restaurants

The tables to book now, from a haute fried-chicken joint to an ultra-cool art destination, classic French cuisine revived and more

World - Financial Times - November 11

2024 Temperatures Are on Track for a Record High, Researchers Find

The new report also says that global warming has hit a threshold, at least temporarily, that countries had pledged to avoid.

World - The New York Times - November 7

2024 Fossil Fuel Emissions Are Headed for a Record

Countries promised to move away from coal, oil and natural gas at last year’s climate summit. New research shows they’re burning more than ever before.

World - The New York Times - November 13

Rachel Reeves: The chess fanatic playing Labour's first big gambit

Profile of the UK's first female chancellor as she prepares to deliver first Labour Budget in 14 years.

Bucs' Godwin likely out for year, Evans until bye

Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin will undergo surgery on his left ankle injury and will "probably be out for the year," while Mike Evans likely will be out until after the team's Week 11 bye ...

Sports - ESPN - October 22

Fact Checking False Voter Fraud Claims About Votes Exceeding Eligible Voters

The number of votes cast in presidential elections has always been less than the number of eligible voters.

Business - The New York Times - October 31

Voting turnout exceeds 2020 in Gwinnett County Georgia

Early voting in Gwinnett County, Ga., faced a brief delay due to a software issue. Harris leads in early tabulated votes, though today’s precincts are still pending. Turnout is exceeding 2020 ...

UK government borrowing for October exceeds forecasts at £17.4bn

Data highlights challenges facing chancellor Rachel Reeves

World - Financial Times - 14 hours ago

Jets fail to record a single first down until late in first half vs. Colts, avoid making history in process

It took the Jets a while to move the chains

Sports - CBS Sports - 4 days ago

Slot's Liverpool set 132-year club record with win

Liverpool's relentless start to the season under new manager Arne Slot is seeing the team pump out record after record, and the scene of their latest win felt poignant.

Sports - ESPN - October 25

WNBA outlook is promising after record-setting year — but challenges lie ahead

The WNBA outlook seems promising heading into the offseason following a banner season with record ratings, attendance and a first-time champion in New York

Sports - ABC News - October 24

"Mornings Memory": 90-year-old Effie Nielson breaks records in weightlifting

Our "Mornings Memory" takes us back to 2002, when Effie Nielson, at 90, lifted 135 pounds in a Nevada contest, breaking three world records and inspiring generations with her strength.

Langer beats his age to extend 18-year record

Bernhard Langer, 67, wins a title for the 18th year in a row on the PGA Tour Champions' circuit.

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