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Hurricane Melissa exemplified both ‘growing risks and capacity to anticipate and save lives’
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Hurricane Melissa exemplified both ‘growing risks and capacity to anticipate and save lives’

18 May 2026

By the Climate Centre Hurricane Melissa last October had no historical precedent, the World Meteorological Organization recalled today, as the first Category 5 on record to make landfall in Jamaica. It killed 45 people and caused economic losses of nearly 9 billion US [...]

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WMO: European heatwaves range ‘from the Arctic to the Mediterranean’

WMO: European heatwaves range ‘from the Arctic to the Mediterranean’

30 April 2026

By the Climate Centre Rapid warming in Europe – faster than any other continent – is reducing snow and ice [...]

Odds shorten on El Niño starting later this year

7 April 2026

By the Climate Centre Climate models and forecasters are this week coalescing on predictions – specifically put at a 62 [...]

Odds shorten on El Niño starting later this year