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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 4

At least 140 people have died and 127 remain missing after Typhoon Kalmaegi struck the Philippines, with the central province of Cebu suffering the worst damage from floods and mudslides. Homes were destroyed and streets were left buried in debris, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. In Cebu, floodwaters rose to roof level in some areas. A state of calamity has been declared in Cebu to speed up emergency response as rescue operations continue.

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Jamaica: Aftermath of Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, slammed into the coast of Jamaica near the city of Black River on Tuesday, October 28. The storm caused what the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned would be a "catastrophic" situation, leaving roughly 140,000 people cut off across the island. Approximately 25,000 tourists remained in Jamaica as recovery efforts began.

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COP29 U.N. climate talks

World Meteorological Organization Secretary General Celeste Saulo speaks during a press conference on the opening day of COP29 U.N. climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 11, 2024.

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WMO-WORLD-TEMPERATURE LIMIT-WARNING

(240606) -- GENEVA, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett speaks during a press briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, June 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: UN warns of potential climate threshold breach, calls for swift action" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WMO-WORLD-TEMPERATURE LIMIT-WARNING

(240606) -- GENEVA, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett presents the Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update from WMO in Geneva, Switzerland, June 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: UN warns of potential climate threshold breach, calls for swift action" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WMO-WORLD-TEMPERATURE LIMIT-WARNING

(240606) -- GENEVA, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett speaks during a press briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, June 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: UN warns of potential climate threshold breach, calls for swift action" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WMO-WORLD-TEMPERATURE LIMIT-WARNING

(240606) -- GENEVA, June 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett speaks during a press briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, June 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: UN warns of potential climate threshold breach, calls for swift action" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WMO-WORLD-TEMPERATURE LIMIT-WARNING

(240606) -- GENEVA, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett presents the Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update from WMO in Geneva, Switzerland, June 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: UN warns of potential climate threshold breach, calls for swift action" (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WMO-WORLD-TEMPERATURE LIMIT-WARNING

(240606) -- GENEVA, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett speaks during a press briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, June 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: UN warns of potential climate threshold breach, calls for swift action" (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WMO-WORLD-TEMPERATURE LIMIT-WARNING

(240606) -- GENEVA, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett speaks during a press briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, June 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: UN warns of potential climate threshold breach, calls for swift action" (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WMO-WORLD-TEMPERATURE LIMIT-WARNING

(240606) -- GENEVA, June 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett speaks during a press briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, June 5, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: UN warns of potential climate threshold breach, calls for swift action" (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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Tracing climate change on roof of world

STORY: Tracing climate change on roof of world SHOOTING TIME: March 17, 2024/File DATELINE: May 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the observatory 2. SOUNDBTIE (Chinese): WANG JIANQIONG, Deputy director of China Global Atmosphere Watch Baseline Observatory 3. various of the observatory STORYLINE: The China Global Atmosphere Watch Baseline Observatory stands on China's Qinghai-Xizang plateau, where it has been in operation for 30 years. It is one of 32 global baseline observatories established by the World Meteorological Organization. Standing more than 3,800 meters above sea level on Waliguan mountain, it's the world's highest of its kind. Deputy director Wang Jianqiong has been working at the observatory since 2003. SOUNDBTIE (Chinese): WANG JIANQIONG, Deputy director of China Global Atmosphere Watch Baseline Observatory "Over the past 30 years, generations of meteorologists have accumulated a large amount of atmospheric composition observat

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US: Multiple Arrested At Pro-Palestine Protest Outside NYU Stern School Of Business

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including students and faculty members, rallied outside the New York University Stern School of Business on Monday, April 22. As the protest intensified, multiple protesters were taken into custody.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240321) -- BEIJING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General Celeste Saulo poses with the new report on the state of the global climate in 2023 at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, March 19, 2024. The United Nations'(UN) climate chief issued a red alert on Tuesday as new data showed that records for every single climate indicator were shattered in 2023. The UN's climate agency, WMO, has released a new report on the state of the global climate in 2023. It shows that last year, records were broken for various climate change indicators like greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, rising sea levels, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WMO-CLIMATE CHANGE-RED ALERT

(240320) -- GENEVA, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General Celeste Saulo poses with the new report on the state of the global climate in 2023 at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, March 19, 2024. The United Nations'(UN) climate chief issued a red alert on Tuesday as new data showed that records for every single climate indicator were shattered in 2023. The UN's climate agency, WMO, has released a new report on the state of the global climate in 2023. It shows that last year, records were broken for various climate change indicators like greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, rising sea levels, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WMO-CLIMATE CHANGE-RED ALERT

(240320) -- GENEVA, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General Celeste Saulo (C) speaks at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, March 19, 2024. The United Nations'(UN) climate chief issued a red alert on Tuesday as new data showed that records for every single climate indicator were shattered in 2023. The UN's climate agency, WMO, has released a new report on the state of the global climate in 2023. It shows that last year, records were broken for various climate change indicators like greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, rising sea levels, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WMO-CLIMATE CHANGE-RED ALERT

(240320) -- GENEVA, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General Celeste Saulo speaks at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, March 19, 2024. The United Nations'(UN) climate chief issued a red alert on Tuesday as new data showed that records for every single climate indicator were shattered in 2023. The UN's climate agency, WMO, has released a new report on the state of the global climate in 2023. It shows that last year, records were broken for various climate change indicators like greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, rising sea levels, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WMO-CLIMATE CHANGE-RED ALERT

(240320) -- GENEVA, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General Celeste Saulo (L) speaks at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, March 19, 2024. The United Nations'(UN) climate chief issued a red alert on Tuesday as new data showed that records for every single climate indicator were shattered in 2023. The UN's climate agency, WMO, has released a new report on the state of the global climate in 2023. It shows that last year, records were broken for various climate change indicators like greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, rising sea levels, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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Xinhua Headlines: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2023

(231230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber (C, right) receives a gavel from COP27 President Sameh Shoukry (C, left) during the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023. Top 10 world news events in 2023 10. Climate change intensifies threat to global sustainable development On Nov. 30, the World Meteorological Organization announced that 2023 is the hottest year on record. Climate change has exacerbated disasters such as flooding in Libya and the deadliest wildfires in Hawaii. Extreme weather events like summer heatwaves have become the new normal, impacting global economic and social development. Almost all sustainable development goals are being compromised. "The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The UN Climate Change Conferenc

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Year-end review: Addressing climate challenges in 2023

STORY: Year-end review: Addressing climate challenges in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 21, 2023/file DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of climate crises in 2023 2. STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of COP28 climate conference STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent "The year of 2023 is declared as the hottest year on record in human history by the World Meteorological Organization when it was still nearly a month to go before the year wraps up. The UN agency warned that 2023 marked a year of unprecedented climate records being shattered, as extreme weather events left behind a trail of widespread devastation and despair. Around the world, we have seen not only accelerating temperatures, but also record emissions, ferocious forest fires, deadly droughts, and an acceleration in sea levels rising. According to the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, greenhouse gas emissions must be cut

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-EXTREME WEATHER RECORDS-NEW HEIGHTS

(230824) -- GENEVA, Aug. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People cool off in the shade in Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 23, 2023. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned Tuesday that Switzerland is experiencing record-breaking temperatures as a heatwave continues to impact large parts of Europe. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-EXTREME WEATHER RECORDS-NEW HEIGHTS

(230824) -- GENEVA, Aug. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People cool off by the lake in Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 23, 2023. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned Tuesday that Switzerland is experiencing record-breaking temperatures as a heatwave continues to impact large parts of Europe. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-EXTREME WEATHER RECORDS-NEW HEIGHTS

(230824) -- GENEVA, Aug. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A girl cools off by running amid fountains at the square in front of the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 23, 2023. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned Tuesday that Switzerland is experiencing record-breaking temperatures as a heatwave continues to impact large parts of Europe. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-EXTREME WEATHER RECORDS-NEW HEIGHTS

(230824) -- GENEVA, Aug. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People cool off by the lake in Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 23, 2023. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned Tuesday that Switzerland is experiencing record-breaking temperatures as a heatwave continues to impact large parts of Europe. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-EXTREME WEATHER RECORDS-NEW HEIGHTS

(230824) -- GENEVA, Aug. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People cool off in the lake in Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 23, 2023. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned Tuesday that Switzerland is experiencing record-breaking temperatures as a heatwave continues to impact large parts of Europe. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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CHINA-BEIJING-LIU GUOZHONG-WMO-SECRETARY-GENERAL-MEETING (CN)

(230412) -- BEIJING, April 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong meets with Petteri Taalas, secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), in Beijing, capital of China, April 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WMO-INTERVIEW

(230324) -- GENEVA, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Wenjian, assistant secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), speaks in an interview with Xinhua News Agency in Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 19, 2022. China's advancements in meteorological science and technology have benefited not only its own population but also the rest of the world, Zhang has said. TO GO WITH "Interview: China's cutting-edge meteorological technology is benefiting world, says WMO official" (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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Drought to continue in Horn of Africa: WMO

STORY: Drought to continue in Horn of Africa: WMO DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of a village ravaged by drought in northern Kenya 2. various of children ferrying water 3. various of camels 4. various of locals migrating 5. various of the meeting 6. SOUNDBITE (English): SOIPAN TUYA, Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry STORYLINE: Catastrophic consequences of the multi-year drought will continue in 2023 in the Horn of Africa region, leaving communities in urgent need of assistance, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned. SOUNDBITE (English): SOIPAN TUYA, Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry "The need for enhancement of our early warning systems cannot be over-emphasized. We are in the middle of a drought that has not been witnessed in the last 40 years in this country, and that among many things speaks to the need to up our game in terms of the early warning (system). We have our metrologic

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Yearender: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022

(221230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 6, 2022 shows the opening ceremony of the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022 Countries jointly explore ways to co-exist with nature On Nov. 6, the World Meteorological Organization published a report saying that the past eight years are likely to be the hottest on record. In 2022, many countries have experienced unprecedented high temperatures and subsequent severe droughts and forest fires. Pakistan and Afghanistan have suffered from severe floods. Protecting Earth has become all the more imperative. At the end of the year, the conferences of the parties to the three global pacts for the environment were held one after another. The 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands adopted the Wuhan Declaration, the 27th session of th

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UN climate conference opens in Egypt in hopes to turn finance pledges into action

STORY: UN climate conference opens in Egypt in hopes to turn finance pledges into action DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): DUAN MINFU, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): DUAN MINFU, Xinhua correspondent "UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27) kicked off today in the Egyptian coastal city Sharm el-Sheikh. This year's conference focuses on reducing emissions, helping countries to prepare for and deal with climate change and securing technical support and funding for developing countries. Some areas not fully resolved or covered at COP26 will also be picked up." A report was released by the UN World Meteorological Organization on Sunday, showing that the last eight years were the warmest on record. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "As COP27 gets underway, our planet is sending a distress signal. The

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Heatwave sweeps across Europe

STORY: Heatwave sweeps across Europe DATELINE: July 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: London\Paris\Madrid\Amsterdam CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view of Europe 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CORINNE LE QUERE, Professor of climate change science, University of East Anglia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): CAYETANO TORRES, Coordinator of Information, Spain's State Meteorological Agency STORYLINE: A significant heatwave is sweeping across Europe, with several countries suffering the threats of disasters and health risks caused by extremely high temperatures. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Tuesday that Europe's heatwave could persist into the middle of next week, whereas the negative impacts of climate change are bound to continue at least until 2060s. The UK baked in its hottest day ever on Tuesday as the village of Coningsby in the East Midlands of England saw air temperature reach 40.3 degrees Celsius, a fresh record for the country according to the national weather ser

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Heatwave sweeps across Europe

STORY: Heatwave sweeps across Europe DATELINE: July 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:03 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of visitors at Citroen Park in Paris 2. various of visitors at the Louver in Paris STORYLINE: A significant heatwave is once again sweeping across Europe, with several countries suffering the threats of disasters and health risks caused by extremely high temperatures. Some countries have issued heat alerts or declared a state of emergency. World Meteorological Organization spokeswoman Clare Nullis said on Tuesday that a new heatwave was building up in western Europe, currently affecting mainly Spain and Portugal, which was forecast to intensify and spread. Spain was currently seeing temperatures well into 40 degrees Celsius, while the United Kingdom (UK) had issued an amber warning for extreme heat, according to Nullis. There was a high probability the heat wave would expand to the north and east Europe and reach western-central Europe and the northern Balkans by the end

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UN chief says renewable energy "lifeline" to ending climate change

STORY: UN chief says renewable energy "lifeline" to ending climate change DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UN Headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. wide shot of UN Headquarters 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. wide shot of UN Headquarters 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for efforts to accelerate the transition to renewable energy, saying the renewable energy is the "lifeline" to ending climate change. Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rises, ocean heat levels and acidification, all set new records during 2021, while some glaciers reached the point of no return, according to the latest flagship report from the World Meteorological Organization, published on Wednesday. The State of the Climate 2021 indicates that extreme weather - the day-to-d

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COP25 in Madrid

World Meteorological Organization Secretary General Petteri Taalas speaks at a press conference in Madrid on Dec. 3, 2019, during a U.N. Climate Change Conference, known as COP25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Record heat observed around the globe

Children play around a fountain located outside the U.N. European headquarters in Geneva on June 20, 2017. The World Meteorological Organization, a U.N. agency, said the same day parts of Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the United States have seen extremely high May and June temperatures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Record heat observed around the globe

Children play around a fountain located outside the U.N. European headquarters in Geneva on June 20, 2017. The World Meteorological Organization, a U.N. agency, said the same day parts of Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the United States have seen extremely high May and June temperatures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo