C3S said that from January to October, the average global temperature had been so high that 2024 was sure to be the world's hottest year - unless the temperature anomaly in the rest of the year plunged to near-zero.

The January figures are in, and Earth's string of hottest-months-on-record has now reached nine in a row. But NASA said January stood out: The temperature was above normal by the highest margin of any month on record.

Though the biting cold of the last week has subsided, the fog in Dhaka will persist for a few more days, said an official of the Met office.

The ongoing cold wave across the country may last for two to three days more, while the overall temperature is expected to rise at the end of this month, according to the Chuadanga Met office.

US government scientists are widely expected to announce Wednesday that 2015 was the planet's hottest year in modern times, amid mounting concerns over the pace of climate change worldwide.

Meteorologists anticipate that the temperature across the country might dive to below eight degree centigrade within next two or three days.

Analyzing a new study, Washington Post reports that rising global temperatures may be affecting the Greenland ice sheet and its contribution to sea-level rise in more serious ways that scientists imagined.

The next two years could be the hottest on record globally, says research from the UK's Met Office.

July was the hottest month in history, and the first seven months of the year were also the warmest since modern record-keeping began.

The summertime buzz of everyone’s favourite fuzzy bee could be silenced forever unless global warming slows down.

Sea levels could rise by at least six metres (20 feet) in the long term, swamping coasts from Florida to Bangladesh, even if governments achieve their goals for curbing global warming, according to a study.

Heatwave conditions continue to sweep India where more than 1,100 people have died in the past week, officials say.

Nor'wester lashes Dhaka and four other districts.

A breakthrough in the development of temperature- resilient beans could help sustain a vital source of protein for millions of people around the globe

THIS year, New York City had the coldest winter in decades. The US National Weather Service informed that in February 2015 the average temperature was 24.1 degrees Fahrenheit, which is the highest in 80 years.