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Friday July 17, 2026

Global sea surface temperatures hit record highs for time of year

Global sea surface temperatures have surpassed the previous record highs for this time of year set in 2023 and 2024, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and the Copernicus Marine Service (CMEMS) said on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. According to data from C3S, the global sea surface temperature reached

Published: 03:25 am,Tuesday 23 June 2026

Historic heatwaves sweep Europe, shattering records from Iberia to Balkans

A powerful and unusually early heatwave has swept across much of Europe, sending temperatures toward or beyond 40 degrees Celsius from the Iberian Peninsula to the Balkans. The grilling weather is disrupting daily life, fueling wildfire risks and prompting warnings that extreme heat is becoming a feature of

Published: 03:10 am,Friday 5 June 2026

Risk of blue-green algae blooms remains high in Finnish seas

Extensive blue-green algae blooms are likely to occur in the open sea areas close to Finland during the summer as the nutrient situation continues to maintain a high risk, said the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) on Thursday. In the Gulf of Finland, the risk of blue-green algae blooms is

Published: 01:01 am,Monday 18 May 2026

Sunny warmer weather forecast across Finland

Finland will experience sunny and warmer weather from Monday, said the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) in a bulletin on Sunday. The temperature will rise in between 17 degrees Celsius and 23 degrees Celsius and sky will remain clear. The Met office, however, said that frost may also occur in some

Published: 19:55 pm,Saturday 16 May 2026

Round-the-clock sun rises at Utsjoki

The midnight sun rose on Saturday in Utsjoki, the northernmost municipality of the country, which will not dip down below the horizon until late July. People of the locality started to witness the “nightless nights”, the time of the year when the sun circles the sky, not setting at

Published: 00:39 am,Sunday 17 May 2026

Climate warming reduces oxygen in global rivers: study

A new study has found that climate warming is driving a widespread and sustained loss of oxygen in rivers around the world, putting freshwater ecosystems at risk, reported Xinhua. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, was conducted by a research team led by researchers from the

Published: 20:18 pm,Tuesday 5 May 2026

Finland sees warmer April than usual

April was largely warmer than usual, and in the central and northern parts of the country, it was unusually warm in many places, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The temperature deviation from the average for 1991–2020 was 0.5 to 2 degrees Celsius in the southern and western

Published: 03:46 am,Thursday 30 April 2026

Finland warming faster than global average, rate doubles in 25 years: FMI

Finland's climate has warmed faster than the global average in recent decades, with the rate of warming more than doubling over the past 25 years, the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) said on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. According to the institute's nationwide observational data, Finland has warmed by about 0.5 degrees

Published: 04:23 am,Sunday 12 April 2026

Global glaciers see record losses in 2025: study

Earth's glaciers lost about 408 gigatonnes of ice in 2025, contributing roughly 1.1 millimeters to global sea-level rise, an international study reveals, reported Xinhua. The World Glacier Monitoring Service study involving an Australian scientist found that 2025 was the sixth-worst year for glacier loss since records began in

Published: 20:45 pm,Tuesday 7 April 2026

Finland sees record warmest average temperature in March

The average temperature in March was record-high across almost the entire country, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). Nearly every observation station of the FMI recorded a new record of the average temperature in March, said an official press release on Tuesday. At most marine observation stations, the month

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