Atmospheric sciences

Last year's global weather was the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880, a U.S. government report said Aug. 10.

The 27th annual State of the Climate report, prepared by more than 450 scientists from nearly 60 countries under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric  Administration's watch, said 2016 marked the third straight year of record warmth.

Global warming is likely to change the environment of the Mediterranean region in ways unseen in the past 10,000 years, reshaping forests and turning parts of Europe into desert, researchers warned on Oct. 27.

The Mediterranean is known as a hotspot for biodiversity, and it is warming up fast.

The Greek Meteorological Services (EMY) has issued a severe weather warning staring from late Thursday. According to the emergency forecast, the weather will deteriorate substantially with heavy rainfalls, low temperatures, strong winds and topical hail starting on Thursday and Friday, October 28.

Bulgaria's weather service has issued a Code Yellow warning over heavy winds along the Black Sea coastline on Monday.

Northeastern winds will grow stronger throughout the day in all three coastal regions, namely Varna, Burgas and Dobrich.

Occasional gusts at a speed of 14-17 m/s are expected in the evening.

Many areas in Bulgaria will see rainfall throughout Sunday, with low temperatures especially in the north of the country, according to the national weather service.

Maximum temperatures in the north will reach just 14 degrees, while in some places in the south of Bulgaria much milder weather is expected, at 22 degrees.

Nearly 200 nations have accepted a deal for the reduction of greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air-conditioners, reported Reuters.

India has put forth a surprise proposal to increase the ambition of developed and developing nations to tackle the menace of Hydroflurocarbons (HFCs).

Heavy rain and storms were expected in western, central and northern parts of Greece on Tuesday, while winds were set to reach speeds of 6 Beaufort in the Aegean, the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS) reported.

Heavy rain and storms were expected in western, central and northern parts of Greece on Tuesday, while winds were set to reach speeds of 6 Beaufort in the Aegean, the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS) reported.

The full scale of the devastation in hurricane-hit rural Haiti became clear on Oct. 8 as the death toll surged past 400, three days after Hurricane Matthew leveled huge swaths of the country's south.