Your Daily Extreme Weather Briefing

UN Warns of Overwhelming Likelihood for Record-Breaking Global Temperatures and Extreme Weather Events

• New United Nations climate projections indicate an overwhelming likelihood that the Earth will repeatedly surpass the international climate threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in the next five years. There is a 75% chance that the average global temperature between 2026 and 2030 will exceed this limit, and an 86% chance that one of these years will shatter the record for Earth's hottest year, currently held by 2024.

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• Severe weather continued across parts of the United States, with May 30 seeing nine tornado reports across the Central Plains, including tea-saucer sized hail in Nebraska and an 84 mph wind gust near Lodgepole. Major flash flooding also impacted Jackson, Tennessee, with three and a half feet of water inundation requiring rescues.

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• Australia is experiencing significant severe weather, with damaging wind gusts up to 100 km/h possible across South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales, particularly on Monday and Tuesday. Coastal hazard warnings are also in effect for abnormally high tides, expected to be highest during Tuesday afternoon's high tide.

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• The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, with forecasts from NOAA predicting a below-normal season of 8 to 14 named storms, 3 to 6 hurricanes, and 1 to 3 major hurricanes. Simultaneously, the World Meteorological Organization forecasts a strong El Niño event, which could extend to 2028 and significantly reshape global weather patterns, increasing the likelihood of droughts and damage to food crops worldwide.

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