Record

Record refers to the highest, lowest or otherwise unprecedented value, performance or outcome documented for a particular variable or metric within a defined period of observation. Records can apply to climate and weather measures such as temperature or precipitation, to environmental metrics such as emissions, to physical achievements in sports or animal behaviour, and to other quantifiable phenomena. They are used to compare current conditions or performances with historical data or previously known extremes.

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2023 cyclone Freddy longest on record at 36 days: UNNews

2023 cyclone Freddy longest on record at 36 days: UN

Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) - Cyclone Freddy, which crossed the entire southern Indian Ocean before wreaking devastation on southeastern Africa last year, was the longest-lasting tropical…
SourceSourceJuly 2, 2024 Full article
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Global coral bleaching event expanding to new countries: scientistsNews

Global coral bleaching event expanding to new countries: scientists

Washington, United States | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The massive coral bleaching episode signaled by US authorities last month is expanding and deepening in reefs…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article
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Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years: studyNews

Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years: study

Paris, France | AFP Last year's northern hemisphere summer was the hottest in 2,000 years, according to a new study published on Tuesday. Scientists say…
SourceSourceMay 14, 2024 Full article