World 'not prepared' for climate disasters after warmest ever January

Effect of El Ni?o phenomenon combined with human-driven global heating is causing increasing alarm among scientistsFrom deadly floods in California to devastating fires in Chile, scientists say the world is not prepared for the climate disasters that are hitting with increasing frequency as human-driven global heating continues to break records.The hottest year in history has been followed by the warmest ever January. Many regions in the northern hemisphere are sweltering in heatwaves that would be more normal in June. Marine scientists are shocked by the prolonged and intense heat at the surface of the oceans. Continue reading...