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Matthew John McGrath was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, the New York Athletic Club, and the New York City Police Department. At the time of his death at age 64, he attained the rank of Police Inspector, and during his career received the NYPD's Medal of Valor twice.

Climate change: Is the world warming faster than expected?

Climate change: Is the world warming faster than expected?
Nov 17,2023 9:01 pm

...By Matt Mcgrath & Mark PoyntingBBC News climate & scienceClimate records have tumbled in 2023...

Lightning fires threaten planet-cooling forests

Lightning fires threaten planet-cooling forests
Nov 9,2023 11:41 am

...By Matt Mcgrath & Erwan RivaultBBC News Climate & Science and Data Journalism TeamsClimate change could bring more lightning to forests in northern reaches of the globe, increasing the risk of wildfires, a new study shows...

'Virtually certain' that 2023 will be warmest year after October record

'Virtually certain' that 2023 will be warmest year after October record
Nov 7,2023 10:11 pm

...By Matt Mcgrath & Mark PoyntingBBC Climate & Science It is now " virtually certain" that 2023 - a year of deadly heatwaves, floods and fires - will be the warmest on record, new data suggests...

World breaches key 1. 5C warming mark for record number of days

World breaches key 1. 5C warming mark for record number of days
Oct 6,2023 7:40 pm

...By Matt Mcgrath, Mark Poynting, Becky Dale & Jana TauschinskiBBC News climate & science and data journalism teamThe world is breaching a key warming threshold at a rate that has scientists concerned, a BBC analysis has found...

Climate change: Warmest September on record as global temperatures soar

Climate change: Warmest September on record as global temperatures soar
Oct 5,2023 7:11 am

...By Matt Mcgrath & Mark PoyntingBBC Climate & Science teamThe world s September temperatures were the warmest on record, breaking the previous high by a huge margin, according to the EU climate service...

Climate change: July set to be world's warmest month on record

Climate change: July set to be world's warmest month on record
Jul 27,2023 2:31 pm

...By Matt Mcgrath & Mark PoyntingBBC News Climate & ScienceAmid blistering heatwaves, July is " virtually certain" to be the world s warmest month on record, say scientists...

Climate change: Shipping agrees net-zero goal but critics chide deal

Climate change: Shipping agrees net-zero goal but critics chide deal
Jul 7,2023 6:31 am

...By Matt Mcgrath & Malcolm SeniorBBC News Climate & Science The global shipping industry has agreed to reduce planet warming gases to net-zero " by or around 2050" but critics say the deal is fatally flawed...

Shipping faces showdown over greenhouse gases

Shipping faces showdown over greenhouse gases
Jul 3,2023 2:11 am

...By Matt Mcgrath & Malcolm SeniorBBC News Climate & ScienceThe shipping industry is under growing pressure to dramatically curb planet-warming emissions from smokestacks...

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