The Earth’s #climate is more out of balance than at any time in observed history, as greenhouse gas concentrations drive continued warming of the #atmosphere and #ocean and melting of ice.
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The Earth’s #climate is more out of balance than at any time in observed history, as greenhouse gas concentrations drive continued warming of the #atmosphere and #ocean and melting of ice.
Extreme events around the world, including intense #heat, heavy #rainfall and tropical #cyclones, cause disruption and devastation and highlight the vulnerability of our inter-connected economies and societies.
The ocean continues to warm and absorb carbon dioxide. It has been absorbing the equivalent of about eighteen times the annual human energy use each year for the past two decades.
Annual sea ice extent in the Arctic was at or near a record low, Antarctic sea ice extent was the third lowest on record, and glacier melt continued unabated.
These rapid and large-scale changes have occurred within a few decades but will have harmful repercussions for hundreds – and potentially thousands – of years.
Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance
Geneva, Switzerland (WMO) – The Earth’s climate is more out of balance than at any time in observed history, as greenhouse gas concentrations drive continued warming of the atmosphere and ocean and melting of ice, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). These rapid and large-scale changes have occurred within a few decades but will have harmful repercussions for hundreds – and potentially thousands – of years.
World Meteorological Organization (wmo.int)
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