Oh noes! WMO report documents spiralling weather and climate impacts
1 day ago Anthony Watts
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WMO report documents spiralling weather and climate impacts
The clear signs of human-induced climate change reached new heights in 2024, with some of the consequences being irreversible over hundreds if not thousands of years, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which also underlined the massive economic and social upheavals from extreme weather.
Key messages
Key climate change indicators again reach record levels
Long-term warming (averaged over decades) remains below 1.5°C
Sea-level rise and ocean warming irreversible for hundreds of years
Record greenhouse gas concentrations combined with El Niño and other factors to drive 2024 record heat
Early warnings and climate services are vital to protect communities and economies
A split landscape shows a serene lake with mountains on the left and cracked, dry earth under a red sky on the right, illustrating a contrast between lush and arid environments.
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WMO’s State of the Global Climate report confirmed that 2024 was likely the first calendar year to be more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial era, with a global mean near-surface temperature of 1.55 ± 0.13 °C above the 1850-1900 average. This is the warmest year in the 175-year observational record.
WMO’s flagship report showed that:
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