WMO's 2024 Climate Report: A Grim Milestone in Global Warming

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Posted by newadmin on 2025-03-21 08:49:29 |

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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its State of Climate 2024 report, revealing alarming new records in global temperatures and greenhouse gas levels. Carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations reached 420 parts per million in 2023, the highest in 800,000 years. Along with CO2, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) also hit unprecedented levels, exacerbating the global temperature rise.

In 2024, the global mean temperature was 1.55°C above pre-industrial averages, surpassing the critical 1.5°C threshold set by the Paris Agreement for the first time. Although this single-year spike doesn’t invalidate long-term climate goals, it signals an increasing risk to ecosystems and human societies. Long-term projections indicate the Earth is on track to breach the 1.5°C limit by September 2029 if current trends persist.

The report also highlights alarming trends in ocean heat and sea level rise. The past eight years have seen record ocean heat content, absorbing 90% of excess heat from greenhouse gases. Sea levels are rising at an accelerating pace, largely due to the melting of polar ice caps and glaciers. Extreme weather events, including floods, droughts, and cyclones, have intensified, displacing more people than ever before.

The WMO's findings underscore the urgent need for global action to mitigate climate change and protect vulnerable ecosystems and communities.

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