Climate change is ‘off the charts’ and presents a ‘defining challenge’ to humanity, a damning new report warns today.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says several climate records were broken and in some cases ‘smashed’ last year.
Greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rises, and Antarctic ice loss all escalating in 2023 due to fossil fuel emissions.
‘Sirens are blaring across all major indicators,’ said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.
‘Some records aren’t just chart-topping,