India  

WMO: 2023 hottest year globally, set climate indicator records

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 19 March 2024
The World Meteorological Organisation has confirmed that 2023 set a new record as the hottest year globally, coming close to the critical 1.5° Celsius mark over a 12-month period. In India, 2023 marked the second warmest year since 1901. The annual 'State of Climate' Report revealed that the global mean near-surface temperature in 2023 was 1.45 ± 0.12 degrees Celsius above the average from 1850–1900.
0
shares
ShareTweetSavePostSend
 
Video Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories - Published
News video: Climate Change Impacting Cherry Blossom Season Around the World

Climate Change Impacting Cherry Blossom Season Around the World 01:31

Climate Change Impacting , Cherry Blossom Season , Around the World. 'Time' reports that cherry blossom trees around the world are blooming earlier as a result of increasing temperatures due to climate change. According to Daisuke Sasano, a climate risk management officer , at the Japan...

You Might Like


💡 newsR Knowledge: Other News Mentions

World Meteorological Organization World Meteorological Organization Specialized agency of the United Nations

Europe is the fastest-warming continent, Copernicus report warns, with devastating health impacts [Video]

Europe is the fastest-warming continent, Copernicus report warns, with devastating health impacts

Warming weather will impact health, nature and the economy, the report by WMO and Copernicus says.

Credit: euronews (in English)    Duration: 02:19Published
UN Issues 'Red Alert' Regarding Global Warming After Record Heat in 2023 [Video]

UN Issues 'Red Alert' Regarding Global Warming After Record Heat in 2023

UN Issues 'Red Alert' , Regarding Global Warming , After Record Heat in 2023. Al Jazeera reports that the United Nations' weather agency has sounded a "red alert" regarding global warming, citing a number of different factors. Those factors include record-breaking levels of greenhouse gas emissions in 2023, as well as record-high temperatures on both land and sea. Those factors include record-breaking levels of greenhouse gas emissions in 2023, as well as record-high temperatures on both land and sea. The U.N.'s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns there is a "high probability" that 2024 will continue to break high-temperature records. . The same March 19 report warned that the world's efforts to reverse global warming have proven to be inadequate. Never have we been so close – albeit on a temporary basis at the moment – to the 1.5C lower limit of the Paris Agreement on climate change. , Celeste Saulo, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) secretary-general, via Al Jazeera. The WMO community is sounding the red alert to the world, Celeste Saulo, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) secretary-general, via Al Jazeera. According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, the world has already exceeded the 1.5 degree Celsius limit set by the Paris Agreement. Earth’s issuing a distress call, Antonio Guterres, U.N. Secretary-General, via Al Jazeera. The latest State of the Global Climate report shows a planet on the brink. Fossil fuel pollution is sending climate chaos off the charts, Antonio Guterres, U.N. Secretary-General, via Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera reports that the news comes as experts and government representatives are set to meet in Copenhagen to push for greater global climate actions. . Al Jazeera reports that the news comes as experts and government representatives are set to meet in Copenhagen to push for greater global climate actions.

Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories    Duration: 01:31Published

Related videos from verified sources

Biden Looks to Energize Young Voters With Earth Day Solar Energy Grants [Video]

Biden Looks to Energize Young Voters With Earth Day Solar Energy Grants

Biden Looks to Energize , Young Voters With Earth Day , Solar Energy Grants. Biden Looks to Energize , Young Voters With Earth Day , Solar Energy Grants. NBC reports that President Joe Biden will..

Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories     Duration: 01:31Published
Why is chocolate more egg-spensive this Easter? [Video]

Why is chocolate more egg-spensive this Easter?

The price of Easter eggs has soared this year due to the worsening impacts of climate change. The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit says a combination of climate change and El Nino conditions have..

Credit: ODN     Duration: 02:14Published