Water is ‘canary in the coalmine’ of climate change: WMO

The year 2023 marked the driest year in over three decades for rivers around the world, according to a new report coordinated by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO). https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/10/1155401
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Water is ‘canary in the coalmine’ of climate change: WMO

Climate change: CO2 and methane in our atmosphere reach record levels

26 Oct 2022

Atmospheric levels of the three main greenhouse gases warming our planet - carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide- all reached new record highs in 2021, according to a new report from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

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2024 to become the hottest year on record

2024 to become the hottest year on record

30 Dec 2024

The year 2024 is set to be the warmest on record, capping a decade of unprecedented heat fuelled by human activities, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). 

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Record heat persists as WMO calls for urgent services and investment boost

Record heat persists as WMO calls for urgent services and investment boost

07 Nov 2024

The world is experiencing unprecedented warming with 2024 poised to become the hottest year on record, surpassing the previous record in 2023, according to new data released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ahead of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.