UN Weather Body Warns Against Rising Global Temperatures| Ice Loss, Increasing Sea Levels| N18G
In 2024, global temperatures reached an all-time high, 1.55°C above pre-industrial levels, surpassing the 2023 record by 0.1°C. While the Paris Agreement aims to limit warming to 1.5°C, the long-term average rise is between 1.34-1.41°C, nearing the threshold but not exceeding it yet. Various factors, including greenhouse gas emissions, solar cycles, volcanic eruptions, and reduced cooling aerosols, contributed to the temperature rise. Extreme weather events like droughts, floods, and wildfires caused food shortages and displaced 800,000 people, the highest since 2008. Ocean heat reached unprecedented levels, accelerating warming and increasing acidification. Glaciers and sea ice melted rapidly, pushing sea levels to a new high. Between 2015 and 2024, sea levels rose by 4.7 millimetres annually, more than double the rate from 1993-2002. Experts warn of long-term consequences from melting ice in the Arctic and Antarctic regions, with significant implications for global ecosystems and sea levels.
