The UN warns that 2024 may break temperature records, jeopardizing the Paris climate agreement's goals.

The United Nations warns that the Paris climate agreement's goals are in jeopardy as 2024 is on track to break new temperature records, potentially surpassing the 1.5°C limit. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reports that the 2015-2024 period will be the warmest decade recorded, with rising greenhouse gas levels and accelerating glacier shrinkage and sea-level rise. The WMO emphasizes that each fraction of a degree of warming increases climate extremes and risks.

November 11, 2024
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