The year 2022 was another year of catastrophic and deadly extreme weather events around the world, fueled in part by human-caused climate change, United Nations Meteorological Agency He said Friday.
Droughts, floods and heatwaves have affected people on every continent and cost billions of dollars, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization said in its new report. “State of the Global Climate 2022.” The World Meteorological Organization said Antarctic sea ice had fallen to an all-time low, ocean temperatures and acidity levels were at record levels, and the melting of some European glaciers was off the charts.
“While greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and the climate continues to change, populations around the world continue to be seriously affected by extreme weather and climate events,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said in a statement. New release.
