Global warming taking place at an 'alarming rate', UN climate body warns
by Michael Slezak from Environment | The Guardian on (#17SRE)
World Meteorological Organisation says unprecedented rate of change sends a powerful message to world leaders to implement the Paris deal to cut emissions
The "alarming" and "unprecedented" rate of climate change is "sending a powerful message to world leaders", the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned.
Releasing its Status of the Global Climate report, the WMO - a United Nations body - detailed the string of climate and weather records that were broken in 2015, including global temperature records, exceptional rainfall, devastating droughts, unusual cyclone activity and intense heatwaves.
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