World Meteorological Organization Knows Best: This Decade Was the Hottest Ever Recorded

As a consequence:

• The ice sheets have melted faster, leading to a rise in sea level.
• The oceans being warmer and more acidic is destroying marine ecosystems and endangering wildlife.
• Extreme natural events such as floods, wildfires, heatwaves, droughts, and tropical cyclones are becoming more intense and more common.
• Population displacement and health risks are heightened.
• Food security is deteriorating due to erratic weather events.

WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas explained, “If we do not take urgent climate action now, then we are heading for a temperature increase of more than 3°C by the end of the century, with ever more harmful impacts on human well-being.” The target of the 2015 Paris Agreement was to keep the temperature increase since the start of the industrial era well under 2 degrees Celsius.