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Description

The state of the climate in 2023 gave ominous new significance to the phrase “off the charts.”
Key messages

  • State of Global Climate report confirms 2023 as hottest year on record by clear margin
  • Records broken for ocean heat, sea level rise, Antarctic sea ice loss and glacier retreat
  • Extreme weather undermines socio-economic development
  • Renewable energy transition provides hope
  • Cost of climate inaction is higher than cost of climate action

Reference information

Websites:
https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/climate-change-indicators-reached-record-levels-2023-wmo
https://library.wmo.int/records/item/68835-state-of-the-global-climate-2023?offset=2
Source:

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Mar 25, 2024

Date of publication:

2024

Keywords:
WMO, climate finance, climate indicators, socio-economic impact
Climate impacts:

Non specific

Adaptation Approaches:

Climate services, Observations and Scenarios

Sectors:

Non specific

Geographic characterisation:

Global

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