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Briefing: Earth's climate more unbalanced than ever, WMO warns

Strategic angle: The world's oceans have broken heat records for nine straight years, glaciers are retreating and extreme weather is killing thousands.

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Updated 20 days ago
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has reported that the world's oceans have set heat records for nine consecutive years, indicating a significant shift in thermal dynamics.

Glaciers are retreating at alarming rates, which poses risks to freshwater availability and impacts hydropower generation capacity.

Extreme weather events are increasingly resulting in fatalities, raising concerns over the resilience of existing infrastructure and emergency response systems.