Water draining and brown sediment created by rapid melting of the Greenland ice sheet near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on Feb. 20, 2023. Martin Zwick / REDA&CO / Universal Images Group via Getty Images
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a “red alert” as all major global climate records — greenhouse gas levels, near-surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, Antarctic sea ice cover, glacier retreat and sea level rise — were broken in 2023, a WMO press release said.
Floods, swiftly intensifying tropical cyclones, heat waves, drought and wildfires impacted millions of people around the world and caused billions in economic losses,…
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