{"id":247370,"date":"2024-03-20T20:45:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T20:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/wmo-issues-red-alert-as-climate-records-are-broken-worldwide\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T23:28:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T23:28:06","slug":"wmo-issues-red-alert-as-climate-records-are-broken-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/wmo-issues-red-alert-as-climate-records-are-broken-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"WMO Issues \u2018Red Alert\u2019 as Climate Records Are Broken Worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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 <\/p>\n
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a \u201cred alert\u201d as all major global climate records \u2014 greenhouse gas levels, near-surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, Antarctic sea ice cover, glacier retreat and sea level rise \u2014 were broken in 2023, a WMO press release said.<\/p>\n
Floods, swiftly intensifying tropical cyclones, heat waves, drought and wildfires impacted millions of people around the world and caused billions in economic losses,…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n