Global Health Report Card Shows Failing Grades

The World Meteorological Organization's annual State of the Climate Report shows that 2022 was a year of extremes for the planet, with a slew of climate records broken, including oceans reaching record high temperatures, global sea levels climbing to the highest on record, and Antarctica's sea ice dropping to the lowest level on record. Extreme weather events fueled by climate change are where the immediate effects are most felt, with tens of millions affected, food insecurity, mass migration, and billions of dollars in loss and damage. The report highlights that climate change isn't a future problem, it is a current problem, and we need to adapt as quickly as possible.