"UN Issues 'Red Alert' as Earth Nears Key Warming Threshold Amid Record Heat and Ice-Melt"
The UN weather agency has issued a "red alert" on climate change, citing record increases in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures, and ice melt, warning that efforts to reverse the trend have been inadequate. The agency's report indicates a high probability of 2024 being another record-hot year, with the 12-month period from March 2023 to February 2024 averaging 1.56°C higher than pre-industrial levels. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the planet as being on the brink, with fossil fuel pollution causing climate chaos. Despite the distressing findings, the report also notes a glimmer of hope in the rise of renewable energy generation capacity, but emphasizes the urgent need for greater climate action.
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