UN warns: ‘Planet is on brink of abyss’

Hilde Van Raemdonck

March 20, 2024

The world had the warmest February on record. February 2024 was 1.77°C warmer than the estimated February average for 1850-1900, the pre-industrial reference period /wmo.int/media/C3S/ECMWF

The period 2014-2023 was the warmest decade on record, exceeding the 1850-1900 average by 1.20°C. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, "Earth’s issuing a distress call. Fossil fuel pollution is sending climate chaos off the charts." The planet is on the brink of the abyss, the United Natio
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