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...We risk losing the race to save our glaciers and to rein in sea level rise,” said WMO secretary-general Petteri Taalas....
...With this year already set to be “the warmest on record”, 2024 may be “even warmer than 2023”, said WMO secretary-general Petteri Taalas....
...Rising temperatures have accelerated — and also disrupted — the water cycle,” said WMO secretary-general Petteri Taalas. “A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture....
...“We are losing the race to save our melting glaciers and ice sheets,” said WMO secretary-general Petteri Taalas. “This is unequivocally driven by greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.”...
...Although three years of La Niña had acted as a temporary “brake” on global temperatures, the last eight years were the warmest on record, said Petteri Taalas, the WMO’s secretary-general....
...Russia said it would extend its existing 500,000 b/d cut until the end of the year....
...“The 1.5C figure is not some random statistic,” said Petteri Taalas, WMO secretary-general....
...“Covid-19 proved to be an unplanned air-quality experiment,” said WMO secretary-general Petteri Taalas. “And it did lead to temporary localised improvements.”...
...“The number of weather, climate and water extremes are increasing and will become more frequent and severe in many parts of the world as a result of climate change,” said WMO secretary-general Petteri Taalas...
...“2020 has, unfortunately, been yet another extraordinary year for our climate,” said WMO secretary-general Petteri Taalas....
...Petteri Taalas, secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organization, a UN agency, said in January: “On the current path of CO2 emissions, we are heading towards a temperature increase of 3C to 5C...
...“Climate change causes and impacts are increasing rather than slowing down,” said Petteri Taalas, head of the WMO and co-chair of the science advisory group of the UN climate summit....
...“Temperatures only tell part of the story,” said WMO secretary general, Petteri Taalas, adding that other signs of human-caused climate change also reached new heights in 2016, such as carbon dioxide and...
...Petteri Taalas, WMO secretary-general, told reporters that it was still “theoretically possible” to meet the accord’s 1.5C goal....
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