UN Weather Agency Warns of Record ‘Climate Imbalance’ as Planetary Warming Accelerates The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a stark warning that Earth’s climate is now more out of balance than at any point in recorded history, driven by accelerating planetary warming. The agency highlighted that record-high greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere continue to push temperatures to unprecedented levels, with long-term consequences for ecosystems and human societies. The WMO’s deputy executive secretary, Ko Barrett, emphasized that the past decade—2015 to 2025—has seen the hottest 11 years on record. Last year alone, global temperatures averaged 1.43°C above the 1850–1900 baseline, while ocean heat levels also reached a new peak. Barrett described the findings as a call to action, urging greater efforts to provide lifesaving weather forecasts and early warnings to communities at risk of climate-related disasters. The report paints a grim picture of the climate’s current state. As glaciers retreat and ice sheets melt, the warming oceans and melting land ice are contributing to a steady rise in global sea levels. Barrett stressed that these changes threaten coastal populations and ecosystems, underscoring the urgent need for adaptive measures to protect vulnerable communities. The WMO has been tracking annual climate updates for over three decades, and the past decade has seen increasingly alarming trends. Scientific officer John Kennedy noted that concentrations of three key greenhouse gases—carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide—reached record levels in 2024, marking the largest annual increase in history. Data from 2025 indicates these concentrations continue to rise, further disrupting the planet’s energy balance.#world_meteorological_organization #john_kennedy #ko_barrett #climate_imbalance #global_warming
