Glaciers are melting at a spectacular rate without being able to stop them, the UN warned Friday. The melting cannot be stopped "unless we create a way to remove CO2 from the atmosphere," said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.
Average global temperature in 2022 was 1.15 degrees higher than in pre-industrial times (1850-1900) The last eight years have been the warmest on record, despite cooling caused by the La Niña climate phenomenon three years in a row.