Since June 2023, new seasonal high temperatures have been recorded every month.
While Antarctic sea ice has once again fallen to extremely low levels, the global sea surface is at its hottest point ever.
Although news a weather phenomenon in the Pacific, continues to raise temperatures, human-caused climate change is the primary cause of the warmth.
“The primary offender is without a doubt heat-trapping greenhouse gases,” emphasizes Prof. Celeste Saulo, the World Meteorological Organization’s Secretary General.
The news climate body states that carbon dioxide concentrations are at their greatest point in at least two million years and are rising.
