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WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2019
Multi-agency report highlights increasing signs and impacts of climate change in atmosphere, land and oceans
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2020
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Current “Global Climate Indicators” such as greenhouse gases, ocean and land temperatures, sea levels, ocean acidification, and ice cover point to an indisputable increase in global warming. This detailed WMO report describes the alarming state of climate change in 2019, including a shrinking ozone layer, heating oceans, sea level rise, severe storms, wildfires and drought. People on every continent feel the impacts, which include health issues, dislocations, ecosystem destruction and economic upheaval.
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The report’s contributors include WMO members, Data Centers, United Nations Agencies and a variety of individuals from scientific organizations and universities around the world.
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