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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S WMO STATE OF THE CLIMATE VIDEO REMARKS

New York, 18 May 2022

Today’s State of the Climate report is a dismal litany of humanity’s failure to tackle climate disruption.

Sea level rise, ocean heat, greenhouse gas concentrations, and ocean acidification – set alarming new records in 2021.

Global mean sea level increased at more than double the previous rate and is mainly due to accelerating loss of ice mass.

Ocean warming also shows...