US EditionAsia Is Heating up at Double the Global Rate Amid Climate Crisis, UN Warns
- On Monday, the World Meteorological Organization published its 2024 update on Asia’s climate, revealing unprecedented heat levels and extreme weather events across the region.
- Between 1991 and 2024, Asia experienced a warming rate almost double that of the global average, contributing to extended heatwaves, marine heat extremes, and accelerated glacier melt that increased climate-related risks.
- The report details heatwaves across East Asia from April to November, cyclones including Remal and Asna, major floods and landslides in Nepal and Kerala, and severe drought in China affecting millions.
- In 2024, marine heatwaves of strong to extreme intensity impacted a vast area of Asia’s ocean—about one-tenth of the world’s ocean surface—the largest coverage recorded since 1993, while sea levels rose at a record pace of 4.7 mm per year due to warming and melting ice.
- These trends threaten regional water security, increase risks for low-lying coastal areas, and signal a worsening climate crisis that demands strengthened early warning systems to protect lives and livelihoods.
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Asia Warming at Twice the Global Average: WMO Report
Asia is warming faster than the rest of the world, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report, released Monday, shows the continent is heating up at twice the global average rate, leading to devastating impacts for ecosystems, societies and economies across the region. “The State of the Climate in Asia report highlights the changes in key climate indicators such as sur…
Asia is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world. According to the latest State of the Climate in Asia report from the World Meteorological Organization, 2024 was one of the hottest years on record in Asia.
WMO Warns That Asia is Warming at Twice the Average Global Rate
On June 23, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released their State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report, detailing the acceleration of the climate crisis in Asia. The report underscores the rapid rises in temperatures recorded across the continent and their implications on economies, ecosystems, and livelihoods. According to WMO, 2024 was recorded as the …
Climate change is advancing in Asia at an alarming rate: twice as fast as the global average. This is what the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned in its latest report, warning that global warming is wreaking increasing havoc on the economies, ecosystems and societies of the continent. READ ALSO: Lula da Silva: Multilateralism and international cooperation as a response to climate change According to the UN agency, 2024 was, depending…
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