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As well as the news that this year will likely be the warmest on record, today’s report by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization has other worrying findings:

• Oceans are heating up more quickly. In 2023, the oceans stored more heat than any time on record

• Glacier melt is increasing. The amount of ice lost by the world’s glaciers in 2023 was the highest since measurements began in 1953
• Sea level rise is accelerating. From 2014-2023, global average sea levels rose by 4.77mm (0.19in) per year - double the rate between 1993 and 2002
• Sea ice is shrinking. In 2024, the yearly minimum sea-ice extent in Antarctica and the Arctic was respectively the second lowest and seventh lowest since we've been able to monitor this with satellites.

While concerning, these findings are in line with what climate scientists have been warning for many years.