Last decade was Earth’s hottest ever as CO2 levels reach an 800,000-year high, says UN report

The Associated Press ^ | March 19, 2025 | BY SIBI ARASU

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Last year was the hottest year on record, the top 10 hottest years were all in the past decade and planet-heating carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are at an 800,000-year high, a report Wednesday said.

In its annual State of the Climate report, the World Meteorological Organization laid bare all the markings of an increasingly warming world with oceans at record high temperatures, sea levels rising and glaciers retreating at record speed.

“Our planet is issuing more distress signals,” said António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General.

The report attributed the heating to human activity — like the burning of coal, oil and gas — and in a smaller part to the naturally occurring El Nino weather phenomenon.

The report said global heating is contributing to more extreme weather events that have led the highest levels of displacement for 16 years, contributed to worsening food crises and caused massive economic losses. There were at least 151 “unprecedented” extreme weather events in 2024 alone, it said.

“It is a wake-up call that we are increasing the risks to our lives, economies and to the planet,” said Celeste Saulo, WMO’s Secretary-General.

The report’s warnings come as the United States President Donald Trump has issued a series of rollbacks on climate commitments and cast doubt on climate science.

“The science is indisputable. Attempts to hide climate science from the public will not stop us from feeling the dire impacts of climate change,” said Brenda Ekwurzel of the U.S.-based not-for-profit, Union of Concerned Scientists.

[yldstrk]

Like records have been kept for 800,000 years.

[Responsibility2nd]

The UN says so? Oh well, then that settles it.
/barf

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Some like it hot.

[George from New England]

I guess I need to re-label my window thermometer don’t I.

Changing the ‘F’ to CO2 units.

[Professional]

Call me at a million. 800k just isn’t what it used to be.

[pgyanke]

Some like it hot.

Truth. Warming means greater growing zones. Cooling would mean food crisis. Give me warming...

[Alas Babylon!]

[Track9]

And they want to make it hotter by starting WW3.

[EastTexasTraveler]

B***s***!

[pgyanke]

[rdcbn1]

Thank the Lord for President Trump and his push to build new nuclear power reactors on an expedited basis .

He is saving the world.

[Bayard]

Using Atlantis era tech they knew how to measure things those days.

[Jim W N]

Last decade was Earth’s hottest ever...says UN Report

So reports SIBI ARASU of the Associated Press.

The earth is 4.5 billion years old so of course they had to refer back to those ancient records to be sure last decade was the hottest ever...???!!!

Between the UN and the AP, delusion exceeds truth.

[Waverunner]

What, Political Drivel from the UN...

[rktman]

Yeah, I’m thinkin’ it’s been way hotter several times over the bunch of years. Hey u.n........🖕

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Yep, if the hardiness zones were even bumped one place higher, it would be reflected in more bountiful crops and less hunger world-wide.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

👍

[The_Media_never_lie]

This is music to the ears of the folks in Siberia!

[IYAS9YAS]

Hottest ever? Not even close. Not even in the upper warmest.