The Latest Breaking News from WMO

As climate change accelerates, the World Meteorological Organisation is calling for more investment in monitoring and forecasting of glaciers to help protect mountain communities.

The world is heading for several more years of extreme heat, with temperatures likely to stay near or above current record levels, a report published on Wednesday by the UN’s weather agency warns.

Storms and flooding across Europe last year affected a total of 413,000 people, led to the loss of at least 335 lives and are estimated to have cost at least €18 billion in damages.

European State of the Climate report ‘lays bare’ impact of fossil fuels on continent during its hottest 12 months on record

Scientists found it has one of the largest projected increase in flood risk while a global warming of 1.5C could result in 30,000 deaths from heat.

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was the ninth in a row with above average activity, the WMO says.

The remaining glacial area in the Cilo Mountains has been damaged and degraded, scientists say.

All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024, for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said on Friday. It has declared 21 March World Day for Glaciers, warning that at current rates of melting, many glaciers "will not survive the 21st century".

Five of the past six years have witnessed the most rapid glacier retreat on record.