Climate is the average weather conditions for a particular location over a long period of time, ranging from months to thousands or millions of years. Climate change is the term used to describe changes in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in the average and/or the variability of its properties and that. The un’s scientific voice on the state and behaviour of our.
A specialized agency of the united nations whose mandate covers weather, climate and water resources. State of climate services 2024 supplement: The world meteorological organization’s latest state of the climate in africa 2024 report reveals that extreme weather and climate change are intensifying hunger, insecurity, and.
Global climate predictions show temperatures are expected to continue at or near record levels in the next five years, increasing climate risks and impacts on societies, economies and. Storms were often severe and flooding widespread, claiming at least 335 lives and affecting an estimated 413 000 people. The state of the global climate 2023 report shows that records were once again broken, and in some cases smashed, for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and.