WMO Reports Alarming Climate Records Amidst Policy Debates

Recent reports from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlight alarming records in climate change, with 2024 marked as the hottest year in the observational record dating back 175 years, reaching unprecedented levels of human-induced climate change. This year recorded a global mean temperature of 1.55°C above pre-industrial levels, with carbon dioxide concentrations at their highest in 800,000 years and significant losses in glacier mass. Despite the urgency, political actions vary, with debates on climate policy intensifying in the UK and the US. Meanwhile, judicial rulings in the US have sparked controversy, as District Judge Tanya Chutkan blocked an EPA effort to reclaim $20 billion in climate grants awarded to politically aligned nonprofits. Amidst these developments, climate literature such as Vinod Thomas's 'Risk and Resilience in the Era of Climate Change' offers insights for policymakers and scholars, stressing the need for increased mitigation efforts against climate disasters.