Critical global indicators of the climate crisis broke records in 2021, according to a UN report, from rising oceans to the levels of heat-trapping emissions in the atmosphere. The UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said these were clear signs of humanity’s impact on the planet, which was bringing long-lasting effects. Extreme weather, which the WMO called the day-to-day face of the climate emergency, wreaked a heavy toll on human lives and led to hundreds of billions of dollars in damages, the agency said. Droughts and floods triggered food price rises that have been exacerbated in 2022. The WMO’s State of the Global Climate in 2021 report also found the past seven years have been the hottest recorded.
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Alarming new records were set for greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification in 2021 offering further evidence of how humans are changing planet Earth, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The findings show that human activities are causing “planetary-scale changes” on land, in the ocean and in the atmosphere, with harmful long-lasting implications for sustainable development and ecosystems, according to the World Meteorological Organization which produces the report. “Today’s State of the Climate report is a dismal litany of humanity’s failure to tackle climate disruption,” Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message on Tuesday, describing the new records as “alarming.”
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Climate change: applying All Our Health. Evidence and guidance for health and care professionals to promote an understanding of the climate crisis and how to prepare for it in practice. This guidance will help frontline health and care professionals use their trusted relationships with individuals, families and communities to address the impact of climate change on health. We also recommend important actions that managers and staff holding strategic roles can take.
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities 18th May 2022 read more »