China News Service, September 14. According to comprehensive foreign media reports, on the 13th local time, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) coordinated multiple agencies to release a joint report titled "United in Science" on the 13th.
The report states that climate science is clear and urgent action is needed to reduce emissions and adapt to a changing climate.
Current greenhouse gas concentrations continue to rise to record highs, according to Unity in Science.
Emission rates from fossil fuels have now surpassed pre-pandemic levels after a temporary drop due to the coronavirus lockdown.
The 2030 emissions reduction pledge would need to be seven-fold higher to meet the 1.5°C target in the Paris Agreement.
The report also noted that weather-related disasters have increased fivefold over the past 50 years, killing an average of 115 people a day, and the consequences are likely to continue to worsen in the future.
With $200 million a day in natural disaster losses, the world is "going in the wrong direction" as the problem of addressing climate catastrophe looms.
Floods, droughts, heatwaves, extreme storms and wildfires are getting worse by the day, breaking records with alarming frequency, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
Heatwaves in Europe, catastrophic floods in Pakistan, prolonged severe droughts in the Horn of Africa and the United States, these disasters are on a new scale and by no means natural, the price of human misuse of fossil fuels.
According to the Associated Press, the "United in Science" report, compiled by several United Nations agencies and their partners, points to the likelihood of global temperatures rising by as much as 1.5 degrees Celsius over the next five years compared to pre-industrial times 48%.
There is a 93% chance of record high temperatures over the next five years.
Scientists reportedly issued their latest warning last week that if temperatures exceed the temperature threshold set in the 2015 Paris climate agreement, it could lead to dramatic and irreversible changes in ecosystems.
At present, many governments are trying to deal with the threat of extreme weather brought by climate change.
Relevant data show that the number of deaths caused by natural disasters has declined in recent years.
But the economic costs of climate catastrophe are expected to rise sharply.
Taalas, secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organization, said that climate science is increasingly showing that many of the extreme weather events people are experiencing have become more likely and more severe due to human-induced climate change.
This has happened repeatedly this year, with tragic consequences.
More than ever, there is a need to scale up action on early warning systems and build the resilience of vulnerable communities to current and future climate risks.
To this end, WMO is leading a campaign to ensure "early warning for all" within the next five years.