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WMO: Climate Change Has Pushed Planet into “Uncharted Territory”

HeadlineMar 21, 2017

A new report by the World Meteorological Organization warns the planet is experiencing unprecedented increases in global temperatures and rising sea levels that smash all previous measurements. David Carlson, director of the World Meteorological Organization’s World Climate Research Program, said, “We are seeing other remarkable changes across the planet that are challenging the limits of our understanding of the climate system. We are now in truly uncharted territory.”

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