Onlookers inspect damage to the bridge crossing the Ga-Selati River, just outside Phalaborwa, on January 16, 2026, following heavy rains over much of the Limpopo Province, South Africa [Paul Botes/AFP]WMO State of Climate report confirms 2015-2025 are the hottest 11 years on recordEarth’s energy imbalance is the highest in a sixty-five-year recordThe ocean has been absorbing about eighteen times the annual human energy use each year for the past two decadesExtreme weather impacts millions and costs billions

Source: Daily Observer March 27, 2026 13:29 UTC