GENEVA, March 23, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The amount of heat trapped by the Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such warming feared to last for thousands of years, the UN warned Monday. "The global climate is in a state of emergency. For the first time, the WMO climate report includes the planet's energy imbalance: the rate at which energy enters and leaves the Earth system. - Ocean heat record -WMO chief Celeste Saulo said scientific advances had improved understanding of the energy imbalance and its implications for the climate. "Ocean heat content reached a new record high in 2025 and its rate of warming more than doubled from 1960-2005 to 2005-2025," the WMO said.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 23, 2026 06:16 UTC