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Context:

The WMO State of the Climate 2024 Update once again issues a red alert at the sheer pace of climate change in a single generation, turbo-charged by ever-increasing greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere.

Key Findings:

Parameter	Details
Warmest Year on Record	2024 is on track to be the warmest year on record, with exceptionally high global temperatures.
Global Average Temperature (Jan-Sep 2024)	1.54°C above pre-industrial levels, influenced by the El Niño weather pattern.
Warmest Decade (2015-2024)	Expected to be the warmest ten years on record.
Ocean Warming	Significant increase in warming rates over the past two decades; irreversible ocean heating predicted.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2023-2024)	Highest recorded levels in 2023, with a continued increase in 2024.
Carbon Dioxide Increase (1750-2023)	CO₂ volume increased by 51% since 1750.
Ocean Heat Absorption	Oceans absorb ~90% of excess heat from global warming, reaching record heat levels in 2023 and continuing in 2024.
Glacial Melt (2023)	Glaciers receded faster than any time in the last 70 years, losing five times the water volume of the Dead Sea.
Glacial Melt Regions	Extreme melting observed in North America and Europe.
Sea Level Rise (2014-2023)	Global mean sea level rose at a rate of 4.77 mm per year, more than double the rate from 1993 to 2002.

About World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

About	The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
Establishment	Established by the Convention of the World Meteorological Organization, signed on 11 October 1947, and ratified on 23 March 1950.
Mandate	Promotes international cooperation in atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology, and geophysics.
Parties	Comprises 193 countries and territories as members.
Headquarters	Located in Geneva, Switzerland.
Governance	Governed by the World Meteorological Congress, composed of member states, which meets every four years to set policies and priorities.
Role	Facilitates the "free and unrestricted" exchange of data, information, and research among members' meteorological and hydrological institutions. Collaborates with non-governmental partners and other international organizations on environmental protection, climate change, resource management, and socioeconomic development.

Source:

wmo.int

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q.Climate change is increasingly recognized as one of the most significant global challenges of the 21st century. Discuss the multifaceted impacts of climate change on both the environment and human societies.(150 words)