Earth is being pushed “beyond its limits” and “every key climate indicator is flashing red”, the UN secretary-general has said, as data showed the last 11 years have been the hottest ever recorded. “Humanity has just endured the 11 hottest years on record,” UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said. Under stable conditions, incoming energy from the sun is about the same as the energy that leaves. As a result, such rapid large-scale changes to the planet’s climate are having “cascading” impacts on human and natural systems. Extreme river and coastal flooding“Storm Chandra in February showed us the consequences of intense rainfall on a highly modified landscape.

Source: Irish Examiner March 23, 2026 04:05 UTC