The World Meteorological Organisation’s (WMO) latest State of Climate Report confirms the agency’s findings over the last 10 years. In 2025, even as renewable energy edged out coal as the leading source of electricity, global emissions reached record levels. The WMO report adds another worrying dimension – the record levels of GHG have upset the Earth’s energy equilibrium. But a heat surplus has accumulated in the past six decades. As the authors of the WMO report point out, warmer oceans create conditions for stronger tropical storms.

Source: Indian Express March 24, 2026 06:53 UTC