CBS • 2022-05-20

Major climate indicators set "alarming" records in 2021, the U.N. says, "bringing us ever closer to climate catastrophe"

The ocean is more acidic than it's been in 26,000 years and hotter than ever as greenhouse gases continue to flood the atmosphere. Here's what it could mean for the climate crisis.

CNBC • 2022-05-19

Earth's oceans have reached the hottest and most acidic levels on record, UN says

Rapid ocean warming has triggered a drop in global fish populations and has threatened communities and fishing economies.

Sky News • 2022-05-18

'How much more evidence do we need'? Planet breaks four climate records in one year, WMO warns

"The hope is only to act now," the World Meteorological Organization has urged, as it said there was still hope in the form of rapid action, and many of the solutions already exist.

UN • 2022-05-18

‘Lifeline’ of renewable energy can steer world out of climate crisis: Guterres

Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rises, ocean heat levels and acidification, all set new records during 2021, while some glaciers reached the point of no return, according to the latest flagship report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), published on Wednesday.

Reuters • 2022-05-18

World’s oceans at most acidic level in 26,000 years, climate report warns

The world's oceans grew to their warmest and most acidic levels on record last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, as United Nations officials warned that war in Ukraine threatened global climate commitments.