March 23rd - World Meteorological Day

[Paco Dennis]

Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance​

Press Release
23 March 2026
Geneva, Switzerland (WMO) – The Earth’s climate is more out of balance than at any time in observed history, as greenhouse gas concentrations drive continued warming of the atmosphere and ocean and melting of ice, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). These rapid and large-scale changes have occurred within a few decades but will have harmful repercussions for hundreds – and potentially thousands – of years.
Key messages

• WMO State of Climate report confirms 2015-2025 hottest 11 years on record
• Earth’s energy imbalance is highest in sixty five-year record
• The ocean has been absorbing about eighteen times the annual human energy use each year for the past two decades
• Extreme weather impacts millions and costs billions
• World Meteorological Day: observing today to protect tomorrow

Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance