Report: 2021 Saw New Weather Records, Shifts In Global Ecosystems

The 2021 State of the Climate report highlights worsening climate conditions, with record levels of greenhouse gases like CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide contributing to global temperature rise. Ocean temperatures and sea levels are also increasing, with significant changes observed in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Despite some cooler temperatures in the Arctic, extreme heat events occurred, and tropical storms exceeded the 30-year average. The report emphasizes the urgent need to address climate change as a current, not future, issue.

What does the 2021 climate report indicate about greenhouse gas emissions?

How have ocean temperatures changed according to the report?

What unusual weather events occurred in the Arctic region?

What was significant about the ice melting in Antarctica?

What does the head of NOAA say about the current state of climate change?