Climate Crisis: Earth's Heat Energy Imbalance

0:00On March 23rd, the World Meteorological Organization has issued a stark warning that Earth's climate is more out of balance than ever before in recorded history. The planet is trapping record levels of heat energy, mainly from greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide leading to hotter oceans and faster melting of. Ice caps last year. Over the past decade, this energy imbalance has driven changes faster than scientists have seen before. And dioxide levels are now at their highest in at least 2 million years thanks to burning fossil fuels, and the last 11 years rank as the warmest since record started in 1850. World leaders are responding urgently, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres pushing nations to switch from fossil fuels to renewables for better. Climate and energy security. Rising temperatures are already fueling stronger storms, spreading diseases like dengue and raising sea levels through warmer oceans. New data shows glaciers had one of their five worst melt years in 2024-2025, while polar

1:04sea ice hit near record lows. Over 90% of the extra heat is going into the oceans, which warmed twice as fast in the last two decades, compared to the late 20th century. Scientists are eyeing a potential El Nino shift in the Pacific later in 2026, which could spite global temperatures to new highs through. 2027, making the long-term consequences even harder to escape. This has been Global News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.