The catastrophic effects of advancing climate change have particularly affected
Asian countries and the people who live there over the
past year.
Asia will remain the region most affected by weather,
climate and water hazards in the world in 2023.
This is the conclusion of a report published by the
World Meteorological Organization on Tuesday.
According to the report, regions in Asia are warming up
much faster than elsewhere.
The report State of the Climate in Asia.
2023 highlights, in particular, the development of the most important
signs of climate change,
such as surface temperature, glacier retreat and sea level rise.
According to the head of the UN organization Celeste Salo,
floods and storms were the main cause of the numerous
victims and significant economic losses in Asia.
The conclusions of the report are sobering,
said Sallow. Many countries in Asia had experienced the warmest
year on record in 2023.
Along with a variety of extreme conditions,
from droughts and heat waves to floods and storms,
climate change is exacerbating the frequency and severity of such
events and has profound impacts on societies,
economies and most importantly, on people's lives and the environment
in which we live,
Sallow said. According to the head of the WMO.
Global warming is the greatest challenge humanity is facing.