Rising sea levels and their disastrous consequences

GS Paper 3  Syllabus: Environment, Conservation   Source: TH  Context: As per the WMO’s ‘State of the Global Climate 2022’ report, the world’s sea level is rising at an unprecedented rate. Rising sea levels: The rate of global mean sea-level [GSML] rise has doubled from 2.27 mm/year in 1993-2002 to 4.62 mm/year in 2013-2022.  GSML …

State of the Global Climate 2022

GS Paper 3  Syllabus: Environment, Conservation   Source: IE  Context: According to the World Meteorological Organisation’s (WMO) annual ‘State of the Global Climate 2022’ report, from mountain peaks to ocean depths, climate change continued its advance in 2022.   Highlights of the report- State of the Global Climate 2022:   [/su_table] Socio-economic and environmental impacts …