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UN chief says Ukraine a 'wake-up call' to ditch fossil fuels as WMO releases damning climate report

CNN · Story by Reuters and Angela Dewan, CNN · last updated

The world’s oceans in 2021 grew to their warmest and most acidic levels on record, while melting ice sheets helped push sea levels to new heights, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, prompting a call to action from United Nations chief António Guterres.

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