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A new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlights the severe and escalating impacts of climate change. According to the report, there is an 80% chance that global temperatures will exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2028. The report also indicates that there is a two-thirds likelihood that Earth will warm by 3°C this century under current policies. The damaging impacts of climate change and hazardous weather are reversing development gains and threatening the well-being of people and the planet. IPCC authors are skeptical that warming will be limited to well below 2°C, with 58% believing there is at least a 50% likelihood of exceeding 3°C. However, the report offers hope through the use of satellites and AI for global solutions, particularly for the most vulnerable countries. WMO Secretary-General Saulo emphasized the need for urgent and ambitious action to support sustainable development, climate action, and disaster risk reduction. The decisions made today could be the difference between a future breakdown or a breakthrough to a better world.