2025.12.26 Олон улсын олимпиадын сунгаа 8

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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) State of the Climate 2025 Update for COP30 presents the latest global climate indicators and trends up to 2025. It highlights changes in temperature, greenhouse gas levels, ice loss, and climate impacts that are central to understanding climate change and shaping policy responses. Answer following questions using the report that is given in the first line of this exercise.

A. Global Temperature Trends (3 points)

1. Describe the pattern of global warming over the past decade, according to the WMO report.

2. State the approximate deviation of the global mean near-surface temperature in 2025 relative to the pre-industrial baseline.

3. Explain in your own words what it means for the years 2015–2025 to be the “warmest decade on record.”

B. Greenhouse Gas Concentrations and Drivers (2 points)

4. Identify two greenhouse gases whose concentrations have reached record levels according to the WMO update.

5. Describe how rising greenhouse gas concentrations drive climate change.

C. Cryosphere and Extreme Impacts (2 points)

6. Explain one major observed change in the cryosphere (ice and snow) reported in the WMO update.

7. Describe one climate impact linked to these cryosphere changes.

D. Climate Policy & Future Outlook (3 points)

8. State whether the world is currently on track to meet the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 °C target, according to the COP30 context.

9. Explain one major reason why this target is still challenging to achieve.

10. Propose one actionable climate policy measure that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the issues highlighted in the report.