The 10 reasons behind 2023-24 becoming the warmest yrs on record

Scientists have enlisted 10 most pressing issues in climate research

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Scientists have put forth 10 most pressing issues in climate research in a report, which include gaining knowledge on why 2023-2024 were the warmest years on record, unprecedented ocean warming and dengue expanding its footprint to largest on record.

The '10 New Insights in Climate Science 2025/2026' report summarises the work of an international team of scientists, including those from the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar and Germany's Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, who reviewed the most pressing findings in climate change research.

The results help in policymaking and society at large, the authors say.

With scientific evidence regarding the urgency of accelerating climate action mounting, the 30th UN Conference of the Parties -- 'COP30' -- is widely seen as an "implementation COP", they add.