Data compiled for NOAA's 24th annual State of the Climate report showed that the climate is changing more rapidly than any other time in modern civilization.
When asked how he would rate the health of the planet, Thomas Karl, director of NOAA's National Climatic Data Center, said it's comparable to a person looking at unwanted weight gain over a period of time.
"The climate is changing more rapidly in today's world than at any time in modern civilization," said Thomas Karl, director of NOAA's National Climatic Data Center. "If we look at it like we're trying to maintain an ideal weight, then we're continuing to see ourselves put more weight on from year to year," he said, according to Discovery News.
"We're continuing to see ourselves put more weight on from year to year," he added.
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The annual report compiles weather and climate data from all over the world and is reviewed by 425 climate scientists from 57 countries.
The report, which was released on July 17, details a trend of rising land and sea temperatures, with most annual land and ocean temperatures among the top ten warmest.
Greenhouse gases reached record levels, with CO2 topping 400 ppm at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii for the first time ever, according to the report.
"The major greenhouse gases all reached new record high values in 2013," said Jessica Blunden, a climate scientist with ERT, Inc., and a NOAA contractor, who also helped write the report, according to Discovery News.
Arctic sea ice is retreating while the sea ice near Antarctica is expanding. Antarctic glacial ice meanwhile is retreating.
Sea levels and ocean humidity levels continue to rise, contributing to more deadly weather incidents, according to the report. In 2013, sea surface temperatures were among the 10 warmest on record. Temperatures in the North Pacific hit a record high last year as well, according to the report.
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