Earth's Energy Imbalance Reaches Historic High as Planet 'Overheats' Like Mobile Phone, Scientists Warn

Earth is experiencing its worst energy imbalance in recorded history, with the planet absorbing more energy than it can radiate back into space, scientists warn. Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations have reached their highest levels in 2 million years, contributing to an unprecedented warming trend that has made the years 2015 to 2025 the warmest 11-year period in human history. The energy imbalance, which scientists compare to an overheating mobile phone that becomes sluggish and unresponsive, represents a critical threshold in climate change monitoring. Extreme weather events linked to this imbalance are causing billions of dollars in damage globally while affecting millions of people through floods, droughts, hurricanes, and heat waves that are becoming more frequent and severe.