The global average temperature briefly exceeded a critical threshold of 2°C Higher than pre-industrial levels For the first time last Friday, November 17, highlighting the unprecedented global warming that scientists warn is happening. The effects are irreversible and catastrophic In the planet.
According to data from Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) For the European UnionWhat were the average temperatures on Earth that day? 2.06°C higher than the pre-industrial average. Samantha BurgessAccording to the agency’s best estimates, this is the first time the 2 degrees Celsius margin has been exceeded, said the C3S deputy director. Last Friday’s numbers are based on… Temporary data.
The global average temperature on November 17 was also 1.17 degrees Celsius above normal Compared to a 30-year reference period from 1991 to 2020, Burgess added.
he Paris Agreement 2015, Occurred World leaders agreed to work to limit the rise in global temperatures between 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius Compared to pre-industrial levels, with a maximum increase of 1.5 degrees. Since then, scientists have… to caution From not achieving the goal It will have catastrophic effects on the planet, including extreme weather, significant sea level rise, and major droughts. Friday’s numbers do not mean the failure of the Paris Agreement, it just is An individual and short event. But it can serve as a strong warning sign about how quickly temperatures are rising.
Main background
Earlier this month, C3S advertisement Which 2023 will almost certainly be the warmest year on record. The average global temperature from January to October this year is the highest on record: 0.10°C More than the hottest calendar year yet, 2016. After merging your data with the historical data of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change From the United Nations, the C3S committee said it had decided that 2023 would be “the warmest year in the past 125,000 years.” Scientists at the EU agency were particularly concerned about how much global temperatures would rise in 2023 compared to a 30-year reference period from 1991 to 2020.
What you should take into consideration
The next major global climate summit, Conference of the Parties 28It starts next week Dubai. The 2023 record numbers are likely to be a major point of discussion.
*Reporting by Siladitya Ray
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