NASA has declared the summer of 2023 the hottest on record.
Miscellaneous / / September 16, 2023
The planet is “boiling” ahead of schedule.
Scientists from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) confirmedthat last summer was the hottest on Earth since world records began in 1880.
The space agency analyzes the climate based on data on surface air temperatures obtained by tens of thousands weather stations around the world, as well as sea surface temperature information from instruments installed on ships and buoys. It follows from them that June, July and August together were 0.23°C warmer than any other summer in the last 143 years, and 1.2°C hotter than the average summer temperature between 1951 and 1980.
Record temperatures for the summer of 2023 are not just a series of numbers. They lead to extreme weather conditions that threaten lives around the world.
Bill Nelson
Head of NASA
The heat has worsened wildfires in Canada and Hawaii and contributed to flooding in Europe and Asia. In addition, historical temperature records have been set in different parts of South America, the USA and Europe.
Various scientific observations and analyzes show that our planet is “boiling” due to greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. This year, the situation was also aggravated by the natural phenomenon El Niño - the rise of warm water in the Pacific Ocean, which brings additional heat to the global atmosphere. This process occurs every 6-7 years and has a huge impact on seasonal weather, increasing heatwaves and flooding around the world.
Previously the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned, What global temperature, is likely to rise by 1.5 °C by the early 2030s. This is 20 years earlier than previous forecasts.
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