Topic Reading-Vol.3933-1/17/2023

Dear MEL Topic Readers,
‘A world rapidly warming’: The past eight years were the eight warmest on record for planet
When the 2015 Paris Agreement was made, global temperatures had already risen by one degree above the 1850-1900 reference period, usually referred to as pre-industrial (revolution) levels. Especially for the last half century, the temperatures have been rising consistently and alarmingly fast, and now the annual average temperature exceeded 1.2 degrees Celsius above the reference period. Most notably, the last eight years have been the eight warmest years. And also, 2022 was an especially warm year despite the La Niña phenomenon, in which the sea surface temperature of the central Pacific Ocean is lower than normal. So, when the next El Niño, the opposite of La Niña occurs in a few years’ time, you can easily imagine temperatures will rise even more. Also, if you see any chart of global temperature change, you won’t expect the temperatures will stabilize or drop anytime soon. As the global economy and travel are getting back on track after the Covid pandemic and more fossil fuels are being burned to meet the demand of the increasing population, more and faster actions are needed to stop or slow down global warming before it is too late.
Read the article and learn about how serious global warming is going to affect our lives and the planet.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/10/world/eight-warmest-years-climate-copernicus-intl/index.html