Global Temperature Rising
Global warming continues to rise and July 21 became the hottest day in the last 84 years. The global average temperature reached a record 17.09 degrees Celsius on this day, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) of the European Union. Every month since June last year has been recorded as the hottest month. Global warming is exceeding the set limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius. The month of June this year was no exception.
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For the 12th consecutive month, global warming exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius. According to C3S, the same trend continued in July and this year was the hottest day in 84 years since July 21, 1940. The average global temperature on this day was 17.09 degrees Celsius. Hence, the previous record of 17.08 degrees Celsius on July 6, 2023 was also broken. Prior to July 2023, the record for the highest daily global average temperature was recorded in August 2016 at 16.8 degrees Celsius. However, as many as 57 times since July 3, 2023, global temperatures have exceeded this previous record.
Daily global temperatures were significantly higher in 2023 and 2024 than in previous years. Global average temperatures generally reach their highest levels between late June and early August. Land in the Northern Hemisphere warms faster than the oceans in the Southern Hemisphere cool. The researchers also say that setting a new daily temperature record is not unexpected since the global average temperature is already close to the record.
Why is the temperature increasing?
C3S researchers attributed the sudden rise in global temperatures to much warmer-than-average temperatures recorded over large swaths of Antarctica. This is common in Antarctic winters, and as such, every month since July 2023 has claimed a global warming record. Average temperatures in some parts of the Southern Ocean have increased as Antarctic sea ice has decreased compared to last year.
The hottest year this year?
Whether 2024 will be the warmest year will depend on the development and intensity of La Nina. The last four months of 2023 were exceptionally warm. Therefore, it is not yet possible to predict whether 2024 will be warmer than 2023, the researchers said. However, Berkeley Earth predicted last week that the year 2024 has a 92 percent chance of setting a new annual temperature record.
World’s hottest day record broken in 24 hours
The Earth experienced its hottest day in at least 84 years on July 22, with the global average temperature reaching a record high of 17.15 degrees Celsius, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).… pic.twitter.com/W3ufZYTHCl
— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) July 24, 2024
Surprisingly, there is very little difference between global temperatures over the last 13 months and the previous record. We are now in uncharted territory in terms of temperature. If the warming trend continues, more new records will be set in the coming months and years.
– Carlo Buontempo, Director, C3S
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