United Nations— “Earth just had its hottest three months on record,” declared the United Nations weather agency on Wednesday.
“The dog days of summer are not just barking, they are biting,” warned U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a statement coinciding with the release of the latest data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) by the World Meteorological Organization.
“Our planet has just endured a season of simmering — the hottest summer on record. Climate breakdown has begun,” Guterres expressed.
The Secretary-General of the WMO, Petteri Taalas, released an urgent assessment of the data, stating: “The northern hemisphere just experienced a summer of extremes — with repeated heatwaves fueling devastating wildfires, impacting health, disrupting daily lives, and causing lasting harm to the environment.”
Taalas also highlighted that in the southern hemisphere, the seasonal shrinkage of Antarctic Sea ice “was literally off the charts, and the global sea surface temperature reached a new record.”
The WMO report, which incorporates data from the Copernicus service as well as information from five other global monitoring organizations, revealed that August was the hottest on record “by a significant margin,” with both land and sea surface temperatures experiencing record highs.
The WMO referenced the U.K.’s Met Office weather agency, which has predicted a “98% likelihood that at least one of the next five years will be the warmest on record.”
Copernicus data already indicates that 2023 is on track to become the hottest year on record. Currently, it ranks second only to 2016 in terms of temperature, but the year is far from over.
“Eight months into 2023, we are currently experiencing the second warmest year to date, only slightly cooler than 2016. Additionally, August was estimated to be around 1.5°C warmer than pre-industrial levels,” commented Carlo Buontempo, Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (ECMWF).
“We still have the chance to avoid the worst effects of climate chaos,” emphasized U.N. Secretary-General Guterres, adding: “We cannot afford to waste any time.”
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