Washington.-The average air temperature over land and ocean surface was 0.57° above the long-term average, the World Meteorological Organization confirmed. The other two warmest years were 2010 and 2005.The average air temperature over land and ocean surface was 0.57 degrees Celsius above the long-term average (14 degrees Celsius) for the period between 1961 and 1990, taken as a reference.
The other two warmest years on record, according to current records, were 2010 and 2005, when temperatures were 0.55 and 0.54 degrees Celsius, respectively, higher than in the same period.
The difference is therefore a few hundredths of a degree, which is within the margin of error, according to the WMO.
“The difference is minimal between the three warmest years,” the United Nations scientific body added, according to EFE.
Beyond the impact of these calculations and the fact that temperatures have been higher in certain years, the Organization said that “this confirms the continuing trend towards global warming and the risk of suffering more and more of its consequences.”
Last year saw record heat waves combined with torrential rains and flooding in many countries, while others experienced droughts, which is characteristic of climate change.
Beyond the impact of these calculations and the fact that temperatures have been higher in certain years, the Organization said that “this confirms the continuing trend towards global warming and the risk of suffering more and more of its consequences.”
“We expect global warming to continue due to rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and increasing heat content in the oceans,” said WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud.
These data confirm what NASA and the U.S. Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced two weeks ago, pointing to 2014 as the warmest year on record, although the data differ.
The WMO uses data from these two institutions in its analyses, but complements it with data received from the United Kingdom.
This organization is a pioneer in warning about climate change and its impact on global warming, and has emphasized the role that human activities play in accelerating this phenomenon.
The WMO also reported that oceans also experienced record temperatures in 2014.
In this case, the strangest thing for scientists is that these high temperatures occurred “in the absence of a fully developed El Niño phenomenon.”
El Niño is characterized by warming water surface temperatures.
According to science, 93 percent of the excess energy trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases (from fossil fuels and other human activities) ends up in the oceans.
This is why measuring the heat they contain is considered essential to understanding the climate system.
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2024-08-06 02:27:04
