Washington.-The average air temperature over land and ocean surfaces was 0.57° higher than the long-term average. It was confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization. The other two hottest years were 2010 and 2005.The average air temperature over land and the ocean surface was 0.57 degrees Celsius higher than the long-term average (14 degrees Celsius), in the period between 1961 and 1990, taken as a reference.
The other two hottest years in history, according to current records, were 2010 and 2005, when temperatures were 0.55 and 0.54 degrees Celsius, respectively, higher than the same period.
The difference, therefore, is a few hundredths of a degree, which falls within the margin of error, according to the WMO.
“The difference is minimal between the three hottest years,” added the United Nations scientific entity, according to the EFE agency.
Beyond the impact of these calculations and the fact that the temperature has been higher this or that year, the Organization said that “this confirms the continuing trend of global warming and the risk of increasingly suffering its consequences.”
Last year saw record heat waves combined with torrential rain 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 the temperature has been higher this or that year, the Organization said that “this confirms the continuing trend of global warming and the risk of suffering more and more of its consequences.”
“We expect global warming to continue due to increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and increasing heat content in the oceans,” said WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud.
These data confirm what was announced two weeks ago by NASA and the United States Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, pointing to 2014 as the hottest year, although they differ in the data.
The WMO uses the data provided by these two institutions in its analysis, but complements it with other data it receives from the United Kingdom.
This organization is a pioneer in raising awareness regarding climate change and its impact on global warming, and has influenced the role that human activities have in accelerating this phenomenon.
In addition, the WMO indicated that the 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 due to greenhouse gases (from fossil fuels and other human activities) ends up in the oceans.
That is why measuring the heat they contain is considered essential to understanding the climate system.
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2024-04-26 18:25:43
