According to the World Meteorological Organization, global climate temperatures are expected to stay near or break record highs over the next five years.
Warming Threatens Global Stability
According to a World Meteorological Organization assessment, human-caused climate change will continue to warm the earth, with new temperature highs expected to be recorded over the next five years.
According to the research, the average global temperature would rise by 1.2 to 1.9 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Extreme weather events will become more often due to warming, which will have an effect on economies and civilizations.
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Paris Goals Slipping Away
WMO deputy secretary-general Ko Barrett said, “There will be an increasing detrimental impact on our economies, our everyday lives, our ecosystems, and our planet.” “Sadly, there is no indication that WMO report explores whether any relief is expected in the coming years.
When world leaders signed the Paris Agreement ten years ago, they agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to levels that would maintain global warming at 1.5C above pre-industrial levels over the long run. Last year, global average temperatures surpassed the 1.5C barrier annually for the first time, indicating that nations are not doing enough to slow down global warming.
From a 32% possibility in the 2023 study to a 70% chance in this year’s assessment, the likelihood that the average temperature over the next five years would surpass 1.5C has rapidly climbed. “The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) states there’s an 80% chance that at least one of the next five years will surpass 2024 — currently the hottest year ever recorded.”
Rising Risks, Rising climate Temperatures
Extreme rain, drought, and heat waves will become more common, severe, and dangerous with each extra fraction of a degree of warming. Together with the ice sheets, sea ice along with glaciers will melt more swiftly. Sea levels will increase in tandem with the oceans’ ongoing warming.
The WMO predicts that the Arctic will warm by 2.4C over the average temperature between 1991 and 2020 and by more than 3.5 times the global average during the next five winters, which will range from November to March.
Rainfall patterns will vary greatly by area, with the Amazon predicted to be dryer this season and the Sahel, northern Europe, Alaska, and northern Siberia to be wetter.