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UN Warns 2023 to be Hottest Year Ever Recorded
Why in the News?
- The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) declares 2023 as poised to become the hottest year ever recorded, emphasizing the critical need for immediate measures to curb global warming and mitigate its severe consequences.
Source: Stanford News
Source: Stanford NewsWMO Chief’s Statement
- WMO Chief Petteri Taalas characterizes the situation as a “deafening cacophony of broken records.”
- Highlights include record-high levels of greenhouse gases, global temperatures, and sea level rise.
- Additionally, Antarctic sea ice has hit a record low.
Environmental Concerns:
- The alarming state of climate records indicates the pressing need for
- increased awareness,
- international collaboration, and
- effective policies to safeguard the planet’s future.
- Immediate attention to reducing emissions and adopting sustainable practices is crucial to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change.
- Surpassing the previous record set in 2016,when the world experienced temperatures approximately 1.2 degrees Celsius higher than the preindustrial average.
Key Reasons highlighted:
- The surge into record-breaking temperatures this year was a result of climate change propelled by fossil fuel
combustion, compounded by the occurrence of the natural El Niño climate pattern in the Eastern Pacific.
COP28 , Dubai addresses this issue and focuses on the steps to mitigate this challenge .
