EU monitor says global temperatures were 1.75C above preindustrial levels, extending run of unprecedented highs

Climate scientists had expected this exceptional spell to subside after a warming El Niño event peaked in January 2024 and conditions shifted to an opposing, cooling La Niña phase. But the heat has lingered at record or near-record levels, prompting debate about what other factors could be driving it to the top end of expectations.

  • @[email protected]
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    545 days ago

    Mark my words, we passed a yet-to-be-identified tipping point.
    Wouldn’t surprise me if we reached the next milestone of +2 before 2030.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      155 days ago

      It’s very scary indeed, and add to that the “new” policy of “fuck the planet, let’s pollute” by one of the most polluting nations in the world.

      • @[email protected]
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        55 days ago

        I imagine most places will have an average temperature +2C above average this year, with the global average hitting it in 2028.

    • @Maggoty
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      55 days ago

      Hollywood reassured me that the planet has an as yet unknown mechanism for rapid cooling though! Surely they wouldn’t lie.