- Under the Paris Agreement, efforts to limit the long-term global average surface temperature by the end of this century were endorsed.
June has been recorded as the hottest month globally. This is according to data released by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has prompted a warning about the implications for the planet.
According to the WMO Secretary General, Celeste Saulo, humans will be experiencing a 1.5 degrees Celcius level temporarily, which comes with increased frequency every month. The 1.5 degrees Celcius threshold, outlined in the Paris Agreement, represents the upper limit for global temperature rise above pre-industrial levels beginning in 1850.
“These latest figures from the Copernicus Climate Change Service unfortunately highlight that we will be exceeding the 1.5 degrees Celsius level on a temporary basis with increasing frequency, on a monthly basis,” said Celeste Saulo.
Under the Paris Agreement, efforts to limit the long-term global average surface temperature by the end of this century were endorsed.
The scientific community has long cautioned about the severe climate change impacts that could result from breaching the 1.5°C mark. Such exceeding temperatures, they say, may lead to severe climate change impacts, emphasizing the significance of every fraction of a degree.
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“For example, every 0.1 degree Celsius increase causes discernible increases in the intensity and frequency of temperature and precipitation extremes, as well as agricultural and ecological droughts in some regions,” said WMO.
The record-breaking temperatures were not limited to the Earth's surface. Sea surface temperatures also reached unprecedented highs in June, posing a severe threat to marine ecosystems. These elevated temperatures can also act as a catalyst for more intense tropical cyclones.
