2023 is the hottest year on record, with July temperatures on record
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has said that 2023 will be the hottest year on record, breaking the record set in 2016 when the world was about 1.2 degrees Celsius warmer than the industrial average.
According to the international news agency Reuters, this warning was given in a report issued by the WMO on the occasion of the COP 28 climate conference in Dubai. The report said that the intensity of events like floods, forest fires, melting snow and heat waves may increase significantly in the near future.
The report of the world body said that it is necessary to make another agreement regarding the failure to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. Otherwise, it will be difficult to avoid the worst effects of climate change.
In an interview before the release of the report, the WMO Secretary General said that the global temperature in 2023 is 1.4 degrees Celsius higher than the pre-industrial level.
It should be noted that earlier WMO expressed concern and said that there is a 98% probability that the next five years will be the hottest days in human history. According to the United Nations, the period from 2023 to 2027 will be the hottest period on record.
In this regard, scientists have shown a 66% probability that the temperature of the earth may exceed 1.5 degrees in the coming years. Temperatures exceeding this threshold mean the world will be warmer than it was in the second half of the 19th century.
By Khaleel Awan
