One-day temperatures breach 2°C warming point for first time: Report

Subject : Environment

Section: Climate change

Context:

The world breached 2 degrees Celsius of warming on November 17, 2023, according to preliminary analysis from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).

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The temperatures were 2.06°C warmer than the pre-industrial era, the average for the 1850-1900 period.
This short-term breach of the 2°C is associated with the climate phenomenon El Nino and long-term human-caused climate forcing.
The 2023 State of Climate Report highlighted that the world has already witnessed 38 days with global average temperatures above 1.5°C by 12 September—more than any other year.
June through August of this year was the warmest period ever recorded.
Evidence of a warming planet:
- Global and North Atlantic sea surface temperatures are at all-time highs, Widespread drought in Amazon and the drying up of Rio Negro, wildfires in Siberia and widespread heatwave events in Europe and North Canada regions.
- The last 12 months have been the warmest in the last 125,000 years, with temperatures reaching 1.32 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial era.