Climate change | 13 straight months of record temperatures and June 2024 records second lowest sea ice extent

ArabiaWeather - A recent report from the US agency NOAA found that June recorded temperatures 2.20 degrees Fahrenheit (1.22 degrees Celsius) higher than the 20th century average of 59.9 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 degrees Celsius), making it the warmest June on record and the hottest month on record. The 13th straight global temperature record, and according to the National Center for Climate Science's annual global temperature forecast, there is about a 60% chance that 2024 will rank as the warmest year on record and a 100% chance that it will rank as the fifth warmest year globally on record. Launch.

June 2024 will record higher than normal temperatures globally

According to the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Agency, June temperatures were above average across most of the Earth's surface, except for western Canada, most of Greenland, southern South America, northwestern Russia, eastern Asia, eastern Australia, and most of East Antarctica. Africa, Asia and South America recorded their highest June temperatures on record, while Europe recorded the second highest temperatures. Sea surface temperatures were above average in most areas, while parts of the eastern tropical Pacific and southeastern Pacific were below average. Global oceans have been record warm since April 2023.

The lower layer of the atmosphere was not insulated from the high temperatures

Temperatures in the troposphere, the layer of the Earth's atmosphere closest to the Earth's surface (2 to 6 miles above the Earth's surface), were record warm in June, according to satellite data from NESDIS. Each of the past 12 months has set world records for the middle troposphere.

Snow cover and sea ice are declining due to climate change

The NOAA report also stated that the extent of snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere in June was the twelfth smallest on record. Both Eurasia and North America were below average (by 310,000 and 290,000 square miles, respectively). Overall, snow cover was below average in most areas except for parts of western Siberia, small parts of China and Pakistan, and far western Canada, which were above average.

The extent of global sea ice was the second smallest in the 46-year record at 8.75 million square miles, which is 810,000 square miles less than the 1991-2020 average. The extent of Arctic sea ice was below average (by 150,000 square miles), and the extent of Antarctic sea ice was also below average (by 660,000 square miles), ranking second lowest on record. Launch.

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