Earth temperature has probably been the highest in the past decade
ArabiaWeather - said weather experts in a report released on Tuesday during the climate summit in Spain that is almost certain that the temperatures recorded the highest scores at all over the past decade, which paints a grim picture of the erosion of the sea ice and heat waves with the consequences and destructive levels Taker sea rise .
An annual WMO assessment of the Earth's climate highlighted the risks during two weeks of talks aimed at supporting the Paris climate agreement in 2015 to avoid catastrophic global warming.
"The heat waves and floods that have been occurring 'once a century' are turning into more frequent events," said Peteri Talas, secretary-general of the Geneva-based organization.
“Countries like the Bahamas to Japan to Mozambique have suffered the impact of devastating tropical cyclones. Forest fires swept the Arctic and Australia. ”
Definition of climate change and causes of climate change
The report also noted that increases in sea temperatures, known as “marine heatwaves” that are destroying underwater life, are becoming more common.
The report said the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased to a record 407.8 ppm in 2018 and continued to rise in 2019.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned at the opening of the summit on Monday that a concentration of 400 ppm was once considered a critical turning point “unimaginable”.
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