![]() ![]() “We have the roadmap to limit the rise in global temperature to 1.5 ☌ and avoid the worst of climate chaos. In a video message accompanying WMO’s climate report, Mr Guterres urges leaders to commit to urgent action at the UN Climate Change negotiations, COP28. Record global heat should send shivers down the spines of world leaders,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. “This year we have seen communities around the world pounded by fires, floods and searing temperatures. It provides a snapshot of socio-economic impacts, including on food security and population displacement. The report shows the global reach of climate change. Swiss glaciers have lost about 10 percent of their remaining volume in the past two years, according to the WMO report. Glaciers in North America and Europe once again suffered an extreme melt season. The maximum Antarctic sea-ice extent for the year was the lowest on record, a full 1 million km2 (more than the size of France and Germany combined) less than the previous record low, at the end of southern hemisphere winter. The rate of sea level rise from 2013-2022 is more than twice the rate of the first decade of the satellite record (1993-2002) because of continued ocean warming and melting of glaciers and ice sheets. The long lifetime of CO2 means that temperatures will continue to rise for many years to come. Taalas.Ĭarbon dioxide levels are 50 % higher than the pre-industrial era, trapping heat in the atmosphere. “Extreme weather is destroying lives and livelihoods on a daily basis – underlining the imperative need to ensure that everyone is protected by early warning services,” said Prof. We cannot return to the climate of the 20th century, but we must act now to limit the risks of an increasingly inhospitable climate in this and the coming centuries,” he said. ![]() We risk losing the race to save our glaciers and to rein in sea level rise. It’s a deafening cacophony of broken records,” said WMO Secretary-General Prof. Rain totals obviously don't look very high on Friday but the entire day is going to be one of those days with some pockets of drizzle along with an occasional shower or two.“Greenhouse gas levels are record high. It will be a minor annoyance for most, but will obviously have an impact on anyone with outdoor plans.įriday morning rain chances are also still in the forecast with maybe a fifth of an inch of rain falling. ![]() The fast-moving system won't drop a lot of rain (maybe a third of an inch). Yesterday it was looking like Saturday would be completely dry, but now it appears Saturday has the best rain chance for the next week. The first example of this is now the rain I expect we will see Saturday afternoon into the evening hours. These small impulses are oftentimes tough to forecast more than 48 hours out and even then they are sometimes missed. Rain chances will also be around with us at the mercy of fast-moving mid-level systems that ride the jet stream and move fast. ![]()
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