GENEVA, April 22 – RIA Novosti, Elizabeth Isakov. New world record the average temperature can be achieved in 2020-2024 years, said Wednesday at the world meteorological organization in connection with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, celebrated April 22.
“a New world record the average temperature is likely to be achieved in the next five years (2020-2024 years), according to multi-model climate projections of surface temperatures on the basis of data collected leading centre of WMO at annual and decadal climate forecasting,” said the organization.
According to WMO, the last five years have been the warmest in the history of Earth observation, and this trend is expected to continue. Experts note that the increase in the average temperature of the Earth is just one of the indicators of global warming. Other indicators include the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere warming and ocean acidification, sea levels, mass balance of glaciers and ice sheets of the Arctic and Antarctic.
“All the indicators pointed to accelerating the rate of climate change over the past five years, according to the final report on global climate in the years 2015-2019, released on the occasion of the 50 anniversary of Earth Day,” – said in a statement.
The WMO stress that the pandemic COVID 19 may lead to a temporary reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, but it does not replace long-term and sustainable measures in the field of climate. In addition, the measures taken to contain the virus, complicate the struggle with weather, climate and water-related hazards, which are exacerbated by climate change.
“Despite the fact that COVID-19 caused a serious international crisis in health and the economy, failure to deal with climate change may threaten the well-being of people, ecosystems and the economy for centuries”, – quotes the press service of WMO words of the Secretary-General of the organization of petteri Taalas.
According to him, the world community should unite efforts in the fight against climate change, and to counter the proliferation of COVID 19.
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