WMO, in their latest Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update for 2025-2029, predicts hot temperatures for the coming five years. Representational Pic
The report from WMO highlights that there is an 80 per cent chance that at least one of the next five years will exceed 2024 as the warmest on record yet
The annual report also indicated that the temperature is expected to be 1.2 degrees Celsius to 1.9 degrees Celsius warmer than the pre-industrial average
According to the report, there is a 70 per cent chance that the 5-year average warming for 2025–2029 will be more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. While the long-term warming (averaged over decades) is expected to remain below 1.5 degrees Celsius
The World Meteorological Department (WMO), while adding the information in their press release, also stated a few points that indicated that the global temperature average will be soaring up
Predictions of sea ice for March 2025-2029 suggest further reductions in sea ice concentration in the Barents Sea, Bering Sea, and Sea of Okhotsk
Predicted precipitation patterns for May-September 2025-2029, relative to the 1991-2020 baseline, suggest wetter than average conditions in the Sahel, northern Europe, Alaska and northern Siberia, and drier than average conditions for this season over the Amazon
In recent years, apart from 2023, in the South Asian region have been wetter than average and the forecast suggests this will continue for the 2025-2029 period. This may not be the case for all individual seasons in this period
Unfortunately, this WMO report provides no sign of relief over the coming years, and this means that there will be a growing negative impact on our economies, our daily lives, our ecosystems and our planet
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