Global temperatures were shattered last year, the World Meteorological Organization said Tuesday, and the head of the World Meteorological Organization expressed particular concern about rising ocean temperatures and decreasing extent of sea ice.
The United Nations meteorological agency said in its annual report on the state of the global climate that average temperatures reached their highest level in 174 years, reaching 1.45 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Ocean temperatures also reached their highest level in 65 years of recorded data, and more than 90 percent of the seas experienced heat waves during the year, she said.
“The WMO community is issuing a red alert to the world,” said Celeste Saulo, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization. She stressed that “what we witnessed in 2023, especially the unprecedented warming of the oceans, the retreat of glaciers and the loss of sea ice in Antarctica, raises particular concern.”
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“Scientists warn that 2024 could be even worse, as the El Niño phenomenon causes temperatures to rise in the first few months of the year. The World Meteorological Organization report showed a significant decline in sea ice in Antarctica. He said that this trend, to… The aspect of ocean warming that causes water expansion “has contributed to a doubling of sea levels over the past decade compared to the period 1993-2002,” Reuters describes.
The report concluded that ocean warming was concentrated in the North Atlantic, where temperatures averaged 3 degrees Celsius above average at the end of 2023. We read that “Rising ocean temperatures are impacting fragile marine ecosystems, and many species have fled “Fish from the northern region in search of lower temperatures.”
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