During 2020, the advance of climate change became evident as it became the third hottest year in recorded history, as confirmed by data from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
In a statement, the United Nations (UN) He explained that the meteorological phenomenon known as La Niña, reduced the heat a bit at the end of the year, to lower the average temperature of 2020.
With the climate of 2020, the decade that began in 2011 went down in history as the warmest on record. During that period, the six years with the highest temperatures occurred, all from 2015.
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The UN indicated that although 2016 ranks first in heat, the difference in the global average temperature with 2019 -the second place- and 2020 -the third place-, is practically insignificant.
In 2020, the temperature was approximately 14.9 ° C, that is, 1.2 ± 0.1 ° C higher than the pre-industrial levels corresponding to the period 1850-1900.
“The confirmation from the World Meteorological Organization that 2020 was one of the warmest climate years since records began is a stark reminder that climate change is moving steadily, destroying lives and livelihoods in its wake. our entire planet ”, he stressed Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General.
He stressed that due to the current 1.2 ° C increase, unprecedented extreme weather events are already occurring in all regions and on all continents.
“Making peace with nature is the task that will define the 21st century. It should be the top priority for everyone, everywhere, ”Guterres emphasized.
In every new decade, the heat increases
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For its part, Petteri Taalas, Secretary General of the OMM, said that since the 1980s, each new decade has a warmer climate than the previous one.
“The gases that retain heat in the atmosphere remain at record levels and the long life cycle of carbon dioxide, the most important gas, subjects the planet to future warming,” he warned.
It also estimated that the La Niña episode that began in late 2020 will continue into early and mid-2021.
2020 was one of 3 hottest years on record, along with 2016 and 2019.
6 warmest years have been since 2015.
It was the warmest decade on record, continuing a long-term trend that shows no sign of reversal.
Temperatures are only part of the story#ClimateChange has many impacts pic.twitter.com/6YC1ICZGxs— World Meteorological Organization (@WMO) January 14, 2021
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