November 2020 was the warmest November on record
Environment — di Andrea Barolini
According to data from the European climate monitoring service Copernicus, no November had ever been as warm as this year's.
November 2020 was the warmest November on record
According to data from the European climate monitoring service Copernicus, no November had ever been as warm as this year's.
A further confirmation of the inexorable trend of global warming is provided by the continuous succession of records. The latest concerns the month just ended: no November had ever been as warm on Earth as this year's. The data was confirmed by the European climate monitoring service Copernicus, according to which Europe in particular is experiencing its warmest autumn on record.
📢November #temperature highlights from #Copernicus #C3S:
🌡️ Globally, last month was the warmest November on record, by a clear margin
🌡️ For Europe, the month roughly tied as the second warmest on record
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🌡️ Globally, last month was the warmest November on record, by a clear margin
🌡️ For Europe, the month roughly tied as the second warmest on record
More➡️bit.ly/39NTWGB
"Records like November's should be a wake-up call"
In November in particular, the global average temperature clearly exceeded the two previous records — set in 2016 and 2019 — by 0.13 degrees Celsius. The figure for the month just ended was 0.77 degrees above the 1981–2010 average. "These are records that underline a long-term trend. We need to treat them as wake-up calls in order to find the best way to honour the commitments set out in the Paris Agreement," explained Carlo Buontempo, director of Copernicus.
More broadly, the research institute explained that over the twelve months between December 2019 and November 2020, the global average temperature was 1.28 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels — pushing the planet ever closer to the first threshold set by the Paris Agreement, namely 1.5 degrees. Beyond that point, rising temperatures will gradually shift the overall situation from a state of crisis to a potential catastrophe.
📢November #Arctic #SeaIce highlights from #C3S:
❄️Sea ice extent was the second lowest for November in the satellite data record, beginning in 1979
❄️Sea ice concentrations were most below average in the Kara and northern Barents Seas
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❄️Sea ice extent was the second lowest for November in the satellite data record, beginning in 1979
❄️Sea ice concentrations were most below average in the Kara and northern Barents Seas
More➡️bit.ly/3lLCxAl
The global average temperature has risen by 0.2 degrees Celsius every decade since the 1970s
Since the 1970s, the planet's temperature has increased, on average, by 0.2 degrees Celsius every decade. It is no coincidence that the years between 2015 and 2020 were the six warmest ever recorded since temperatures began to be monitored systematically. And the World Meteorological Organization announced that 2020 will likely be the second warmest on record, after 2016 — with a margin that is in any case minimal.