2010 may be the hottest year ever

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on December 2 said that 2010 could be the hottest year in recent history and the 2001-2010 decade is also considered the highest temperature.

The phenomenon of ice melting in the Arctic due to the record high temperature of the earth. (Internet photo)

Speaking at the press conference within the 16th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP-16) taking place in the tourist city of Cancun (Mexico), WMO Secretary General Michael Jarraud said Even though there is only one more month left until 2010, the data collected in the climate change process over the past 11 months are enough to prove it.

In all areas of the Earth, the air temperature on the surface of the earth and the ocean is 0.55 degrees C higher than the average of 14 degrees Celsius in the period 1961-1990.

The past decade is also the hottest time on Earth with an average temperature of 0.46 degrees Celsius higher than the temperature of the comparison period. The two regions with the highest temperature increase are Canada and Greenland with temperatures 3 degrees C higher than normal and North Africa and South Asia regions (1-3 degrees higher).

WMO experts said the average temperature in 2010 was even higher in 1998 and 2005, two years considered the hottest from 1820 to the present - the time when temperature data began to follow. watch.

Jarraud, the Secretary-General, stressed that over the past year, Asia, Africa and the Arctic are the areas most affected by climate change. The world has witnessed widespread flooding in Pakistan, Mexico, Thailand, Vietnam, Southwest China and Colombia.

Unusual heat waves are also recorded in Russia, Finland, Ukraine and Belarus. Winter 2010 is also unusual with record low temperatures recorded in North and Central Europe. Meanwhile, in North Africa and Canada, unusually warm and dry heat is recorded in the winter with an average temperature of 4 degrees Celsius higher than normal.

According to Jarraud, WMO made the above statement and the necessary data on the current climate on Earth to urge negotiators to find a common voice in their efforts to combat climate change quickly. outlining a specific action plan to save the Earth before it is too late.

The temperature data of WMO are summarized from 189 member countries. It is expected that the first official data on Earth temperature in 2010 will be announced in February 2011.