Global temperature records are continuously being broken

According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) of the European Union (EU) on May 8, the world just experienced the hottest April on record since the C3S data set was established in 1940.

According to C3S, this is the 11th consecutive month that has witnessed a global high temperature record being established (from June 2023 to present).

"While temperature changes associated with natural cycles such as El Nino come and go, excess energy trapped in the ocean and atmosphere due to increasing greenhouse gas concentrations will continue to push heat global level reached a new record level" - C3S Director Carlo Buontempo made an ominous prediction.

Vehicles travel on the road in hot weather in Bhubaneswar City - India on May 2. (Photo: REUTERS)

Climate scientist Hayley Fowler at Newcastle University (UK) said that the latest data shows that the world is unlikely to achieve the goal of preventing global temperatures from increasing by 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial times. (period 1850-1900). 

According to her, humanity has lost the above battle and now needs to think seriously about preventing temperatures from increasing beyond 2 degrees Celsius and reducing emissions as quickly as possible.

The 1.5 degrees Celsius target is the level at which scientists say will avoid the most disastrous consequences of warming, such as deadly heatwaves, flooding and irreparable loss of life. Ecosystem.

Also on May 8, the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said last month was the hottest April in the past 40 years. According to BMKG, the temperature in April 2024 is nearly 1 degree Celsius higher than the same period last year.

Meanwhile, South Korea also recorded its warmest April since 1973. According to Yonhap news agency, the average temperature this month was 14.9 degrees Celsius, higher than the previous record of 14.7 degrees Celsius. year 1998.

The Korea Meteorological Agency also noted that the average temperature in the country has increased by 0.8 degrees Celsius over the past 51 years. Japan also just experienced the highest average April temperature in nearly 130 years.