MANILA, Philippines – Naitala ang buwan ng Hulyo bilang pinakamainit na buwan sa mundo.
Ito ang kinumpirma ng climate observatory nitong Martes, Agosto 8, kung saan mas mataas ang record na naitala ng 0.33 degrees Celsius kumpara sa rekord noong Hulyo 2019 sa average temperature na 16.63 degrees Celsius.
“The month was 0.72C warmer than the 1991-2020 average for July,” ayon sa EU climate observatory.
“Heatwaves were experienced in multiple regions of the Northern Hemisphere, including southern Europe. Well-above average temperatures occurred over several South American countries and around much of Antarctica,” dagdag pa ng EU climate observatory na Copernicus.
“The global mean for 2023 is the third highest on record, at 0.43C relative to 1991-2020, compared with 0.49C for 2016 and 0.48C for 2020. The gap between 2023 and 2016 is expected to narrow in the coming months, as the latter months of 2016 were relatively cool… while the remainder of 2023 is expected to be relatively warm as the current El Nino event develops.”
Matatandaang nauna nang nagbabala ang mga eksperto ng bagong rekord para sa buwan ng Hulyo makaraang makapagtala rin ng bagong temperature record ang mga karagatan ng mundo.
Ang temperatura kasi ng mga karagatan ay tumaas sa 20.96 degrees Celsius noong Hulyo 30, ayon sa datos ng European Union climate observatory.
Noong Marso 2016 huling naitala ang rekord na 20.95 degrees Celius.
“We just witnessed global air temperatures and global ocean surface temperatures set new all-time records in July. These records have dire consequences for both people and the planet exposed to ever more frequent and intense extreme events,” pahayag ni Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director ng EU Copernicus Climate Change Service.
“2023 is currently the third warmest year to date at 0.43C above the recent average, with the average global temperature in July at 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
“Even if this is only temporary, it shows the urgency for ambitious efforts to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, which are the main driver behind these records,” sinabi pa niya.
Matatandaang sinalanta ng kabi-kabilang forest fire ang ilang bansa sa Europe, Canada at North Africa, maging sa southern United States at China dahil sa heatwave.
Makalipas ang ilang araw, bumagsak naman ang pinakamaraming ulan sa China sa rekord nila matapos ang 140 taon.
“Climate change is here. It is terrifying. And it is just the beginning,” ayon naman kay UN chief Antonio Guterres.
“The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived.” RNT/JGC
