WMO: 2020, one of three warmest years on record

15.01.2021 10:22

TASHKENT, January 15. /Dunyo IA/. The COVID-19 pandemic was not the only long-term crisis the world will remember from 2020, reports “Dunyo” IA correspondent.

According to the UN weather agency, in terms of climate change, the year was also one of the three warmest on record and rivalled 2016 for the top spot.

“The confirmation by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) that 2020 was one of the warmest years on record is yet another stark reminder of the relentless pace of climate change, which is destroying lives and livelihoods across our planet”, said Secretary-General António Guterres. 

He pointed out that at 1.2 degrees of warming above pre-industrial levels, the world is already witnessing unprecedented weather extremes in every region and on every continent. 

“We are headed for a catastrophic temperature rise of 3 to 5 degrees Celsius this century”, he warned. “Making peace with nature is the defining task of the 21st century. It must be the top priority for everyone, everywhere.” 

La Niña, which began in late last year, is expected to continue into the early-middle part of 2021. The extent to which the continued cooling effects of La Niña this year may temporarily diminish the overall long-term warming trend remains to be seen.

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