European #climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record -- again

Source: https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-global-warming-copernicus-extreme-weather-hottest-year-92c46dfd01133f14c437c5d2bf5a5f8b

Buontempo said the data clearly shows the planet would not see such a long sequence of record-breaking #temperatures without the constant increase of #greenhouse gases in the #atmosphere driving global #warming.

#crisis #future #earth #weather #temperature #emissions #co2 #environment #nature #science #copernicus #statistics

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record -- again

It's now virtually certain 2024 will be the hottest year on record, and the first with over 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming above the pre-industrial average, according to the European climate agency Copernicus.

'Wake-up call to #humanity’: research shows the #GreatBarrierReef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years

Source: https://theconversation.com/wake-up-call-to-humanity-research-shows-the-great-barrier-reef-is-the-hottest-its-been-in-400-years-235876

Even if global #warming is kept under the Paris Agreement goal of 1.5°C above pre-industrial #temperatures, 70% to 90% of #corals across the world could be lost.

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‘Wake-up call to humanity’: research shows the Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years

We must face a confronting truth: if humanity does not divert from its current course, our generation will likely witness the demise of one of Earth’s great natural wonders.

#Antarctic #temperatures rise 10C above average in near record #heatwave | #Antarctica | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/01/antarctic-temperatures-rise-10c-above-average-in-near-record-heatwave

#Environment #GlabalWarming #ClimateChange

#Temperatures on #Exoplanet #WASP-43b

#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240503.html

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#Deforestation has big impact on regional #temperatures, study of #BrazilianAmazon shows | #Amazon #rainforest | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/30/deforestation-has-big-impact-on-regional-temperatures-study-of-brazilian-amazon-shows

#Environment #Ecology #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #Brazil #Amazon #Conservation

Loss of #sea #ice and rising #temperatures in the #ocean around #Antarctica have a huge effect on the #Earth’s climate

#climate #change #environment

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/19/scientists-lament-southern-ocean-data-desert-just-as-climate-crisis-brings-frightening-changes

Record #ocean #temperatures put #Earth in ‘uncharted territory’, say scientists | #ClimateCrisis | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/26/accelerating-ocean-warming-earth-temperatures-climate-crisis

#Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange

It's the hottest day of the year so far with shade #temperatures nearing 30°C. In direct #sunlight it's a lot hotter of course. While #cycling recently, I've can feel #insects bouncing off my face quite regularly. I'm sure they just then go on their merry way. Another advantage of wearing some #sunglasses or other eye protection means that they don't strike one's eyes. (Admittedly, last summer I did encounter a freak situation where a #bee got stuck in between the sunglass lens and my eye but no real harm was done to either animal.)

#Biking #Bike #Bicycle #Spring