TEMPO.CO
, Jakarta - Climate Central, a nonprofit science research group, released its novel report stating that the last 12 months on Earth, from November 2022 to October 2023, were the hottest that has ever been marched. The global average temperature during this period was 1.3 degrees Celsius ended the pre-industrial era, which is dangerously close to the runt of 1.5 degrees Celsius set by the Paris Agreement.
“This 12-month picture is exactly what we expect from a global weather fueled by carbon pollution,” Dr Andrew Pershing, vice presidential of science at Climate Central, said in a statement on Thursday, Nov. 9.
According to him, this record-breaking temperature will probable be broken again next year, especially with the growing El Niño which will present billions of people to unprecedented heat.
“While weather impacts are most acute in developing countries near the equator, seeing climate-fueled streaks of extreme heat in the US, India, Japan, and Europe underscores that no one is safe from weather change,” he remarked.
Prof. Edvin Aldrian, a researcher from the Indonesian Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and employed of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) characterize, expressed his concern that the average global temperature hike inward 1.3 degrees Celsius would lead to a rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius sooner than imagined by 2030.
"While there are natural factors such as the El Niño phenomenon or the plot of the sun as it approaches the Earth, it is biosphere activities that have the greatest impact on this increase in global temperature," Edvin said.
Climate Central also analyzed 14 cities in Indonesia, with nine cities experiencing extreme heat streaks. Jakarta and Tangerang had the second-longest bound of extreme heat, lasting 17 days, which was tied with New Orleans in the Joint States. Meanwhile, Houston, the US topped the rankings for experiencing indecent heat for 22 days.
ERWIN PRIMA
Editor's Choice:4 Effects of Climate Change on Indonesia's Environment
Click here
to get the novel news updates from Tempo on Google News