Governments around the world are being urged to get ready for a surge in temperatures and severe weather that could impact our health, ecosytems and economies and hit 1.5 degrees of global warming.
But global warming could be making the weather pattern more frequent says Maynooth University professor and climate expert John Sweeney which could drive the world over 1.5 degrees of global warming. “The effect of that is to bring cold water up across the western side of South America so you get upwelling and nutrients coming to the surface.”
“We do tend to get colder winters in Northern Europe... [and] there are some tentative suggestions of an impact on rainfall.”A WMO report in May also said there’s a 66% likelihood the annual average near-surface global temperature between 2023 and 2027 will temporarily be more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for at least one year.
“Early warnings and anticipatory action of extreme weather events associated with this major climate phenomenon are vital to save lives and livelihoods.”