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WMO Report - State of the Global Climate in 2022

November 16 , 2022 499 days 603 0
  • The report titled 'WMO Provisional State of the Global Climate 2022' released at the 27th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC.
  • It stated that the rate of sea level rise has doubled since 1993.
  • It has risen by nearly 10 mm since January 2020 to a new record high this year.
  • The past two-and-a-half years account for 10% of the overall rise in sea level.
  • The global mean temperature in 2022 is estimated to be 1.15 degree Celsius above the pre-industrial (1850-1900) average.
  • It is making the eight years from 2015 the warmest on record.
  • The figures used in the provisional 2022 report are till the end of September this year.
  • The final version will be issued next April.
  • La Nina conditions are keeping the global temperature low for the second consecutive year.
  • But 2022 is still most likely to be the fifth or sixth warmest year on record.
  • The 10-year average for the period 2013-2022 is estimated to be 1.14 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial baseline.
  • This compares with 1.09 degrees Celsius from 2011 to 2020.
  • Around 700 people died due to floods and landslides, and another 900 from lightning.
  • Floods also triggered 6,63 000 displacements in Assam.

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