The global mean temperature in 2022 was 1.15 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial (1850-1900) average, making it the “fifth or sixth” warmest year on record despite the La Nina conditions, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said in a report on Friday.
As per the latest report, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide – greenhouse gases majorly contributing to global warming – reached record levels in 2021.
But what is more worrying is that with the prediction of warming El Niño making a comeback later in the year, climate scientists have warned that 2023 and 2024 can further smash high-temperature records.
