Swedish Consulate – Climate experts have revealed that a total of 15 national heat records have been broken since the beginning of 2024, largely due to the increasing frequency of extreme weather events and worsening climate change. In addition to this, 130 national monthly temperature records have also been shattered. Along with tens of thousands of local high temperatures recorded at monitoring stations from the Arctic to the South Pacific. Maximiliano Herrera described the unprecedented number of records set in the first six months of 2024 as astonishing.
“The number of extreme heat events is beyond anything ever seen or even thought possible before.” he stated, as reported by The Guardian on Friday, August 16, 2024.
“The months from February 2024 to July 2024 have recorded the most records for any statistical category.”
This trend is alarming because last year’s extreme heat was largely attributed to a combination of human-induced global warming—caused by the burning of gas, oil, coal, trees and the natural El Niño phenomenon, a warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean surface that is associated with higher temperatures in many parts of the world.
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El Niño Subsides But Offers Little Relief
El Niño has weakened since February this year, but this has done little to alleviate the situation.
“Far from easing with the end of El Niño, records are now being broken much more rapidly compared to the end of 2023,” Herrera explained.
Even more concerning is that record-high temperatures have also been recorded at night. Meaning many people are not getting the necessary respite from the relentless heat. For instance, at the end of July. The region of Yueyang in China experienced scorching heat despite unprecedented low night temperatures of 32.0 degrees Celsius. Accompanied by extreme weather and dangerous humidity levels.
Scorching Temperatures Concentrated in Tropical Regions
In Mexico, the record-high temperature of 52 degrees Celsius was matched in Tepache on June 20. In another part of the world, Australia’s Cocos Islands equaled its all-time high of 32.8 degrees Celsius on April 7 for the third time this year.
On June 7, Egypt set a new national record of 50.9 degrees Celsius in Aswan. Just two days earlier, Chad matched its national record of 48 degrees Celsius in Faya.
On May 1, Ghana reached a new peak of 44.6 degrees Celsius in Navrong. While Laos entered new heat territory with 43.7 degrees Celsius in Tha Ngon. Herrera mentioned that tropical regions have been setting records daily for 15 consecutive months.
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