2023 will be one of the hottest years on record

The British Met Office predicts that 2023 will be the tenth year in a row that global temperatures will be at least 1°C warmer than pre-industrial times.

In particular, he estimates that the average temperature in 2023 will be about 1.2°C warmer than before humans started causing climate change, so we should expect one of the hottest years on record. The warmest year recorded since 1850 is 2016, when the El Niño event in the Pacific increased global temperatures.

Professor Adam Skiff of the meteorological service notes that even without El Niño, next year could set a record. Another professor added that “global temperatures over the past three years have been affected by the long-term impact of El Niño on the sea surface in the tropical Pacific,” attributing this phenomenon to a temporary cooling effect. for average temperatures.

Climate change may have its benefits. For example, warming in the Arctic is likely to lead to easier navigation along the Northern Sea Route. The increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the air will also help accelerate the growth of plants, which will increase the overall yield. But at the same time, it will also lead to the destruction of buildings built on permafrost, and, with a high probability, will lead to an increase in the frequency of extreme weather events: droughts, floods and storms. According to statistics, in recent decades, the frequency of weather-related natural disasters has increased significantly: storms, floods, landslides, etc. At the same time, the frequency of such events not related to the weather (for example, earthquakes) remains constant.

Earlier, residents of Central Russia were promised an early spring. Abnormal frosts are no longer expected.