EU monitor says global temperatures were 1.75C above preindustrial levels, extending run of unprecedented highs

Climate scientists had expected this exceptional spell to subside after a warming El Niño event peaked in January 2024 and conditions shifted to an opposing, cooling La Niña phase. But the heat has lingered at record or near-record levels, prompting debate about what other factors could be driving it to the top end of expectations.

  • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Hollywood reassured me that the planet has an as yet unknown mechanism for rapid cooling though! Surely they wouldn’t lie.