WMO: 2021 was the hottest ever in human history

2021 was the hottest ever in human history

A UN report, issued by the World Meteorological Organization WMO, confirmed that the last seven years were the hottest ever in human history.

Although average global temperatures were temporarily cooled by the 2020-2022 La Nina events, 2021 was still one of the seven warmest years on record, according to six leading international datasets consolidated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Despite the fact that two consecutive La Nina climatic events captured global attention for a large part of the year, 2021 is still on the list of the seven hottest years ever.

Global warming and other long-term climate change trends are expected to continue as a result of record levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the agency said.

La Nina refers to the extensive cooling of the ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, coupled with changes in the tropical atmospheric circulation.

Source: QNA