One of the most discussed topics in social discussions about the future of humanity is, without a doubt, global warming.
This increase in average temperature of both the ocean and the atmospheric part closest to the surface is especially worrying due to human interference, being one of the main factors responsible for the phenomenon.
This situation becomes even more alarming with recent data showing a record increase in temperature this June, the highest ever recorded for the period.
According to François-Marie Bréon, deputy director of the Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Sciences (LSCE), this is not surprising, since there is also the influence of El Niño.
El Niño will bring the hottest June on record
El Niño is a natural phenomenon that results in the abnormal warming of the Pacific Ocean in the equatorial portion.
The Copernicus Program, responsible for observing data for the month of June and located in Bonn, Germany, also marked the month of May this year as having the largest increase in ocean temperatures known.
About this, François states:
“If one year is particularly warm, that’s not necessarily significant, but what is clear is this strong trend, which shows an increase in temperatures of about 0.2°C per decade.”
Furthermore, for the first time in a month of June, Copernicus revealed temperatures of more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, a limit established in 2015, in the Paris Climate Agreement. However, this limit has already been exceeded for other months of the year.
Main cause indicated
O Paris Agreement sets limits for the increase in the average global temperature of up to 1.5 °C. However, this increase above the limit has serious consequences and could lead to global climate crises.
According to Richard Hodgkins, professor of Geography at the British University of Loughborough, the constant increase in the use of fossil fuels is causing this disproportionate increase, which could cause the melting of the polar ice caps and serious forest fires, in addition to drought in some regions of the planet.
He claims:
“El Niño years have always been warm, but now they come against a backdrop of decade-after-decade warming fueled by fossil fuel use that has made extreme temperatures more likely.”
