State of the Global Climate 2020 Provisional Report
According to the latest State of the Global Climate provisional report by World Meteorological Organization released on December 1, 2020, the year 2020 is set to be among the three warmest on record. Also, the decade 2011-2020 would be the warmest ever.
Key Observations
- The global mean surface temperature for January-October 2020 was 1.20Celsius higher than the pre-industrial baseline (1850-1900). For that period, 2020 is the second-warmest year on record.
- The record heat in 2020 has been despite near-La Niña conditions prevailing in the equatorial Pacific Ocean since August and moderate La Niña conditions prevailing since October. The La Niña phase ....
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