‘WMO Provisional State of the Global Climate 2022’

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• The report titled ‘WMO Provisional State of the Global Climate 2022’ released at the 27th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC.

About the report 

• The WMO State of the Global Climate report is produced annually. 
• It provides an authoritative voice on the current state of the climate using key climate indicators and reporting on extreme events and their impacts. 
• The temperature figures used in the provisional 2022 report are until the end of September. The final version will be issued next April.

Major Findings 

• The global mean temperature in 2022 is estimated to be 1.15 degree Celsius above the pre-industrial (1850-1900) average, likely making the eight years from 2015 the warmest on record.
  • Despite La Niña conditions keeping the global temperature low for the second consecutive year, 2022 is still most likely to be the fifth or sixth warmest year on record
• The rate of sea level rise has doubled since 1993 and has risen by nearly 10 mm since January 2020 to a new record high this year.
• Concentrations of the main greenhouse gases – carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide – once again reached record levels in 2021. The annual increase in methane concentration was the highest on record. 
• India also reported significant flooding at various stages during the monsoon season, particularly in the northeast in June. 

Source:IE