Arctic Temperature Alarm
On 2023-06-21, the air temperature in the Arctic was 1.92°C (degrees Celsius). This temperature is 0.02°C higher than 90% of the temperatures observed during the climate reference monitoring period from 1981-2010.
The WMO provisional State of the Global Climate report confirms that 2023 is set to be the warmest year on record, regardless of the final two months of 2023. Data showed that until the end of October of this year, global temperatures were about 1.40 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial baseline.
In it’s report, the WMO highlighted the drastic loss of Antarctic sea ice as a key bellwether of growing planetary catastrophe. This past September, when Antarctic sea ice should have been at its maximum, an area the size of Germany and France had failed to freeze.
In addition to the southern pole, the Arctic is warming at least four times faster than the global average, making this increase in temperature even more remarkable. As the Arctic continues to warm, the potential for global risks associated to Arctic change increases. One way of combatting temperature rise is by at least halving our emissions by 2030 – on the path to a net-zero future. With COP28 underway, our world leaders need to act now. Learn more about global risks here.
