United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has announced in a Tweet on Thursday, 7th September 2023, that the planet has just endured the hottest summer on record.
Our climate is imploding faster than we can cope,”
Antonio Guterres- UN Secretary General
The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service stated in a report on Wednesday, 6th September 2023, that the average global temperature in June, July, and August was 16.77 degrees Celsius, smashing the previous 2019 record.
2023 is likely to be the hottest year in human history, and global temperatures during the Northern Hemisphere summer were the warmest on record.
Heatwaves, droughts and wildfires struck Asia, Africa, Europe and North America over the last three months, with dramatic impact on economies, ecosystems and human health.
“The three months that we’ve just had are the warmest in approximately 120,000 years, so effectively human history.”
Samantha Burgess – C3S deputy director
“Climate breakdown has begun,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, echoing famous testimony before the US Congress 35 years ago, in which government scientist James Hansen declared that global warming had begun.
Also on Wednesday, 6th September 2023, the World Meteorological Organization warned that more frequent and intense heat waves are generating a “witch’s brew” of air pollution the shorter the lifespan of humans and the more damages to other life forms.
Story: Christy Dung