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🔥🌍 Is 17 Degrees Really That Hot? Record Breaking Global Temperatures Explained
What’s going on here?
☀️July has seen record-breaking global average temperatures, with a new high of 17.18 degrees Celsius reached on Wednesday 5th July.
What does this mean?
♨️These temperatures may not seem very high, but this is the global average, not the highest temperature anywhere on earth. It is calculated by taking the average temperature across land and oceans, which is then averaged over months to calculate trends over time.
⚠️ Hitting these average temperatures is an indication that the world will likely breach the 1.5 degree threshold by 2027, as reported by the @unitednations in May.
Why should we care?
🌊❄️High global average temperatures often reflect elevated temperatures in the Arctic and Antarctica. This raises concerns about accelerated ice melting and subsequent sea level rise.
📈 Current climate pledges are predicted to limit warming to around 2.5 degrees, so “an urgent system-wide transformation” is needed to meet the 1.5 degree threshold set by the UN.
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