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General Category => Science and Technology => Topic started by: Shaker on November 25, 2015, 01:51:12 PM

Title: 2015 'likely to be warmest year ever'
Post by: Shaker on November 25, 2015, 01:51:12 PM

More dismal news on the state of the world  :(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34915448

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Global average temperatures in 2015 are likely to be the warmest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).

Data until the end of October showed this year's temperatures running "well above" any previous 12 month period.

The researchers say the five year period from 2011 to 2015 was also the warmest on record.

The rise, they state, was due to a combination of a strong El Nino and human-induced global warming.

The WMO said their preliminary estimate, based on data from January to October, showed that the global average surface temperature for 2015 was 0.73 degrees C above the 1961-1990 average.

Their scientists also found that global temperatures were approximately 1 degree C above the 1880-1899 period, mirroring a recent finding by the UK Met Office.

The state of the global climate in 2015 will make history for a number of reasons," said WMO secretary-general Michel Jarraud.

"2015 is likely to be the hottest year on record, with ocean surface temperatures at the highest level since measurements began. It is probable that the 1C threshold will be crossed.

"This is all bad news for the planet."

Title: Re: 2015 'likely to be warmest year ever'
Post by: Rhiannon on November 25, 2015, 02:02:12 PM

 :'(

Title: Re: 2015 'likely to be warmest year ever'
Post by: Shaker on November 25, 2015, 02:04:24 PM

Depressing and frightening stuff  :(

Title: Re: 2015 'likely to be warmest year ever'
Post by: Rhiannon on November 25, 2015, 02:06:59 PM

It's not so much my future that concerns me.  :(

Title: Re: 2015 'likely to be warmest year ever'
Post by: Outrider on November 25, 2015, 02:08:59 PM

Quote from: Shaker on November 25, 2015, 02:04:24 PM

Depressing and frightening stuff  :(

Especially in light of the clown-show that is the cohort of reality-denying Republican presidential candidates and senate majority, and the prospect of Chinese, Indian and Brazilian output increasing significantly in the near future.

O.

Title: Re: 2015 'likely to be warmest year ever'
Post by: Shaker on November 25, 2015, 02:24:39 PM

Quote from: Rhiannon on November 25, 2015, 02:06:59 PM

It's not so much my future that concerns me.  :(

Or mine. Barring the unforeseen - accident or illness -  I've probably got about as much left as I've already had. But thought of the damage being done to the environment, and especially all the species driven to extinction because of us and what we do, is dispiriting to say the least. If you've got kids, it's far more up close and personal.

Hostages to fortune indeed :(

Title: Re: 2015 'likely to be warmest year ever'
Post by: BashfulAnthony on November 25, 2015, 06:31:50 PM

I don't know if the predictions are correct, or not, but:

"Global average temperatures in 2015 are likely to be the warmest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)."

I would be more impressed if they could just forecast tomorrow's weather accurately!

Title: Re: 2015 'likely to be warmest year ever'
Post by: Rhiannon on November 25, 2015, 07:06:13 PM

Quote from: Shaker on November 25, 2015, 02:24:39 PM

Or mine. Barring the unforeseen - accident or illness -  I've probably got about as much left as I've already had. But thought of the damage being done to the environment, and especially all the species driven to extinction because of us and what we do, is dispiriting to say the least. If you've got kids, it's far more up close and personal.

Hostages to fortune indeed :(

Pretty much.  :(