Scientists Warn of Climate Calamity Following Hottest January Ever

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Scientists Warn of Climate Calamity Following Hottest January Ever

Scientists Warn of , Climate Calamity , Following Hottest January Ever.

'The Guardian' reports that scientists have warned the world is not prepared for coming climate disasters as global warming continues to break temperature records.

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Following the hottest year ever recorded, marine scientists have been shocked by prolonged, intense temperatures at the surface of the world's oceans.

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Following the hottest year ever recorded, marine scientists have been shocked by prolonged, intense temperatures at the surface of the world's oceans.

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According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2024 has a one-in-three chance of being even hotter than 2023.

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Higher global temperatures increase the risk of both fires and flooding.

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Higher global temperatures increase the risk of both fires and flooding.

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In Chile, President Gabriel Boric has declared a two-day period of national mourning following the country's deadliest recorded wildfire which killed 120 people in the Valparaíso region.

In the United States, California declared a state of emergency amid an "atmospheric river" which has resulted in unprecedented amounts of rain.

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Fuelled by extreme weather and climate extremes, the frequency of climate-related disasters has dramatically risen in recent years, Raul Cordero, climate professor at the University of Groningen and the University of Santiago, via 'The Guardian'.

Fuelled by extreme weather and climate extremes, the frequency of climate-related disasters has dramatically risen in recent years, Raul Cordero, climate professor at the University of Groningen and the University of Santiago, via 'The Guardian'.

In some regions of the world, we are facing climate-fueled disasters for which we are not prepared, and it is unlikely that we will be able to fully adapt to them, Raul Cordero, climate professor at the University of Groningen and the University of Santiago, via 'The Guardian'.

In some regions of the world, we are facing climate-fueled disasters for which we are not prepared, and it is unlikely that we will be able to fully adapt to them, Raul Cordero, climate professor at the University of Groningen and the University of Santiago, via 'The Guardian'.

Richard Betts of the Met Office’s Hadley Centre urged global leaders to take action to reverse direction on the world's path toward a climate calamity.

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We can still limit the extent to which extremes get worse if we urgently reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero – but with global emissions still rising, it’s hard not to be increasingly concerned about how we will deal with what’s coming, Richard Betts, Met Office’s Hadley Centre, via 'The Guardian'


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