Heat and poor rainfall bring widespread drought to Europe as well as parts of the US, Asia and Africa
People jump into the water during a heatwave, in east London, Britain, on July 17 2022. Picture: REUTERS/MAJA SMIEJKOWSKA
“These events highlight that we are already experiencing the devastating consequences of our warming world,” said Samantha Burgess, deputy director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service. “Avoiding the worst consequences will require society to both urgently reduce carbon emissions and swiftly adapt to the changing climate.”
Average temperatures globally were 1.2ºC higher last year than in pre-industrial times, topping 2021 levels by a small margin, Copernicus said. That level of heat is disturbing as it happened in the second successive year of La Niña weather conditions, which tend to help keep temperatures low.
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