El Niño is expected to keep temperatures elevated through spring 2024.
Flooding in Vermont, extreme heat in Arizona and the devastating wildfire in Hawaii are all evidence of a warming planet, scientists say. Last month was not only the hottest July dating back to at least 1880, it shattered the previous 2019 record by two-tenths of a degree Celsius, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Assn. said Monday. July 2023 was hotter than any July since at least 1880, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Assn.
“We’re anticipating that not only is 2023 going to be possibly a record warm year, but we anticipate that 2024 will be warmer still,” said Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York. NOAA estimates there is more than a 95% chance that El Niño will continue through the winter and into next spring. Already 40% of the ocean is experiencing a marine heatwave — a trend that is likely to continue into at least the fall.
“A year like this gives us a glimpse of how rising temperatures and heavier rains can impact our society and stress critical infrastructure,” Kapnick said. “It’s important to remember that these years will be cool by comparison with the middle of the century if we continue to warm our planet with greenhouse gas emissions.
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