Global Warming Turned 2022 Into a ‘Chronicle of Climate Chaos’
This year is likely to be the 5th or 6th hottest on record, according to the UN’s provisional State of the Climate Report.
Smoke from the Creek Fire settles over Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park, California, U.S., on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020.
Photographer: Naureen Malik/BloombergA catastrophic acceleration in global warming unleashed “climate chaos” across the planet this year — a signal that the window to act is closing, the UN warned on Sunday.
Global temperatures in 2022 are likely to end about 1.15C above the average in pre-industrial times, making it the fifth or sixth hottest year on record, according to the provisional State of the Global Climate Report 2022 produced by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization. High heat levels in 2022 were particularly worrying as they happened under the second consecutive year of La Niña conditions, which tend to help keep temperatures low.