"A Hotter Earth, No Cooling Down?"

Looking at recent climate conditions, even with cool winds in the mornings and evenings, it's important to remember that the Earth is still hot. Even after summer has passed, the Earth (especially the Northern Hemisphere) remains warm. September recorded the highest temperatures in history, surpassing the previously hottest months, July and August. Scientists' reaction to this was nothing short of astonishment.

 

Therefore, bold measures like reducing fossil fuel consumption and transitioning to eco-friendly energy sources are crucial, they emphasize.

 

According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, an agency of the European Union (EU), the average global temperature for September was 16.83°C, making it the hottest September on record. This is 0.93°C higher than the average for the past 30 years (1991-2020). It even exceeds the September of 2020 by 0.5°C.

 

Notably, it is 1.75°C higher than the average September temperature pre-industrialization (1850-1900). This significantly surpasses the target set in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement of limiting the temperature rise compared to pre-industrial levels to below 1.5°C.

 

The extraordinary nature of this new record is even more evident in the graph below. The black line represents this year's temperature deviation, and instead of leveling off in September, it shoots up even higher. In simple terms, it's a "soaring record."

 

Meanwhile, Korea also recorded its highest temperatures. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the nationwide average temperature for September was 22.6°C, the highest since the expansion of the nationwide weather observation network in 1973. It was 0.4°C higher than the previous record in 1975, and 2.1°C higher than the average.

 

The oceans, which cool the Earth, remain warm as well. In regions of the Earth excluding the polar regions (between 60°N and 60°S), the sea surface temperature in September reached a record high of 20.92°C. Despite it being winter, abnormally high temperatures persist in the southern hemisphere, leading to record-low sea ice levels in Antarctica.

 

"Probability of the Hottest Year This Year 93%↑"... Extreme Climate Could Become Routine Scientists attribute these phenomena to ongoing carbon emissions and El Niño (an abnormal warming of equatorial Pacific Ocean waters). Zeke Hausfather, a climatologist in the United States, stated on social media, "As a climate scientist, September was absolutely gobsmackingly bananas." Climate scientists from other countries express similar views, warning that if these climate changes persist, these abnormal occurrences could become commonplace for the next decade.

 

The Guardian, a UK daily, reported that without dramatic changes in climate action, these exceptional occurrences could become our daily life for the next decade. Therefore, bold measures like reducing fossil fuel consumption and transitioning to eco-friendly energy sources are crucial, they emphasize.