COP19: 2013 is to be the seventh warmest year since 1850
2013 is to be the seventh warmest year since it began monitoring the annual average temperature on the planet, in 1850. This year has also been conducive to extreme weather events, such as Hurricane Haiyan, which hit the Philippines recently, spurred on by the rise of sea level.According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Meteorology Agency of the United Nations (UN), the first nine months of 2013 coincide with those of 2003, with average temperatures, both on the Earth's surface as oceanic, 0.48 degrees Celsius above the annual average recorded between 1961-1990."This year is contributing once again to stress the long-term trend" in the face of higher temperatures caused by global warming, said the Secretary-General of WMO, Michael Jarraud, during the Conference on climate change, UN COP19, held in Warsaw. "The accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, enhanced by human activity, means a future warmer than is now inevitable," added the responsible, CITES The Guardian.The result is still tentative, but the WMO indicates that this year is likely to finish among the 10 warmest since 1850.In September, the UN Intergovernmental Panel for climate change reviewed in high probability of the human species being the main cause of global warming since 1950 to 95%, the previous 90% estimated in 2007. The anticipated effects include more heat waves, increased level of the oceans and increased rainfall.Since the temperature of the Earth began to be monitored, 2010 was warmest year, according to the WMO.Foto: Steve Bolton, sob licença Creative Commons
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