Why the global temperature record streak continues | DW News

our planet has endured 11 straight months of record-breaking heat now that’s according to the latest report by the eu’s cernus climate service last month was the hottest April since records began capping almost an entire year of global temperature records worldwide average temperatures were almost 0.7 de CI higher than the same period from 199 excuse me from the period from 1991 to 2020 Eastern Europe Eastern Asia and Africa have been hit the hardest the oceans also measured record temperatures in April for the 13th month in a row to help us understand the consequences of this I’m joined Now by Carlo bontempo the director of the eu’s cernus climate change service welcome to DW Mr bontempo good to have you with us now this is the 11th month in a row that has shattered all previous temperature records um are we looking at The New Normal here is it going to get worse can it be regulated can you help put it into perspective for us yes is a very good question and in a sense I would like to say yes this is the new normal because this would would give us the the feeling that this is a steady state unfortunately that’s not the case we are moving towards a climate that is already unprecedented you were saying stating the the figure that appears in the in the monthly Bulletin today and the figure that appeared in the state of the climate that we released a couple of weeks ago and they describe a climate that is already fundamentally different from the climate in which we grew up the climate in which our civilization Thrive and this is not stopping here it’s continuing because we have now built so much extra energy into the climate system into the ocean into the atmosphere but this is driving temperature up and we are bound to see new record coming up so this year is not yet certain what will be a record breaking year or not but we have now already four months in we have four months of record breaking months so in a sense the rest of the year would need to be extremely cold for 202 2024 not to become yet another record breaking months and independently of what’s happening in 2024 we will bound to see new record in the next few years I see now there are notable differences aren’t there in how the changing weather patterns are affecting different regions for example Eastern Africa and southern Europe are now drier northern Europe is getting wetter tell us how this will potentially reshape our planet socially and economically what what effect is that going to have well that’s in a sense our expertise sits on the climate so the impact of the climate on human activities is an extra level of complexity that add on top of that but if you look at the climate and now this is Chang inting as as you were saying we do seeing a drying of of the Mediterranean for instance this is due to a moderate decrease in precipitation and an increase in in evaporation and at the same time we do see more uh energy into the system more water vapor into the atmosphere and these water Vapors is driving more intense uh precipitation so we have seen in the last year the extreme precipitation events such as the flooding in Greece in Slovenia in uh in Italy and in in Libya and this had a profound consequences of on local activities and and livelihood so this kind of event are likely to go to increase in in intensity so okay as a consequence of climate change and given the current geopolitical tensions we’re seeing around the world the conflicts I mean do people have the time and energy to give the climate crisis the attention it deserves well in a sense for me we need to start looking at the climate data and information that National meth services and organizations such as Copernicus or ecmwf provide openly and freely to everyone because we do know something about the climate and now this is changing and this is a an asset a strategic asset that can inform our decision in the long term in a sense we don’t know what the inflation rate will be next year or whether the next conflict or where it will take place but we do know that sea level will be 3 mm higher next year and we are not yet taking full advantage of of this information for the Strategic value it has cab Wan Tempo the director of the comp Copernicus climate change service thank you so much for your time today thank you

11 straight months of record breaking heat on the globe, that’s according to the latest report by the EU’s Copernicus Climate Service. Last month was the hottest April since records began, capping almost an entire year of global temperature records. Worldwide, average temperatures were almost 0.7 degrees Celsius higher than the period from 1991 to 2020. Eastern Europe, eastern Asia and Africa have been hit the hardest. The oceans also measured record temperatures in April – for the thirteenth month in a row.

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48 comments

  1. Sustainability is slowly been spirited away, most now have heard about the fossil fuel effects on the atmospheric temperatures and weather patterns, but will not alter any lifestyle choices and expect some miracle scientific pixie dust cure.
    The climate is in the hands of around 90% of the over consuming global population.
    The Epitaph of Humanity may read.
    " They knew it was coming, yet chose to do nothing".
    Gaz UK2024

  6. Yeap. It was in the inconvenient truth. Water Vapor stores heat. I am glad I am in a cooler location, Montreal Canada. All my tomato had blight last year because it was so wet. This year does not start out promising

  8. I realized that covid very much helped lessen carbon emissions from transportation, but at the cost of many lives though. I think business people will never stop producing nonrenewable energy and products due to greed. Also probably famine might come to many countries near equator.

  12. Why ask a climate scientist about the economic effects and why action isn’t being taken? She should have asked if this is just the El Niño effect which is temporary or something beyond that.

  14. And guess what will happen in 2025? And in 2030? But no, people from "just stop oil" and other climate protesters are still ignored or laughed at by the cluless mob in our countries.

  16. The change is going to slow for people to realise how bad this is. People are more concerned about the prices on fuel.
    We are going to kill this planet. I am glad I never got any kids.

  17. Civilization won't survive 50°Celsius =122° Fahrenheit where would we Bees without Birds & Trees
    Russian nuclear powered ice breakers making paths from Siberia to across top of North pole into Europe keeping paths open for shipping melting polar ice pack significantly

  18. Yup! And we're🇵🇭 (Philippines) one of those countries who are suffering the aftermath of climate change, our hottest recorded temperature recently this April was 53 degrees celsius in the northern part of the Philippines while here in Manila ranges from 38 to 42 degrees. I hope there will be a way to control the worsening condition of climate change

  19. no surprise, but i am astonished how ignorant we are and been collectivly.

    Btw. what goes into the air now, will cumulativly define our climate ten years later. It will only get better ten years after we reversed all effects. So we are all old, when this happens earliest. Something at least two generatiions down the road. Just to paint a clear picture, what is about to happen.

  20. A lot of doom and gloom in the comments. There's still so much we can do. Yes, the challenges are many but theres still much that can be avoided with climate action. Yes, the warming wont stop and emissions wont stop, and will probably only go down very slowly, but theres much everyone can do. Vote for politicians that support ambitious climate action, donate to support nonprofits that do climate action and get involved. Now is the time.

  21. But most important is that "we generate value for our shareholders", make more money for then no matter what. Long live to neoliberalism! Mmmm, wait, without humans? 🤔

  24. It's mind boggling how the rich countries continue to deny what is happening…unfortunately, they were not impacted significantly but wait a few more years coz no one is safe from extinction.

  25. Even if half of Florida ends up under water far right climate change deniers will still insist that there is no human caused climate change – that it's just natural weather cycles that caused the flooding of Florida and Florida will be back above the sea before long.

    Trivia: There are no Florida insurance company people who have the luxury of pretending that climate change doesn't exist
    or if there are they will become bankrupt and extinct due to natural selection of insurance agents as climate change impacts increase in Florida.

  27. I live in the Philippines and the summer here right now at the time of this comment is the hottest. It is hot enough that schools here went back to virtual learning and we see outdoor workers reportedly passing away due to the heat. The most alarming thing for me are the smallest, since the heat waves began in late March, I have not seen an ant column outdoors. Ants usually gather food profusely during this time of year in preparation for the rainy months, and I haven't seen them at all. If the insects are getting fewer, the bigger animals would soon follow.

  28. It's been one of the coldest I remember in Finland. Even few days ago, in May, it was frigging snowing during the day and even today it was barely above 10C with a chilly northern wind.

  31. It is so funny how they still keep asking the wrong questions or the questions that cannot be answered when the obvious questions will lead to the right answers in which noone wants to hear or cannot accept. Let put it this way. If you have to choose the only one between world economy and the livings-friendly environment (& less pollution), which one would it be? Year 2020 was the easy example. There had been many reports over several regions including China showing how climate patterns were a lot better than any other year's around the world.

  32. So now they can call it 'global warming' again; it was during the 1st Obama administration that they switched to 'climate change'.

  37. That's a nice way to frame things. He's right, scientific advice is a strategic asset, we should leverage it even if we are being selfish to act in our self interest. If more proplet understood this isn't altruism or socialism they might get it

  39. Our biosphere source of all life is experiencing growing ecological catastrophes. Yet the west in particular is back to its favorite past time. Endless provoked forever wars. Destruction of the earth's 0:20 systems.

  41. The people must remove the warmongers from office. We've abandoned diplomacy statesmanship negotiations pragmatism compromise RATIONAL THINKING choosing Mafia like tactics instead. Idiotic foolish senseless wars. Where's Germany's once powerful peace movement?

  42. I absolutely know in the deepest parts of my heart that the weather is not the same as when I was a kid 30 years ago. Our winters are so different compared to 30 years ago, I dress in far less layers than in years past. I also can say for certain my kids will never see snow in winter like I did when I was much younger; in fact, I doubt they will ever see any unless they travel or see it on tv.

  43. Places on earth now there's only sand and it's hot all the time .. please brush your teeth with baking soda.. save earth

  45. Ive had to defrost my cars windscreen on several mirnings right up to the end of April , and having to wear 2 fleeces to keep warm , ive lived through dozens of warmer Aprils . Its a cooked up myth .

  46. We need more CO2.
    We need to burn oil and coal and have forest fires to keep carbon as CO2 in the atmosphere. Without CO2 in our air, all life goes extinct.
    Promote the healthy recycling of carbon !

  48. Have you also mentioned that the measuring height of the temperature also has changed, now temperature is taken at ground level where it will be hotter than some meters up……………………………………………………………………………………………

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