The world could see annual global temperatures pass a key threshold for the first time in the coming five years. 9News
WMO noted that the models used for the forecast don't consider the impact that the coronavirus pandemic might have on reducing emissions of planet-warming gases such as carbon dioxide. But experts say any pandemic-related dip in emissions is likely to be short-lived and could actually hurt efforts to end the use of fossil fuels.
"The impact of the coronavirus is a partial shutdown of the economy worldwide," said Levermann. "But changing the way we do things can only be done with a healthy economy." Dilley, the WMO official, said record temperatures such as those currently seen in the Arctic are the effect of emissions pumped into the atmosphere decades ago, so attempts to alter the future course of the climate need to happen soon.
"This is not something that can be stopped on a dime," he said. "It's like an ocean liner that takes a long, long time to turn." "This is the message that people in their daily lives and how they vote and every other way they should be concerned about," he added.
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