A look at the fight against global warming

Pathak, Sriparna (2024) A look at the fight against global warming. Hindustan Times.

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Abstract

Heatwaves pose a recurring challenge to lives across the globe, as the climate crisis intensifies and there are frequent and myriad disruptions to the global atmospheric circulation system. April 2024 was the hottest month on record so far, as the temperatures mark 11 consecutive months of unprecedented temperatures from May 2023 to April 2024, with global average temperatures of 1.61 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and 0.73 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average. Oceanic temperatures have also broken records daily over the past year, and the primary reasons for the increase in temperatures are increasing greenhouse gas emissions, and the El Niño event, which have worsened the warming. Besides heatwaves, the increases in oceanic temperatures are also worrying, since oceans comprise a significant buffer of climate change’s impacts and are key regulators of the Earth’s climate. Oceans absorb a quarter of the carbon dioxide emissions from human activities, and roughly 90% of the excess heat from solar radiation. In February and March this year, sea surface temperatures reached a global average of 21.09 degrees Celsius.

Item Type: Article in News Papers and Magazine
Keywords: Global warming | Heat waves
Subjects: Physical, Life and Health Sciences > Environmental Science, Policy and Law
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
JGU School/Centre: Jindal School of International Affairs
Depositing User: Subhajit Bhattacharjee
Date Deposited: 01 Jun 2024 19:38
Last Modified: 01 Jun 2024 19:38
Official URL: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-insight/climate-...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/7871

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