Okay, So 2017 Is One of the Hottest Years… Ever.

You might have noticed that the weather’s been… kinda hot lately.

Well guess what; you’re not alone.

In fact, at this very moment, millions of people are having this thought:

And uncharacteristically, there’s actually an old scientific explanation for this phenomenon.

Sunfeelinghorny-itis

In other words, global warming.

One of the hottest years EVER

According to the UN’s World Meteorological Organization, this year will be one of the three warmest ever.

This comes even after considerations of cyclical weather events, which bump up global temperatures every three to seven years.

Around 30% of the world’s population now experience “extreme hot temperatures” for at least several days each year. (Although I swear Singapore experiences it every single day)

The number of vulnerable people exposed to potentially deadly heatwaves has also increased by a whopping 125 million, since the year 2000.

“The past three years have all been in the top three years in terms of temperature records,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.

Wait, that’s pretty bad news. Isn’t it?

What’s the cause?

“Many of these events … bear the telltale sign of climate change caused by increased greenhouse gas concentrations from human activity,” Taalas said in a statement.

Global warming is also an ever-present threat, as is carbon pollution.

These factors have led experts to predict a scorching 3 C increase by the end of the century.

Earth’s surface has already warmed by 1 C, compared to industrial levels.

Prevention measures

It seems that the world leaders have been working on it.

There have been calls to expand the 2015 Paris climate treaty, which aims to cap global warming at “well under” two degrees celsius.

National efforts to curb carbon pollution have also kick-started, although the results weren’t exactly the best.

“The impacts of extreme weather this year give us a taste of things to come under a warming climate,” commented Richard Betts, a professor of climate impacts at the Met Office Hadley Centre in England.

Nowhere will be spared, but “developing countries will be hit the hardest in terms of human impact,” he added.

All in all

One thing’s for sure.

It’s gonna be hot. Really hot.

So Singaporeans…

Cry, cry.

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