Dec 31, 2024 09:15 PM
https://www.sciencenorway.no/climate-wea...24/2446096
EXCERPT: The year we are in, 2024, will be the warmest year ever recorded. The previous year, 2023, set the same record...
[...] Hans Olav Hygen is the head of climate services at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. He also believes global temperatures will be slightly lower in the next few years.
"2024 and 2023 were two extremely warm years. I don't expect the coming years to be as warm, but they won't be far off," says Hygen. "When we look back, we see that during El Niño events like in 2023 and 2024, the global temperatures are pushed significantly upwards," he says.
The temperature will remain on a new plateau for a few years until it rises again with the next El Niño. "I don't expect records in the next few years. However, I believe temperatures will remain close to the 2023 and 2024 levels, with a new record likely in five to seven years," he says.
Globally, it is slightly cooler now in November and December compared to the same time last year, according to Hygen... (MORE - missing details).
EXCERPT: The year we are in, 2024, will be the warmest year ever recorded. The previous year, 2023, set the same record...
[...] Hans Olav Hygen is the head of climate services at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. He also believes global temperatures will be slightly lower in the next few years.
"2024 and 2023 were two extremely warm years. I don't expect the coming years to be as warm, but they won't be far off," says Hygen. "When we look back, we see that during El Niño events like in 2023 and 2024, the global temperatures are pushed significantly upwards," he says.
The temperature will remain on a new plateau for a few years until it rises again with the next El Niño. "I don't expect records in the next few years. However, I believe temperatures will remain close to the 2023 and 2024 levels, with a new record likely in five to seven years," he says.
Globally, it is slightly cooler now in November and December compared to the same time last year, according to Hygen... (MORE - missing details).