- State of the Global Climate in 2022 report was released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on November 6.
- The past eight years were the warmest in record. This was caused because of the ever-increasing greenhouse gas concentration and accumulated heat.
- The global mean temperature in 2022 is around 1.15°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average, ranging between 1.02°C to 1.28°C.
- This is close to 1.5°C – the lower limit set by the 2015 Paris Agreement mandate. The upper limit is 2°C.
- 2022 is slightly cooler when compared with the past few years because of the rare phenomenon of triple-dip cooling La Niña. This is likely to be 6th or 7th warmest year ever recorded.
- However, this temporary cooling will be reversed, leading to the occurrence of another warmest year.
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