U.N. Agency: This Is the Warmest Decade in Recorded History
"We have just endured a decade of deadly heat. The top 10 hottest years on record have happened in the last 10 years, including 2024," said United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message for the New Year.
The study shows that during this decade, the 2020s, human-caused climate change will become the "main driver" of heat waves in the western U.S. — the first region of the country for this to happen. ClimateWatch: Climate Change News & Features More Senate votes to revoke California's...
Even taking into account the uncertainties in the reconstruction, they found that 2010 and 2003 were most likely the warmest summers since 1500. A number of other summers in the past decade were also close contenders. Barriopedro cautions against blaming the heat waves on climate change caused by...