This week’s article was on how 2016 was showing record high global temperatures. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration the months of January, February and March have already exceeded that highs from 2015. In addition, this March has also been the 11th consecutive month to show record high temperatures since the 1800’s. This continuous increase in temperatures have alerted the NOAA, NASA and Japan’s Meteorological Association because they have all came up with similar results on the earth’s rising temperature. After this realization, the organizations have gone to the United Nations to raise awareness of the global climate change. They have also discovered that the terms signed in the last treaty has not have the significant effects that were expected. The organizations brought up the example of this year’s El Nino Phenomenon. It brought heavier rains and warmer temperatures. Also, scientist predict is will release larger amounts of heat from the Pacific Ocean into the atmosphere which will cause irregular weather patterns.
In addition to El Nino, the Artic has also been showing record high temperature that have been about 6 degrees higher than normal. This can lead to record melting of Artic sea ice in the upcoming months. Dr. Trenberth, a scientist in the NOAA, says these new occurrences do not represent a “new normal” and it hard to predict how these changes will effect long term changes in the global climate. Overall, the rising global temperatures should be taken seriously and be closely monitored because no one is exactly sure how it will directly affect our species and all the ones that share this planet.
Schlossberg, Tatiana. “2016 Already Shows Record Global Temperatures.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 19 Apr. 2016. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.