The world witnessed record-breaking climate and weather disasters in 2021, from destructive flash floods that swept through mountain towns in Europe and inundated subway systems in China and the US, to heat waves and wildfires. Typhoon Odette (international codename Rai) killed over 400 people in the Philippines; Hurricane Ida caused an estimated $74 billion in damage in the US.…
The world’s oceans are hotter than ever recorded, and their heat has increased each decade since the 1960s. This relentless increase is a primary indicator of human-induced .
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According to statistics provided by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in its annual global climate report on Jan. 13, 2022, it was the sixth warmest year on record for surface temperatures.