LONDON: Next year will be the 10th year in a row that global temperatures will rise by at least one degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the British Met Office says.
According to the institute, the average global temperature is expected to increase by 1.2 degrees Celsius in 2023. This temperature is higher than the average temperature during the pre-industrial era (1900-1850).
Researchers say 2023 could be Earth's hottest year yet. However, it may not be possible to break the record set six years ago.
In 2016, global temperatures were 1.28 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Since then, this number has been increasing continuously.
According to Met Office researchers, 2023 will be the warmest year on record in part due to the absence of a cold La Niña weather effect.
La Nina effects occur when strong equatorial winds move from east to west and lower sea surface temperatures in the eastern equatorial region of the central Pacific Ocean.
Dr. Nick Dunstone of the British Meteorological Department said that the global temperature in the last three years was influenced by the effects of the long-term La Niña. Next year will mark the end of the three-year weather pattern that will bring a return of warm weather to the tropical Pacific.
He added that this shift in climate models will likely make global temperatures warmer in 2023 than in 2022.
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