Global warming is about to accelerate

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Animation showing the pace and severity of global warming.
Animation showing global average surface temperature departures from average vs. 1951-1980. Image: NASA GISS.

Believe it or not, average global surface temperatures have actually been relatively cool over the last three years — but that’s about to change.

Why it matters:Temperatures are expected to jump this year — and 2024 could set a new global record.

The big picture:Arare “triple dip” La Niñain the tropical Pacific Ocean kept temperatures in check in 2022, with the year ranking fifth-warmest since instrument records began.

  • La Niña events are characterized by cooler-than-average waters in the equatorial tropical Pacific, and tend to put a lid on global temperatures.

  • But 2022 still wound up as thefifth warmest year on recordaccording to NASA and the Copernicus Climate Change Service. And…

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