Reports suggest that Antarctic sea ice is at a record low and that many European glaciers are melting. Global average temperatures over the past eight years have been the highest on record, with 2022 expected to be 1.15°C above the 1850–1900 average. “Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and the climate is changing rapidly,” WMO Secretary-General Peteri Taalas said in a statement. Due to this, people all over the world are being seriously affected by extreme weather conditions and climate events.
Monsoon timing messed up in India
“For example, 2022 saw continued drought in East Africa, record-breaking rains in Pakistan, and record-breaking heatwaves in China and Europe affecting millions of people, fueling food crises, triggering mass migrations,” he said. And billions of dollars were lost. It has been said in the report that in 2022, the monsoon in India came before time and returned after time. The pre-monsoon season was exceptionally warm over India and Pakistan. The extreme heat reduced the grain yield and many forests in Uttarakhand caught fire.
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The WMO report said, ‘Heatwave reduced crop yields in the 2022 pre-monsoon season in India and Pakistan.’ The most severe and prolonged heatwave seen in China since the beginning of national records lasted from mid-June to late August 2022. This resulted in the highest warming ever recorded by a difference of more than 0.5 °C. Heatwave havoc was witnessed in Europe and thousands of people died due to heat.