GENEVA (AFP) - Global temperatures boosted by climate change will still be higher than usual despite the cooling effect of a La Nina weather phenomenon expected to develop in the coming months, the UN said Thursday (Aug 27).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
GENEVA - Global temperatures boosted by climate change will still be higher than usual despite the cooling effect of a La Nina weather phenomenon expected to develop in the coming months, the UN said Thursday .
"2020 remains on track to be one of the warmest years on record, with much extreme weather ranging from scorching temperatures and wildfires to devastating floods and marine heatwaves," he said.La Nina is considered the stormy sister of El Nino, which occurs every two to seven years, when the prevailing trade winds that circulate surface water in the tropical Pacific start to weaken.
The UN agency pointed to fresh data indicating that sea surface temperatures for the coming three months were expected to be above average for most of the globe - something that in turn would influence land surface temperatures.
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