United Nations warning: Climate collapse has begun!

According to the website of the German newspaper "Business Daily" on September 6, 2023, the United Nations Secretary General recently issued a warning that "climate collapse has begun.".

2023 is already considered a year with frequent occurrence of extreme weather events. The World Meteorological Organization has now announced that June, July, and August 2023 will be the hottest months on record, respectively.

Meteorological data shows that among the months with the highest global average temperature since 1940, the past three months have all ranked in the top eight in history. June this year is the eighth hottest month measured so far, August is the second hottest month, and July is the hottest month in history. The average temperature throughout the year is likely to exceed previous years. So far, 2023 is still the second hottest year. However, compared to the record breaking same period in 2016, the difference is only 0.01 degrees Celsius.

These news prompted UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to call this summer "the hottest summer on record". He issued an alarm: "Climate collapse has begun." In response to the uncontrolled consumption of oil, coal, and other fossil fuels, the United Nations Secretary General said that humanity can still prevent the worst from happening. He said that change is urgent.

The data released by the World Meteorological Organization comes from the Copernicus Climate Change Service of the European Union. The director of the bureau, Carlo Bountenberg, warned, "What we are observing are the obvious consequences of climate change: not only new extreme situations, but also the continuation of these record breaking phenomena and their impact on humanity and the Earth."

Other results from the Copernican Climate Change Service are also concerning: the average sea surface temperature in August 2023 was 20.98 degrees Celsius, setting a record high. The daily global sea surface average temperature in August is higher than the historical highest value in March 2016.

The range of Antarctic sea ice is still at its lowest historical level during this season. The monthly value is 12% lower than the average level. The World Meteorological Organization stated that this is the lowest level recorded in August since satellite observations began in the late 1970s. On the other hand, the Arctic sea ice range is 10% lower than the average level, but still far above the lowest record set in August 2012.

"The scientific evidence is overwhelming," said Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of the Copernican Climate Change Service. "Before we stop emitting greenhouse gases, we will continue to see more climate records and stronger, more frequent extreme weather events affecting society and ecosystems." Experts are concerned that they must now report the hottest months and years more frequently.

The research findings of the Copernicus Climate Change Service are based on computer-generated analyses that utilize billions of measurement data from satellites, ships, aircraft, and meteorological stations around the world. In addition, climate researchers can reconstruct historical climates based on tree rings, glaciers, and bubbles in corals.

据德国《商报》网站2023年9月6日报道，联合国秘书长近日发出警告称，“气候崩溃已经开始”。

联合国警告：气候崩溃已经开始！

2023年已经被认为是极端天气事件多发的一年。世界气象组织现在宣布，2023年的6月、7月和8月分别都是有记录以来最热的6月、7月和8月。

气象数据显示，从1940年至今全球平均气温最高的月份里，刚刚过去的3个月都能排进历史前八，今年6月是迄今测得的第八最热月份，8月是第二最热月份，7月是头号最热月份。全年平均气温很可能超过往年。迄今，2023年还是第二最热年份。然而，与创纪录的2016年同期相比，差距仅为0.01摄氏度。

这些消息促使联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯称今年夏天为“有记录以来最热的夏天”。他发出警报：“气候崩溃已经开始。”针对石油、煤炭和其他化石燃料的无节制消费，联合国秘书长表示，人类仍然可以防止最坏情况的发生。他说，改变刻不容缓。

世界气象组织发布的数据来自欧盟哥白尼气候变化服务局。该局局长卡洛·布翁滕波警告说：“我们观察到的都是气候变暖的明显后果：不仅包括新的极端情况，还有这些破纪录现象的延续，及其对人类和地球的影响。”

哥白尼气候变化服务局的其他结果也令人担忧：2023年8月平均海面温度为20.98摄氏度，创下最高纪录。8月份每天的全球海面平均温度都高于2016年3月的历史最高数值。

南极海冰范围仍处于这个季节的历史最低水平。月度值比平均水平低12%。世界气象组织称，这是“自20世纪70年代末开始卫星观测以来，迄今录得的8月最低水平”。另一方面，北极海冰范围比平均水平低10%，但仍远高于2012年8月创下的最低纪录。

“科学证据是压倒性的，”哥白尼气候变化服务局副局长萨曼莎·伯吉斯说，“在我们停止排放温室气体之前，我们将继续看到更多的气候纪录和更强烈、更频繁的极端天气事件影响社会和生态系统。”专家们担心，他们现在必须越来越频繁地报告最热的月份和年份。

哥白尼气候变化服务局的研究结果基于计算机生成的分析，这些分析使用了来自世界各地的卫星、船舶、飞机和气象站的数十亿份测量数据。此外，气候研究人员可以根据树木年轮、冰川和珊瑚中的气泡等重建历史气候。