Top scientists meeting in Paris warn that global heating is intensifying and that key climate indicators are worsening. In an annual study published between major IPCC assessments, more than 70 researchers—including contributors associated with the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change—report record levels of human-caused warming and increasing marine heatwaves. The authors say these developments are reflected in deteriorating climate monitoring indicators, which are used to track the “vitals” of the climate system. The scientists also raise concern about potential disruptions to Earth observation efforts, linking the threat to funding decisions affecting climate and monitoring systems in the United States and other countries. They argue that sustained support for Earth observation is necessary to continue tracking global warming and to maintain the reliability of the data used for climate assessment and analysis. The study presents its findings as an urgent call to protect monitoring capacity even as climate impacts intensify.
Scientists warn record heat and say climate monitoring faces funding threats
Top scientists meeting in Paris warn that global heating is intensifying and that key climate indicators are worsening. In an annual study published between major IPCC assessments, more than 70 resear...
- More than 70 scientists, including IPCC contributors, warn that planetary heating is intensifying.
- They say human-induced warming reaches record levels and marine heatwaves are surging.
- The study reports deterioration in key climate indicators used for ongoing monitoring.
- Researchers warn that funding decisions affecting Earth observation systems could hinder climate tracking.
- The findings are published in an annual assessment made between major IPCC reports.
PARIS (FRANCE) - Planetary heating is intensifying and key climate indicators are deteriorating, top scientists have said, warning that funding decisions affecting Earth observation systems in the United States and other countries threaten efforts to track global warming.
2 months agoPARIS, France – Planetary heating is intensifying and key climate indicators are deteriorating, top scientists said Thursday, warning that funding decisions affecting Earth observation systems in the United States and other countries threaten efforts to track global warming. More than 70 scientists — including contributors to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — raised the alarm over record human-induced warming and surging marine heatwaves in an annual study published between major IPCC assessments. “These indicators represent an essential monitoring of the vitals of a patient exhibiting ever increasingly troubling symptoms,” said Peter Thorne, a co-author and physical geography professor […]...Keep on reading: Scientists warn of record heat, threats to climate monitoring
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