Author: Raymond Zhong
Published on: 05/02/2025 | 00:00:00
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Climate|Global Temperatures Shattered Records in January Advertisement You have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading. The warmth came as something of a surprise to climate researchers. It occurred during La Nia conditions in the Pacific Ocean, which tend to lower the globe’s average temperature, at least temporarily. Abnormally high temperatures above the Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea helped shrink Arctic sea ice to a record low for January, Copernicus said. As scientists try to explain the unending streak of worldwide warmth, one thing they’ve focused on is reductions in air pollution. In a report this week, James Hansen, the famed NASA scientist, argued that cutting pollution had already played a big role in causing global warming to accelerate. Homeowners most exposed to climate disasters are increasingly giving up on paying for insurance as it becomes costlier, according to new data. Extreme weather events, like the firestorms in Los Angeles, are the consequences of a warming planet, scientists say.
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