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Hottest January on record shocks scientists

 Last month was the hottest January on record, surprising scientists who
expected the cooling La Niña weather cycle in the tropical Pacific to slow
almost two years of record-high temperatures. The warming, despite the
emergence of La Niña in December, is set to fuel concerns that climate
change is accelerating at a time when countries such as the US, the
world’s largest historical polluter, pull back on commitments to reduce
emissions. Bill McGuire, emeritus professor of geophysical and climate
hazards at UCL, said the January data was “both astonishing and, frankly
terrifying”, adding: “On the basis of the Valencia floods and
apocalyptic Los Angeles wildfires, I don’t think there can be any doubt
that dangerous, all-pervasive, climate breakdown has arrived. Yet emissions
continue to rise.”

 FT 6th Feb 2025,
https://www.ft.com/content/b5d18aa4-92b0-45a5-8c31-4ec2646ff700

February 8, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change