Shafaqna English– Asia, which is home to more than half of the world’s population, is experiencing temperature increases nearly twice as fast as the global average. According to a new United Nations report, these rising temperatures are intensifying extreme weather, threatening food security and fragile ecosystems, and resulting in billions of dollars in economic losses.
The State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report, released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) – a UN’s agency responsible for monitoring the planet’s atmosphere and climate – found that last year was either the hottest or the second-hottest ever recorded in Asia, depending on the data set.
On average, temperatures in Asia rose 1.04 degrees Celsius (1.87 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 1991–2020 baseline, driving heatwaves and weather disasters from the Himalayas to the Pacific coast.
Source: South China Morning Post