Europe is no exception when it comes to the consequences of climate change. It is the fastest warming continent, with temperatures rising at around twice the global average rate.
Full ESOTC 2023 report: ow.ly/AN2L50RkSrppic.twitter.com/kzylbEQOvT
#Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 13th lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 30,000 km² above the 2010s mean
• about 280,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 700,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,280,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/pic.twitter.com/4NI3ugMIIq
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Ed Hawkins
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Loving the cover design of the @CopernicusECMWF European State of the Climate report.
Flower petals showing European annual temperatures since 1980.
Designed by @annalom87.
The report highlights how extreme the climate of 2023 was for Europe: climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2023pic.twitter.com/J19agYXCWq