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The Weather of October 2024 – The warmest October
Mainly attributed to the weaker northeast monsoon over southern China, October 2024 was much warmer than usual in Hong Kong. The monthly mean maximum temperature of 30.3 degrees, monthly mean temperature of 27.3 degrees and monthly mean minimum temperature of 25.4 degrees were 2.2 degrees, 1.6 degrees and 1.5 degrees above their corresponding normals and all of them were the highest on record for October.
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Seoul blanketed by heaviest November snow on record
Seoul has recorded its heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago in 1907. The South Korean capital was covered with at least 16 cm of snow on Wednesday – beating the city’s previous record of 12.4cm from November 1972. It caused significant disruption across the country, with local media reporting that flights had been grounded, roads closed, and that there were delays to transport services.
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2024 is on track to be hottest year on record as warming temporarily hits 1.5°C
The year 2024 is on track to be the warmest year on record after an extended streak of exceptionally high monthly global mean temperatures, according to the WMO. The WMO State of the Climate 2024 Update once again issues a Red Alert at the sheer pace of climate change in a single generation, turbo-charged by ever-increasing greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere. 2015-2024 will be the warmest ten years on record; the loss of ice from glaciers, sea-level rise and ocean heating are accelerating; and extreme weather is wreaking havoc on communities and economies across the world.
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WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin No. 20 released
The WMO Global Atmosphere Watch Greenhouse Gas Bulletin has been informing policy and the public on the composition of GHGs in the global atmosphere since 2006. The first edition reported that in 2004, the carbon dioxide (CO2) level was 377.1 parts per million. In 2023, the level was 420.0 ppm. This is an increase of 42.9 ppm, or 11.4%, in just 20 years.
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Global Carbon Budget was released
Just over 20 years ago the Global Carbon Project (GCP) was created to bring together a global consortium of scientists to establish a common and mutually agreed understanding of the Earth carbon cycle. Its aim was to use this knowledge to influence policy action to slow down and ultimately stop the increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. To help realise its aim, the GCP has produced the Global Carbon Budget.
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State of the Climate 2024 Update for COP29
The year 2024 is on track to be the warmest year on record after an extended streak of exceptionally high monthly global mean temperatures. The WMO State of the Climate 2024 Update once again issues a Red Alert at the sheer pace of climate change in a single generation, turbo-charged by ever-increasing greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere. 2015-2024 will be the warmest ten years on record; the loss of ice from glaciers, sea-level rise and ocean heating are accelerating; and extreme weather is wreaking havoc on communities and economies across the world.
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COP29 ends with compromise on climate financing
The UN climate change conference ended on 24 November with a pledge from developed nations to contribute at least $300 billion annually to support adaptation. After two weeks of intense negotiations, delegates at COP29, formally the 29th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), agreed to provide this funding annually, with an overall climate financing target to reach “at least $1.3 trillion by 2035”.
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