European Union Copernicus Climate Change Service Published Global Temperature Data for 2021

02 Feb 2022

According to the data, 2021 was the fifth hottest year on record by a very small margin, while the last seven-year period was by far the hottest year on record.

Average temperatures in 2021 were 1.1 to 1.2°C above the average of 1850-1900, before the industrial revolution.

Some parts of the USA and Canada, Central and North Africa and a large part of the Middle East were the regions where temperatures exceeded the average of the last 30 years. Europe also experienced its hottest summer on record.

Alaska and the middle and eastern Pacific Ocean, most of Australia, and some parts of Antarctica were also the regions where temperature values fell the most below average.

However, the concentrations of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere continued to increase rapidly. While the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere reached its highest level in April with 414.3 ppm, the methane level reached 1876 ppb.

Source: Green Economy Bulletin

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