Tragedy set to unfold in Tropics (update)
MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2024
The temperature is rising rapidly in the Tropics (23.5°S-23.5°N, 0-360°E). The image below shows the situation over the years through March 12, 2024, when the average daily surface air temperature was 26.822°C and 1.3°C above 1979-2000.
The danger is that tragedy will unfold over the next few months, as temperatures look set to exceed the 2016 peak in the tropics and cause widespread loss of life of people, livestock and wildlife, crop failure and ecosystem collapse in the tropics.
By comparison, the highest temperature on record was reached on April 24, 2016, when it was 26.827°C, i.e. a little bit higher, but then it was just 1°C above 1979-2000, as the above image also shows.
The image below shows temperature anomalies over the past few years through February 2024.
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