Temperature rise in the Tropics (update 3)

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The temperature in the Tropics (23.5°S-23.5°N, 0-360°E) reached a new record high on April 20, 2024 of 26.913°C (or 80.44°F). 


The image below shows the monthly temperature anomaly over the past few years through March 2024. 


Note that anomalies in the above image are calculated from 1951-1980 as base. When calculated from a pre-industrial base, anomalies will be much higher.

The rise in temperature threatens to cause widespread loss of life of people, livestock and wildlife, crop failure and ecosystem collapse in the tropics.

Climate Emergency Declaration

The situation is dire and the precautionary principle calls for rapid, comprehensive and effective action to reduce the damage and to improve the situation, as described in this 2022 post, where needed in combination with a Climate Emergency Declaration, as discussed at this group.



Links

• Climate Reanalyzer
https://climatereanalyzer.org

• Pre-industrial
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/p/pre-industrial.html

• Extinction
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/p/extinction.html

• Transforming Society
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/2022/10/transforming-society.html

• Climate Plan
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/p/climateplan.html

• Climate Emergency Declaration
https://arctic-news.blogspot.com/p/climate-emergency-declaration.html

Earlier posts about the temperature rise in the Tropics in 2024 at facebook are at:
Mar 19, 2024 https://www.facebook.com/SamCarana/posts/10168930859815161 (update 2: Mar 12, 2024)
Mar 18, 2024 https://www.facebook.com/SamCarana/posts/10168929028460161 (update 1: Mar 11, 2024)
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