[MCN] World Meteorological Association projects heat rise to 1.2C to 1.3C over next 5 years

[Lance Olsen]

WMO sees global average temperature at new record in five ... <https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-climate-change-wmo/wmo-sees-global-average-temperature-at-new-record-in-five-years-idUKKBN1W80Y7>
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-climate-change-wmo/wmo-sees-global-average-temperature-at-new-record-in-five-years-idUKKBN1W80Y7
1 day ago ... The global average temperature is set to rise to at least 1.2 to 1.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels over the next five years, a World …

   ========++++++.  Food: Heat has consequences +++++=======
 
“We used observational data and output from 23 global climate models to show a high probability 
(>90%) that growing season temperatures in the tropics and subtropics by the end of the 21st 
century will exceed the most extreme seasonal temperatures recorded from 1900 to 2006. 

"In temperate regions, the hottest seasons on record will represent the future norm in many locations.
 
“Coping with the short-run challenge of food price volatility is daunting. But the longer-term 
challenge of avoiding a perpetual food crisis under conditions of global warming is far more 
serious. “
 
David. S. Battisti  and Rosamond L. Naylor.
Historical Warnings of Future Food Insecurity with Unprecedented Seasonal Heat. 
SCIENCE 9 JANUARY 2009
 

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