In some areas, previous all-time record temperatures were surpassed without a doubt, in other areas new day-to-day or month-to-month records were recorded. In June 2023, international mean ocean surface area temperatures were as high as never ever before. As concerns the Earths surface area, consisting of landmass, June 2023 has actually been the warmest June since 1850.
On an international scale, the first 3 weeks of July 2023 were the most popular three-week duration ever. The daily record, an international surface area temperature level of 17.08 degrees Celsius was reached on July 6, carefully followed by July 5 and 7 with 17.07 degrees Celsius each.
In July 2023, severe temperatures and brand-new nation records– main verification by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is still pending– were reached in the Mediterranean countries, consisting of North Africa and the Middle East. Record-breaking temperatures were also reported by the USA, Canada, and China.
Comprehending the Temperature Anomalies
” For a big temperature abnormality to establish over a longer term, a lasting and uncommonly large-scale flow pattern is required,” says Dr. Andreas Schäfer from the FDA Task Force Group of CEDIM. Pressure circulation in the middle troposphere at about 5.5 kilometers altitude plays an important function, as it affects upper air flow and the associated air mass transport.
” In July 2023, extraordinarily relentless high-pressure locations dominated in the regions impacted by the heats. Here, coming down air masses contributed considerably to warming and the regional development of the heat wave,” Schäfer says.
Populations Exposure to Heat
The researchers also studied the populations exposure to heat. In Germany, about 7 million individuals were exposed to everyday optimum temperature levels higher than 25 degrees Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit). These were about 40 percent more than the average number for the years 1980 to 1999. The number of individuals exposed to everyday temperature levels of 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) and greater even doubled to about 206,000. Compared to previous decades, heat direct exposure throughout the summer season was also much greater in Italy, Greece, Spain, the USA, China, and India.
Italy Reached Heat Records of More than 40 Degrees Celsius
In Europe, Italy struggled with the most significant heat by far. Here, brand-new record warms of more than 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) were determined. While just 4,000 people each day had been exposed to such high temperature levels from 1980 to 1999, this number increased to more than 127,000 in 2023. To counteract the negative effects of heat direct exposure on human health, state institutions adopted action strategies and implemented different adaptation strategies, consisting of the setup of public wells and water dispenser systems. In Germany, such systems can primarily be discovered in cities. (or).
Reference: “CEDIM Forensic Disaster Analysis (FDA) Group: Untersuchung der globalen Hitzewelle im Jahr 2023” by Andreas Schäfer, Bernhard Mühr, Florian Kaiser, Denise Heike Böhnke, Susanna Mohr and Michael Kunz, 8 August 2023, KITopen.DOI: 10.5445/ IR/1000161235.
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Abnormality of ocean surface area temperature level on July 31, 2023 (reference period 1985 to 2012; information from NOAA/Coral Reef Watch). Credit: Bernhard Mühr, CEDIM/KIT
The first three weeks of July 2023 have been the hottest worldwide three-week duration so far. In the summertime months of 2023, twice as lots of individuals in Germany were exposed to day-to-day temperatures of 35 ° C (95 ° F) and higher than the average from 1980 to 1999.
In the summer season of the year 2023, several hot spells of variable length and strength happened partially at the same time in different areas of the northern hemisphere. In their “Untersuchung der globalen Hitzewelle im Jahr 2023” (examination of the global heat wave in 2023), researchers of the Forensic Disaster Analysis (FDA) Task Force Group of KITs CEDIM evaluated the record temperatures reached and the populations exposure to heat.
Ocean Surface Temperatures in June 2023 Were as High as Never Before since records began
In the summertime months of 2023, twice as many individuals in Germany were exposed to day-to-day temperature levels of 35 ° C (95 ° F) and greater than the average from 1980 to 1999. In June 2023, global mean ocean surface temperatures were as high as never previously. In Germany, about seven million people were exposed to daily maximum temperature levels higher than 25 degrees Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit). The number of persons exposed to day-to-day temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) and greater even doubled to about 206,000. While just 4,000 people per day had actually been exposed to such high temperatures from 1980 to 1999, this number increased to more than 127,000 in 2023.