2012: Record Arctic Sea Ice Melt, Multiple Extremes and High Temperatures

Press Release No. 966

GENEVA/DOHA, 28 November 2012 (WMO) – The years 2001–2011 were all among the warmest on record, and, according to the World Meteorological Organization, the first ten months indicate that 2012 will most likely be no exception despite the cooling influence of La Niña early in the year.

WMO’s provisional annual statement on the state of the global climate also highlighted the unprecedented melt of the Arctic sea ice and multiple weather and climate extremes which affected many parts of the world. It was released today to inform negotiators at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar...

Source: 2012: Record Arctic Sea Ice Melt, Multiple Extremes and High Temperatures
Author: World Meteorological Organization

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