Last year 'fifth-hottest on record', carbon dioxide and methane hit highs

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Last year was the world's fifth-hottest on record, while planet-warming carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere hit new highs in 2021, say EU scientists.

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Image:Last year was the world's fifth-hottest on record, while planet-warming carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere hit new highs in 2021, says EU scientists.

As greenhouse gas emissions change the planet's climate, the long-term warming trend has continued. Climate change worsened many of the extreme weather events sweeping the world in 2021, from floods in Europe, China and South Sudan, to wildfires in Siberia and the US. C3S said levels of methane, a particularly potent greenhouse gas, have jumped in the past two years, but the reasons are not fully understood. Emissions of methane range from oil and gas production and farming to natural sources like wetlands.

In July and August, a Mediterranean heatwave stoked intense wildfires in countries including Turkey and Greece. Sicily set a new European temperature high of 48.8°C, a record awaiting official confirmation.

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