Author: PhD Denisse Morales
Climate change is becoming more and more present in the world, especially through the high temperatures that are occurring in a large number of countries around the world.
Countries such as Mexico, Belgium, Guatemala, El Salvador, the Netherlands, among others, are experiencing a strong heat wave due to several factors that have affected the natural course of the climate, such as the melting of the poles and the rise in sea level, coupled with other factors such as large-scale forest fires, which has enhanced the damage that the El Niño phenomenon can bring to the world.
According to the World Meteorological Organization, El Niño is a "natural phenomenon that fluctuates the temperatures of the equatorial Pacific Ocean"[1] (WMO, 2023) intervening in the global climate.
Thus, the consequences of a potential El Niño are extreme prolonged droughts, disastrous floods and heavy rains. This is why it is important to take care of the planet today, to take care of the polar glaciers, to take care of the environment in every possible way in order to reduce the effects of climate change and thus also to reduce the serious consequences and intensity of the El Niño phenomenon in the world.
Faced with these climatological challenges, where international cooperation is essential to combat climate change, and therefore the high temperatures experienced in various parts of the world, on 24 May 2023, the World Meteorological Congress approved the "World Monitoring of Greenhouse Gases"[2] (WMO, 2023), obtaining the full support of all members of this international organization.
Thus, through this monitoring, data will be obtained to mitigate, i.e., reduce, climate change. This mechanism of international data cooperation between countries will complement the Paris Agreement on reducing "global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius"[3] (UNFCCC, 2023).
Now, the World Meteorological Organization, through the World Meteorological Congress, has a current campaign to "protect all the earth's inhabitants from hazardous weather through life-saving early warning systems by the end of 2027."[4] (WMO, 2023)
Extreme weather events in the short, medium, and long term can be mitigated through international cooperation, with collective action to help care for the Arctic in the north and Antarctica in the south of the planet, and to help ensure global food and water security, as well as the long-term sustainability of a safe environment for present and future generations.
[1] (WMO, 2023) El Niño/La Niña Southern Oscillation (ENSO) World Meteorological Organization. Rescued 20 June 2023 from the website: https://public.wmo.int/en/our-mandate/climate/el-ni%C3%B1ola-ni%C3%B1a-update [2] (WMO, 2023) The World Meteorological Congress approves the Global Greenhouse Gas Watch. Rescued 20 June 2023 from the website: https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/world-meteorological-congress-approves-global-greenhouse-gas-watch [3] (UNFCCC, 2023) The Paris Agreement. United Nations Climate Change. Rescued 20 June 2023 from: https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement [4] (WMO, 2023) The World Meteorological Congress sets new strategic priorities for an era of rapid climatic, social and technological change. Rescued 20 June 2023 from the website: https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/world-meteorological-congress-sets-new-strategic-priorities-era-of-rapid-climate
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