{"id":236306,"date":"2022-12-27T10:10:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T09:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=236306"},"modified":"2022-12-27T10:10:46","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T09:10:46","slug":"un-wmo-la-nina-protection-from-global-warming-will-be-short-lived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=236306","title":{"rendered":"UN WMO: La Ni\u00f1a Protection from Global Warming will be \u201cShort Lived\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"483\" data-attachment-id=\"236309\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=236309\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/00Screenshot-2022-12-27-100636.png?fit=905%2C605&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"905,605\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"00Screenshot-2022-12-27-100636\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/00Screenshot-2022-12-27-100636.png?fit=723%2C483&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/00Screenshot-2022-12-27-100636.png?resize=723%2C483&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-236309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/00Screenshot-2022-12-27-100636.png?w=905&amp;ssl=1 905w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/00Screenshot-2022-12-27-100636.png?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/00Screenshot-2022-12-27-100636.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2022\/12\/26\/un-wmo-la-nina-protection-from-global-warming-will-be-short-lived\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=un-wmo-la-nina-protection-from-global-warming-will-be-short-lived\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Send money \u2013 the UN wants \u201cincreasing investment in the basic global observing system\u201d to monitor the global warming they expect will show up any day now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WMO releases \u2018tell-tale signs\u2019 of extreme weather conditions around the world<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><time datetime=\"2022-12-23T12:00:00Z\">23 December 2022<\/time>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/news\/topic\/climate-change\">Climate and Environment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">From extreme floods to heat and drought, weather and climate-related disasters have affected millions and cost billions this year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday, describing the \u201ctell-tale signs and impacts\u201d of intensified climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The clear need to do much more to cut greenhouse gas emissions was again underscored throughout events in 2022, said the UN weather agency, advocating for strengthened climate change adaptation, including universal access to early warnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis year we have faced several dramatic weather disasters which claimed far too many lives and livelihoods and undermined health, food, energy and water security and infrastructure\u201d, said&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/public.wmo.int\/en\" target=\"_blank\">WMO<\/a>&nbsp;chief Petteri Taalas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">While the persistence of a cooling La Ni\u00f1a event, now in its third year, means that 2022 will not be the warmest year on record, its cooling impact will be short-lived and not reverse the long-term warming trend caused by record levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in our atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Early warnings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Early warnings,&nbsp;<strong>increasing investment in the basic global observing system and building resilience to extreme weather and climate will be among WMO priorities in 2023<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 the year that the WMO community celebrates its 150th anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2022\/12\/1131992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2022\/12\/1131992<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"328\" data-attachment-id=\"236311\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=236311\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-837.png?fit=1170%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1170,530\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-837\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-837.png?fit=723%2C328&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-837.png?resize=723%2C328&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-236311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-837.png?resize=1024%2C464&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-837.png?resize=300%2C136&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-837.png?resize=768%2C348&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-837.png?w=1170&amp;ssl=1 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m surprised the WMO article forgot to mention all the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/climate-change-and-the-polar-vortex-winter-storms-are-normal-but-this-string-of-severe-christmas-weather-isnt-typical-11671808375\" target=\"_blank\">global warming induced extreme cold the USA is experiencing this Christmas<\/a>. Maybe they were worried that reminding people how cold it is might confuse their pitch for more \u201cinvestment\u201d to monitor global warming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Send money &#8211; the UN wants &#8220;increasing investment in the basic global observing system&#8221; to monitor the global warming they expect will show up any day\u00a0now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":236309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-236306","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","9":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/00Screenshot-2022-12-27-100636.png?fit=905%2C605&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-Zto","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":197093,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=197093","url_meta":{"origin":236306,"position":0},"title":"Antarctic sea-ice expansion in a warming climate confounds model predictions","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"23\/04\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Antarctic sea ice [image credit: BBC] The obvious conclusion would be that the climate models are wrong, due to application of incorrect climate theory. 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