Next year will probably not only see record or near-record heat, it will also likely see a surge in flooding events. “That will peak towards the end of this year, and how big that is is going to have a big impact on the following year’s statistics.” “We anticipate that 2024 is going to be an even warmer year because we’re going to be starting off with that El Niño event,” said Gavin Schmidt, a Nasa climate scientist.
Over the next five years, there is a 98% chance one of those years will be the hottest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization. This means that the strongest period of El Niño will likely occur next year, further fueling the heat provoked by human-caused climate change.Īlthough there is about a 50% chance of this year being the hottest ever recorded, scientists have said, there is a far greater chance of that record being set in 2024. The reason for such predictions lies in the El Niño event that is currently gathering strength and is likely to help global temperatures hit record levels in the coming five years.Įl Niño, a natural, periodic climate phenomenon where parts of the equatorial Pacific Ocean heat up and cause global temperatures to rise, started to form earlier this year and is expected to peak in the winter. Climate scientists have warned that the trends are pointing to next year being the hottest ever recorded. If you think this year has been too hot, then 2024 might be an unpleasant experience. As the US recognizes Labor Day, an unofficial marker of the end of summer, we look at what we might be facing next year from the perspective of climate science, worker protections and what cities are doing to respond.
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