Unevenness of global warming: Regional warming speedups emerge in waves
New research from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in collaboration with other institutions, highlights the fragmented and staggered timing of warming increases across the planet, providing a nuanced perspective on the debate over global-warming acceleration.
A new study by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Clemson University, and NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory reveals fragmented and staggered patterns of global warming acceleration across different regions. Published in Nature Communications, the research analyzes temperature data from 1970 to 2024 and identifies key acceleration regions, such as southeast China, the Gulf of Mexico, the eastern Mediterranean, Bolivia, the North Pacific, and New Zealand.
These regional speedups, which began in the 1980s and continued through the 2010s, are not uniform and have distinct onset timings. The findings emphasize the importance of understanding localized warming trends for adapting to climate impacts and mitigating risks to vulnerable populations and ecosystems.
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