With 2023 guaranteed to be the hottest year on record, heatwaves, wildfires, floods and other natural disasters threaten the entire world, but primarily the Nordic regions.
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This is what meteorologist Gil Breen said in an interview with LCN.
The expert was called in to comment on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report, published on Friday, which estimates a 99% chance that 2023 will be the hottest year on record.
“Quebec will be at the center of the hurricane over the next few years, because if we don’t turn off the tap on greenhouse gas emissions, temperatures will continue to rise. What we will see in the coming years are increasingly abnormal record numbers.”
Discriminatory climate change
However, global warming does not have an equal impact on the entire planet, recalls Gil Breen.
“Global warming is affecting the northern regions two or three times faster than the south,” says the meteorologist.
In addition, within society, the most vulnerable people in general, such as the elderly, migrants and the homeless, are the first to be affected by climate change, Mr. Breen says.
“Climate change is very discriminatory. When heatwaves and heatwaves arrive, they are the first victims.”
To watch the full interview, watch the video above.
