On November 20, the reporter learned from the National Climate Center that the latest climate change monitoring results showed that October this year was the fifth warmest month in a row in the same period since there was a meteorological record. The global average temperature in October was 0.52 ℃ higher than the average temperature in the same period from 1991 to 2020 (the climate reference period), and 0.1 ℃ higher than the last high temperature record (October 2015). For China and Asia's alpine regions, the temperature is particularly high, 1.25 ℃ and 1.36 ℃ higher than the average temperature of the same period from 1991 to 2020 respectively.

The just past warm season (June to October 2023) is the warmest in the world since 1850, and it is expected that 2023 will be the hottest year on record. The global average temperature in the warm season is 0.57 ℃ higher than the average temperature in the same period from 1991 to 2020. The average temperature in August and September is 0.62 ℃ and 0.69 ℃ higher than the historical average temperature, respectively, 0.22 ℃ and 0.39 ℃ higher than the record set in 2016. Similar to the world, China and Asia's alpine regions are the warmest seasons, 0.86 ℃ and 0.83 ℃ higher than the average temperatures of the same period from 1991 to 2020 respectively. The warming of Asia's alpine regions is accelerating its impact on the Asian cryosphere.

The Global Climate Report 2022 issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) points out that the warming of the climate system is accelerating. The global average temperature in the past five months has even set a record, which also shows that the warming trend of the climate system is still continuing, and actively addressing climate change is still an important challenge facing the world. (Author: Chen Keyao and Wu Peng)