387회 세계기상기구 “2020년, 가장 더운 3개년 중 한 해” / 경찰, 실종자 찾기 위해 택시와 협력한다

<p>진행자: 간형우, Paul Kerry</p><p><strong>1. 2020 records one of three warmest years ever: WMO</strong></p><p>[1] The year 2020 was one of the three warmest years ever on record, the World Meteorological Organization, a world weather body under the United Nations, said Thursday. “The confirmation by the World Meteorological Organization that 2020 was one of the warmest years on record is yet another stark reminder of the relentless pace of climate change, which is destroying lives and livelihoods across our planet,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.</p><p><strong>*on record: 기록된</strong></p><p><strong>*stark: 냉혹한, 삭막한</strong></p><p><strong>*relentless: 수그러들지 않는, 끈질긴</strong></p><p><br></p><p>[2] The UN chief pointed out that the world is already facing unprecedented weather extremes in every region and on every continent. “We are headed for a catastrophic temperature rise of 3 to 5 degrees Celsius this century,” he said. “Making peace with nature is the defining task of the 21st century. It must be the top priority for everyone, everywhere.”</p><p><strong>*unprecedented: 전례 없는, 사상 초유의&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>*catastrophic: 파멸의, 대변동의, 비극적인</strong></p><p><strong>*priority: 우선 사항</strong></p><p><br></p><p>[3] The decade 2011-2020 had also been the warmest ever, the WMO explained, showing the ongoing long-term climate change. The warmest six years have all occurred since 2015, with 2016, 2019 and 2020 being the top three. The differences in average global temperatures among the three warmest years were indistinguishably small, the world weather body said.</p><p><strong>*decade: 10년</strong></p><p><strong>*indistinguishably: 구분이 안 되게</strong></p><p><br></p><p>[4] The average global temperature in 2020 was about 14.9 C, which is 1.2 C above the preindustrial (1850-1900) level. La Nina, a naturally occurring cooling climate phenomenon, put a brake on the heat only at the end of the year, the WMO explained.</p><p><strong>*preindustrial: 산업화 이전의</strong></p><p><strong>*put a brake on: ~에 제동을 걸다</stro