Scientists Tuesday confirmed 2023 as the hottest year on record, as experts warn 2024 could be hotter still as climate change raises temperatures towards critical thresholds that could cause lasting damage to the environment and human health.

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>The average global temperature was 14.98C in 2023, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service <a href="https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-2023-hottest-year-record" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-2023-hottest-year-record" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-2023-hottest-year-record" aria-label="reported">reported</a>.</p>  </div> <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>The figure beat out the previous record of 14.81C set in 2016 by a “large margin” of 0.17C, Copernicus said.</p>  </div> <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>“Unprecedented” global temperatures from June onwards led to the new record, Copernicus said, with each month through December being “warmer than the corresponding month in any previous year.”</p>   </div>


Last year smashed the previous record for warmest year by 0.17C, EU scientists said. 
{ai:summary}<p>Scientists confirm 2023 as hottest year on record, with global temperatures surpassing 2016 by 0.17C. Climate change threatens critical thresholds for lasting damage to environment and human health. #climatechange</p>

2023 Was Officially The World’s Hottest Year On Record

Loading...