2023 Was the World’s , Hottest Year on Record.
'The Guardian' reports that 2023 was the
hottest year ever recorded by a wide margin.
The news provides "dramatic testimony" of
worsening climate change and global warming. .
2023 was 1.48 degrees Celsius hotter than the time before the onset of the climate crises, which is very close to the
1.5 degree limit set by the 2015 Paris Agreement.
For the target to officially be considered
broken, global temperatures would need to
be consistently over 1.5 degrees Celsius.
According to scientists at the EU's Copernicus
Climate Change Service (CCCS), the world is likely
to exceed that mark for the first time in 2024.
'The Guardian' reports that the primary cause of increased
global temperatures was ongoing record emissions
of carbon dioxide, in addition to the return of El Niño.
Increased temperatures reportedly drove
heat waves, wildfires and floods that resulted in
the loss of lives and livelihoods around the world.
Increased temperatures reportedly drove
heat waves, wildfires and floods that resulted in
the loss of lives and livelihoods around the world.
According to CCCS data, 2023 was also the first year on
record when every day was at least one degree Celsius
higher than pre-industrial records set between 1850-1900.
The extremes we have observed
over the last few months provide
a dramatic testimony of how far
we now are from the climate in
which our civilization developed, Carlo Buontempo, Copernicus Climate Change
Service (CCCS) director, via 'The Guardian'.
This has profound consequences
for the Paris Agreement and all human
endeavors. If we want to successfully
manage our climate risk, we need to
urgently decarbonize our economy
whilst using climate data and
knowledge to prepare for the future, Carlo Buontempo, Copernicus Climate Change
Service (CCCS) director, via 'The Guardian'