It’s Official - 2023 Is World's The Hottest Year On Record
2023 will be the hottest year in recorded history, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said Wednesday, confirming the new record after months of devastating heat. November of this year was the hottest November on record, the agency says, with two days warmer than 2°C above preindustrial temperatures for the first time. Every month since June of this year has broken temperature records, while the world also saw the warmest boreal summer and autumn. “As long as greenhouse gas concentrations keep rising, we can’t expect different outcomes from those seen this year,” Copernicus Climate Change Service Director Carlo Buontempo said in a release. “The temperature will keep rising and so will the impacts of heatwaves and droughts. Reaching net zero as soon as possible is an effective way to manage our climate risks.” (CBS, CNN, AP, The Hill, Reuters)
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