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No hyperbole, 2023 will be the warmest year on record, per the Copernicus Climate Change Service. [1]
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Date: 2023-11-08
It’s official after finding that October was the hottest on record, guaranteeing 2023 is the hottest year. The only remaining suspense is whether the 1.5 C temperature threshold set by the Paris Climate Accords is breached for the first time.
From Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service:
« El Niño impacts on global temperature typically play out in the year after its development, in this case in 2024. But as a result of record high land and sea-surface temperatures since June, the year 2023 is now on track to be the warmest year on record. Next year may be even warmer. This is clearly and unequivocally due to the contribution of the increasing concentrations of heat-trapping greenhouse gases from human activities,” said WMO Secretary-General Prof. Petteri Taalas.
“Extreme events such as heatwaves, drought, wildfires, heavy rain and floods will be enhanced in some regions, with major impacts. That is why WMO is committed to the Early Warnings For All initiative to save lives and minimize economic losses,” said Prof. Taalas.
The previous warmest year on record was 2016 due to a “double whammy” of an exceptionally strong El Niño and climate change.
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