According to the EU’s climate agency, last year was 1.48C warmer than the long-term average before people began burning substantial amounts of fossil fuels.
According to a BBC investigation, there has been a new record high for the season almost every day since July.
Additionally, sea surface temperatures have broken all previous records.
The UK had its second-warmest year on record in 2023, according to a report released by the Met Office last week.
With these worldwide records, the world is getting closer to missing important international climate targets.
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“What struck me was not just that [2023] was record-breaking, but the amount by which it broke previous records,” observes Andrew Dessler, a professor of atmospheric science at Texas A&M University.
