2023 Set to Break Heat Records, Scientists Warn
October 2023 has been recorded as the hottest October on record, with temperatures surpassing the previous record set in 2019 by 0.4 degrees Celsius. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) predicts that 2023 is on track to be the hottest year in the past 125,000 years. Climate change, driven by greenhouse gas emissions, is causing extreme heatwaves globally, breaking records at an alarming rate. No region has been spared, with Antarctica experiencing its most intense heatwave on record in 2022. The ongoing El Nino weather pattern, combined with climate change factors, is expected to continue impacting the planet until at least April. These findings come ahead of the UN climate negotiations (COP28) in Dubai, where discussions on phasing out carbon dioxide-emitting fossil fuels will be a key issue.
- Scorching October puts 2023 on track to be hottest year in 125,000 years Al Jazeera English
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- 2023 Virtually Certain to Be the Hottest Year on Record, Scientists Say The New York Times
- 2023 poised to be hottest year on record, scientists say CBS News
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