Record-breaking temperatures signal worsening climate crisis.

May and June 2023 saw record ocean and air temperatures, with global air temperatures briefly exceeding the 1.5°C target set by the Paris climate agreement. Scientists warn that 2023 could be the hottest year on record, with serious consequences for tropical storms and flooding events. The breaches should serve as a warning to policymakers to phase out fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, U.N. climate talks in Bonn ended with an impasse between the E.U. and climate vulnerable countries who want faster emissions cuts and a fossil fuel phaseout, and developing countries that want more climate finance from the Global North.