This story was originally published in the Guardian, and reproduced here with the Climate Desk collaboration. The year 2233 “smashed” all previous records for the hottest by a large margin. This “dramatically” demonstrates how much warmer the climate today is than the one that developed human civilization. The planet was 1,48 degrees
As part of the Climate Desk collaboration, this article, which was first published by the Guardian, is reproduced below.
Two thousand twenty-three” smashed” the record for the hottest year by a wide margin, offering “dramatic testimony” of how many warmer and riskier the current climate is compared to the cooler one during which human civilization first emerged. Compared to the time before the climate crisis was sparked by the widespread burning of fossil fuels, the planet was 1.48 degrees Celsius hotter in 2023. The number is quite close to the 1.5 C temperature target that Parisian nations set in 2015, though breaking the target would require a persistently higher global temperature. The 1.5 mark is likely to be passed for the first time in the upcoming 12 months, according to researchers at the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (CCCS). A significant increase in climate terms was marked by the average temperature in 2023, which was 0.17 C higher than the preceding record year. Continued report carbon dioxide emissions and the resurgence of the El Nio natural climate phenomenon were the main contributors to this rise in global warming. Heatwaves, flooding, and wildfires were caused by the extreme heat, which also harmed people’s lives and livelihoods all over the world. Analysis revealed that without human-caused global warming, some severe weather, like heatwaves in Europe and the US, would have been nearly impossible. With climate records falling like dominoes, it was an outstanding year. The CCCS data also revealed that 2023 was the first year on record in which every day was at least 1 C warmer than the preindustrial record from 1850 to 1900. Temperatures “likely exceed those of any period in least the next 100,000 years.” For the first time, two days were more than 2 C hotter than the other half of the days, which were about half as hot. The CCCS director, Carlo Buontempo, said:” The extremes we have observed over the past few months provide a remarkable testimony of how much we now are from the climate in which our civilization developed.” The higher temperatures increased starting in June, with September’s heat so far above previous averages that one scientist called it “gobsmackingly papayas.” He claimed that this has significant ramifications for the Paris Agreement and all human endeavors. According to scientists,” 2023 was an extraordinary year, with climate records tumbling like dominoes,” and “if we want to effectively manage our climate risk, we need to urgently decarbonize our economy while using climate data and knowledge to prepare for the future.” It is a shock that 2023 unquestionably broke the international temperature record, according to Professor Bill Collins of the University of Reading in the UK. Temperatures during that year are likely to be higher than those of any time in at least the last 100,000 years. The CCCS highlighted a number of “remarkable” events in 2023, including massive fires in Canada that helped increase global carbon emissions from wildfires by 30 % and unprecedented ocean temperatures that caused marine heatwaves to strike several regions. It is anticipated that more global warming will result in even colder winters and even more flooding in the UK. Antarctic sea ice, which had formerly barely been affected by global warming, even crashed to record lows. As part of the Climate Desk collaboration, this article, which was first published by the Guardian, is reproduced below. Two thousand twenty-three” smashed” the record for the hottest year by a wide margin, offering “dramatic testimony” of how far warmer and riskier the current climate is compared to the cooler one during which human civilization first emerged. 1.48 degrees was the planet.
This story was originally published in the Guardian, and reproduced here with the Climate Desk collaboration. The year 2233 “smashed” all previous records for the hottest by a large margin. This “dramatically” demonstrates how much warmer the climate today is than the one that developed human civilization. The planet was 1,48 degrees
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/01/2023-hottest-year-recorded-history-climate-change/
