US EditionUN weather agency says 2023 is the hottest year on record, warns of further climate extremes ahead
- The World Meteorological Organization warns that 2023 is likely to be the hottest year on record, with increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt, and heat waves.
- The average temperature for 2023 is up 1.4 degrees Celsius from pre-industrial times, almost reaching the target limit set by the Paris climate accord.
- The onset of El Nino could push the average temperature next year above the 1.5-degree target, and the world is heading towards 2.5 to 3 degrees warming with severe negative impacts.
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UN weather agency says 2023 is the hottest year on record, warns of further climate extremes ahead - West Hawaii Today
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.N. weather agency said Thursday that 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record, and warning of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt, and heat waves in the future.
UN weather agency says 2023 is the hottest year on record, warns of further climate extremes ahead
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.N. weather agency said Thursday that 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record, and warning of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt, and heat waves in the future.
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2023 set to be hottest year on record: UN
This year is set to be the hottest ever recorded, the UN said Thursday, demanding urgent action to rein in global warming and stem the havoc following in its wake. The UN’s World Meteorological Organization warned that 2023 had shattered a whole host of climate records, with extreme weather leaving “a trail of devastation and despair”. “It’s a deafening cacophony of broken records,” said WMO chief Petteri Taalas. “Greenhouse gas levels are recor…
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