2023: world's hottest year in recorded history

Last year was the hottest year recorded in recent history, the European Union's climate agency said yesterday.

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[File] A man seeking shade under an umbrella for respite from the rising heat

Malika Shahid

2024-01-10 12:40:14

Last year was the hottest year recorded in recent history, the European Union's climate agency said yesterday.

The European Union's climate agency said that, on average, in 2023 the planet was 1.48 degrees Celsius warmer than in the 1850-1900 pre-industrial period when humans began burning fossil fuels on an industrial scale, pumping toxic gases like carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

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