2023 was officially the hottest year ever. These charts show just how warm it was — and why it's so dangerous.
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The first few days of the new year brought confirmation of some disturbing news: 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded . Researchers had that would be the case amid relentless daily and monthly record-breaking temperatures — but just how significant were the numbers, and what does it mean for the future of our warming planet ? These charts paint a clear picture of how it happened, as well as what's likely to come in the not-so-distant future. This chart from Climate Central shows how much global temperature has changed since pre-industrial times – and what's causing it to happen. Climate Central How hot was 2023? Copernicus , the European Union's climate agency, confirmed this week that 2023 saw a global average temperature of 14.98 degrees Celsius, nearly 59 degrees Fahrenheit. That temperature was 0.17 degrees Celsius higher than the...