Scientists have confirmed 2023 will be the hottest year on record, with the official declaration from climate change service Copernicus ECMWF run by the EU, made with a month to spare.
The Copernicus data confirmed the trend, with the warmest November on record globally hitting 1.75 degrees above the 1850–1900 pre-industrial reference period.
"2023 has now had six record-breaking months and two record-breaking seasons," Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, said.
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