Temperatures on Earth in the past 12 months were the hottest ever recorded, with everybody experiencing 'unusual climate-driven heat', an analysis has found.
The past 12 months on Earth were the hottest ever recorded, according to a report by Climate Central , a US-based non-profit science research group. The peer-reviewed report says burning petrol, coal, natural gas and other fossil fuels that release planet-warming gases such as carbon dioxide , and other human activities , caused the unnatural warming from November 2022 to October 2023. During the course of the year, 7.
"We know that things are getting warmer, this has been predicted for decades." The heat of the last year, intense as it was, is tempered because the oceans have been absorbing the majority of the excess heat related to climate change, but they are reaching their limit, said Kim Cobb, a climate scientist at Brown University. "Oceans are really the thermostat of our planet ... they are tied to our economy, food sources and coastal infrastructure.
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