The year is not even over and it has already been established according to Copernicus, a European Union program, that 2023 is the hottest year. It beats by 0.13°C the year 2016 which held the heat record.
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The year “2023 is the hottest year on record”, says Samantha Burgess, deputy director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), a European Union program that collects data on the state of the planet. Copernicus can draw this conclusion even before the end of the year, after having noted the “extraordinary temperatures in November”.
In November, there were notably “two days when it was 2°C warmer than during the pre-industrial period” (between 1850 and 1900)”often taken as a reference, explains the deputy director. “The year 2023 saw six months of record temperatures, and two season records”, explains Samantha Burgess. During the year, it was on average 1.46°C warmer than between 1850 and 1900. The year 2023 was 0.13°C warmer than the year 2016, which held the heat record .
Carlo Buontempo, director of C3S, is not optimistic about the evolution of global warming: “As long as greenhouse gas concentrations continue to increase, we cannot expect results different from those observed this year”says the director. “The temperature will continue to rise, as will the consequences of heat waves and drought”, asks Carlo Buontempo. For him, the solution is ready: “Achieving carbon neutrality as quickly as possible is an effective way to manage climate risks”.
Methodology :
Copernicus is a component of the space program, specialized in Earth observation. It collects its data by satellite and “in situ”, from ships, planes and weather stations located all over the globe.
