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The year 2023 has been confirmed as the warmest on record, driven by human-caused climate change and boosted by the natural El Niño weather event.
Last year was about 1.48C warmer than the long-term average before humans started burning large amounts of fossil fuels, the EU’s climate service says.
This recent temperature boost is mainly linked to the rapid switch to El Niño conditions, which has occurred on top of long-term human-caused warming.
El Niño is a natural event where warmer surface waters in the East Pacific Ocean release additional heat into the atmosphere.
The year 2024 could be warmer than 2023 - as some of the record ocean surface heat escapes into the atmosphere - although the “weird” behaviour of the current El Niño means it’s hard to be sure, Dr Hausfather says.
While the language of the deal was weaker than many wanted - with no obligation for countries to act - it’s hoped that it will help to build on some recent encouraging progress in areas like renewable power and electric vehicles.
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The year 2023 has been confirmed as the warmest on record, driven by human-caused climate change and boosted by the natural El Niño weather event.
Last year was about 1.48C warmer than the long-term average before humans started burning large amounts of fossil fuels, the EU’s climate service says.
This recent temperature boost is mainly linked to the rapid switch to El Niño conditions, which has occurred on top of long-term human-caused warming.
El Niño is a natural event where warmer surface waters in the East Pacific Ocean release additional heat into the atmosphere.
The year 2024 could be warmer than 2023 - as some of the record ocean surface heat escapes into the atmosphere - although the “weird” behaviour of the current El Niño means it’s hard to be sure, Dr Hausfather says.
While the language of the deal was weaker than many wanted - with no obligation for countries to act - it’s hoped that it will help to build on some recent encouraging progress in areas like renewable power and electric vehicles.
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