It is certainly the hottest 12 months in years and likely the hottest for at least 125,000 years caused by climate change that is the result of burning fossil fuels and other human activities.
Temperatures will continue to increase, and extreme weather will get worse until world leaders act to drastically reduce the use of fossil fuels. The information about the report and quotes below are.
Using a peer-reviewed attribution system, the report quantifies the influence of climate change on temperatures in different locations across the world during the past 12 months, providing national data and analysis. Some of the key findings are below (subject to minor changes):
• November 2022 to the end of October 2023 were the hottest 12 consecutive months ever recorded. This 12-month period data is very consistent with the long-term global warming trend.
• Global Mean Temperature (GMT) was around 1.3°C hotter than pre-industrial climate.
• If emissions are only cut as fast as governments currently plan, global temperatures will rise to 2.8C above pre-industrial levels, meaning the planet would be the hottest it has been for about 125,000 years, a time when there was no permanent ice at the poles, sea levels were about 5 metres higher, and each drought lasted for centuries.
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