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NASA analysis confirms 2023 as warmest year on record

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Earth's average surface temperature in 2023 was the warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA. Global temperatures last year were around 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 degrees Celsius) above the average for NASA's baseline period (1951-1980), scientists from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space…

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  1. 2023 is officially the hottest year on record, global temperatures close in on warming limit: Report

    Headline from ABC 7 New York ·

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    NASA analysis confirms 2023 as warmest year on record

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  1. Rolling Stone

    2023 Was the Hottest Year Ever Recorded ... By a Lot (opens Rolling Stone)

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    A new report published by the Copernicus Climate Change Service found that 2023 was the warmest year in over 150 years.

  2. CBS News

    2023 was hottest year on record as Earth closed in on critical warming mark, European agency confirms (opens CBS News)

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    The increase in the planet's surface temperature nearly crossed the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.66 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times, European Union climate monitors say.

  3. Forbes

    2023 Was Officially The World’s Hottest Year On Record (opens Forbes)

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    Last year smashed the previous record for warmest year by 0.17C, EU scientists said.

  4. Reason

    It's official: 2023 was the hottest year on record (opens Reason)

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    The European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reports that 2023 was the hottest year in the instrumental temperature record.

  5. Voice of America

    2023 Hottest Recorded Year as Earth Nears Key Limit (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The increase in the planet's surface temperature nearly crossed the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius

  6. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Hottest year on record puts Earth in touching distance of critical warming threshold, scientists say (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Extreme heat is fueled by the climate crisis, the chief driver of which is the burning of fossil fuels.

  7. The Republic

    Hottest year ever, what can be done? Plenty: more renewables and nuclear, less methane and meat (opens The Republic)

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    The shattering of global annual heat records last year is prompting people to ask: What can be done? The European climate agency announced Tuesday that 2023 was 1.48 degrees Celsius (2.66 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than pre-industrial times.

  8. Al Jazeera

    2023 shatters record for world’s hottest year: EU monitor (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Copernicus Climate Change Service says 2023 ‘very likely’ the warmest year in the past 100,000 years.

  9. Los Angeles Times

    Earth reaches grim milestone: 2023 was the warmest year on record (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    With a global average temperature of 58.96 degrees, the year was nearly one-third of a degree warmer than the previous hottest year on record, according to officials.

  10. France 24

    2023 was hottest year on record as Earth nears critical 1.5°C threshold (opens France 24)

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    The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth's surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, EU climate monitors said Tuesday.

  11. Deutsche Welle

    2023 was hottest year on record, says new EU report – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Data gathered by the EU's earth observation program has shown global temperatures reached exceptionally high levels in 2023, which could have "profound consequences" for the 2015 Paris Agreement.

  12. ABC 7 New York

    2023 is officially the hottest year on record, global temperatures close in on warming limit: Report (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    2023 has been confirmed as the hottest year on record surpassing 2016, the previous hottest year, by a large margin, according to a new climate report released by Copernicus on Tuesday. The data for this record goes back to 1850.

  13. NPR

    2023 was the hottest year on record – by a large margin (opens NPR)

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    2023 was the hottest year on record by a significant margin, according to official European Union temperature data.

  14. The World from PRX

    Hottest year ever (opens The World from PRX)

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    The World from PRX's feed description

    The year 2023 is officially the warmest year on record — and by an alarming margin. That’s according to the latest data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Earth was 1.48 degrees Celsius hotter last year compared with pre-industrial levels, dangerously close to the 1.

  15. PBS NewsHour

    2023 beats record for hottest year on record by larger than expected margin (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Last year was the hottest on record by a long shot. Europe’s top climate agency released data showing 2023 global temperatures averaged 1.48 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Record-high temperatures are expected to continue this year.

  16. CBS News

    2023 was officially the hottest year ever. These charts show just how warm it was — and why it's so dangerous. (opens CBS News)

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    A breakdown of the numbers and elements that made 2023 the hottest year on record paints a picture of what's to come.

  17. Carbon Brief

    2023 smashes record for world’s hottest year by huge margin (opens Carbon Brief)

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    Last year was the hottest on record by a large margin, according to EU climate data covered by much of the world’s press.

  18. Mother Jones

    Last year was the hottest one in recorded history (opens Mother Jones)

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    In 2024, scientists predict, we will exceed the warming threshold set by the Paris climate accords.

  19. Phys

    Ocean temperatures helped make 2023 the hottest year ever recorded (opens Phys)

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    A multi-national team of scientists (China, U.S., New Zealand, Italy, and France) analyzes the temperature of the Earth annually. These scientists have found a fever that increases every year: For the past decade, each year has been hotter than the prior year in the ocean, and there are other change…

  20. Phys

    NASA analysis confirms 2023 as warmest year on record (opens Phys)

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    Earth's average surface temperature in 2023 was the warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA. Global temperatures last year were around 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 degrees Celsius) above the average for NASA's baseline period (1951-1980), scientists from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space…

  21. Newsweek

    Earth "scorching" as 2023 was hottest year on record (opens Newsweek)

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    "2023 is now confirmed as the warmest year on average over the globe in 174 years of observation," a climate scientist said.

  22. Time

    2023 Was the Hottest Year Ever and 2024 May Be Even Worse (opens Time)

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    “2023 was a mere preview of the catastrophic future that awaits if we don’t act now.”

  23. EarthSky

  24. Courthouse News Service

    NASA analysis finds 2023 warmest year on record (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Scientists have attempted to track global temperatures since the 1800s.

  25. Engadget

    NASA confirms 2023 was the hottest year on record (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    NASA just released its annual global temperature report and, well, 2023 was the hottest year since measurements began in 1880. Additionally, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that 2024 could be even hotter.

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