2023
22/01/24 11:27
2023 was the hottest year on record, eclipsing 2021.
December 2023 - Iceland, Uruguay, and Costa Rica now generate at least 98% of their electricity through renewables like wind, hydro, geothermal, and solar. These countries were previously dependent on foreign supplies of coal and oil.
October 2023 - Hurricane Otis in the Pacific sets a record for the most rapid intensification from Tropical Storm to Category 5, attributed to warmer ocean temperatures.
September 2023 - Wildfires in Greece are the largest in the history of the European Union.
August 2023 - Canada had record-setting high temperatures in May and June 2023, which contributed to a record wildfire season over the summer.
August 2023 - Phoenix set new record for 26 consistent days over 110 F in July 2023
July 2023 - Water temperature hits 101 F in the Florida Keys, a record.
July 2023 - Deep winter in Antartica, but there is a lot less sea ice than usual. 1,000,000 square miles of water that would normally be ice is unfrozen. In winter, we expect Antarctica to basically double in size as the sea ice freezes around. This comes in a year of record air temperatures and record ocean temperatures.
Ice reflects light from the sun whereas ocean absorbs it. That makes the water even warmer and inhibits refreezing.
July 2023 - Water temperature hits 101 F in the Florida Keys, a record.
July 2023 - The Earth’s hottest single day on record occurs July 4th, according to European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
December 2023 - Iceland, Uruguay, and Costa Rica now generate at least 98% of their electricity through renewables like wind, hydro, geothermal, and solar. These countries were previously dependent on foreign supplies of coal and oil.
October 2023 - Hurricane Otis in the Pacific sets a record for the most rapid intensification from Tropical Storm to Category 5, attributed to warmer ocean temperatures.
September 2023 - Wildfires in Greece are the largest in the history of the European Union.
August 2023 - Canada had record-setting high temperatures in May and June 2023, which contributed to a record wildfire season over the summer.
August 2023 - Phoenix set new record for 26 consistent days over 110 F in July 2023
July 2023 - Water temperature hits 101 F in the Florida Keys, a record.
July 2023 - Deep winter in Antartica, but there is a lot less sea ice than usual. 1,000,000 square miles of water that would normally be ice is unfrozen. In winter, we expect Antarctica to basically double in size as the sea ice freezes around. This comes in a year of record air temperatures and record ocean temperatures.
Ice reflects light from the sun whereas ocean absorbs it. That makes the water even warmer and inhibits refreezing.
July 2023 - Water temperature hits 101 F in the Florida Keys, a record.
July 2023 - The Earth’s hottest single day on record occurs July 4th, according to European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.