2023 will be considered the hottest year on record, according to the EU’s climate change service, Copernicus. “November’s exceptional global temperatures (…) mean that 2023 will be the hottest year recorded in history,” said Copernicus vice-president Samantha Burgess.
On two days, the global average temperature exceeded the pre-industrial seasonal average temperature by more than two degrees. The data will likely increase pressure on negotiations at the World Climate Conference (COP28), currently taking place in Dubai.
Several high values have already been recorded this year. According to Copernicus, the months of June to November were the hottest in the world since records began.
The UN reached the same conclusion as Copernicus last week: the preliminary climate report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) showed that 2023 would likely be the hottest year on record.