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2023 was world’s hottest year on record, EU scientists confirm

On average, in 2023 the planet was 1.48 degrees Celsius warmer than in the 1850-1900 pre-industrial period, when humans began burning fossil fuels on an industrial scale, pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.2023 was world’s hottest year on record, EU scientists confirm
Manuel Flores walks on a dry area that shows the drop in the level of Lake Titicaca, Latin America's largest freshwater basin, as it is edging towards record low levels, on Cojata Island, Bolivia October 26, 2023.  REUTERS
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Published at : January 9, 2024
Updated at : January 9, 2024 18:58
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