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Study: Last Summer Was the Hottest in 2K Years

  • #Climate change
  • #Weather
  • #World
Study: Last Summer Was the Hottest in 2K Years
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MAY 2024
Image copyright: Hector Quintanar/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images
story last updated MAY 2024

The Spin

Narrative A

Unsurprisingly, 2023 witnessed extreme weather events, including wildfires, ocean heat waves, and unprecedented temperature anomalies. Global warming could lead to ecological and societal collapse without nations rapidly transitioning from fossil fuels and achieving net-zero emissions.

Washington Post

Narrative B

The UN has cautioned against too much pessimism on the climate front and forecast less severe global warming than previously predicted, indicating that temperatures could fall short of worst-case scenarios. The world must invest in technologies and infrastructure to withstand climate impacts.

National Review

Metaculus Prediction


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PBS NewsHourJUL 2023
Earth shattered global heat record in ’23 and it’s flirting with warming limit, European agency says
Associated PressJUL 2023
2023 was hottest year on record as Earth closed in on critical warming mark, European agency confirms
CBSJUL 2023
Scientists knew 2023’s heat would be historic — but not by this much
Washington PostJUL 2023