Scientists explain why 2023’s record-breaking heat has them on edge

The latest calculations from several scientific agencies showing that Earth shattered global heat records last year may seem frightening. But scientists fear what’s behind these numbers could be even worse. The Associated Press news agency spoke to more than three dozen scientists about what the destroyed records mean. Most say they fear an acceleration of … Read more

The Earth broke the global heat record in ’23 and is flirting with the warming limit, the European agency says

Earth broke global annual heat records last year, flirting with the agreed-upon warming threshold and showing more signs of a febrile planet, the European Climate Agency said on Tuesday. In one of the first of several teams of scientific agencies to calculate how exceptionally warm 2023 was, the European climate agency Copernicus said the year … Read more