2023 Projected to Be Hottest Year in 125,000 Years, Say Scientists

European Union scientists have declared that this year is "virtually certain" to be the warmest in the past 125,000 years, with last month being the hottest October on record. The temperature anomaly in October was a significant 0.4 degrees Celsius higher than the previous record, attributed to ongoing greenhouse gas emissions and the emergence of the El Nino weather pattern. The global average surface air temperature in October was 1.7 degrees Celsius warmer than the pre-industrial period. The record-breaking October makes it highly likely that 2023 will be the warmest year ever recorded. Climate change is leading to increasingly destructive extreme weather events, emphasizing the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.