Things hotting up

A report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) shows that we smashed previous records for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, Antarctic sea ice cover and our glaciers retreating in 2023. Additionally, they found that increases in heatwaves, floods, droughts, fires and cyclones have cost the economy many billions of dollars. They say 2023 was on average 1.45°C above pre-industrial baselines, glaciers suffered the largest loss of ice on record, and Antarctic sea ice was 1 million square kilometres below the previous record year.