2023 was the hottest year on record — by a long shot

A single, dead tree stands in dry, cracked mud along the bank of a water reservoir.

After a year of record-breaking wildfires across Canada and the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth, it likely comes as no surprise that 2023 was the hottest year on record. According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, 2023 was nearly 1.5 C warmer than the pre-industrial average.

CBC | World News

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