Recent data and reports highlight a concerning trend in global temperatures, marking 2023 as the warmest year on record since the inception of recordkeeping. NASA has reported that the Earth's average surface temperature in 2023 exceeded preindustrial levels by 1.4C, with daily temperatures often surpassing 2C, and 2024 looks set to be even hotter. The Arctic region, in particular, has experienced significant heating. Moreover, the northern half of the Atlantic Ocean saw record high sea surface temperatures (SST) in January 2024, according to data from @NOAA ERSSTv5. In Japan, the town of Yūbetsu in Hokkaido prefecture shattered its monthly temperature record by 6°C, reaching an unprecedented +17.1°C, which is 19°C above the norm for this time of year. These temperature anomalies come at a time when the global average surface temperature nearly breached the 1.5-degree warming limit set under the Paris climate agreement in 2023, with the UN Report 2022 indicating that global emissions are still rising. This suggests that surpassing this threshold could become a more frequent occurrence, underscoring the urgent need for investment in technologies to mitigate climate change.
February is continuing Earth's record warm streak, with global average surface air and ocean temperatures staying higher than they were 2023. https://t.co/yL5RKEk7rb https://t.co/AV2rVLDtXx
2023 was the first time global temperatures exceeded 1.5C over an entire year & with emissions still rising (UN Report 2022) it’s very likely it won’t be the last. Now is the time to invest in & scale up the available technologies to start mitigating climate change today. https://t.co/fkSktdukV8
During the hottest year on record (2023), the global average surface temperature fell just shy of the 1.5-degree warming limit under the Paris climate agreement. https://t.co/G3USsOE2yZ
Unbelievable February warmth in Japan with hundreds of monthly temperature records broken today alone! Yūbetsu in Hokkaido prefecture recorded an outright absurd +17.1°C (+62.8°F), pulverizing the previous monthly record by a monstrous 6°C. That’s 19°C above normal. https://t.co/vxigFRoX9P
Record high sea surface temperatures (SST) continued across the northern half of the Atlantic Ocean in January 2024. Data available from @NOAA ERSSTv5 (https://t.co/V8F2Mhb8Iw). https://t.co/lv3vZfTEub
NASA actually has the globe officially at 1.4C over preindustrial. Daily temps have been over 2C. The heating at the top of the globe is incredible. Earth’s average surface temp in 2023 was the warmest on record since recordkeeping began - 2024 looks set to be even hotter! https://t.co/nREUW8a0NX