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Earth shattered global heat record in 2023 and it's flirting with warming limit, European agency says

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 9 January 2024
Earth shattered global annual heat records in 2023, reaching 1.48 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times and approaching the 1.5-degree threshold set in the Paris climate accord. Copernicus, the European climate agency, confirmed these findings, stating that the year was exceptionally warm for over half the year. The main driver of this warming is the increasing amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, along with other factors such as El Nino and increased solar activity.
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The European climate agency, Copernicus, revealed that 2023 shattered global annual heat records, pushing the planet closer to the dangerous warming threshold. Copernicus disclosed that 2023 was 1.48 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This unsettling revelation places us on the precipice of...

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