It's official - 2023 is Already World's Hottest Year, with a month to go

Occams Barber · Dec 8, 2023

9 December 2023

2023 is the hottest year in recorded history, with a month to spare.

Scientists have confirmed 2023 will be the hottest year on record, with the official declaration from climate change service Copernicus, run by the EU, made with a month to spare.

The startling heat records come as large parts of Australia are set to endure heatwave conditions, with temperatures expected to reach over 40 degrees in some places.

The world can't stop breaking heat records this year, with each month since June becoming the warmest on record.

The Copernicus data confirmed the trend, with the warmest November on record globally hitting 1.75 degrees above the 1850–1900 pre-industrial reference period.

"2023 has now had six record-breaking months and two record-breaking seasons," Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, said.

"The extraordinary global November temperatures, including two days warmer than 2ºC above pre-industrial, mean that 2023 is the warmest year in recorded history."

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As Australia is gripped by a heatwave, 2023 is declared the hottest year on record

The startling heat records come as large parts of Australia are set to endure heatwave conditions, with temperatures expected to reach over 40 degrees in some places.

www.abc.net.au

(Aus is currently experiencing a serious heatwave with temps in the South, South-east and Central parts of the country in the mid 40s (113+ Fahrenheit) along with significant (30,000+yesterday) recorded dry lightning strikes. We're only 9 days into Summer - OB)

AV1611VET · Dec 8, 2023

Occams Barber said:
The world can't stop breaking heat records this year, with each month since June becoming the warmest on record.

And it's gonna get worse before it gets better.

jacks · Dec 8, 2023

AV1611VET said:
And it's gonna get worse before it gets better.

I'm looking forward to the "better"!

d taylor · Dec 8, 2023

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Good I dislike very much, cold weather.

Occams Barber · Dec 8, 2023

d taylor said:
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Good I dislike very much, cold weather.

You might be surprised to hear that the extreme snowstorms and freezing winter weather you've been experiencing in northern parts of the US (and Europe) were caused by global warming and you can expect more of it.

Without going into details, global warming allows cold air to 'spill' out of Arctic regions and roll down towards the Equator. The result is you'll cook in summer with temperature increases and freeze in winter when the Polar Vortex breaks down.

Add in more intense hurricanes, rising sea levels and flooding rains and things could get very messy.

OB

AV1611VET · Dec 8, 2023

Occams Barber said:
You might be surprised to hear that the extreme snowstorms and freezing winter weather you've been experiencing in northern parts of the US (and Europe) were caused by global warming and you can expect more of it.

Well when it starts snowing on Guam ...

Occams Barber · Dec 8, 2023

AV1611VET said:
Well when it starts snowing on Guam ...

Given how close you are to the Equator, you're due to get snow when Hell freezes over.

OB

Bradskii · Dec 8, 2023

AV1611VET said:
And it's gonna get worse before it gets better.

Average Dec temp is 26 C in Bondi. It might hit 39 this arvo. We are due over at some friends later and were going to walk over. No way...I'm taking the car. And running the a/c for 10 minutes before we get in.

AlexB23 · Dec 8, 2023

Occams Barber said:
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9 December 2023

2023 is the hottest year in recorded history, with a month to spare.

Scientists have confirmed 2023 will be the hottest year on record, with the official declaration from climate change service Copernicus, run by the EU, made with a month to spare.

The startling heat records come as large parts of Australia are set to endure heatwave conditions, with temperatures expected to reach over 40 degrees in some places.

The world can't stop breaking heat records this year, with each month since June becoming the warmest on record.

The Copernicus data confirmed the trend, with the warmest November on record globally hitting 1.75 degrees above the 1850–1900 pre-industrial reference period.

"2023 has now had six record-breaking months and two record-breaking seasons," Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, said.

"The extraordinary global November temperatures, including two days warmer than 2ºC above pre-industrial, mean that 2023 is the warmest year in recorded history."

Link/more

As Australia is gripped by a heatwave, 2023 is declared the hottest year on record

The startling heat records come as large parts of Australia are set to endure heatwave conditions, with temperatures expected to reach over 40 degrees in some places.

www.abc.net.au

(Aus is currently experiencing a serious heatwave with temps in the South, South-east and Central parts of the country in the mid 40s (113+ Fahrenheit) along with significant (30,000+yesterday) recorded dry lightning strikes. We're only 9 days into Summer - OB)

NASA has this cool (or should I say, warm) visual which shows how the Earth has warmed up rapidly since the 1880s, where blue means below average, and red means above average temps. Now, CO2 levels were high millions of years ago due to extreme volcanism, but nowadays, volcanoes contribute minimally to global warming, and most modern global warming is from human caused emissions, and the rate of warming is much higher compared to before in thousands, if not millions of years. It isn't the warming itself that is the worst, but the rate of warming is what kills. People do not have enough time to relocate to higher ground (rising sea levels), and animals do not have enough time to relocate to cooler climates. Luckily, global warming is expected to slow by the 2050s under current policies and given climate pledges by gov'ts around the world.

Climate pledge graph

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And here is a graph showing how global warming is real, and the earth has been heating up since the industrial revolution.

Occams Barber · Dec 8, 2023

Bradskii said:
Average Dec temp is 26 C in Bondi. It might hit 39 this arvo. We are due over at some friends later and were going to walk over. No way...I'm taking the car. And running the a/c for 10 minutes before we get in.

We'll hit 30 but that should be it for today, The humidity is creeping up as usual. Currently around 70%

OB

AlexB23 · Dec 8, 2023

Occams Barber said:
We'll hit 30 but that should be it for today, The humidity is creeping up as usual. Currently around 70%

OB

You guys are lucky. It will be 42°F (6°C) tomorrow on December 9th, 2023. But hey, that is warm for December in my area. The number of snowy Christmases have decreased in the past two decades or so in the areas that I have lived in.

This graph only goes up to 2016 (and not the 2020s), but snow cover during winters in North America have been on the decline.

AV1611VET · Dec 8, 2023

Bradskii said:
Average Dec temp is 26 C in Bondi. It might hit 39 this arvo. We are due over at some friends later and were going to walk over. No way...I'm taking the car. And running the a/c for 10 minutes before we get in.

Is there a rise in alligator sightings, since they love the heat?

AV1611VET · Dec 8, 2023

Occams Barber said:
We'll hit 30 but that should be it for today, The humidity is creeping up as usual. Currently around 70%

OB

Some animals thrive on heat.

Occams Barber · Dec 8, 2023

AlexB23 said:
You guys are lucky. It will be 42°F (6°C) tomorrow on December 9th, 2023. But hey, that is warm for December in my area. The number of snowy Christmases have decreased in the past two decades or so in the areas that I have lived in.

This graph only goes up to 2016 (and not the 2020s), but snow cover during winters in North America have been on the decline.
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Snow?

Where I live in Northern NSW the climate is almost ideal if you're ok with lots of sunshine, painfully blue skies and a bit of heat. The humidity in mid-summer can be a bit wearing.

My standard clothing for most of the year is shorts, a T shirt and thongs (flip-flops). In winter I occasionally wear jeans or even socks if things get really bad.

It's also normal here to see people shopping in bare feet.

OB

d taylor · Dec 8, 2023

Occams Barber said:
You might be surprised to hear that the extreme snowstorms and freezing winter weather you've been experiencing in northern parts of the US (and Europe) were caused by global warming and you can expect more of it.

Without going into details, global warming allows cold air to 'spill' out of Arctic regions and roll down towards the Equator. The result is you'll cook in summer with temperature increases and freeze in winter when the Polar Vortex breaks down.

Add in more intense hurricanes, rising sea levels and flooding rains and things could get very messy.

OB

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I am 58 and it has been the same weather, hot in summer and cold and wet in the winter, since my youth.

Occams Barber · Dec 8, 2023

AV1611VET said:
Is there a rise in alligator sightings, since they love the heat?

@Bradski lives in Bondi (in Sydney). Too for south for crocodiles although he could probably rustle up a few real estate sharks.

I live much further north, closer to croc territory, but still way too far south to see them. I have been in Far North Queensland where I've seen crocs swimming out at sea. I also had a couple of close calls with salties in the Alligator River in the Northern Territory when I was young and foolish.

OB

d taylor · Dec 8, 2023

Occams Barber · Dec 8, 2023

d taylor said:
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I am 58 and it has been the same weather, hot in summer and cold and wet in the winter, since my youth.

There is a story that climate change is like dumping a frog in cold water then putting it on the stove to slowly heat. The idea was that the frog wouldn't feel the gradual rise in temperature until it was too late.

It's not true (the frog would jump out) but you get my point. Climate change is not something you're likely to notice because it's a slow gradual process unless you work in situations, like agriculture, where climate is objectively important.

If you check your regional (broader than just local) weather history you may get a surprise.

OB

Occams Barber · Dec 8, 2023

d taylor said:
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I am 58 and it has been the same weather, hot in summer and cold and wet in the winter, since my youth.

This is from a US Govt website called Climate Change Resources. This is a small extract. The site discusses the impact of Climate Change on Mississippi. I've put a link at the bottom. It's worth reading.

Today, Mississippi has the highest poverty rate in the US, with nearly 20% of the state’s residents living below the poverty line, and with the lowest ranking healthcare system. The social and economic factors compound the challenges posed by climate change, which it manifests in Mississippi in the form of extreme heat, drought, and sea level rise. Already today, Mississippi averages 25 days a year when heat exceeds dangerous levels, with that number projected to rise to 100 days annually by 2050. The severity of droughts is expected to increase by over 100% by 2050 in Mississippi. Agriculture and forestry are Mississippi’s biggest industry, so the outcoming of these intersecting factors will be of major consequence for the state’s economy.

Mississippi | Climate Change Resources

Learn about the ways climate change is affecting Mississippi and what its citizens are doing to mitigate it.

climatechangeresources.org

OB

d taylor · Dec 9, 2023

Occams Barber said:
There is a story that climate change is like dumping a frog in cold water then putting it on the stove to slowly heat. The idea was that the frog wouldn't feel the gradual rise in temperature until it was too late.

It's not true (the frog would jump out) but you get my point. Climate change is not something you're likely to notice because it's a slow gradual process unless you work in situations, like agriculture, where climate is objectively important.

If you check your regional (broader than just local) weather history you may get a surprise.

OB

I do not believe your claim.
But lets take what you are saying. So what past earth climate warming period are you referencing. To be able to make your claim that is how climate change works.

Because it is funny that if this is something new to the earth, how do you know this is how climate change works. Climate change is not something you're likely to notice because it's a slow gradual process

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