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    2023 confirmed as hottest year with climate records ‘tumbling like dominoes’

    by Danny Halpin Jan 09, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Last year saw climate records “tumbling like dominoes” as scientists confirm 2023 the hottest on record so far.

    Its average temperature was 14.98C which beats the previous hottest year set in 2016 by 0.17C, according to the EU’s climate change service Copernicus.

    scientists believe this record could be short-lived however – their forecasts suggest 2024 could be even hotter and may rise more than 1.5C

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