A new report by the nonprofit organization Climate Central reveals that the last 12 months (from November 2022 to October 2023) were the hottest ever recorded. As the organization's vice president for science Dr. Andrew Pershing said in a statement, "this 12-month record is exactly what we expect from a global climate fueled by carbon pollution."
Nor is this the end of the trend; Pershing explained "records will continue to fall next year, especially as the growing El Niño begins to take hold, exposing billions to unusual heat." Even though this is expected to most fiercely hit developing countries near the Earth's equator, climate-fueled extreme heat has also afflicted the United States, Europe, Japan and India.
