Records smashed – new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest so far

Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, ice cover and glacier retreat, a new global report issued by the UN weather agency (WMO) on Tuesday shows.

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Records smashed – new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest so far

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