If this summer felt to you like anever-ending sweltering heat wave, then you’re not alone.
The summer of 2023 was thehotteston record,NASA saidThursday.
Global records date back to 1880.
NASA considers June through August to be meteorological summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
Nelson called out climate change as “a threat to our planet and future generations.”
Per capita, greenhouse gas emissions are highest in the US and Russia.
What happened with temperatures out at sea is just as important as what people were experiencing on land.
El Nino exacerbated conditions over the summer, setting the stage for record-high heat.
Summer may be history for the Northern Hemisphere in 2023, but concerns remain for the future.
More records could fall as the globe continues to warm.
“Unfortunately, climate change is happening.
Things that we said would come to pass are coming to pass,” said GISS Director Gavin Schmidt.
