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we start with a troubling landmark for the climate — as 2023 smashes the record, for the worlds hottest year ever recorded. european scientists say, that 2023 left the records "tumbling like dominoes". the average global temperature in the past 12 months was 14.98 degrees. that beats the previous hottest year — set in 2016 — by 0.17 degrees. the announcement was made by the eus climate change service. and the met office in the uk believes this record could be short—lived, as th...

the average global temperature in the past 12 months was 14.98 degrees. that beats the previous hottest year set in 2016 by 0.17 degrees. the announcement was made by the eus climate change service copernicus. and the met office in the uk believes this record could be short lived, as their forecasts suggest 2024 could be even hotter. earlier, i spoke to our climate editor, justin rowlatt, and asked about how much bigger the margin is in this latest report. yeah, it is interesting, isnt...

High temperatures and low rainfall meant oxygen levels plunged in some rivers, leading to an unprecedented number of fish death incidents, according to angling groups. the oxygen reader is telling me its1.7% oxygen when it should be 60% to 100%. it left fish gasping, making them easy pickings for the flocks of seagulls — just one example of the effects of the high temperatures the world is experiencing. well, justin still here with me in the studio. justin, before we get to wider questions, ju...

In the frequency and intensity of extreme events, and what weve seen in 2023 were seven of the months of that year were the warmest months on record. the main driver of these record temperatures was greenhouse gas emissions, mostly carbon dioxide. but extra heat also came from a weather fluctuation in the pacific called el nino, where warm ocean waters come to the surface. the uk got off relatively lightly — it was the second hottest year on record here, but the heatwave injune brought some se...