Climate stripes need new colour as world warms
A climate scientist says the darkest red from the scale will no longer tell the full story.
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A climate scientist says the darkest red from the scale will no longer tell the full story.
But 2023 is "on track" to be the hottest year on record, and 2024 could be hotter.
The latest of many heat records broken this year is putting the world on course for its hottest year ever, and is a sign of what is to come in future, according to scientists.
The latest of many heat records broken this year is putting the world on course for its hottest year ever, and is a sign of what is to come in future, according to scientists.
The World Meteorological Organisation found the average global temperature in 2022 was about 1.15C above 1850-1900 levels.