Heatwaves, floods, droughts, wildfires, and rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones caused misery and mayhem, upending everyday life for millions and inflicting many billions of dollars in economic losses.
The WMO report confirmed that 2023 was the warmest year on record, with the global average near-surface temperature at 1.45 °Celsius (with a margin of uncertainty of ± 0.12 °C) above the pre-industrial baseline. It was the warmest ten-year period on record.
Key messages from the report are as follows:
- State of Global Climate report confirms 2023 as hottest year on record by clear margin
- Records broken for ocean heat, sea level rise, Antarctic sea ice loss and glacier retreat
- Extreme weather undermines socio-economic development
- Renewable energy transition provides hope
- Cost of climate inaction is higher than cost of climate action
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