»2023 ist das wärmste Jahr seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen«
Bericht des Copernicus Climate Change Service, 9.1.2024 (engl. Original)
Global temperatures reached exceptionally high levels in 2023. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts on behalf of the European Commission with funding from the EU, monitored several key climate indicators throughout the year, reporting on record-breaking conditions such as the hottest month on record and daily global temperature averages briefly surpassing pre-industrial levels by more than 2°C.