Summer 2023 , Officially Becomes the , Hottest On Record.<br />'The Independent' reports that the summer of 2023 <br />has officially been confirmed as the "hottest summer <br />on record" experienced by the northern hemisphere.<br />According to scientists, August was <br />about 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit hotter <br />than in pre-industrial times. .<br />Scientists from the World Meteorological Organization <br />(WMO) said that August was the second-hottest <br />month ever, coming in just behind July of 2023. .<br />'The Independent' reports that the record-setting <br />August came after a brutal summer that <br />shattered records across continents. .<br />The dog days of summer are <br />not just barking, they are biting, Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary General, via 'The Independent'.<br />Climate breakdown has begun, Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary General, via 'The Independent'.<br />Both July and August come as warning signs that Earth <br />is rapidly approaching the threshold set by the 2015 <br />Paris Agreement to minimize catastrophic warming.<br />According to the University of Maine’s <br />Climate Reanalyzer, September has continued <br />to set record highs for this time of year. .<br />What we are observing, not only new <br />extremes but the persistence of these <br />record-breaking conditions, and the <br />impacts these have on both people <br />and planet, are a clear consequence <br />of the warming of the climate system, Carlo Buontempo, Copernicus Director, via 'The Independent'.<br />'The Independent' reports that several other records <br />have been broken in 2023, including the hottest- <br />ever temperature recorded in the world's oceans
