The month of October 2023 was the warmest ever recorded in the world, and the fifth monthly record in a row since June, announced on Wednesday, the European Observatory Copernicus.
With an average temperature of 15.38 ° C on the surface of the globe, the month of October 2023 thus exceeds, the previous record of October 2019. October 2023 also exceeds, by 1.7 ° C, the average of October in the pre-industrial era (1850-1900), according to Copernicus.
Since January 2023, the average temperature has been the warmest ever measured over the first ten months of the year, increasing by 1.43 ° C, compared to the average of the period 1850-1900, the European Observatory said.
“We can say with almost certainty that 2023 will be the hottest year in the climate annals and the feeling of having to take an urgent need for ambitious climatic measures as COP28 approaches, has never been so strong,” said Samantha Burgess, assistant head of the Copernicus climate change service.
These new records, which translate into a litany of extreme climatic events (drought, fires, floods, etc.) will weigh on the debates during the 28th Conference of the UN climate parties (COP 28), which will take place from November 30 to December 12, 2023 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
