2023 was the hottest year ever recorded by far.

Question

This article claims that 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded, due to climate change.

Answer 1

NASA report confirmed, "Earth’s average surface temperature in 2023 was the warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA." NASA Analysis Confirms 2023 as Warmest Year on Record - NASA

Also, BBC reports, "The year 2023 has been confirmed as the warmest on record, driven by human-caused climate change and boosted by the natural El Niño weather event." 2023 confirmed as world's hottest year on record

 In addition, when I search for " what is the warmest year on record?", I find results that only point to 2023.

This claim in this article is not exaggerated and is true.

Comments

This is a great fact check. It is really easy to understand and follow. Along with that I like the use of NASA as a source. Similarly the article by the BBC has great information on this topic, no matter how scary it might be.

Answer 2

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. https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/climate-change-indicators-reached-record-levels-2023-wmo#:~:text=The%20WMO%20report%20confirmed%20that,ten%2Dyear%20period%20on%20record.

Answer 3

The source provided comes straight from a government website, and a Google search for what the hottest year on record gives you 2023, with articles from NASA and the WHO both providing the same answer, so this claim is true.

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-analysis-confirms-2023-as-warmest-year-on-record/

https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/climate-change-indicators-reached-record-levels-2023-wmo

Comments

I like how simple you kept your fact check because thats all that was really needing to be said. You gave the original article from a very trustworthy source in NASA and then gave another one in WHO to back it up further which makes it obvious to the reader that this claim is accurate. Overall a very good fact check.

Answer 4

Reports that "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." (wmo news).

https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/climate-change-indicators-reached-record-levels-2023-wmo#:~:text=The%20WMO%20report%20confirmed%20that,ten%2Dyear%20period%20on%20record 

Answer 5

The claim stating that 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded is true. As reported by the source provided, NOAA.gov (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), states that 2023 was in fact the hottest year on record. Because this source is a government site, it proves that it is a trustworthy site. The analysis by NCEI mentioned in the NOAA.gov article, states "In 2023, global surface temperature was 2.12°F (1.18°C) above the 20th-century average." The use of exact temperatures, graphs in the article, and all of this coming for a scientific government source shows this claim to be true. Also, when you search up, "What is the hottest year on record," all the articles that pop up support the claim of 2023, and come from more reputable sites like NASA, the World Meterogical Organization, and Climate.gov. The claim is true.

Answer 6

According to NASA, 2023 was in fact the hottest year on record so far by around 2.1 degrees fahrenheit compared to NASA's baseline period of 1951-1980. However, that was only until 2024, in which the record temperature was 0.2 degrees hotter than 2023. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson claims that this rise in global temperature in 2023 and 2024 was due to the climate crisis. The rise in temperature is not the only sign of climate change, an increase in wildfires and risings ocean levels also are a warning sign that the Earth's climate is rapidly changing. 

Answer 7

Absolutely, the claim that 2023 is the hottest year on record has been substantiated by highly credible sources, with clear and precise measurements indicating this is indeed the case. To begin with, the article referenced comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a highly credible U.S. governmental agency renowned for its climate research. Their statement is based on NOAA’s "Annual 2023 Global Climate Report" from the National Centers for Environmental Information, which compiles temperature data worldwide. According to their report, the global average temperature for 2023 reached 14.98°C, surpassing the previous record set in 2016, which had a global average of 14.84°C. For reference, this report is available here: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202313.

Moreover, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)—a United Nations agency tasked with coordinating global meteorological standards—also confirms that 2023 marked an unprecedented peak in global temperatures. In its "State of Global Climate" report, the WMO specifies that the average global temperature in 2023 was 1.48°C higher than the pre-industrial baseline (1850–1900). This assessment underscores that 2023 is the warmest year recorded since 1880, the point from which consistent global data has been available, as confirmed by NASA’s Earth Observatory data: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/global-temperatures.

Several factors have contributed to this record-breaking year. While global temperatures have shown an upward trend since the Industrial Revolution due to the extensive use of fossil fuels and resultant greenhouse gas emissions, the 2023 temperature spike was further amplified by the El Niño climate phenomenon. El Niño, which periodically warms surface waters in the central and eastern tropical Pacific, added an extra warming effect in 2023, much as it did in 2016, the previous record year. The WMO offers more details on the recent El Niño conditions in their article: https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/el-nino-weakens-impacts-continue.

The scientific consensus on the drivers of this trend remains clear. While natural phenomena like El Niño can intensify warming in specific years, the ongoing upward trend is primarily due to human activities. For further evidence of this, NASA provides a comprehensive overview of climate change data here: https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/evidence/.

In summary, 2023’s record temperatures reflect a well-documented long-term trend in global warming, underscored by the highest average global temperature ever recorded at 14.98°C.