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2023 hottest year on record, EU researchers confirm

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Myles Tweedie
January 9, 2024

A new report by researchers of the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service has confirmed that 2023 was the hottest year on record. The scientists looked at global temperature records going back to 1850, and they warn that 2024 could be even hotter.

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