Temperature records have been broken in many countries this year, and climate scientists say 2023 could become the hottest year on record. Vietnam, Poland, Spain, China, Latvia, Myanmar, Portugal, Belarus, the Netherlands, Thailand … these are just some of the countries where temperature records have been broken this year. And globally, 2023 saw the second-warmest March on record, according to NASA, NOAA, the Japanese Meteorological Agency and the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). “Above-average temperatures also occurred over north-eastern North America, Argentina and neighbouring countries, as well as across a large part of Australia and coastal Antarctica.”A new temperature record in 2023? Another major factor is the anticipated return of the El Niño weather phenomenon.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 22, 2023 06:21 UTC