In Part 1 of this three-part series focusing on a new report about climate change in 2023, I described the relentless rise of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Rather than showing signs of leveling off — which must happen soon if we are to avoid even more disruptive climate changes than we've already seen — they're accumulating at an increasing rate.
In fact, 2023 saw the fourth highest rise of atmospheric CO2 on record.
As I pointed out in Part 1, no aspect of Earth's climatic life support system was spared last year from the impact of the ever thickening blanket of heat-trapping gases we've thrown over the planet, according to the State of the Climate in 2023 report. That, of course, includes rising temperatures worldwide, which I focus on here. (For links to the other articles in this series, see the end of this story.)
To put it bluntly, ...
