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2023 confirmed as hottest year; warning up on worsening climate crisis
Dry farms due to hot weather. —PHOTO FROM PNA.GOV.PH
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January 13, 2024January 13, 2024Climate Change

2023 confirmed as hottest year; warning up on worsening climate crisis

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The global temperature in 2023 hit 1.45 ± 0.12 °C—the hottest year on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in its Jan. 12 news release.   The years 2016 (which had a strong El Niño) and 2020 were previously classed as the warmest on record at 1.29 ±0.12°C and 1.27 ±0.12°C, respectively, above the...

El Niño
Supertyphoon "Betty" unleashed floods and damaged houses, like this one in the Ilocos being inspected by a team from the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Betty was among the factors that ushered in the rainy season. —PNA PHOTO
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June 6, 2023September 6, 2023Climate Change

Despite the rains, record-breaking hot days and years may be expected

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The rains are here but hot and dry days may be expected because of El Niño possibly starting between June and July and lasting up to March, according to the Philippine weather bureau Pagasa.  Elsewhere in the world, forecasters at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said temperatures are likely to soar and break records over...