In 2023, there were "off the charts" records for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, Antarctic sea ice cover and glacier retreat
The mercury may soar as high as 48C (118.4F) on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, the European Space Agency said -- "potentially the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Europe."
According to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), an agency under the United Nations, there can be more than one cyclone at a time in a particular geographical location or around the globe and the systems can last for a week or more.
Marrakech (Morocco), Nov 14 (AFP) The year 2016 will "very likely" be the hottest on record, the UN said today, warning of calamitous consequences if the march of global warming cannot be halted.