Laura Tobin Instagram – 🌍 🌡️ 2023 was the hottest year on record Beating the previous warmest by 0.17°C in 2016, that might not sound like much but it’s the equivalent as Usain Bolt breaking 100m record by severa 10’s of a second rather then a few 100’s. “2023 has been called an exceptional year with climate records tumbling like dominoes.” 2023 was 1.48°C warmer than the pre-industrial level, very close to the 1.5°C limit, this doesn’t mean we have surpassed the limit set by the paris agreement but it sets a dire precedence. 2023 marks the first time on record that every day within a year exceeded 1°C above the pre-industrial level. Close to 50% of days were more than 1.5°C warmer than the that level. WHY? Carbon dioxide and Methane continued to rise, both their highest ever recorded from the emission we put into the atmosphere And Unprecedented high ocean temperatures were a driver for the record warm year, and some will say that’s due to El Nino but the report says that while it was a contributing factor the main long-term factor is the continuing increase in concentrations of greenhouse gases The impacts-A large number of extreme events were recorded across the globe, including heatwaves, floods, droughts and wildfires. Canada wild fires turned NYC skyline orange and Lybia floods caused 4,000 people died and were made 50x more likely due to climate change We add another line on the climate stripes, red is warm and this is the reddest stripe to date-for the hottest year ever recorded and likely the hottest in at least the last 100,000 years! 2024 likely to be even warmer, which is why it’s so important to reduce our emissions to limit warming. The decision we make now will mean the difference between this being rare in the future for my daughter and her generation or being the norm when she is my age.