Europe ÂѤ¨¤ëd its ¶¦Æ±¤Î hottest year on RECORD in 2023 - with µ¤²¹s above ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë for 11 months of the year, Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬ ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹s

2023 was Europe's ¶¦Æ±¤Î-hottest year on µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë - and it was ÂçÉôʬ¤Ï thanks to µ¤¸õ change, ÀìÌç²Ès say.??

Europe's Á´ÂΤˤ錄¤ë µ¤²¹ last year was?1.8¡ëF (1¡ëC) above ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë, the EU's?µ¤¸õ change?programme has ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d ? putting it on a par with 2020.?

Worryingly, µ¤²¹s in the continent were higher than the ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë for 11 months of the year, ´Þ¤àing the warmest September on µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë.?

2023 saw a µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë number of days with 'extreme heat ¶¯Ä´¤¹¤ë¡¿¥¹¥È¥ì¥¹', where the heat was so ¸·¤·¤¤ that it ¾×·âd human wellbeing, often fatally.?

ÀìÌç²Ès ·Ù¹ð¤¹¤ë that Europe is the 'fastest warming continent' in the world, where µ¤²¹s are rising at around twice the Á´À¤³¦¤Î ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë Ψ, ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ëing wildfires, ´³¤Ð¤Äs and more extreme Å·¸õ events.?

Europe endured its joint hottest year on record last year. In this dis
turbing photo reflecting the state of the modern climate, people stand in front of a forest fire in New Peramos, near Athens, on July 19, 2023

Europe ÂѤ¨¤ëd its ¶¦Æ±¤Î hottest year on µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë last year. In this Íð¤¹ing photo È¿±Ç¤¹¤ëing the ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë of the modern µ¤¸õ, people stand in Á°Àþ of a forest ²ò¸Û¤¹¤ë¡¿Ë¤²Ð¡¿¼Í·â in New Peramos, ¶á¤Å¤¯ Athens, on July 19, 2023

Europe's average temperature in 2023 was 1.8¡ëF (1¡ëC) above average, the EU's climate change programme has revealed - putting it on a par with 2020

Europe's ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë µ¤²¹ in 2023 was 1.8¡ëF (1¡ëC) above ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë, the EU's µ¤¸õ change programme has ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d - putting it on a par with 2020

Europe's five warmest years on µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë

1. 2023: 1.8¡ëF/1¡ëC

2. 2020:?1.8¡ëF/1¡ëC?

3. 2022: 1.62¡ëF/0.9¡ëC

4: 2019: 1.62¡ëF/0.9¡ëC

5: 2016: 1.31¡ëF/0.73¡ëC

*µ¤²¹s ¼¨¤¹ how much higher than ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë the year was?

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Scientists at?Copernicus µ¤¸õ Service (C3S) have already ³Îǧ¤¹¤ëd that 2023 was the hottest year on µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë globally, but the new Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬ is ÌÀ³Î¤Ê¡¿ºÙÉô to Europe.?

Globally, 2023 has already been dubbed the year Earth ¶ì¤·¤àd the costliest µ¤¸õ ºÒ³²s like ´³¤Ð¤Äs, floods, wildfires and lethal heatwaves, ÂçÉôʬ¤Ï ͽÄê to ²¹¼¼ gas Êü½Ð¡¿È¯¹Ôs ? but these occurred all over Europe.?

'In 2023, Europe ¾Ú¸À¡¤¾Ú¿Í¡¿Ìܷ⤹¤ëd the largest wildfire ever µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ëd, one of the wettest years, ¸·¤·¤¤ ³¤ÍÎ heatwaves and ÉáµÚ¤·¤¿ ÇËÌÇŪ¤Ê flooding,' said?Carlo Buontempo, director of?C3S.

'µ¤²¹s continue to Áý²Ã¤¹¤ë, making our data ever more ·èÄêŪ¤Ê in ½àÈ÷¤¹¤ëing for the ¾×·âs of µ¤¸õ change.'?

Celeste Saulo, Ĺ´±-general at the World µ¤¾Ý¤Î Organization, pointed the finger squarely at ²¹¼¼ gas Êü½Ð¡¿È¯¹Ôs.??

¡ÈThe µ¤¸õ ´íµ¡ is the biggest challenge of our À¤Âå,' she said.?

'The cost of µ¤¸õ ³èÆ°¡¿ÀïÆ® may seem high but the cost of inaction is much higher.?

'As this Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬ shows, we need to ¤Æ¤³Æþ¤ì¡¿¼ÚÆþ»ñËÜ science to ¶¡µë¤¹¤ë ²òÅús for the good of society.'?

September last year saw a concerning amount of temperature anomalies, meaning temperatures were higher than usual for that time of year. This image shows average surface air temperature anomalies (¡ëC) over Europe for June to September 2023, relative to the monthly average for the 1991?2020 reference period

September last year saw a ´Ø¿´ing ÎÌ of µ¤²¹ anomalies, meaning µ¤²¹s were higher than usual for that time of year. This image shows ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë surface ¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë µ¤²¹ anomalies (¡ëC) over Europe for June to September 2023, ¿Æ² to the ·îËè¤Î ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë for the 1991?2020 ¸ÀµÚ¡¿´ØÏ¢ period

Europe experienced widespread flooding and severe heatwaves last year. Here, a man cools down near a fountain at Piazza Castello during a heatwave in Turin, Italy, August 25, 2023

Europe experienced ÉáµÚ¤·¤¿ flooding and ¸·¤·¤¤ heatwaves last year. Here, a man ÎäÀŤʡ¿ÀµÌ£¤Îs É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë ¶á¤Å¤¯ a fountain at Piazza Castello during a heatwave in Turin, Italy, August 25, 2023

Spain issued hot weather red alerts for three regions due to the 'extreme' danger posed by scorching temperatures in July 2023

Spain ÌäÂ꡿ȯ¹Ô¤¹¤ëd hot Å·¸õ red ·ÙÊós for three ÃÏ°ès ͽÄê to the 'extreme' danger Ä󵯤¹¤ë¡¿¥Ý¡¼¥º¤ò¤È¤ëd by scorching µ¤²¹s in July 2023

An aircraft drops water on a fire burning in the Gale de Cima area in the municipality of Aljezur, south of Portugal, August 9, 2023

An ¹Ò¶õµ¡ ¸º¾¯¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës water on a ²ò¸Û¤¹¤ë¡¿Ë¤²Ð¡¿¼Í·â dz¤ä¤¹ing in the ¶¯É÷ de Cima area in the municipality of Aljezur, south of Portugal, August 9, 2023

A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire burning at the industrial zone of the city of Volos, in central Greece, July 26, 2023

A firefighter tries to ¾ÃÌǤµ¤»¤ë a wildfire dz¤ä¤¹ing at the »º¶È¤Î zone of the city of Volos, in central Greece, July 26, 2023

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2023 was the warmest year in global temperature records going back to 1850

2023 was the warmest year in Á´À¤³¦¤Î µ¤²¹ µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ës going »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë to 1850

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¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð CS3's dataset ? which ÂáÊá¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës hourly data on atmospheric, land and sea µ¤²¹ metrics ? 2023 and 2020 tied as Europe's warmest years.?

In both years, Europe's ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë surface ¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë µ¤²¹ (how hot ¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë is 6.5 feet from Earth's surface) was?1.8¡ëF or 1¡ëC higher than the 1991-2020 ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë.?

And surface ¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë µ¤²¹ has got ¤«¤Ê¤ê higher in a short space of time, ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ëing ±Êµ×¤Î long-¾Î¤¹¤ë¡¤¸Æ¤Ö¡¿´ü´Ö¡¿ÍѸì change.?

The three warmest years on µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë for Europe have all occurred since 2020, while the 10 warmest have been since 2007.?

Although the summer of 2023 was not Europe's warmest summer on µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë, ÀìÌç²Ès said ¾ò·ïs during the season were often 'extreme'.

An '±äŤ¹¤ëd summer' between June and September ? where higher µ¤²¹s ¸Ç¼¹¤¹¤ë into autumn ? saw heatwaves, wildfires, ´³¤Ð¤Äs and flooding.?

Heat-´Ø·¸¤Î¤¢¤ë deaths have Áý²Ã¤¹¤ëd by around 30 per cent in the past 20 years and are ³µ»»¤Î to have Áý²Ã¤¹¤ëd in 94 per cent of the European ÃÏ°ès ´Æ»ë¤¹¤ëd, CS3 said.?

2023 saw a record number of days with ¡Æextreme heat stress¡Ç. There is an increasing trend in the number of days with at least ¡Æstrong heat stress¡
Ç across Europe

2023 saw a µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë number of days with ¡Æextreme heat ¶¯Ä´¤¹¤ë¡¿¥¹¥È¥ì¥¹¡Ç. There is an Áý²Ã¤¹¤ëing ·¹¸þ in the number of days with at least ¡Æstrong heat ¶¯Ä´¤¹¤ë¡¿¥¹¥È¥ì¥¹¡Ç across Europe

A beach-goer pours water on his face to refresh himself on the Ricanto beach in Ajaccio, on the French island of Corsica, on July 19, 2023, as Europe is hit by a major heatwave

A beach-goer Ãí¤°s water on his ľÌ̤¹¤ë to refresh himself on the Ricanto beach in Ajaccio, on the French island of Corsica, on July 19, 2023, as Europe is ¹¶·â¤¹¤ë¡¤¾×Æͤ¹¤ë by a major heatwave

People bathe in the area of Lake Sirio to cool off, in the province of Turin, Italy, 16 July 2023, as? Italy faced the third heatwave of the summer bringing record temperatures

People bathe in the area of Lake Sirio to ÎäÀŤʡ¿ÀµÌ£¤Î off, in the ½£ of Turin, Italy, 16 July 2023, as? Italy ľÌ̤¹¤ëd the third heatwave of the summer bringing µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë µ¤²¹s

In July,?heatwave and wildfires scorched swathes of the Northern Hemisphere, forcing the evacuation of 1,200 children close to a Greek seaside resort. Pictured, is a man at Piazza del Popolo in Rome, on July 18, 2023

In July,?heatwave and wildfires scorched Îós of the Northern Ⱦµå, ·³Ââing the ÈòÆñ¡¿°ú¤­¾å¤² of 1,200 children ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ë to a Greek seaside Áʤ¨¤ë¼êÃÊ¡¿¹Ô³ÚÃÏ. Pictured, is a man at Piazza del Popolo in Rome, on July 18, 2023

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µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ës will likely keep getting broken

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More than 5,000 people died in ¥Õ¥é¥ó alone ͽÄê to the searing summer heat, ¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð a »öÁ°¤Î?Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬ from ¥Õ¥é¥ó's public health µ¡´Ø.?

Although total European deaths ͽÄê to heat last year are to be ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d, ͽÁª ¸«Àѡʤë¡Ës ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ë 63 lives were lost ͽÄê to Íò¡¿½±·â¤¹¤ës, 44 to floods and 44 to wildfires in Europe.?

CS3 also ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d worrying results for?sea surface µ¤²¹ (SST) ? how hot the water is at the ocean's surface.? ?

For the year as a whole, the ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë sea surface µ¤²¹ for the ocean across Europe was the highest on µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë.

In particular, the highest sea surface µ¤²¹s were off the west coast of Spain and Portugal, but also along the Mediterranean and also off the coast of Scotland and Ireland.?

¸¦µæ°÷s also said there was a below ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë number of days with snow in Europe last year, which is ±Æ¶Á¤¹¤ë¡¿´¶¾ðing the ¼Á of skiing?around the continent.

In the ¥¢¥ë¥×¥¹»³Ì®,?glaciers have lost around 10 per cent of their remaining ÍÆÀÑ¡¿ÍÆÎÌ over 2022 and 2023.?

Parts of the Mediterranean Sea and the northeastern Atlantic Ocean saw their highest annual average sea surface temperature on record last year

Parts of the Mediterranean Sea and the northeastern ÂçÀ¾ÍÎ Ocean saw their highest ǯ¼¡¤Î ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë sea surface µ¤²¹ on µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë last year

Low levels of snow cover pictured?during a heatwave in the Mont-Blanc region in Chamonix, France, August 23, 2023

Low levels of snow cover pictured?during a heatwave in the Mont-Blanc ÃÏ°è in Chamonix, ¥Õ¥é¥ó, August 23, 2023

CS3 ´«¤á¤ës À¯ÉÜs to make the °Ü¹Ô to eco-friendly ÎÏ¡¿¶¯ÎϤˤ¹¤ë sources that don't us e ²½ÀРdzÎÁs, like ¾¡Íø¡¤¾¡¤Äd and solar, away from the likes of coal and gas.?

In fact, some renewable energy sources could even Íø±× from wild Å·¸õ while Èò¤±¤ëing úÁÇ Êü½Ð¡¿È¯¹Ôs.?

For example, Áý²Ã¤¹¤ëd Íò¡¿½±·â¤¹¤ë activity through October to December 2023 resulted in above-ÉáÄ̤Ρ¿Ê¿¶Ñ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë ²ÄǽÀ­¤Î¤¢¤ë for ¾¡Íø¡¤¾¡¤Äd ÎÏ¡¿¶¯ÎϤˤ¹¤ë À¸»º¡¿»ºÊª.?

The Met Office has already ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d that?2023 was second warmest year on µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë for UK, after 2022.??

A Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬ at the end of last year by the ¹ñ²È¤Î ¿®ÍÑ said the UK's extreme Å·¸õ ¸¶°ø¡Ê¤È¤Ê¤ë¡Ëd Â纮Íð for nature?around the country.?

The year started off ¶Ëü¤Ë ´¥Á礷¤¿¡¤Æü¾È¤ê¤Î, ¤Ë°ú¤­Â³¤¤¤Æ on from 2022's parched summer, while parts of the South West and East Anglia remained in ´³¤Ð¤Ä until September.?

This was followed by the warmest June ever µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ëd in the UK and then a warmer and wetter autumn than normal.?

´³¤Ð¤Äs, floods, ²ò¸Û¤¹¤ë¡¿Ë¤²Ð¡¿¼Í·âs and ÂæÉ÷s: The 20 costliest µ¤¸õ ºÒ³²s of 2023, ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d??

From ´³¤Ð¤Äs, floods, wildfires and Ç®ÂӤΠÍò¡¿½±·â¤¹¤ës, no corner of the globe was spared by Èá»´¤Ê µ¤¸õ events in 2023.?

A new Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬ ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹s the 20 most financially ¹â¤¯¤Ä¤¯¡¿µ¾À·¤ÎÂ礭¤¤ µ¤¸õ ºÒ³²s of the year ? and?all six o f the world's µï½»¤µ¤»¤ëd continents are on the ̾Êí¡Ê¤ËºÜ¤»¤ë¡Ë¡¿É½¡Ê¤Ë¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ë.?

At the ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ is the shocking Hawaii wildfires in August, which killed at least 100 people and cost over $4,000 per person in »³²Çå½þ¶â.?

Also featured are the Íò¡¿½±·â¤¹¤ës in Guam in May ? which cost almost $1,500 per Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë of Á´½»Ì± ? floods in New Zealand, ´³¤Ð¤Äs in Spain?and wildfires in Chile.?

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