Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years, study says

By Gloria Dickie – Reuters

The intense northern hemisphere summer heat that drove wildfires across the Mediterranean, buckled roads in Texas and strained power grids in China last year made it not just the warmest summer on record – but the warmest in some 2,000 years, new research suggests.

The stark finding, opens new tab comes from one of two new studies released on Tuesday, as both global temperatures and climate-warming emissions continue to climb.