But the good news is that it'll be the coolest year for the foreseeable future 🙂
this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2023
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maybe ever again.
Not how it works actually.
Okay, within the bounds of your lifetime.
Also np.
I found the optimist!
Probably the same chance for 2024 with el nino
2025 isn't looking that great either.
The history of temperature rise has not been monotonic. So I'd expect a period of a few years where we don't set a new record.
Yes but that doesn't mean we've reached the current peak yet.
…so far.
When I see this headline, I always have to try to resist the urge to be like "no shit it's the hottest year on record, it'a going to keep being the hottest year on record cause the planet is getting hotter on average, and we know exactly why that is"
Later: Well technically the average temperature of 2023 was actually pretty moderate, but that's only because the entire world was wrapped in a brutal ice age beginning in December.
Meanwhile in the UK, still waiting for the summer. :(
didn't it hit 32 for like a week straight in September
We do live on an island directly on the middle of two weather fronts.
It’s either cold air from up north or warm air from the med that wins. Usually the cold wins unfortunately.