Climate crisis: US agency: Warmest June, third warmest first half of the year

According to the US climate agency NOAA, the first half of the year was the third warmest worldwide since records began in 1880 – ending with the warmest June. The global average temperature over land and ocean surfaces in June was 1.05 degrees Celsius above the 20th century average of 15.5 degrees, NOAA said. June 2023 thus surpassed the same month of 2020 and previous record holders according to NOAA by 0.13 degrees Celsius.

The EU climate change service Copernicus also announced a few days ago that, according to its evaluations based on data going back to 1979, June was the warmest in the world since records began.

According to the US agency NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), from January to June the global average temperature over land and ocean surfaces was 1.01 degrees Celsius above the average value of the 20th century. According to NOAA, only the first half of 2020 and 2016 have been warmer so far. The probability that 2023 will be among the ten hottest years on record is 99 percent, it said.