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[-] Steve@communick.news -3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"The hottest year on record".
This is becoming a joke, right?
Practically every year is the hottest on record now. It's kind of lost significance, when it's generally a good bet next year will be hotter.

  • 2010
  • 2014
  • 2015 / 2022
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018 / 2021
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2023
  • 2024 (so far)
  • 2025 (probably)

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[-] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 6 points 1 month ago

Everything I come across says that 2023 was the hottest year on record so far, but I don’t know the source of this info and I’ve never seen the list you provided.

[-] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 month ago

Yeah the person above you had a slightly old list. 2023 smashed all previous records and was number one. Well until 2024 it was number one I guess.

https://www.noaa.gov/news/2023-was-worlds-warmest-year-on-record-by-far

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