The past eight years have been the hottest years on record globally, with 2016 remaining the warmest year ever, according to a new report from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
Even following the third consecutive year of La Niña conditions, which typically produce a cooling effect, 2022 was the fifth-warmest recorded year in history.
Carlo Buontempo, director of the Copernicus service, told the New York Times that the results of the report are “neither unexpected or unsurprising,” adding that “the rare event now would be to see a really cold year.”
