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2023 was the hottest year on record.
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Is it true that 2023 was the hottest year on record?
Yes. Multiple independent sources—NASA, a peer-reviewed climate paper, a World Bank report, and an EU climate document—state that 2023 was the hottest year on record, and an AFP fact-check refutes the claim that it was not.
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NASA Analysis Confirms 2023 as Warmest Year on Record - NASA. (n.d.). nasa.gov. https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-analysis-confirms-2023-as-warmest-year-on-record/
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What made 2023 and 2024 the hottest years in a row?. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-01006-y
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C, M., BS, M., A, S. M., AL, P., JM, S., & MC, U. (2025). Hottest year in recorded history compounds global biodiversity risks.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2504945122
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Data show 2023 broke heat record, despite claims online. (n.d.). factcheck.afp.com. https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.34U48M4
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Moustafa, A., Elganainy, R., & Mansour, S. (2023). Insights into the UNSG announcement: The end of climate change and the arrival of the global boiling era, July 2023 confirmed as the hottest month recorded in the past 120,000 years. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.21608/cat.2023.234635.1197
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Building a climate resilient Europe to protect people and prosperity. (2024). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2834/826
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State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024. (2024). documents.worldbank.org. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099081624122529330
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