Monday was the hottest day on record, until Tuesday. Earth's average temperature remained at a record high going into Wednesday, after two days in which the planet reached unofficial records. It's the latest marker in a series of climate-change-driven extremes, reported AP. The average global temperature was 17.18 Celsius , according to data from two climate tracking agencies. That matched a record set Tuesday of 17.18 Celsius, and came after a previous record of 17.01 Celsius was reached on Monday. Experts warned that the warmest days were yet to come.
Scientists have warned for months that 2023 could see record heat as human-caused climate change, driven largely by the burning of fossil fuels like coal, natural gas and oil, warmed the atmosphere. They also noted that La Nina, the natural cooling of the ocean that had acted as a counter to that warming, was giving way to El Nino, the reverse phenomenon marked by warming oceans. The North Atlantic has seen record warmth this year.