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Each of the Past 12 Months Broke Temperature Records


Last June was the warmest in recorded history. It kicked off an alarming streak with no end in sight.

And so has every single month since—a string of records that propelled 2023 to being the warmest year since tracking started. NASA, which uses slightly different data and methods, doesn't show a similar streak in that earlier period. That's notable because many countries have ostensibly pledged to try to keep temperatures from exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial conditions by the end of the century.

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