What was unusual was the way 2023 set its record-every month from June on coming in far above any equivalent month in the past-and the size of the gap between 2023 and any previous year on record.
Berkeley Earth was the only team to do a comparison with pre-industrial temperatures, using a baseline of the 1850-1900 temperatures. Its analysis suggests that this is the first year to finish over 1.5° C above preindustrial temperatures.
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