Report: 2023 Will Be One of Hottest Years on Record

The UK's Met Office expects next year to be one of the hottest globally on record, with average global temperatures expected to be around 1.2°C higher than in pre-industrial times.

If those forecasts are correct, this will be the tenth year in which average global temperatures are at least 1°C above what they were in the pre-industrial period between 1850 and 1900.

So far, the hottest year was 2016, which saw an El Niño climate pattern, a complex weather phenomenon caused by temperature differences across the Pacific Ocean. This phenomenon causes extremely hot weather all over the world.

Professor Adam Scaife, Head of Long-Range Forecasts at the Met Office, said: “Without an El Niño event that precedes the increase in global temperatures, 2023 may not be a record year, but as global greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, it is likely to be Next year will be one of the hottest years in the world.