Climate Change Quiz

According to Climate Central, what is the global average temperature for November 2022 to October 2023?

• 2.32 degrees Celsius above a pre-industrial baseline

• 3.32 degrees Celsius above a pre-industrial baseline

• 1.32 degrees Celsius above a pre-industrial baseline

• 0.32 degrees Celsius above a pre-industrial baseline

Which group concluded that 2023 will be the hottest year in recorded history?

• Climate Central

• Copernicus Climate Change

• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

• World Weather Attribution

How many people, out of the world's population, experienced at least 10 days of temperatures strongly affected by climate change over the past 12 months?

• 5.8 billion

• 1.9 billion

• 7.3 billion

• 9.0 billion

Which month was the warmest October on record according to Copernicus?

• October 2023

• October 2022

• October 2021

• October 2020

Which states in the United States are having their warmest year on record?

• Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Rhode Island

• New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, and Texas

• Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York

• Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas

How much money has the United States spent on weather-related disasters in 2023?

• $10 billion

• $20 billion

• $15 billion

• $25 billion

According to NOAA, what was the global surface temperature anomaly for September 2023?

• 3.2 degrees above the 20th-century average

• 2.5 degrees above the 20th-century average

• 1.9 degrees above the 20th-century average

• 4.7 degrees above the 20th-century average

Which organizations announced that Earth had its hottest summer on record?

• WMO and Copernicus Climate Change Service

• Climate Central and World Weather Attribution

• NASA and NOAA

• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Climate Central

What was the highest water temperature recorded in a closed-in bay south of Miami?

• 100.1 degrees

• 99.3 degrees

• 101.1 degrees

• 98.5 degrees

How many consecutive days did Miami experience a heat index above 100 degrees?

• 43 days

• 53 days

• 33 days

• 23 days