Hottest year on record: 2023 DW News

According to the European Union's Cap's climate change service, which year was confirmed as the hottest on record?

• 2024

• 2023

• 2022

• 2021

How much warmer was the global average temperature in 2023 compared to pre-industrial times?

• 0.5 de C

• 1.0 de C

• 1.48 de C

• 2.0 de C

What was the limit set by countries in the 2015 Paris climate agreement to avoid the most severe consequences of climate change?

• 2.5° warming

• 1.5° warming

• 1.0° warming

• 2.0° warming

What phenomenon boosted temperatures in 2023 according to the researchers?

• La Nina

• El Nino

• Monsoon

• Tornado

What did the researchers find concerning about the ocean's temperature in 2023?

• It was below 1.0° warming

• It was cooler than usual

• It was stable

• It was teetering on 1.5° warming

What is the expectation regarding the 1.5 degree limit in the coming months?

• It will exceed for a 12mth period

• It will exceed for a 5-year period

• It will remain the same

• It will decrease

When will the Paris agreement be broken according to the researchers?

• If the temperature exceeds 2.0° for a 5-year period

• If the temperature exceeds 1.5° for a 12mth period

• If the temperature exceeds 1.0° for 20 years

• If the temperature remains stable

What does the 2023 data indicate about the Earth's warming?

• It is stable

• It is reversing

• It is accelerating

• It is decelerating