WorksheetsHottest year on record: 2023 DW News
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
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
