A car passes a sign warning of extreme heat danger on the eve of a day that could set a new world heat record in Death Valley National Park on July 15, 2023 near Furnace Creek, California. Weather forecasts for the following day called for a high temperature of 129º Fahrenheit and possibly as high as 131. Previously, the highest temperature reliably recorded on Earth was 129.2F (54C) in Death Valley in 2013. A century earlier a high temperature in Death Valley reportedly reached 134F but many modern weather experts have rejected that claim along with other high summer temperatures reported in the region that year. (David McNew/Getty Images)
As much of the U.S. braces for extreme winter weather Tuesday, from blizzards in the Pacific Northwest to forecasts of heavy rain and wind in the Northeast, climate scientists from the European Union are raising the alarm about a new report that finds 2023 was the warmest year on record.
Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes speaks with Carlo Buontempo, director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service.
