Support WBUR'Frankly astonished': 2023 was significantly hotter than any other year on recordRebecca HersherJanuary 12, 2024 ShareA woman carries her pet dogs as residents are evacuated on rubber boats through floodwaters in northern China's Hebei province in August 2023 amid severe flooding from Typhoon Doksuri. 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded, scientists say. (AP)
