{"id":36765,"date":"2024-01-17T15:58:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T14:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/?p=36765"},"modified":"2024-01-18T23:36:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T22:36:17","slug":"2023-a-year-of-broken-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/en\/2023-a-year-of-broken-records\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 \u2013\u00a0A Year of Broken Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:30;line-height:1;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Wake-up Call!<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-space-around fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.88%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After transitioning into the new year, we would like to offer a recap on the previous year of broken records 2023.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Mia Foulkes reports for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C1jo9g4rH0G\/?img_index=2\"><strong><em>Climate Science<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, there were\u00a06 records broken in 2023:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>2023 was the hottest year on record<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Record ice melt on Greenland ice sheet<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Warmest ocean temperatures on record<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Record high sea levels<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Record low Antarctic sea-ice<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Record wildfires in Canada<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>1. The hottest year on record<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the year 2023, temperatures have consistently risen, with each month from June onwards marking the highest recorded temperatures, according to the Copernicus Climate Change. (<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.copernicus.eu\/record-warm-november-consolidates-2023-warmest-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source<\/a><\/strong><\/em>) The map below illustrates the global surface air temperature anomalies going back to 1940.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-liftup-border-radius:0px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"awb-image-frame awb-image-frame-1 imageframe-liftup\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"324\" title=\"Copernicus Climate Change\" src=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copernicus-Climate-Change-1.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-36771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copernicus-Climate-Change-1-200x130.jpg 200w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copernicus-Climate-Change-1-400x259.jpg 400w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Copernicus-Climate-Change-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"500px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;\"><p>Credits: Copernicus Climate Change Service<span class=\"TextRun SCXW244471460 BCX2\" lang=\"DE-DE\" xml:lang=\"DE-DE\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244471460 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>2. Record ice melt on Greenland ice sheet<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Arctic region was also affected by this: The summit station in Greenland experienced its warmest summer on record, with temperatures 3.4 \u00b0C higher than the 1991\u20132020 average and 1.0 \u00b0C above the previous record. This was the highest melting in Greenland since the strong melting observed in 2012! (<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wmo.int\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-11\/WMO%20Provisional%20State%20of%20the%20Global%20Climate%202023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source<\/a><\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-liftup-border-radius:0px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"awb-image-frame awb-image-frame-2 imageframe-liftup\" style=\"max-width:500px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" title=\"roxanne-desgagnes-qbtyUQtqJ8k-unsplash\" src=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/roxanne-desgagnes-qbtyUQtqJ8k-unsplash.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-36779\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;\"><p>Credits:\u00a0Roxanne Desgagnes from Unsplash<span class=\"TextRun SCXW244471460 BCX2\" lang=\"DE-DE\" xml:lang=\"DE-DE\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244471460 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>3. Warmest ocean temperatures on record<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On average, global sea surface temperatures tend to peak in March every year. Yet, information from the <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.copernicus.eu\/global-sea-surface-temperature-reaches-record-high\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Copernicus Climate Change Service<\/a><\/strong><\/em> indicates that \u00a0sea surface temperatures have consistently climbed, reaching their peak in July. These high temperatures were particularly noticeable in the North Atlantic. (<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.copernicus.eu\/global-sea-surface-temperature-reaches-record-high\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source<\/a><\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>4. Record high sea levels <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The overall sea levels also achieved a record high. They increased more than twice as rapidly from 2013 to 2022 compared to the first decade of the satellite record (1993-2002). By 2023, the global mean sea level had set a new record, indicating ongoing ocean warming and the melting of glaciers and ice sheets. (<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wmo.int\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-11\/WMO%20Provisional%20State%20of%20the%20Global%20Climate%202023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source<\/a><\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>5. Record low Antarctic sea-ice<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two main ice sheets covering Greenland and Antarctica, which were estimated to be below average during 2022 &#8211; 2020 (<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wmo.int\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-11\/WMO%20Provisional%20State%20of%20the%20Global%20Climate%202023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source<\/a><\/strong><\/em>).<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>6. Record wildfires in Canada<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, 1.85 million km<sup>2<\/sup> of forest burnt in wildfires, which was equivalent to twice the area of Portugal and more than six times the 10-year average (<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca\/report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source<\/a><\/strong><\/em>). There are multiple factors that were to blame for these fires:\u00a0a diminished winter snowpack, an intense spring heatwave causing early exposure of bare ice across the majority of glaciers and ice fields, above-average summer temperatures, and unprecedented wildfire activity in western Canada (<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wmo.int\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-11\/WMO%20Provisional%20State%20of%20the%20Global%20Climate%202023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source<\/a><\/strong><\/em>). The wildfires also strongly affected the local air quality in Canada that suffered PM2.5 concentrations over 150 PM2.5, which is ten times the WHO maximum (<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preventionweb.net\/news\/2023-canadian-wildfires-impacted-air-quality-far-away-europe-china#:~:text=The%20whole%20of%20the%20northern,emissions%20from%20this%20year%27s%20conflagration.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source<\/a><\/strong><\/em>). The fine dust particles also affected large parts of North America and even Europe and Asia (<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preventionweb.net\/news\/2023-canadian-wildfires-impacted-air-quality-far-away-europe-china#:~:text=The%20whole%20of%20the%20northern,emissions%20from%20this%20year%27s%20conflagration.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source<\/a><\/strong><\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-liftup-border-radius:0px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"awb-image-frame awb-image-frame-3 imageframe-liftup\" style=\"max-width:500px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"386\" title=\"marcus-kauffman&#8211;iretlQZEU4-unsplash\" src=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/marcus-kauffman-iretlQZEU4-unsplash.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-36773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/marcus-kauffman-iretlQZEU4-unsplash-200x154.jpg 200w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/marcus-kauffman-iretlQZEU4-unsplash-400x309.jpg 400w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/marcus-kauffman-iretlQZEU4-unsplash.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"500px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;\"><p>Credits: Markus Kauffman from Unsplash\u00a0<span class=\"TextRun SCXW244471460 BCX2\" lang=\"DE-DE\" xml:lang=\"DE-DE\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244471460 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>The previous year shouldn&#8217;t discourage us to make changes to protect our planet, but instead it shows us the urgency once more. The tiny <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/en\/the-amazing-abilities-of-the-inconspicuous-plant-moss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">superhero moss<\/a><\/strong><\/em> can support us during extreme weather events and high pollution levels. Due to its large surface area, it can filter up to 82% of fine dust particles from the ambient air and lower temperatures by up to 4 \u00b0C. These remarkable features can help us alleviate the effects of climate change. Finally, there is limited time to prevent further records from being broken, but we can only do this together!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-none\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">Published on 17. 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