‘This was not normal’: US scientists grapple with a year of record heat

Climate researchers presented potential reasons – clouds, shipping, volcanic eruption – for the apparent surge

Scientists are still puzzling over the reasons behind a streak of unexpected, record heat that scorched 2023 and into this year, sparking fears that the climate crisis could be moving faster than previously thought.

Is it the clouds? Or shipping? Or maybe a huge volcanic eruption?

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