James Hansen

Global mean surface temperature in 2023 will be notably higher than in 2022.

Accurate ●●●●●
“2023 should be notably warmer than 2022”
Said on
12 January 2023 · Hansen, Sato and Ruedy communication "Global Temperature in 2022", 12 January 2023
Source
Global Temperature in 2022 · Columbia University (James Hansen mailings)
Should come true
2023
How sure they sounded
should
Categories
Climate
Importance
2 of 5 · Short-term temperature forecast; matters mainly to climate science.

Outcome

Accurate Happened 31 December 2023.

NASA confirmed 2023 as the warmest year on record (about 1.2°C above 1951-1980); in the GISS analysis 2023 was 0.28°C warmer than 2022, the largest annual rise in the record.

Evidence:

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