Alarm over predicted hottest year ever

Just days before the crucial COP28 summit in Dubai on November 30, scientists are predicting that 2023 will be the warmest year ever recorded after the new record in October. The trend is also evident in Greece's weather conditions, as this fall has been characterized by unprecedented heat, mosquitoes and fires. 

Experts warn that the need for urgent climate action has never been greater, as compared to the late 1800s, global temperatures are up 1.7 degrees Celsius, European Copernicus scientists said. 

Action to limit the increase to 1.5°C by the end of the century was promised at the Paris summit eight years ago. Alas, if present policies are maintained, it is anticipated that this figure will rise to 2.4°C.

The Loss and Damage Fund for vulnerable countries for the developing world, the establishment of which had been announced in the UN's previous climate...